Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 715 i Match of the Day Magazine

HYPE MAN. CITY MID Rodri has unlocked ICON status! He is now officially the best player in the world after winning the 2024 Ballon d'Or. The Spain star, who won the Premier League and the Euros this year, pipped Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr to the legendary award. He wasn't the only tekky Spanish midfielder celebrating either – Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati picked up the women's prize for the second year running! MY HYPE RATING! ☐/10 JAKE SAYS This was the first time since 2003 that neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi made the Ballon d’Or shortlist! NEXT YEAR'S CHAMP! WHO DO you think the 2025 winner will be? THE HYPE LIST! THESE BALLERS ALSO HAD A NIGHT TO REMEMBER! BEST YOUNG PLAYER LAMINE YAMAL Barcelona & Spain BEST GOALKEEPER EMI MARTINEZ…

10 ERLING HAALAND ripped up his own goalscoring records! Haaland had already bagged the most goals in the first five games of a Premier League season (ten), then he became Norway’s all-time top scorer, too (34)! WHAT RECORD WILL HAALAND BREAK NEXT? 4 in 45 mins COLE PALMER’S cooking! He became the first player ever to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League match, when he bagged four times against Brighton! 900 CRISTIANO RONALDO netted his 900th career goal in September – no other player in footy history has scored more goals! HOW MANY GOALS WILL CR7 SCORE BY THE END OF HIS CAREER? 68 TOTAL NUMBER of goals bagged by Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw for Man. City to become their all-time women’s top…

JOIN THE MOTD MAG SQUAD! Send your sketches and snaps to: Email inbox@motdmag.com For a chance to feature in a future issue, please ask for your parent or guardian’s permission before sending. Don’t forget to include your name and age! CAPTAIN STAR SNAP! Every issue, our favourite snap will be named captain of the MOTD mag squad and receive a Kipsta football by Decathlon! CAPTAIN TED’S TROPHIES! Could this be Erling Haaland’s biggest fan? Ted loves the Man. City machine, and it looks like he’s picking up as many awards as him, too! QPR QUEENS! Sisters Emily and Gracie were buzzing to meet QPR baller Karamoko Dembele at Loftus Road, and we would be too – he’s been awesome this season! CHILLING CHAMP! Joshua’s been snapped with his favourite posters and…

CONTINUED... Haaland gets his head on the pumpkin! Or rather, in the pumpkin! The Prem Primary kids are back at school. First lesson is history… In the lab, Prof Erik is giving a fireworks-themed lesson – and he’s in his element… But the kids aren’t convinced about the experiment… And it's failed... Prof Erik's explosion is heard in the class next door… Firefighter Fodes gets into gear… The kids evacuate the school… But Cole’s gone back to the cloakroom… But Fodes has found Cole… And hits the hose… PREM PRIMARY PREPARES FOR CHRISTMAS! Find out next time...…

1 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER! 1 ENGLAND STAR RICO LEWIS IS PUTTING A SMILE ON THE FACE OF WHICH MAN. CITY TEAMMATE? 2 JONAS EIDEVALL RECENTLY LEFT HIS JOB AS MANAGER OF WHICH WSL GIANT? 3 WHICH FULHAM FAVOURITE IS ROCKING THIS RAINBOW HAIRDO? 4 ABERDEEN STRIKER PAPE HABIB GUEYE IS FROM SENEGAL IN AFRICA - BUT WHICH IS THEIR FLAG? 5 WHICH OF THESE HATS WAS NEW ENGLAND MANAGER THOMAS TUCHEL WEARING WHEN HE WON THE UCL IN 2021? 6 WHICH FRENCH CLUB IS THIS SCARF-WEARING SUPPORTER ROOTING FOR? 7 WHICH LEAGUE DO THESE CRAZY MASCOTS ALL CALL HOME? 8 NEW BRIGHTON STAR KIKO SEIKE PLAYS INTERNATIONAL FOOTY FOR WHICH COUNTRY? 9 WHICH SILHOUETTED STRIKER IS BARCA’S ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI? 10 EFL CLUB STOKE SHARE A NICKNAME WITH WHICH FAMOUS WIZARD?…

HYPE WE’RE BUZZING that the Premier League has been bigging up diversity in football and standing against racism in the sport. Diversity makes football stronger and we should celebrate people of colour and people from different backgrounds. Every club nominated a hero from an ethnic minority DOMINIC CALVERTLEWIN DOM SAYS: “We’re teammates regardless of our skin colour or our ethnicity.” ADAM LALLANA ADAM SAYS: “Whether it be to your teachers, to your friends, to your parent, it’s vital to talk and there are so many people out there that will want to help.” DOMINIC SOLANKE DOM SAYS: “If anyone’s going through it, it’s always important that they’re heard and that you’re there, being supportive.” We chatted with Spurs legend Ledley King about racism in football. He said: “I think we’re…

100% ORGANIC MANAGER’S DUG OUT! SARINA WIEGMANGE TOUT WITH ADAM LA LLAMA! PICK YOUR OWN! CHOOSE YOUR VEGGIE 5-A-DAY TEAM! RATE YOUR INTAKE! HOW MANY VEGGIES DID YOU CRUNCH TODAY? 0 = OWN GOAL1 = SOLID START2 = BACK OF THE NET3 = GREEN HAT-TRICK HERO4 OR MORE = CHAMPION CRUNCHER…

AITANA BONMATI AGE 26 COUNTRY Spain CLUB Barcelona POSITION Midfielder BEST MOMENT Scoring in the Champions League final! DID YOU KNOW? Bonmati was ace at basketball before switching to football aged seven! BARBRA BANDA AGE 24 COUNTRY Zambia CLUB Orlando Pride POSITION Forward BEST MOMENT Scoring a hat-trick against Australia at the Olympics! DID YOU KNOW? Banda loves getting in the zone by listening to gospel music! NAOMI GIRMA AGE 24 COUNTRY USA CLUB San Diego Wave POSITION Centre-back BEST MOMENT Winning three trophies with the USA, including Olympics gold! DID YOU KNOW? If she wasn't a footballer, Naomi would love to be a book reviewer! CAROLINE GRAHAM HANSEN AGE 29 COUNTRY Norway CLUB Barcelona POSITION Forward BEST MOMENT Finishing last season as Liga F’s top scorer! DID YOU KNOW?…

FACT FILES NAME: Katherine AGE: 17 POSITION: Striker NAME: LouisAGE: 12 POSITION: Midfielder 60,000 PEOPLE IN THE UK LIVE WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME. WHAT IS DOWN’S SYNDROME? ● It’s a genetic condition that people are born with, it’s not an illness. ● People with Down’s Syndrome have three copies of Chromosome 21, while most people have two. This extra chromosome can make learning a bit harder, but they can still do lots of interesting and amazing things! ● Kids with Down’s Syndrome go to school, play sport, and have lots of different hobbies – just like everyone else! MOTD MAGAZINE MEETS… Katherine and Louis! These guys have played in Spain – and scored against David Beckham! Hi Katherine and Louis! Let’s talk football! Who are your Brentford heroes? KATHERINE SAYS::“Romeo…