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Prem scouts will be paying close attention to Euro 2016 kicking off so they can snap up the best talent around! One star that could be on the move is Radja Nainggolan – check him out!

Name: Radja Nainggolan

Club: Roma

Position: Midfielder

Age: 28

Country: Belgium

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• Proper all-rounder!• Great engine!

• Breaks up opposition attacks!• Links defence

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that could go down! Islam Slimani

£23 MILLIONSporting to Leicester

Joe Hart

£40 MILLION Man. City to Everton

Andros Townsend

£15 MILLIONNewcastle to Sporting

John Stones

£40 MILLIONEverton to Barcelona

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USA v COSTA RICACopa America

Wednesday, 1am, Premier Sports

FRANCE v ROMANIA

Euro 2016 Group A

Friday, 8pm, ITV

ALBANIA v SWITZERLAND

Euro 2016 Group A

Saturday, 2pm, BBC One

TURKEY v CROATIA

Euro 2016 Group D

Sunday, 2pm, ITV

GERMANY v UKRAINE

Euro 2016 Group C

Sunday, 8pm, BBC One

BRAZIL v PERU

Copa America

Monday, 1.30am, Premier Sports

SPAIN v CZECH REPUBLICEuro 2016 Group D

Monday, 2pm, ITV

BELGIUM v ITALY

Euro 2016 Group E

Monday, 8pm, BBC One

footyon the box!footyon the box!

Get a load of the best games on TV this week!

GOLANGOLAN

I’m gonna

Boss the euros!

2015-16

SERIE A STATS!

Games/goals: 35/6

Pass success: 85%

Tackle success: 67%

Yellow/red cards: 11/1

WHO WANTS HIM?The Roma star has been linked with Man. United and Arsenal in the past, but we’ve heard Chelsea are favourites to sign him! The Blues’ new gaffer Antonio Conte is a big fan, and wants his new club to pay £31 million to land him!

WIllian

£60 MIllIOnChelsea to Man. United

Nemanja Matic

£30 MIllIOnChelsea to Man. United

Romelu Lukaku

£65 MIllIOnEverton to Chelsea

Steven Gerrard

FREElA Galaxy to Celtic

Gonzalo Higuain

£75 MIllIOnnapoli to PSG

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ARSENAL have made the first big-money signing of the summer after

snapping up Switzerland midfielder GRANIT XHAKA! Here’s what you

need to watch out for from the £30 million man at Euro 2016!

ARSENAL have made the first big-money signing of the summer after

snapping up Switzerland midfielder GRANIT XHAKA! Here’s what you

need to watch out for from the £30 million man at Euro 2016!

GRANIT XHAKA!

Name: Granit Xhaka

Club: Arsenal

Position: Midfielder

Age: 23

Country: Switzerland

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Signed from: Borussia Monchengladbach

Fee: £30 million

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EPIC PASSING!Xhaka is Switzerland’s main

man in central midfield, coz he can boss games with his wand of a left foot! He can help keep

the ball with short, simple passes or switch the play with

quality long-range balls!

CRUNCHING TACKLES!

Whether Xhaka plays as a holding midfielder or as a box-to-box player, he loves

getting stuck into challenges! He can break up opposition attacks or close opponents

down quickly, so he’ll add extra bite to Arsenal’s midfield!

AWESOME GOALS!

Xhaka’s only scored six times for his country, but they’ve pretty much all been screamers! He hit

a spanking volley against France at World Cup 2014,

and his goal against Estonia in qualifying

was a sweet strike too!

BROTHER BATTLE!

Xhaka’s first game will see him clash with his older

brother Taulant, who plays for Albania! It’ll be the first

time that two brothers have ever played at a Euros for

two different teams. Crazy!

GRANIT XHAKA!GRANIT XHAKA!GRANIT XHAKA!GRANIT XHAKA!GRANIT XHAKA!GRANIT XHAKA!GRANIT XHAKA!GRANIT XHAKA!GRANIT XHAKA!NEW PREM STAR...

ZONE!ZONE!

Matuidi is the only defensive player in the front six, so adjust his position in a 4-3-3 attack formation to make him

a DM. That allows Pogba to bomb forward, and creative king Payet to thread killer passes for the rapid wide players!

30SECONDGUIDE TO

CREATING YOUR

OWN EURO 2016There’s no Euros on FIFA 16, so go to Custom Tournament.

Pick ‘Group & Knockout’ with 16 teams, and call it Euro 2016.

Then select your team and 15 of Europe’s best to take on!

1 2 3

THE PLAN

Olivier Giroud is class at linking

up with his team-mates, so use the other

attackers to play loads of one-

twos with him! Hold down

L1/LB as you press X/A to

pass and move!

TOP TIP

EURO TEAM GUIDE – FRANCE

France’s squad is packed with talent,

but Griezmann’s epic combination

of Dribbling, Sprint Speed and Finishing makes him the star

of this team!

STAR MAN

EURO 2016 SPECIAL!

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OUR TEAM!With the Euros kicking

off this week, we built a bargain 100 chemistry FUT Squad using players from

one of the tournament faves, Belgium! If you’ve got a better Euro 2016 squad,

send it to us now!

WE WANT TO HEAR

FROM YOU!

Have you built an epic England line-up?

SEND US YOUR TEAMS!

Is your Germany team just brilliant?

GET IN TOUCH!

Do you have a sick

Spain squad?

EMAIL IT TO MATCH!

We love checking out your FUT squads! If you’ve built a team of players from one Euro 2016 nation, send it to us by email, Facebook

or Twitter. We’ll include as many as we can, and your

name could appear in a future issue of the mag!

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: www.facebook.com/matchmagazine

Twitter: www.twitter.com/matchmagazine

FIFA SCOUT!Check out our top three Career

Mode midfield wonderkids who’ll feature at Euro 2016!

RENATO SANCHESPORTUGAL

cm 76All of Sanches’

physical stats are in the 80s, and with 85 for Shot Power and 90 Aggression,

he’s an all-round midfield beast!

JULIAN WEIGLGERMANY

cdm 75Weigl’s got big potential, but he can already boss

games from DM with his 85 Short Passing and 78 Interceptions!

SAULSPAIN

cm 79Saul’s Ball Control, Short Passing, Standing Tackle and Heading stats are all in the 80s! He can play

out wide or as a DM, too!

WONDERKIDS

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Ç BOOTS Ç BALLS Ç KITS Ç & MUCH MORE!

Euro 2016 Shirt Special

Get a load of these wicked international shirts ahead

of the big kick-off on Friday! We can’t decide which ace top we like best!

France

Les Bleus will ooze class in

this epic top! A champion’s kit?

Price: £54.99

Croatia

Is there a more iconic shirt in international footy than this?

Price: £54.99

Turkey

If Spider-Man wore a footy

shirt, it’d defo be this one!

Price: £54.99

Italy

Puma have given Italy’s famous blue top a fresh look. We love it!

Price: £59.99

England

We hope this top comes with special penalty shoot-out superpowers. LOL!

Price: £49.99

Portugal

We reckon Ronaldo will love looking in the mirror when he’s wearing this ace top!

Price: £54.99

Spain

The gold and blue trim on this bad boy looks sick! Ten out of ten!

Price: £44.99

Belgium

This has got to be one of the coolest

kits around! We love the mix of colours!

Price: £44.99

Germany

Can Muller, Gotze, Ozil and co. bag another major trophy in this?

Price: £44.99

Poland

Lewandowski will be hoping to bag tons of goals in this slick shirt!

Price: £54.99

Albania

Kit makers Macron have produced a worldy of a home shirt for Albania!

Price: £64.99P subsidesports.com

Romania

Romania wear the same colours as Brazil – can

they play like them too?


Wales

Wales will defo have one of the smartest shirts in

France this summer!

Price: £55P jdsports.co.uk

Ukraine

Ukraine are going to look like Minions this summer

wearing this yellow bad boy!

Price: TBCP subsidesports.com

Switzerland

Did Puma accidentally copy Austria’s kit when they

made Switzerland’s?


Austria

MATCH predicts Austria will shock a few teams in

this ace red and white top!


Sweden

There will be three yellow tops at Euro 2016, but this

one’s defo the most famous!


Slovakia

Slovakia could be well boring to watch, but their classic

white shirt is a winner!


N. Ireland

Adidas have added navy sleeves and a stripe to the

Green And White Army’s kit!

Price: £55P jdsports.co.uk

Hungary

Hungary might stink out the Euros, but we reckon they’re

champs of the kit designs!

Price: TBCP adidas.co.uk

Russia

This Russia top reminds us of an an old Arsenal strip

from 2005-06. Look it up!


Iceland

How cool does the red stripe going down the front

look? Great job, Errea!


Czech Rep.

We think Liverpool fans will love this! All red

top, shorts and socks!


Rep. Of Ireland

The Boys In Green will be the only team wearing a collar on

their home shirt in France!


The SPAIN midfielder chats about winning the Euros, Group D, shocks, 100 international caps and tons more!

FEELING THEPRESSURE!

CESC SAYS: “I’d be lying if I said there isn’t media hype around teams and players at major tournaments, but it’s just part of the game. You have to focus on playing to the best of your ability as an individual and as a team, and less about what’s happening outside of that.”

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GOING FORGLORY!

CESC SAYS: “We have won the last two Euros and we intend to hold on to that title. Many teams are looking very strong this year and some of the groups are pretty tough, so it should be an interesting tournament!”


EARLY EXITS!CESC SAYS: “You have to focus on progressing through to the knockout stages. Unfortunately, we did experience an early exit in the groups at the last World Cup – it can happen to anyone. No matter what game, you have to perform to the best of your ability.”

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SPAIN’S GROUP!CESC SAYS: “We’re in with Czech Republic, Turkey and Croatia, so I think the group stage will be extremely challenging for us. It’s impossible to say who has the toughest group because there’s no such thing as an easy game!”

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100 CAPS!CESC SAYS: “It was an honour to make my 100th appearance for Spain. It was an amazing feeling, especially as I was made captain for the game. I have played with the senior team for ten years now, which seems crazy!”


100 CAPS!

honour to make my 100th appearance for Spain. It was an amazing feeling, especially as I was made captain for the game. I have played with the senior team for ten years now, which seems crazy!”

SPAIN’S GOLDENGENERATION!

CESC SAYS: “It was an amazing time to be a part of the national team, and I’m incredibly proud of what we achieved. It’s great to see new talent coming through– we have a strong U21 squad, soI’m excited for what comes next!”


EUROPREDICTIONS!

CESC SAYS: “I can’t think of a European Championship winner apart from Spain, sorry! What did you think I was going to say?”


Cesc Fabregas is ready to Play Loud

at Euro 2016 inhis dual coloured

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EURO 2016 GROUP GUIDES

France H Albania H Romania H SwitzerlandGROUP A

VERDICT!MATCH thinks the hosts have a great chance of going all the way! We reckon they’ll win Group A,

then beat Germany and Spain on the way to glory!44+14+14+14+14E

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STARMAN!

Three of Les Bleus’ squad have never played club footy in France – Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba

and Eliaquim Mangala!

Paul PogbaMidfielder

Pogba is the ultimate midfielder, and he’s

added an attacking edge to his game this season with bags of assists for Juventus! His technique

and power rock!

FIXTURES!

June 10 H Romania

Saint-Denis, 8pm

June 15 H Albania

Marseille, 8pm

June 19 H Switzerland

Lille, 8pm

Lloris

Sagna Mangala Koscielny Evra

Pogba Diarra Matuidi

Griezmann Giroud Martial

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

FrancePopulation: 64.66m Capital: Paris

Gaffer: Didier Deschamps Ranking: 21st

STAR MAN!

Elseid HysajRight-back

Keep an eye on the flying full-back in France! He’s

ultra-attacking and became the second-most expensive

Albanian ever when he joined Napoli for £5 million!

FIXTURES!


Lens, 2pm

June 15 H France

Marseille, 8pm

June 19 H Romania

Lyon, 8pm

VERDICT!We’re pumped to see Albania play in their first ever major

tournament, but they’ll get totally outclassed! We think they might get a point, but they’ll finish rock bottom of the group!

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Hysaj Cana Mavraj Agolli

T. Xhaka Abrashi

Lila Memushaj Lenjani

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

AlbaniaPopulation: 2.89m Capital: Tirana

Gaffer: Gianni de Biasi Ranking: 45th

STAR MAN!

Nicolae StanciuAttacking midfielder

Stanciu is one of the hottest properties in Romania right now! The 23-year-old only made his debut in March,

but he’ll be given the No.10 role by gaffer Iordanescu!

FIXTURES!

June 10 H France

Saint-Denis, 8pm


Paris, 5pm

June 19 H Albania

Lyon, 8pm

VERDICT!The Romanian team is a bit of an unknown package!

Lots of places in their starting XI are up in the air, and we think that means they’ll finish third and go out early!

Tatarusanu

Sapunaru Chiriches Grigore Rat

Torje Stanciu Maxim

Hoban Pintilii

Stancu

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

RomaniaPopulation: 19.36m Capital: Bucharest

Gaffer: Anghel Iordanescu Ranking: 19th

STAR MAN!

Xherdan ShaqiriAttacking midfielder

Depending on what formation the Swiss play, Shaqiri will

either be given a free role in the hole or play out wide –

but he’s dangerous and mega creative from both positions!

FIXTURES!

June 11 H Albania

Lens, 2pm

June 15 H Romania

Paris, 5pm

June 19 H France

Lille, 8pm

VERDICT!The Swiss have a good mix of exciting young players and

stars with loads of international experience! We think they’ll finish second in the group before crashing out in the last 16!

Sommer

Shaqiri

Lichtsteiner Schar Djourou Rodriguez

Dzemaili G. Xhaka Behrami

Embolo Seferovic

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

SwitzerlandPopulation: 8.39m Capital: Bern

Gaffer: Vladimir Petkovic Ranking: 14th

England H Russia H Slovakia H WalesGROUP B

VERDICT!If England are ever going to win a major tournament,

now could be the time! But we think they’ll just come up short and lose in the semis to Spain!8+35+29+14+14E

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disappointment! Either way, it usually ends in tears!

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STARMAN!

England are the only team at the Euros where all 23 squad members play their

club footy in the same country!

Harry KaneStriker

Kane’s been banging in the goals all season, and he’ll be hoping to take

that sick form to France! If he clicks with Vardy and Rooney, England could go all the way!

FIXTURES!

June 11 H Russia

Marseille, 8pm

June 16 H Wales

Lens, 2pm

June 20 H Slovakia

Saint-Etienne, 8pm

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Alli Wilshere

Kane Vardy

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

EnglandPopulation: 55.04m Capital: London

Gaffer: Roy Hodgson Ranking: 10th

STAR MAN!

Roman ShirokovAttacking midfielder

Classy captain Shirokov loves controlling the tempo of

games! He’s an ace playmaker and has a decent goal record

for his country – he’s the squad’s current top scorer!

FIXTURES!

June 11 H England

Marseille, 8pm

June 15 H Slovakia

Lille, 2pm

June 20 H Wales

Toulouse, 8pm

VERDICT!The Russians are a dangerous team and could dent England and Wales’ chances of going through! We say they’ll finish

third, then go out in the last 16 to world champions Germany!

Akinfeev

Dzyuba

Smolnikov Ignashevich V. Berezutski Kombarov

Denisov Glushakov

Kokorin Shirokov Shatov

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

RussiaPopulation: 146.35m Capital: Moscow

Gaffer: Leonid Slutsky Ranking: 27th

STAR MAN!

Marek HamsikAttacking midfielder

The Napoli playmaker is the biggest star of the Slovakia team by miles! He’s got a

top footy brain, plays killer through balls and has a good eye for goal too!

FIXTURES!

June 11 H Wales

Bordeaux, 5pm

June 15 H Russia

Lille, 2pm

June 20 H England

Saint-Etienne, 8pm

VERDICT!We’re expecting Slovakia to be the whipping boys of Group B!

They’ve got a pretty decent defence, but their attack isn’t good enough to help them qualify. Hello bottom place!

Kozacik

Pekarik Skrtel Durica Hubocan

Mak Hamsik Weiss

Pecovsky Kucka

Nemec

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

SlovakiaPopulation: 5.43m Capital: Bratislava

Gaffer: Jan Kozak Ranking: 32nd

STAR MAN!

Gareth BaleForward

Bale is one of the best players in the world and vital to The Dragons’ chances of

getting out of the group! His power, pace and left foot are absolutely devastating!

FIXTURES!

June 11 H Slovakia

Bordeaux, 5pm

June 16 H England

Lens, 2pm

June 20 H Russia

Toulouse, 8pm

VERDICT!Wales are going to rock in their first-ever European

Championship! We’re predicting them to finish second behind England, but go out in the quarter-finals to France!

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Bale

Gunter Chester Williams TaylorDavies

Allen Ramsey Ledley

Robson-Kanu

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

WalesPopulation: 3.17m Capital: Cardiff

Gaffer: Chris Coleman Ranking: 24th

Germany H N. Ireland H Poland H UkraineGROUP C

VERDICT!Germany always turn up when it comes to World

Cups or the Euros! We’re expecting the same again, with a group win and run to the semis!14+9+21+14+21+21E

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...Germany always keep their cool at major tournaments! They’ve won more matches than anyone at the Euros!

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STARMAN!

This will be Germany’s

12th appearance at the Euros – more than any other country!

They’ve qualified for every single

tournament since 1972!

Thomas MullerForward

Muller’s record at major international tournaments

is off the charts, and we’re expecting him to rip more nets in France! His finishing and footy

brain are on another level!

FIXTURES!

June 12 H Ukraine

Lille, 8pm

June 16 H Poland

Saint-Denis, 8pm

June 21 H N. Ireland

Paris, 5pm

Neuer

Can Boateng Hummels Hector

Kroos Khedira

Muller Ozil Gotze

Gomez

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

GermanyPopulation: 81.27m Capital: Berlin

Gaffer: Joachim Low Ranking: 5th

STAR MAN!

Kyle LaffertyStriker

Lafferty’s had a poor season, but he comes alive when he puts on a Northern Ireland

shirt! He hit seven goals in the qualifiers and leads

the line like a legend!

FIXTURES!

June 12 H Poland

Nice, 5pm

June 16 H Ukraine

Lyon, 5pm

June 21 H Germany

Paris, 5pm

VERDICT!Northern Ireland have a tricky group, but we think they’ll make

the knockouts as one of the best third-placed teams! We can’t see them getting any further than the last 16, though!

McGovern

Lafferty

Baird

McLaughlin McAuley Evans Cathcart

Ward Norwood Davis Dallas

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

Northern IrelandPopulation: 1.86m Capital: Belfast

Gaffer: Michael O’Neill Ranking: 26th

STAR MAN!

Robert LewandowskiStriker

Poland’s captain isn’t too far away from becoming his

country’s all-time top scorer! The Bayern man has clever

movement and is totally lethal anywhere in the penalty box!

FIXTURES!


Nice, 5pm

June 16 H Germany

Saint-Denis, 8pm

June 21 H Ukraine

Marseille, 5pm

VERDICT!Lewandowski will lead Poland to second place in Group C and

victory in the last 16 against Switzerland, but a showdown with holders Spain in the quarters might be a step too far!

Fabianski

Piszczek Glik Pazdan Wawrzyniak

Blaszczykowski Milik Grosicki

Krychowiak Maczynski

Lewandowski

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

PolandPopulation: 38.63m Capital: Warsaw Gaffer: Adam Nawalka Ranking: 27th

STAR MAN!

Andriy YarmolenkoWinger

Yarmolenko is the complete winger – he’s quick, skilful, a demon dribbler and has a rocket long shot! He’s

also the leading scorer in Ukraine’s Euro 2016 squad!

FIXTURES!

June 12 H Germany

Lille, 8pm


Lyon, 5pm

June 21 H Poland

Marseille, 5pm

VERDICT!Ukraine have two quality wingers, and will fight it out all

the way with Northern Ireland and Poland to qualify behind Germany, but they’ll just miss out and finish bottom!

Pyatov

Khacheridi Rakitskiy

Stepanenko Rotan

Yarmolenko Sydorchuk Konoplyanka

Fedetskyi Shevchuk

Zozulya

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

UkrainePopulation: 42.55m Capital: Kiev

Gaffer: Mykhaylo Fomenko Ranking: 22nd

Spain H Croatia H Czech Republic H TurkeyGROUP D

VERDICT!It’ll be neck-and-neck between Spain and Croatia to win this group! Spain’s experience will make the difference though, and could get them to the final!8+28+21+14+8+21E

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...Spain love celebrating – they’ve won the last two European Championships

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STARMAN!

Spain have four players in their squad with over 100 international caps

– Casillas, Ramos, Iniesta and Pique – more than any

country at Euro 2016!

Andres IniestaMidfielder

Iniesta’s a proper legend! The Barcelona man has

jaw-dropping technique, epic vision and rarely

gives the ball away! Can he boss midfields again and win his third Euros?

FIXTURES!

June 13 H Czech Republic

Toulouse, 2pm

June 17 H Turkey

Nice, 8pm

June 21 H Croatia

Bordeaux, 8pm

De Gea

Juanfran Pique Ramos Alba

Thiago Busquets Iniesta

Silva Aduriz Pedro

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

SpainPopulation: 46.06m Capital: Madrid

Gaffer: Vicente del Bosque Ranking: 6th

STAR MAN!

Luka ModricMidfielder

The Real Madrid hero pulls the strings for his country – he’s a great dribbler and

a mega accurate passer! His partnership with Ivan Rakitic is key to Croatia’s chances!

FIXTURES!

June 12 H Turkey

Paris, 2pm


Saint-Etienne, 5pm

June 21 H Spain

Bordeaux, 8pm

VERDICT!Croatia will be desperate to win Group D and avoid a last 16 clash with Belgium, but we think they’ll finish second behind

Spain before crashing out to The Red Devils in the knockouts!

Subasic

Mandzukic

Srna Corluka Vida Vrsaljko

Perisic Rakitic Pjaca

Modric Brozovic

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

CroatiaPopulation: 4.23m Capital: Zagreb

Gaffer: Ante Cacic Ranking: 23th

STAR MAN!

Petr CechGoalkeeper

Cech’s wicked shot-stopping ability and massive experience will be key if the Czechs are

to qualify from Group D! Keep an eye on creative midfielder

Vladimir Darida too!

FIXTURES!

June 13 H Spain

Toulouse, 2pm

June 17 H Croatia

Saint-Etienne, 5pm

June 21 H Turkey

Lens, 8pm

VERDICT!Czech Republic finished above Turkey in qualifying, but we

think the tables will get turned in the finals! Their ageing squad will mean they’ll finish bottom of the group!

Cech

Kaderabek Sivok Kadlec Limbersky

Dockal Rosicky Krejci

Plasil Darida

Lafata

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

Czech RepublicPopulation: 10.55m Capital: Prague Gaffer: Pavel Vrba Ranking: 29th

STAR MAN!

Arda TuranWinger

The captain’s leadership will be key – he’s one of only three stars who played for Turkey at Euro 2008! Watch out for his epic creativity alongside

Ozyakup and Calhanoglu, too!

FIXTURES!

June 12 H Croatia

Paris, 2pm

June 17 H Spain

Nice, 8pm


Lens, 8pm

VERDICT!Turkey have some really exciting players! We can’t see them

repeating their semi-final run of Euro 2008, but third place in Group D and a last 16 tie at least is what MATCH is predicting!

Babacan

Topal Balta

Inan Tufan

Turan Ozyakup Calhanoglu

Gonul Erkin

Yilmaz

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

TurkeyPopulation: 79.94m Capital: Istanbul

Gaffer: Fatih Terim Ranking: 13th

Belgium H Italy H Rep. Of Ireland H SwedenGROUP E

VERDICT!This could be Belgium’s year, but Vincent Kompany’s

injury might hold them back from going all the way! We’re backing them to get to the last eight!9+59+14+9+9E

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A massive 12 players in Belgium’s squad play

their club footy in England – more than any country except the home nations!

Kevin de BruyneAttacking midfielder

Nobody got more goals or assists for Belgium in qualifying than KDB! He had an electric first season in the Prem and will want to carry that

ace form into the Euros!

FIXTURES!

June 13 H Italy

Lyon, 8pm

June 18 H Rep. Of Ireland

Bordeaux, 2pm

June 22 H Sweden

Nice, 8pm

Courtois

Alderweireld Denayer Vermaelen Vertonghen

De Bruyne Fellaini Hazard

Witsel Nainggolan

Lukaku

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

BelgiumPopulation: 11.37m Capital: Brussels

Gaffer: Marc Wilmots Ranking: 2nd

STAR MAN!

Gianluigi BuffonGoalkeeper

Italy will need all of Buffon’s qualities after losing key men Claudio Marchisio and Marco Verratti through injury! He’s 38 years old, but still one of

the best keepers around!

FIXTURES!

June 13 H Belgium

Lyon, 8pm

June 17 H Sweden

Toulouse, 2pm


Lille, 8pm

VERDICT!Giant-killing alert! This is our first major surprise – we

reckon The Azzurri could finish bottom of Group E! They’re missing some key midfielders and their attack looks weak!

Buffon

Florenzi De Rossi Motta Darmian

Candreva Pelle Eder

Barzagli Bonucci Chiellini

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

ItalyPopulation: 59.85m Capital: Rome

Gaffer: Antonio Conte Ranking: 15th

STAR MAN!

Shane LongStriker

Long scored ten league goals this season – his best tally since 2010-11 – which made

him the top-scoring Irishman in the Prem! His electric pace

will cause major problems!

FIXTURES!

June 13 H Sweden

Saint-Denis, 5pm

June 18 H Belgium

Bordeaux, 2pm

June 22 H Italy

Lille, 8pm

VERDICT!Republic Of Ireland’s epic work-rate and team spirit will

see them finish second in Group E! But The Boys In Green’s dreams will end with a last 16 showdown against Portugal!

Randolph

Coleman O’Shea Keogh Ward

Walters Hoolahan Brady

McCarthy Whelan

Long

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

Rep. Of IrelandPopulation: 4.70m Capital: Dublin

Gaffer: Martin O’Neill Ranking: 31st

STAR MAN!

Zlatan IbrahimovicStriker

Zlatan pretty much got Sweden to Euro 2016 all

on his own – he scored 11 of their 19 goals! Can his tricks

and goal grabbing light up another Euros?

FIXTURES!


Saint-Denis, 5pm

June 17 H Italy

Toulouse, 2pm

June 22 H Belgium

Nice, 8pm

VERDICT!We think Sweden are a bit of a one-man team, but what

a player that one man is! Zlat will help Sweden qualify for the last 16 with a third-placed finish ahead of Italy!

Isaksson

Berg Ibrahimovic

Johansson GranqvistLustig Olsson

Lewicki KallstromDurmaz Forsberg

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

SwedenPopulation: 9.85m Capital: Stockholm

Gaffer: Erik Hamren Ranking: 36th

Portugal H Austria H Hungary HIcelandGROUP F

VERDICT!Portugal will cruise through Group F, and Ron might

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Portugal’s back line is mega experienced! Six of their eight defenders – Carvalho, Pepe, Eliseu,

Alves, Vieirinha and Fonte are in their 30s!

Cristiano RonaldoForward

Portugal don’t have a world-class No.9, so we’re expecting Ron to play up front at the Euros! Can he fire his country to glory and win his first international trophy?

FIXTURES!

June 14 H Iceland

Saint-Etienne, 8pm

June 18 H Austria

Paris, 8pm

June 22 H Hungary

Lyon, 5pm

Patricio

Vieirinha R. Carvalho Pepe Eliseu

Sanches Danilo Moutinho

Nani Ronaldo R. Silva

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

PortugalPopulation: 10.31m Capital: Lisbon

Gaffer: Fernando Santos Ranking: 8th

STAR MAN!

David AlabaMidfielder

Alaba has won Austria’s Player Of The Year for the

past five seasons! His energy, box-to-box runs, rapid pace

and rocket left-foot long shots totally rock!

FIXTURES!

June 14 H Hungary

Bordeaux, 5pm

June 18 H Portugal

Paris, 8pm

June 22 H Iceland

Saint-Denis, 5pm

VERDICT!Austria had the most settled team in qualifying, and have some

real quality in the form of Dragovic, Fuchs, Arnautovic and Alaba! Second place and a last-16 exit will be a success!

Almer

Klein Dragovic Hinteregger Fuchs

Janko

Harnik Junuzovic Arnautovic

Alaba Baumgartlinger

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

AustriaPopulation: 8.57m Capital: Vienna

Gaffer: Marcel Koller Ranking: 11th

STAR MAN!

Balazs DzsudzsakWinger

The Hungary captain is key to their attacks, cutting in off the right wing and using his left foot to whip in crosses and shooting at goal! He’s a set-piece specialist, too!

FIXTURES!

June 14 H Austria

Bordeaux, 5pm

June 18 H Iceland

Marseille, 5pm

June 22 H Portugal

Lyon, 5pm

VERDICT!We think Hungary could end up being one of the poorest

teams in France! A lack of quality will see them finish bottom of Group F, and possibly with three defeats out of three!

Kiraly

Fiola Guzmics Lang Kadar

Priskin

Nagy Gera

Dzsudzsak Kleinheisler Nemeth

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

HungaryPopulation: 9.83m Capital: Budapest Gaffer: Bernd Storck Ranking: 18th

STAR MAN!

Gylfi SigurdssonAttacking midfielder

Free-kick demon Sigurdsson hit 11 Prem goals for Swansea this season, and was Iceland’s top scorer in qualifying too! He always seems to arrive in

the box at the right time!

FIXTURES!

June 14 H Portugal

Saint-Etienne, 8pm

June 18 H Hungary

Marseille, 5pm

June 22 H Austria

Saint-Denis, 5pm

VERDICT!The smallest ever nation to qualify for the Euros will finish third in this group, but it won’t be enough to make it to the

knockout stages! They’ll win at least one game, though!

Halldorsson

Sigthorsson Bodvarsson

Arnason R. SigurdssonSaevarsson Skulason

Gunnarsson G. SigurdssonBjarnason Gudmundsson

STRONGESTLINE-UP!

IcelandPop: 0.33m Cap: Reykjavik Ranking: 35th

Gaffers: L. Lagerback & H. Hallgrimsson

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Dimitri PayetKevin de Bruyne

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We asked MATCH’s Facebook fans to tell us who the winners and losers of the Euros will be, and here are the results!

EURO 2016 WINNERSThere was a surprise here – the readers reckon

Belgium are favourites to lift the famous trophy!

GOLDEN GLOVEA winner for the Golden Glove couldn’t be decided either! De Gea and Neuer got 27% of the vote each!

GOLDEN BOOTMATCH fans are backing France striker Antoine Griezmann to bag the Golden Boot this summer!

30%

BELGIUM

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Manuel Neuer Germany 27%

Antoine Griezmann France 21%

David de Gea Spain 27%

Jamie Vardy England 18%

Joe Hart England 18%

Thomas Muller Germany 18%

Thibaut Courtois Belgium 18%

=Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal 13%

=Gianluigi Buffon

Italy 10%

=Anthony Martial

France 11%

BEST HOME TEAMThe vote on who the best home side will be is too

close to call – England and Northern Ireland are tied!

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Dele Alli England 14%

Dimitri Payet France 14%

Julian Weigl Germany 14%

N’Golo Kante France 14%

PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENTThere’s a lot of love for Antoine Griezmann – he’s going

to be the Player Of The Tournament too, apparently!

FINALISTSMATCH readers reckon

the final will be between France and Germany!

BEST

WONDERKIDThis was the biggest

winning margin of all the votes – Anthony Martial

is the fans’ pick for best wonderkid!

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ONE TO WATCHOnly players who’ve never played at the Euros could be counted for this – and France’s Martial wins again!

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JOE SAYS: “We’re going into a competition where

the standard is high and it’s difficult, but we have no excuses

in terms of preparation. I know sometimes it doesn’t fall for us,

as was the case in Brazil, but that’s changed now. We won all

our qualifying games and we’re looking to win

the tournament!”

JOE SAYS: “We’re going

TOURNAMENTS

ARE TOUGH!

ENGLANDEngland’s world-class keeper tells

JOE HART...

JOE SAYS:into a competition where

the standard is high and it’s difficult, but we have no excuses

in terms of preparation. I know sometimes it doesn’t fall for us,

as was the case in Brazil, but that’s changed now. We won all

our qualifying games and we’re looking to win

the tournament!”

JOE SAYS:

TOURNAMENTS

ARE TOUGH!

ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!England’s world-class keeper tells MATCH it’s all systems go for ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!ENGLAND ARE READY!JOE HART...

JOE SAYS: “We won all our competitive games and

we’ve built a good and settled squad. People come and go, but

new players see we’ve got a way of playing and a way of

doing things. The big test is at the tournament. It’s all very well getting results in the qualifiers, but it’s about

playing well at Euro 2016!”

JOE SAYS: “We won all

WE’VE MOVED ON

SINCE THE WORLD CUP!

50 MATCH!

JOE SAYS: “People have asked me to put my finger on why we haven’t

done well at tournaments, and I don’t know. But we’re going to have to change. We’re going to

have to be better in certain situations and not use any

excuses if we don’t succeed.”

WE NEED TO BE BETTER!

JOE SAYS: “We’re not new to the Premier

League - we’ve not been playing in a different league and then had a tough year

in the Premier League. It’s what all the England players are used to, so

we can’t use that as an excuse.”

JOE SAYS: “We’re

TIREDNESS ISN’T

AN EXCUSE!

JOE SAYS: “I don’t think we put too much

expectation on ourselves – we’re playing at a high level.

We’re playing week-in, week-out and I am looking to win the league

and cups with my club. I class England as having the same

chance as Man. City, so they’re the kind of

demands you’ve got to make.”

JOE SAYS: “I don’t

THERE’S NOT TOO

MUCH PRESSURE!

JOE SAYS: “It might help that we got good

results in qualifying, but when it comes down to it, we are the

people who need to believe. The top teams are going to be focused

on what they’re doing. It’s not important what they think we

can do. It matters that we know we can do it

ourselves!”

JOE SAYS: “It might

WE NEED TO BELIEVE!

JOE SAYS: “Our aim is to get through

the tournament and win it! But talk is cheap. I’ve been at

tournaments where I’ve thought, ‘We’ve got something here’, and

we haven’t, so we’re doing everything we can to make

sure we’re ready for that first game

in France.”

JOE SAYS: “Our

WE WANT TO WIN IT!

JOE SAYS: “People have asked me to put my finger on why we haven’t

done well at tournaments, and I don’t know. But we’re going to have to change. We’re going to

have to be better in certain situations and not use any

excuses if we don’t succeed.”

JOE SAYS: “People

WE NEED TO BE BETTER!

D ARE READY!s MATCH it’s all systems go for Euro 2016!

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HOME NATIONS

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France v Romania GROUP AFriday, 8pm

A host nation hasn’t won the opening match of a European Championship since Euro 2000, so France will want to change that record on Friday! With stars like Lloris, Pogba, Martial, Payet and Griezmann, we reckon they’ve got a strong chance of doing it!

GET READY

FOR GOALS!

Wales v Slovakia GROUP BSaturday, 5pm

It’s Wales and Slovakia’s first ever Euros, so they’ll both be desperate to get off to a good start! The two teams have only met twice in the past, but those clashes saw 13 net-busters! MATCH reckons it’ll be raining goals again on Saturday!

WINNING START

FOR ENGLAND?

England v Russia GROUP BSaturday, 8pm

Roy Hodgson’s men are big faves for this one, but we reckon Russia will be quietly confident of victory – The Three Lions have never won their first match at a European Championship in eight attempts! Can Vardy, Kane and Rooney help England finally break that run?

ALBANIA v SWITZERLANDGroup ASaturday, 2pm

Shaqiri and co. will see this one as a real must-win match against the lowest ranked team in France!

TURKEY v CROATIAGroup DSunday, 2pm

Turkey will have to play much better than they did against England to beat a strong Croatia!

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EURO 2016 PREVIEW!MATCH takes a closer look at the big talking points

ahead of this week’s massive Euros action!

2016 !

MATCH takes a closer look

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HUNTER!

Poland v N. Ireland GROUP CSunday, 5pm

We reckon Robert Lewandowski will be battling it out for the Euros Golden Boot,

so heÕll go into this game with one thing on his mindÉ ripping net! Northern Ireland only kept three clean sheets in qualifying, so the

Poland hero will defo fancy his chances!

ZLATAN THE

RECORD BREAKER!

Rep. Of Ireland v Sweden GROUP EMonday, 5pm

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has broken tons of records in his career, and he might bag another one here! The Sweden goal-grabber could become the first player to score at four different Euros Ð and if does net, heÕll become the joint-second top scorer in Euros history too!

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GERMANY v UKRAINEGroup CSunday, 8pm

ItÕd be a huge shock if Germany didnÕt win thisÉ Ukraine have never beaten the world champions!

BELGIUM v ITALYGroup EMonday, 8pm

This is Belgium first Euros since 2000, but we think theyÕre the faves going into this match!

SPAIN v CZECH REP.Group DMonday, 2pm

This is SpainÕs easiest match in their group. Can Cech keep the three-times winners out? We doubt it!

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Three MATCH readers will win the VQ Blighty – an awesome portable radio that fits into

any football fan’s pocket and lets you keep up to date with

all the latest action. Class!

The VQ Blighty’s digital/analogue radio reception is ideal for listening to matches at Euro 2016! It comes in red or black, has a

10-hour battery life, soft-touch responsive control button for easy navigation and ace

1.6 LCD screen! It’s available for £49.99 from www.MyVQ.co.uk or a special Euros

promotion price of £39.99 from John Lewis.


3PRIZES!

We're giving away the cool replica Euro 2016

Beau Jeu football to two MATCH readers. Epic!


2PRIZES!

Name the ace midfielder playing for

Spain at Euro 2004!

Which Portugal trickster’s name is

all jumbled up?

2 I scored 17 goals in

Ligue 1 in 2015-16!

2 I’ve been linked with a

move to the Prem!

2 Euro 2016 will be my first major

tournament!

Use these clues to work out the

mystery star!

linked with a move to the Prem!

Euro 2016 will be my first major

tournament!

to work out the mys

move to the Prem!

2 Euro 2016 will be my first major

to work out the mys

Match these class teams with their bonkers nicknames!

THE NICKNAME GAME!

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Albania

The Red Fury

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Croatia

The Blazers

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Spain

The Eagles

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Belgium

The Red Devils

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2010-12

Hoffenheim

2012-14

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2014-

Swansea

TRANSFER TRACKER! Can you fill in the gaps in the career

of Iceland playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson?

Use these clues THE NICKNAME GAME!

BIG

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QUIZEUROS SPECIAL

SPOT THE BALL!Mark where you think the ball is in

this cool action pic!

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Name these footy stars from their face fuzz!

beardspotter

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1. Kingsley Coman

2. Breel Embolo

3. Dele Alli

4. Leroy Sane

5. Alen Halilovic

6. Jordan Lukaku

Which national side do these heroes play for?

Who scored both Republic Of Ireland goals in their epic

second-leg play-off win over Bosnia?

Who scored both

MATCH! WINNER!

1 2 3 4

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Which Italy midfielder is hiding behind the

Henri Delaunay trophy?

TROPHY TIME! Italy Portugal

Greece Denmark Holland

Which of these teams has never won a Euro Championship?

Czech Republic

How many assists did Mesut Ozil get in Euro qualifying?

THE

NUMBERS GAME!

Who scored England’s winner in their 2-1 friendly win over

Turkey last month?

GAME

CHANGER!

GAME

CHANGER!

MEGA MASH-UP! ! Name the class

midfielder in this weird pic!

Which team’s badge has been all mixed up?

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Euros Special

Flashback: Xabi Alonso.

Who Am I?: Michy Batshuayi.

The Nickname Game:

1C; 2B; 3A; 4D.

Transfer Tracker:

2008-10 – Reading;

2012-14 – Tottenham.

Soccer Scrabble: Ricardo Quaresma.

Spot The Ball: I6.

Beard Spotter: 1. Joao Moutinho; 2. Marko Arnautovic; 3. Shane Long; 4. Gianluigi Buffon.

Young Guns: 1. France; 2. Switzerland; 3. England; 4. Germany; 5. Croatia; 6. Belgium.

MATCH Winner: Jon Walters.

Game Changer: Jamie Vardy.

The Numbers Game: Four.

Odd One Out: Portugal.

Trophy Time: Alessandro Florenzi.

Bogus Badge: Austria.

Mega Mash-Up: N’Golo Kante.

Spot The Difference: 1. JD Sports logo missing; 2. Ball added; 3. Lafferty No.1 removed; 4. McAuley’s head is missing; 5. Letters on Chester’s shirt have disappeared; 6. One Adidas stripe on Evans’ shorts gone; 7. Sock changed to blue; 8. Black armband now red; 9. ‘L’ on ad hoarding removed; 10. Number missing from shorts.

Wordsearch: See right.

One point per correct answer!

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WORDSEARCHWORDSEARCHCan you find France’s entire 23-man squad in this massive grid?

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Jallet

Kante

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Sagna

Sissoko

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