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@FSF_FreeLions facebook.com/FreeLions A those ofyouwhoreadthelast weather –andasaconsequence possible exception, wehope, ofthe Guimarães sincethen–withthe Not muchwillhavechangedin days aftertheDutchdisappointment. it’s backtoGuimarãesonlythree could everwant. Insteadofwhich, information aboutPorto thatyou offering alltheguidematerialand an appearanceinafinal, and special editionofFree Lionsmarking We’d hadgreatplansforareally them –sonear, andyetsofar. it’s stillabitcrap whenyoulose compared torecent history, but considerable stepforward competitions mightbea semi-finals oftwoconsecutive “losers’ final”. Getting tothe and 4thplaceplay-off, another wanted tobein, another3rd this fanzine. for thecontentsof, northeviewsexpressed in, supporters canbeheldinanyway responsible what weputinit. Consequently, noneofour have receivedtoproduceFree Lionsimpactson its contents. Noneofthefinancialsupportwe the breakandwas laterseenlimpingaway fromthestadium. after beingtaken downbyMatthijsDeLigt, butwas withdrawnat first-half lead. The ManchesterUnited striker convertedfrom12yards Marcus Rashford repeatedthetrickinGuimarãestogiveEnglanda Ice coolfromthespotagainstColombiainMoscowlastsummer, COVER STORY match thatnoneofus Guimarães, foranother ND welcomebackto +44 7956121314. Havefun! around theclockonourhelpline: if youneedus–we’recontactable As always, we’reavailable tohelp enjoyable. Guimarães thatbiteasierandmore you –wehopeitmakes yourtripto then thiswillallbeshinyandnewto travelled outforthefinalweekend, Holland gameandyou’vejust Of courseifyouweren’tatthe night beforetoo. comment ontheeventsinPorto the from Thursday –andthere’s that itnowreflectsourexperiences We havehoweverupdateditall, so guide material. completely rewrittenallofthe have toexcuseusifwehaven’t after theendofgame, soyou’ll printers lessthantwelvehours This editionhadtobewiththe some ofwhatyou’rereadinghere. edition ofFree Lionsmayrecognise Thomas Smith; Peter Daykin. Herculano, Sandra Magalhaes; Ashley Brown, Robertson, Tony Conniford; JoeStokoe; Gillian Hetherington, JoeHetherington; Harpreet and thanksareduetoPhilRowley; Clive This editionwas editedbyKevin Miles, As ever, thisfanzinehasbeenateameffort. THANK YOU our Fans’Embassyservice Association (FSA)aspartof the FootballSupporters’ produced anddistributedby ...the freeEnglandfanzine

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England taking risks and playing Kane and regular stand-in Jordan Stones was caught underneath the out from the back. The goals came Henderson following their exertions ball, but de Ligt headed wide. PAGE PAGE from stupid decisions. with Tottenham and Liverpool respectively in the Reds’ Champions It was Rashford, not Chilwell, who “John Stones was facing his League final victory last weekend. was missing for the start of the goalkeeper – just pass to him. That second period as Kane made his had nothing to do with the argument In fact, Southgate decided to leave all entrance. And Chilwell was under the that they should have gone long. those who were on duty in Madrid spotlight when The Netherlands felt He’s made a stupid mistake turning out of his starting line-up, while they might have had a penalty of their and trying to be clever.’’ counterpart Ronald Koeman took a own in the 51stminute, the Leicester different approach, with Liverpool’s left-back looking to have felled Steven And ex-England midfielder Jamie Euro glory boys Virgil van Dijk and Bergwijn on the edge of the box. Redknapp said: “There’s a reason Gini Wijnaldum in the Dutch side. Virgil van Dijk is the best defender But England should have doubled in the world. It’s because he doesn’t Guimarães was more like Grimsby their lead when Jadon Sancho’s take liberties. In that situation, do weatherwise, with wind and rain close-range header was straight at you think he would have tried to lashing the city to make both teams Cillessen. Walker was then robbed T was a Stones throw-away in the 114th minute presented pirouette on the ball?’’ feel very much at home. The start to by former Man. United striker time arrived and with it more woe as England suffered a self- Depay with the chance to set up the game was equally dreary, with Depay, but Pickford made the save. as Stones turned into trouble with Iinflicted 3-1 defeat to The Promes for an open-goal finish to The build-up to the game had been The Netherlands looking marginally disastrous consequences. Netherlands in their Nations kill off England’s hopes. overshadowed by violent scenes more threatening, but England struck Jesse Lingard replaced Sancho shortly League semi-final. involving so-called England fans when Rashford was scythed down by after the hour as England dropped Pickford pulled off a tremendous Courtesy of Rashford’s 32nd- in Porto and a gaffe on the part of de Ligt after the Ajax man attempted deeper and began to look like a side reaction save from Depay’s header Manchester City centre-back John minute spot-kick, Gareth a public relations firm acting for to recover from a fatal slip. desperate to hold what they had. but Barkley, like Stones, was sloppy Stones was in the dock after losing Southgate’s Three Lions had been Colossal Sports Management, who and similarly punished. possession to one-time derby heading for a third-time-lucky bid represent Raheem Sterling. French referee Clement Turpin had But they paid for that as de Ligt rival Memphis Depay, and despite to foil old foe Cristiano Ronaldo, no hesitation in pointing to the rose to head in Depay’s outswinging Former England coach and right-back goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s who was in the Portugal sides that Never mind the England spot and Rashford nervelessly sent corner and it would have been Gary Neville, another of the Sky save, substitute Quincy Promes beat England on penalties in the management, the PR people for Barcelona keeper Jasper Cillessen worse before long had substitute Sports pundits, had no argument pounced to force the ball in off quarter-finals of Euro 2004 and the Sterling’s camp were reported the wrong way with the penalty. Donny van de Beek not blazed over with Southgate’s starting selection. the unfortunate Kyle Walker as the 2006 World Cup. to have released news 48 hours to the despair of Koeman. right-back desperately tried to deal before the match that he was A superbly timed tackle by Denzel He said: “I think it was sensible. with the danger. Instead, it is the Dutch providing to captain his country for the Dumfries denied Rashford the It was anguish for England, though, It’s such a big distraction, the the opposition for the Portuguese first time on his 50th Three Lions chance of a second goal soon in the 83rd minute when Barkley Champions League final, and a That gave the Dutch the lead seven hosts in the inaugural Nations appearance – another colossal afterwards, but a clumsy aerial found Lingard, who beat Cillessen physical and mental ask for the minutes into extra-time as they came League final in Porto, while clanger, you might say. challenge by the defender left clinically before VAR intervened players who were involved. from behind, defender Matthijs de England contest third place with England full-back Ben Chilwell to confirm the Man. United player Ligt having atoned in the 73rd minute Switzerland in Guimarães. It caused a “fuming’’ Sterling and dazed and in need of treatment as was offside. “The build-up to it is enormous, for the concession of a penalty that Southgate palpable embarrassment, half-time loomed. it’s a huge event in its own right, was converted by Manchester United Former England central defender with the Man. City forward Depay spurned an opportunity to and the lads who have been here striker Marcus Rashford. Jamie Carragher, speaking on apologising to the England boss. Before the sides went in, there win the game in stoppage time longer, training with the camp, are Sky Sports, slammed Stones for was still time for de Ligt to make before Sterling, who had been the ones he trusted and, to be fair, And a further blunder at the back “stupid’’ decision-making, saying: Sterling took the armband as his first attempt to redeem himself quiet on the whole, skimmed the you can’t disagree or deny that it by Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley “The goals didn’t come from Southgate rested skipper Harry after the Dutch won a corner. bar with a good strike. But extra- was the right thing to do.’’

O celebrate England’s appearance in the inaugural The Fans’ Embassy in Portugal PAGE PAGE TNations League, Scouse Phil has provided us with a music quiz in which all the questions, answers OR the benefit of the We provide information online information, it’s also practical help or indeed both contain at least one apparently very many new via our website, via Twitter that we offer: we’ll do our best to of the words ‘nation’ or ‘league’. FEngland fans following the and Facebook, via our free text help you solve any problems you Question 3: Question 3: team abroad for the first time message service, and in particular may encounter along the way. Olivia Newton John The Rolling Stones – a big welcome to the party, in the pages of this Free Lions by the way – we thought we’d fanzine, a new edition of which All of our assistance is entirely better explain what this Free appears for every England away confidential – we don’t share Many football chants are sung French anarchist Eugene Lions magazine and the fans’ game. Caption (Well, Example: it doesn’t Leave just two spaces beforeinformation and after text about any individual 1 to the tune of ‘Seven Nation 6 Pottier wrote the lyrics in 1871 embassy is all about. ‘appear’, there’s a lot of hard work with the authorities of our own or Army’, but which US band brought for which left wing anthem, that goes into producing it, especially any other country. Our help can out the original song in 2003? also shares its name with a 1990 The fans’ embassy is organised by at a tournament like this when we also extend to putting you in touch album by Billy Bragg? the Football Supporters’ Association produce new ones even when the with legal assistance should be Which English punk band, as a “by fans, for fans” service games are only a few days apart.) daft or unlucky enough to end up 2 fronted by lead singer Animal, Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne providing information, advice and in trouble with the police. had various hits including ‘Streets 7 Catherall are members of support for travelling England fans. We work closely with all the of London’, ‘Woman’ and ‘We Are which band formed in Sheffield relevant authorities – like the You can get hold of us on our Question 7: The League’? in 1977 that had numerous hits We’ve been doing this for getting police, the FA and the British helpline – +44 7956 121314 – Susan Ann Sulley including ‘Don’t You Want Me?’ on for thirty years now, so we have Embassy - to make sure we have around the clock, although if you ring ‘I’m going to take my problem and ‘Mirror Man’? a fair idea of what’s required for a everything accurate, reliable us in the early hours of the morning, 3 to the United Nations’ is a successful trip. and up-to-date. And it’s not just it had better be important... line from which Eddie Cochran What tune resounds around classic, which has been covered 8 various grounds across by many artists including Olivia Europe and was written by Newton John, The Who and The English composer Tony Britten in ...and in France Rolling Stones? 1992, based on Handel’s ‘Zartok the Priest’? English composer Joby Talbot REE Lionesses is the naughty and get assistance with any issues 4 created the theme tune and Still one of the best-selling little sister of Free Lions and may face during their stay in France. score for which British comedy 9 debut albums of all time, what Fwe will be running our first series set in the fictional town of was the title of Ace of Base’s 1992 fans’ embassy out in France this Free Lionesses has been put together Royston Vasey? album: ‘Happy Nation’, ‘Rhythm year when the Lionesses take by fans, for fans. We’re delighted to Nation’ or ‘Young Nation’? on the world at the 2019 FIFA be in France at our first women’s ‘Here’s our invitation, throw Women’s World Cup. tournament following Phil Neville Question 7: Joanne Catherall 5 your safety overboard and join ‘One nation controlled by and his team, hopefully all the way to our insect nation’ are lyrics from 10 the media, information age We will be providing supporters Lyon on 7th July. For more in-depth which Adam and the Ants Number of hysteria’ are lyrics from which with a gluten-free – and of course information, updated throughout the One hit? 2004 Top Five hit by Green Day? free of charge - essential fans’ run-up to the tournament, head to guide to following England at the our website – bit.ly/freelionesses Women’s World Cup as well as and make sure you follow us on Answers can be found on page 15 providing an opportunity to report twitter – @FreeLionesses.

Website: www.thefsa.org.uk Receive urgent info: Email: [email protected] Sign up to Free Lions’ FREE SMS text service FSF helpline: +44 7956 121314 PRODUCES FREE LIONS Text “UPDATES” to +44 7956 121314 PRODUCES FREE LIONS @FSF_FreeLions facebook.com/FreeLions PAGE 8 PRODUCES FREELIONS H ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR INPORTO PLEASE –DON’TBE A DICK proud of. after country. We havealottobe gone ontomake friendsincountry hooliganism andviolencehave deserved) reputationfor the previous(sadlyhistorically We havelargelyovercome into thenight. ability topartyenthusiasticallywell in supportingourteam, andour travel, thepassionwedemonstrate world forthenumbersinwhichwe a greatreputationaroundthe the lastdecadeorsodeveloped English footballfanshaveover issues fairlyclearovertheyears. We’ve madeouropinionsonthese previous evening. behaviour byEnglandfansthe was allfocusedonanti-social the mediacoverage from Porto in theNationsLeaguefinals, for England’s first matchday morning, aswegotupready that last Thursday that were really disappointed ERE atFree Lionswe football fans”, basedontheshameful seen condemnationof “English Once againinthemediawehave makes usenemies, notfriends. nothing tosupporttheteam, and has nothingtowithfootball, does offensive chantingtoactsofviolence, disrespect forourhosts, through Anti-social behaviour, rangingfrom the country. embarrassment totheteamand and whohaveprovedtobean much ofwhatwe’veachieved, and attitudeshaveundermined younger fanswhosebehaviour a newlayerofpredominantly venues, thenwehaveattracted some ofthemoreeasilyaccessible recently, whenwe’veplayedin Unfortunately itseemsthatmore a fineillustrationofthat. World CupinRussialastsummerwas our teaminexactlytherightspirit. The Europe andeventheworldtosupport capable ofvisitingfar-flung cornersof countless examplesthatweare We havealsoprovedthrough Text “FRANCEUPDATES” to+447956121314 Sign upto Free Lions’FREESMS textservice Receive urgentinfo: us. Don’tbeadick. behaviour impactsontherestof party. And beaware ofhowyour Get behindtheteam, enjoythe So please: followEnglandaway. We’re betterthanthat. fans tobehaveorbeperceived. That’s nothowwewant England taken placeinPorto thisweek. and violentdisorderthathave incidents ofanti-socialbehaviour We unreservedlycondemnthe minority ofidiots. the reputationperpetuatedbythis one way oranother, becauseof is thattherestofuswillallsuffer, the mostgallingaspectofthem don’t condonethem. Butforus even aware ofthem, andcertainly witness them, probablyweren’t in thatfanzonePorto, didn’t of theincidentsthattookplace Portugal thisweekweren’tpart reputation. MostEnglandfansin whose behaviourdamagesour who callthemselvesEnglandfans But wewillalsocalloutthose experience whosesidewe’reon. with Englandknowfromlong or politicians. Regulartravellers foreign hooligans, orbythemedia by thepoliceinothercountries, by badly orunfairlytreated–whether whenever wefeelwe’vebeen has defendedEnglandfans For twentyyearsnow, Free Lions behaving abusivelyabroad. demonstrate prideintheircountryby who apparentlythinkthatthey behaviour ofaminoritydickheads PRODUCES FREELIONS for anotherday, withthesmall fans willagaintransformthecity The arrival ofthousandsEnglish and bustling. and picturesqueratherthanbusy city, thehistoriccentreisquaint – andalthoughit’s auniversity population isonlyaround160,000 It’s notamassiveplace–the the footballgroundafterhim. capital. It’s nowondertheynamed 1143 andthendeclaredthecityhis Portugal asaseparatekingdomin won therecognitionbySpainof of Dom Afonso Henriques, who Guimarães isthebirthplace Switzerland. third placeplay-offagainst for ourUEFA NationsLeague the purposeofyourvisit, venue City ofCulture 2012, andfor World HeritageSite, European W via the24-hourhelplineon information, adviceandassistancearoundtheclock, As always, thefans’embassywillbecontactablefor the northbankofDouro river times, workingfrom 13:00 and17:00, andalsoinPorto atsimilar do TouralGuimarães atLargo , betweenaround day before thegame, we’llbebasedbothin T and noonatLargo do Toural. Onthe Guimarães onmatchdaybetween10:00 HE FSA’s fans’embassywillbebased in of Portugal’, aUNESCO historic ‘birthplace the ELCOME toGuimarães FSA FANS’ EMBASSY THE WELCOME TO GUIMARÃES WELCOME TO FREE LIONSGUIDE TO ENGLAND’SFIRSTHOST VENUE Alfandega toRibeira on +44 7956121314. FSF helpline: +447956 121314 Email: [email protected] Website: www.thefsa.org.uk , @FSF_FreeLions facebook.com/FreeLions . the semi-finalinPorto, oreven spending thedayseithersideof travel inandoutontheday, majority ofEnglishfanswillagain is inshortsupply. We expect the Guimarães, andaccommodation for footballtouriststodoin There’s notreallyahugeamount to befullthebrim. squares inthemiddleoftownlikely the citycentre. Guimarães tothesouth-westof at thePavilhao Multiusosde and alimitednumberofcars been madeforparkingcoaches out ofPorto, andprovisionhas trains havebeenarrangedinand As outlinedonpage16, extra the Algarve. further afieldinLisbonordownon Largodo Toural

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4 3 PAGE 12 PRODUCES FREELIONS T THE GUIMARÃES WELCOME TO Portuguese Ligaandenjoythe last seasoninfifthplacethe FC ofSetubal). Vitoria SCfinished (not tobeconfusedwith Vitoria club side Vitoria SCdeGuimarães, capacity of30,165andishometo The all-seaterstadiumhasa outside theground. and whoishonouredbyastatue reigned between1139and1185 a nativeofGuimarãeswho of Portugal, Dom Afonso Henriques, It takes itsnamefromthefirstKing stadiums inBrazil). some ofthe2014 World Cup Guimarães (whoalsodesigned coincidentally namedEduardo in 2003, bythearchitect renovated andenlarged 2004 venuewassubsequently in 1965, andtobecomeaEuro purpose-built forfootball Henriques wasoriginally D.HE Estadio Afonso THE STADIUM FREE LIONSGUIDE TO ENGLAND’SFIRSTHOST VENUE where Feher collapsed. ceremony isheldonthespot in Guimarães, aremembrance game. EverytimeBenfica play coming onduringaleague collapsed anddiedshortlyafter Benfica substituteMiklosFeher in January 2004, whena Tragedy befellthestadium Poland lastNovember. recently their1-1drawagainst Portuguese nationalteam, most dozen gamesinvolvingthe and ithasalsohostedhalfa their 2-1victoryoverBulgaria, – a0-0drawwithDenmarkand in Euro2004, bothinvolving Italy The stadiumhostedtwogames nearby SCBraga. 1922, andtheirmainrivals are Lisbon). Vitoria wereformedin of Benfica, Porto andSporting in theLiga(after ‘big three’ fourth highesthomeattendances Text “UPDATES” to +447956121314 Sign upto Free Lions’FREESMS textservice Receive urgentinfo: departing between17:37 from The sameeighttrainswillreturn with ajourneytimeofaboutanhour. heading nonstoptoGuimarães, at and Sao Bentostationbetween09:05 These trainswilldepartfromPorto England fans(ticket holdersonly). between thetwocitiesexclusivelyfor with acapacityofaboutthousand, arranged eightextratrains, each that, theauthoritieslocallyhave Guimarães, butinadditionto service betweenPorto and There isaregulartrainandbus have totravelinandoutontheday. Thursday -manyEnglandfanswill and therefore-aswas thecaseon accommodation inthevenueitself, there isn’tagreatabundanceof Guimarães inthefirstplace, as have appearedtobegetting A biggerchallengewould can bemanagedonfoot. might wanttodoinGuimarães pretty mucheverythingyou Multiusos deGuimarães drop-off pointatthePavilhao 20-25 minutesfrom thebus from therailway stationand historical centre, 15minutes a ten-minutewalkfrom the G before Estacio deCampanhabefore 11:30 Guimarães stadium isonlyabout compact city, andthe UIMARÃES isasmalland GETTING TO THE GROUND GETTING TO THE on matchday, callingalso after thegame, and and . Infact, PRODUCES FREELIONS transport isadvised. Guimarães, sotheuseofpublic Parking isverylimitedin ‘dry’ trains. told thatthesetrainswillnotbe match ticket holders, andweare 21:10. These trainswillbefreeto T significantly shorter. F the righttoAccessC, D, Eand towards thelefttoAccessA,or it’s wellworthgoingpastit if entranceBisverycongested, be madebyanyaccesspoint, so arrive atAccessB, butentrycan city centre, mostEnglishfanswill Coming tothegroundfrom Swiss fans. seem likely tooutnumberthe chunk ofthestadium, and we we shouldaccountforahefty from theUEFA publicsale), so and thosesoldtoUKaddresses sold toESTCmembers bytheFA the combinedtotaloftickets expected atthisgame(that’s thousand Englishfansare , wherequeuesarelikely tobe at 12:00. Uptofifteen hours before kick-off, HE gateswillopentwo GROUND RULES FSF helpline: +447956 121314 Email: [email protected] Website: www.thefsa.org.uk @FSF_FreeLions facebook.com/FreeLions reason) will be stored free of charge reason) willbestoredfreeofcharge Bags anybiggerthanthat(within admitted isdescribedas ‘A4 size’. The maximumbagsizethatwillbe (they don’texplodeorgoonfire)”. long astheyare “small and safe power packswillbeallowed, as we havebeenassuredthatmobile denying accesstoelectronictickets, batteries runningoutthereby potential forproblemswithphone items willapply–giventhe The usualUEFA listofrestricted the turnstiles. out insidethatperimeter, before The bodysearcheswillbecarried take place. Bluetooth activation oftickets will validation, andthisiswherethe there willbeaticket checkand At thefirstouterperimeter, also suffice. photo drivinglicencewillusually asked toproducetheoriginal. A will beenough, butyoucouldbe of thedatapageyourpassport times. Inmostcasesaphotocopy to carryphotoIDwithyouatall It isalegalrequirementinPortugal on thestreetsoutside. both withinfootballgroundsand The useofpyrotechnicsisillegal drink alcoholonthestreets. level fordriving. Itispermittedto about oneandahalftimestheUK breathalysed, withthelimitsetat of beingtoodrunktoentercanbe appears tobedrunk; thosesuspected Entry canberefusedtoanyonewho the stadium. There isnoalcoholonsaleinside at depositpointsAccessBandG.

PAGE 13 PAGE 14 PRODUCES FREELIONS M YOUR GUIMARÃES &PORT0 locally as ‘the streetofbars’. Rua daGaleriadeParis isknown bars andclubsarelocated; the unsurprisingly alotofthestudent the university, whereagain Another optionistheareaaround of theoldestpartcity. here inthenarrow, cobbledstreets are loadsofbarsandrestaurants Sao Bentorailway station. There I Bridgeandtothesouthof river Douro, eithersideoftheLuis Unsurprisingly, thisareaisnearthe area knownasRibeira, orriverside. tended tocongregateinthesame who haveplayedherealways supporters ofEnglishclubsides concentration ofbars, andthe altogether, withabigger Porto isadifferentprospect from thecongestedbars. finding aspaceinsquareaway and stockupthere, withaviewto into asupermarket orofflicence so anotheroptionwillbetopop places ispermittedinPortugal, in thesepages, drinkinginpublic As we’vementionedelsewhere accommodate agoodnumber. seated areas outsidethatwill but somehaveterraces and are generally quitesmall, fans. The bars inthearea centre swampedbyEngland of thesquares inthehistoric EATING AND DRINKING EATING AND see pretty muchall Guimarães islikely to ATCH dayin FREE LIONSGUIDE city (otherthantoGuimarães, of If youfancyadaytripoutofthe classic cars. hosts animpressivecollectionof and Communications, which of Transportsfind theMuseum at Alfandega. Nearbyyou’llalso the fans’embassywillbebased museum justalongfromwhere and there’s evenaportwine that offertoursandtastings, are anumberofporthouses which thecityissofamous; there is tosampletheportwinefor The obviousandtraditionalone and do. no shortageofthingstosee fill, andyou’llknowthere’s I Text “UPDATES” to +447956121314 Sign upto Free Lions’FREESMS textservice Receive urgentinfo: a fewnon-matchdaysto Porto thenyou’llhavehad F you’vebeenstayingin THINGS TO SEE AND DO SEE AND THINGS TO

500 fromSaoBentostation. than halfanhourbybusnumber only 6kmfromthecitycentre, less where itreachesthe Atlantic; it’s Douro, atthemouthofriver is stretch ofsandtolieon. The nearest a don’t havetogoveryfarfind – beachweather, perhaps–andyou or twodaysofsunwhilewe’rehere Hopefully therewillbeatleastone hill, withnostandsateitherend. in aspectacularsettingcutinto have alookatthefootballstadium, you doventureupthere, besureto It’s easilyreachedbytrain, andif biggest city. despite beingPortugal’s third very picturesque, andveryrelaxed, Braga: it’s abeautifulhistoriccity, course) thenwewouldrecommend Praia doCarneiro atFoz do Quiz PRODUCES FREELIONS Answers Alex Nick Barmby Ainsley Maitland-Niles Antonio Conte 4. FSF helpline: +447956 121314 Email: [email protected] Website: www.thefsa.org.uk 3. Paul Pogba of Manchester Pogba Paul @FSF_FreeLions facebook.com/FreeLions you’ll need, bearinginmind each it withasmuchyouthink €0.50, andthenyoucanload shops. The carditselfcostsonly stations, butalsofrommany machines attrainandMetro card; they’reavailable from card, knownhereasan Andante equivalent ofLondon’s Oyster you’ll needtobuythePorto system. To travelontheMetro, getting aroundhereistheMetro in thisregard, andthekey to Porto isonceagaindifferent match dayanyway. roads aresettobeclosedon Guimarães, andmanyofthe There’s noMetrosystemin half anhour. wouldn’t take anymore than via thehistoricalcentre) drop-off pointtothestadium (such asfrom thecoach anyone wantingtocover distance wecanimagine compact, andthelongest walk it; thecitycentre is O 10. Cove Rangers 10. Aston Villa 2. Aston Villa 9. Steph Houghton 8. GETTING AROUND Salford City 6. 7. 5. Guimarães isjustto getting around UR bestadvicefor Istanbul United of Arsenal Iwobi Football Quiz (P20) Football 1.

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occasion and, at any given time give Felix Brych pointed to the spot. SWITZERLAND – THE KEY THREE by Joe Hetherington you goals like he does, it’s amazing.’’ But attention suddenly switched to PAGE PAGE the other end and, at great length, It was a pity for Vladimir Petkovic’s the German official reviewed an XHERDAN SHAQIRI GRANIT XHAKA RICARDO Switzerland, who produced an incident from moments earlier Largely performed Fiery in midfield RODRIGUEZ enterprising performance but, once when Switzerland midfielder the role of bit- for Arsenal, A true, modern more, it was Ronaldo’s night. Steven Zuber tumbled after Nelson part player in a Xhaka is just full-back, Semedo seemed to make the momentous season as combative Rodriguez is When former Newcastle left- slightest contact. for Liverpool, but quite for his country. The just as comfortable back Kevin Mbabu was harshly the opposite is true when it comes 26-year-old began his career at attacking as he is defending. Like penalised for bringing him down, The penalty went to the Swiss, to his national team. The 27-year- hometown club Basel where he many players in his national side, it was the perfect range for the not Portugal, and Rodriguez was old is the most experienced player caught the attention of Borussia he has transferred from a Swiss Portuguese talisman to dole out just good enough to beat Wolves in the Swiss squad in terms of Monchengladbach. The Gunners club to a team in Germany during NGLAND are back in the desired punishment with a keeper Rui Patricio. caps, and also has more goals reportedly gave the German side his career, in his case moving Guimarães for a Nations free-kick that dipped to deceive than anyone else in the current £30m for Xhaka in 2016, and he won from FC Zurich to Wolfsburg in ELeague third-place wrong-footed keeper Yann Sommer. It was pure VAR-ce – but Ronaldo roster with 22 strikes, one of the FA Cup in his first season with 2012. Currently contracted to AC play-off against a Switzerland still prevailed. Silva took only two which being his incredible bicycle- Arsenal. Xhaka and his teammate Milan, the 26-year-old made his side eclipsed by the enduring The Swiss responded with striker touches to deliver the cross and kick against Poland at Euro Xherdan Shaqiri caused a stir at the international debut in 2011 in a brilliance of Cristiano Ronaldo, Haris Seferovic glancing a shot off Ronaldo needed just one to drill 2016. The tricky winger won the 2018 World Cup with politically- 2-0 loss to Wales, and he scored who singlehandedly secured the bar before Ronaldo returned the home and, in the 90th minute, he Bundesliga twice during his time motivated goal celebrations against an equaliser from the penalty spot a 3-1 victory for Portugal at pressure with a cunning centre for cut in on the left to find the far at Bayern Munich before having Serbia, and both were punished for against Portugal in his last game. Porto’s Estadio do Dragao. debutant forward Joao Felix. But corner with a precision finish. a short spell at Inter Milan, from their actions. Perhaps surprisingly, the Could have chosen to play for Seferovic’s Benfica clubmate – aged where he transferred to Stoke City midfielder has a double-figure goal either Spain or Chile through the AC Milan left-back Ricardo 19 and one of the world’s hottest Portugal are now unbeaten in nine in 2015. tally for Switzerland. nationalities of his parents. Rodriguez’s controversial, VAR- prospects – squandered the chance. games since Uruguay eliminated assisted penalty in the 57th them from last summer’s World minute brought the Swiss level VAR took centre stage amid early Cup in the first knockout phase. the last three at home – ahead of in Russia. The Portuguese then beat Iceland, they lost 1-0 to England in after Ronaldo, making his Nations drama in the second half – as did this tournament. Italy 1-0 and Poland 3-2 in their a Wembley friendly. League bow, handed the hosts a another Felix. Ronaldo was readying Goals had been hard to come Nations League openers before a 25th-minute lead. himself to take a penalty after by for Fernando Santos’ side, Without Ronaldo, who was on a 3-1 friendly victory in Scotland. Then came a 2-1 setback in Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva however, with the reigning break from international football Belgium in the Nations League and, But Portugal’s skipper, 34, ripped went down under Newcastle defender European champions registering after the World Cup to focus on Switzerland were on course for a after winning by that score-line the game away from Liverpool’s Fabian Schar’s challenge and referee only two in four straight draws – adjusting to his move from Real potential meeting with England in against Iceland, they suffered a Xherdan Shaqiri and Co. in the Madrid to Juventus, Portugal drew Russia but lost 1-0 to Sweden in a surprise 1-0 home friendly loss to closing stages with two goals in 0-0 in Italy and 1-1 at home to last-16 clash, their first defeat since 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar. CLIVE’S VERDICT Prediction: England 2 Switzerland 2 two minutes to complete a majestic Poland in the Nations League, a 2-0 World Cup qualifying loss in hat-trick – the 53rd of his career at although they repeated that Portugal in October 2017 ended a But after belting Belgium 5-2 – in club and international level. England have won their last three and Terry McDermott’s second-half sequence in Euro 2020 qualifiers run of nine matches unbeaten. which Seferovic hit a hat-trick – encounters with the Swiss without effort was scarcely any consolation. against Ukraine and Serbia even and a 2-0 win in Georgia and 3-3 Former England striker Emile Heskey, conceding and have gone unbeaten The current Switzerland side have after he returned. But the Swiss’s form in the wake of home draw with Denmark in their speaking on Sky Sports, said: “It in 11, all the way back to a World flair and firepower and this could the World Cup has been nowhere opening two Euro 2020 qualifiers, probably wasn’t Ronaldo’s best Cup qualifying defeat in 1981. Ron go all the way. Portugal’s first post-World Cup near as consistent. After launching the Swiss were again on an performance, but when you have a Greenwood’s Three Lions were 2-0 game was a 1-1 home friendly draw their Nations League campaign undefeated streak before running player like that, who can rise to the down in the first half hour in Basel, England to win on penalties! with Croatia, England’s conquerors with a 6-0 slaughter of visitors into Ronaldo.

e have here been able to combine a very handy guide to the Swiss squad, including their Nations WLeague finals squad numbers, with a highly entertaining game – finding their surnames hidden in the 1 Yann SOMMER Borussia Mgb Wordsearch grid. 12 Yvon MVOGO RB Leipzig 21 Jonas OMLIN Basel

N U F C L A L A S H E A R E R 13 Ricardo RODRIGUEZ AC Milan 22 Fabian SCHAER Newcastle United Q U K Y B B O B R I S L A Z C 6 Michael LANG Borussia Mgb W O S S C H A E R O F A K O F 3 François MOUBANDJE Toulouse 5 Manuel AKANJI Borussia Dortmund N F R E U L E R S G O N A M E 4 Nico ELVEDI Borussia Mgb O I M D G X Y K C A J G N L J 2 Kevin MBABU Wolfsburg S T P N H T O O N Z W Q J I D 15 Loris BENITO Young Boys B E S A I R A K A Z E S I N N 23 Xherdan SHAQIRI Liverpool 10 Granit XHAKA Arsenal O J K N W O N X E A U M P F A 14 Steven ZUBER VfB Stuttgart R A I R Q E I U M I L B U R B 17 Denis ZAKARIA Borussia Mgb 8 Remo FREULER Atalanta E C L E F D G R E C A A E E U 20 Edimilson FERNANDES Mainz 05 M K D F M I B L I O N B J R O 11 Renato STEFFEN Wolfsburg M Y E V R O V U Z Q G U A E M 18 Djibril SOW Young Boys O T Y D B E N I T O A O Q U C 9 Haris SEFEROVIC Benfica 19 Josip DRMIC Borussia Mgb S R O N D O N L C X S H V E A 16 Albian AJETI Basel D R M I C I V O R E F E S M B 7 Noah OKAFOR Basel

Scouse Phil’s Free Lions Football Quiz (answers on page 15)

1 In which city will both the Super Cup final in August and next named in the PFA Premier League team of the season? season’s Champions League final be held? 7 Who is the captain of the England women’s team at the 2 Prince William was seen supporting which team in the recent 2019 World Cup Finals? play-off finals? 8 Who was the only English player in either starting XI in this 3 Which ex-manager of Chelsea has recently been appointed season’s Europa League final? manager of Inter Milan? 9 Which team won the Highland League in Scotland this 4 Who scored Arsenal’s goal in the Europa League final in May? season and have been promoted to Scottish League Two for 5 The Peninsula Stadium, or Moor Lane as it’s better known, is the 2019-20 season? the home ground of which team who will play in League Two 10 I was born in Hull in 1974, played for various teams including next season? Liverpool, Everton, Spurs and Hull and won 23 England caps 6 Who was the only non-Manchester City or Liverpool player between 1995 and 2001 – who am I?

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