Match (magazine)

MATCH
Front cover on 31 May 2003, featuring Ruud van Nistelrooy
EditorStephen Fishlock
CategoriesFootball
FrequencyWeekly, every Tuesday
Paid circulation20,000 (July 2018)[1]
First issue6 September 1979[2]
CompanyKelsey Media
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteOfficial site

Match, stylised as MATCH or MATCH!,[3] is a weekly British football magazine aimed at the teenage and pre-teenage market. First published in 1979, the magazine had a circulation of 57,108 copies in December 2010.[4] The magazine includes interviews, a skills school, quizzes and a weekly round-up of results, tables and player ratings from the four main English divisions and the Scottish Premier League in MatchFacts. It mostly covers teams and players in the English Premier League, but also has a limited coverage of La Liga, Serie A and international football.

  1. ^ Henson, Mike (26 July 2018). "Shoot, Match and the glory days of football magazines for teenagers". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ "About Match Weekly". Soccerbilia. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "MATCH!". Kelsey Media Ltd. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Audit Bureau Of Circulation certificate".