Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 723 i Match of the Day Magazine

1 MESSI WIN! LEO HAS LIFTED 46 TEAM TROPHIES! PICK THE TROPHY HE HASN’T WON… A Champions League B La Liga C Bundesliga D Ligue 1 2 MESSI MOMENT! WHERE IS THE BALL – SPOT A, B, OR C? 3 MESSI MURAL! WHICH OTHER FOOTY LEGEND IS NEXT TO MESSI ON THIS WALL? 4 MESSI MATE! WHICH FORMER MESSI TEAMMATE IS NOW HIS INTER MIAMI MANAGER? 5 MESSI CELE! WHICH OBJECT DID LEO CELEBRATE WITH IN THE 2009 UCL FINAL? MESSI-O-METER ADD UP YOUR SCORE AND MARK IT ON THE MESSI-0-METER! ANSWERS! 1 C, 2 A, 3 B, 4 D, 5 A boot…

1 POINT for each correct answer! 1 THIS WINGER IS ON FLYING FORM FOR BRIGHTON! HIS NAME IS YANKUBA… 2 CAN YOU SPOT THE CURRENT PREMIER LEAGUE BALL? 3 BAYERN MUNICH ARE CELEBRATING A BIG BIRTHDAY! HOW OLD IS THE CLUB? 4 WHICH LIONESS DOES NOT PLAY FOR CHELSEA? 5 WHICH OF THESE IS THE NICKNAME FOR CHAMPIONSHIP STRUGGLERS DERBY? 6 THIS KYLIAN MBAPPE FAN IS POSING IN FRONT OF REAL MADRID’S STADIUM. NAME IT! 7 WHICH OF THESE BALLERS HAS NOT YET SCORED 50 PREM CAREER GOALS? 8 BETO’S CELE IS INSPIRED BY STAR ATHLETE LEBRON JAMES. WHICH SPORT DOES LJ PLAY? 9 WHICH BOOTS BELONG TO THE ENGLAND CAPTAIN? 10 WHICH ANIMAL WAS RECENTLY SPOTTED ON THE PITCH AT OLD TRAFFORD? YOUR FOOTY BRAIN POWER ANSWERS! 1 B,…

MESSI THE... ENGLAND ICON! THE STORY: This Messi, born in Rotherham, not Rosario, makes his England debut at 17 and fires England to Euro and World Cup glory, as well as smashing all the national goalscoring records! MESSI THE... DARTS STAR! THE STORY: This Messi bursts onto the darts scene as a little 12-year-old – and becomes world champion a year later. Kids all over the world take up darts and it becomes the planet’s most popular sport! MESSI THE... REAL MADRID LEGEND! THE STORY: This Messi joins Real Madrid in 2009, the same summer as Cristiano Ronaldo, and together they destroy record after record. Real win ten UCLs in a row and go seven years without defeat! MESSI THE... CAFE OWNER! THE STORY: This Messi moves to Spain’s Costa del Sol to run…

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! STAR SNAP! Every issue, our favourite snap will be named captain of the MOTD mag squad and receive a Europa League replica mini ball by Decathlon! CARD CREATORS! Meet brothers Luke and Dominic. They’ve gotten crafty with MOTD mag, cutting out their favourite players to make their own trading cards! LEGO LEGEND! Star player by day, building boss by night! Cian has aced it with his epic LEGO stadium. We love how the crazy colours match our annual! COLOURING KING! We’ve loved receiving your awesome boot designs and this super colourful…

GET EXCITED! There’s a new England boss and he’s getting us ready to win the 2026 World Cup! New head coach Thomas Tuchel is here to level up the Three Lions’ tek and try out some fresh faces. The adventure starts with two matches at Wembley this month. We can’t wait to see what happens! MASSIVE MATCHES! Friday 21 March, 7.45pm ENGLAND v ALBANIA Monday 24 March, 7.45pm ENGLAND v LATVIA NEW LIONS WHICH OF these young players deserve to play for England? ETHAN NWANERI ☑ Club: Arsenal Position: Forward ELLIOT ANDERSON ☑ Club: Nott'm Forest Position: Midfielder LIAM DELAP ☑ Club: Ipswich Position: Striker JOBE BELLINGHAM ☑ Club: Sunderland Position: Midfielder For all the latest international news and results, go to bbc.co.uk/football…

WHO PLAYED THE BEST MUSIC? FIND OUT NEXT ISSUE!…

CHECK OUT THE GOAT MASK OVERLEAF! WHAT YOU NEED! • Card• Glue• Scissors• String• A grown-up helper WHAT TO DO 1 Pick if you’d like this Messi mask or the GOAT mask overleaf! 2 Stick whichever page you don’t want to a piece of card or cereal pack. 3 Carefully cut out your wicked new mask with scissors. 4 Put some string through the holes at either side of the face. 5 Pop on your mask and show if off to everyone!…