Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 736 i Match of the Day Magazine

MONSTER GOAL MACHINE! HAALAND'S HUNTING!

IT'S A MONTH until Halloween, but one striker is already in SCARY good form. Erling Braut Haaland. He’s just netted his 333rd career goal and defenders – and Golden Boot contenders – are terrified. In his history-making 2022-23 season, he scored 56 goals – 52 for City and four for Norway. But this term, he’s already bagged 12 goals in just seven games (six for club and six for his country) – so he’s on target to smash it! MY HYPE RATING!□/10 Just how good is the City No.9 right now? JAKE SAYS Haaland recently celebrated his 100th Premier League game with his 88th league goal. No-one's scored more in their first 100 Prem games! HAALAND'S HEROIC HAUL! HERE’S ERLING’S scary goal record from his career so far! MONSTER…

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THE LOL! ZONE! LET’S ALL DO THE COLE CELE!

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MASH-UP QUIZ! WHICH TWO PLAYERS FROM THE SAME CLUB HAVE BEEN MUSHED TOGETHER TO MAKE THESE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN BALLERS? BARCELONA A TOP HALF B BOTTOM HALF MAN. CITY A TOP HALF B BOTTOM HALF BAYERN MUNICH A TOP HALF B BOTTOM HALF LIVERPOOL A TOP HALF B BOTTOM HALF ANSWERS! 1 A Lamine Yamal, B Marcus Rashford, 2 A Nico O’Reilly, B Tijjani Reijnders,3 A Kim Min-jae, B Harry Kane, 4 A Virgil van Dijk, B Mohamed Salah…

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SCHOOLBOY BALLERS!

1 CURRENT AGE: 22BORN: AmsterdamFORMER CLUBS: PSG, PSV, RB Leipzig I was in the Barcelona academy from seven to 16 ñ now youíll find me in north London! I AM: 2 CURRENT AGE: 26BORN: PortsmouthFORMER CLUBS: Chelsea, Vitesse (loan), Derby (loan) I've played 36 times for my country ñ and won the Champions League in 2021! I AM: 3 CURRENT AGE: 27 BORN: LondonFORMER CLUBS: QPR, Wycombe (loan), Crystal Palace I scored the winning goal in an FA Cup final and am now at my third London club! I AM: 4 CURRENT AGE: 30BORN: GlasgowFORMER CLUBS: St Mirren, Hibernian I've played more than 200 Premier League matches ñ and Iím famous for my goggles celebration! I AM: 5 CURRENT AGE: 30BORN: BirminghamFORMER CLUBS: Aston Villa, Notts County (loan), Man. City…

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WE LOVE THE BUNDESLIGA!

1 KING KANE! They’ve got Harry Kane! The England captain scored a whopping 91 goals in his first 100 matches for Bayern Munich. That’s more than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues since his debut! 2 GOALS, GOALS, GOALS! If you like high-scoring games, you’re going to LOVE the Bundesliga. The German league saw an average of more than three goals per match last season – the highest of any of the top five European leagues! 3 TALENT FACTORY! Some of the Prem’s biggest ballers had their big break in the Bundesliga. Erling Haaland became famous at Borussia Dortmund, while Prem newbies like Liverpool’s Florian Wirtz and Man. United’s Benjamin Sesko just arrived from German teams! 4 FAN-TASTIC! German football is famous for its fans. They’re wicked at…

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90-SECOND QUIZ!

1 POINT for each correct answer! 1 WHY IS ARSENAL CAPTAIN MARTIN ODEGAARD LYING ON THE FLOOR? A He’s asking for a penalty ☑B He’s defending a free-kick ☑C He’s resting his legs ☑D He’s hurt his butt ☑ 2 WHICH 2024-25 LEAGUE CHAMPION IS NOT PLAYING IN THE UCL LEAGUE PHASE THIS SEASON! A ☑ B ☑ C ☑ D ☑ 3 WHICH WSL STAR HAS BEEN STUCK ON A SCARF? A Erin Cuthbert ☑B Ella Toone ☑C Mary Fowler ☑D Alessia Russo ☑ 4 WHICH OF THESE SHIRTS ARE NEWCASTLE WEARING THIS SEASON? A ☑ B ☑ C ☑ D ☑ 5 WHICH CHAMPIONSHIP MASCOT WAS ENJOYING LIFE IN THE PREM LAST SEASON? A ☑ B ☑ C ☑ D ☑ 6 WHICH TROPHY IS PEEKING OUT OF SERGIO RAMOS’ SOCK? A La Liga ☑B Copa del Rey ☑C Champions League ☑D Ligue 1 ☑…

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STARBOY’S NEW STYLE BOSS BOOTS!

KNOCK BEFORE YOU ENTER… because football’s new boss is in the building! Barcelona starboy Lamine Yamal has just dropped his second pair of signature boots and these pink Adidas F50s are pure fire. At 18, the talented teen is at the top of his game – he’s already lifted three domestic trophies, a Euros title and has his second Ballon d’Or nomination. He’ll look the business in these boots – whatever he achieves this season! MY HYPE RATING! □/10 Rate the winger’s new wheels! FINISHING TOUCH! Look out for Lamine's LY initials on his vibey new boots! BOOT BOARDROOM! DID YOU SPOT these clues left by Lamine? We’ve decoded them! THE DATE No, that’s no date! These are the final three digits of the 80-304 postcode for Rocafonda in Barcelona. It’s…

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FC26 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

GET YOUR COPY FROM 26 SEPTEMBER BRAND-NEW BITS! INCREDIBLE ICONS! THERE’S A bunch of new GOATS in game! There’s World Cup winner Andres Iniesta and US wonder woman Alex Morgan, but our go-to-guy will be ledge Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic – famous for his Kung fu scoring skills! SICK NEW STADIUMS! DID YOU know that every Premier League club now has their own stadium intro? That will be make matchdays look ten times better. This is how ace Anfield looks in FC 26! FIRST CLASS CELES! ARSENAL LEDGE Thierry Henry has had his twitching mouth meme made into a cele in FC 26, and it could be a fave for players that love winding up their mates and oppos! THE TOP FOUR ENGLAND PLAYERS IN FC 26 ULTIMATE TEAM! THE…

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LOOK LIKE A LEGEND!

MOTD MAG CHECKS OUT THE SICKEST DROPS! LAMINE YAMAL ELITE EXTRAS! WE SPOTTED these awesome extras on four England stars! KEEP HAIR BACK! ANTHONY GORDON KEEP ON TIME! EBERECHI EZE KEEP WARM! PHIL FODEN KEEP DRY! JARROD BOWEN JACK GREALISH CHLOE KELLY Two of Chloe's pet dogs appear on her customised shinpads! HARRY KANE HARRY always packs a beanie for training – Germany gets chilly! Customise your boots, shirt and bag! MATHEUS CUNHA Matheus packs his bright earbuds for pre-match – he likes to get in the zone!…

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AGGIE BEEVER-JONES “MY ULTIMATE WSL PLAYER!”

FACT FILE FULL NAME Aggie Beever-Jones AGE 22 POSITION Forward CLUB Chelsea COUNTRY England HATTIE HERO Aggie bagged a hattie on her Wembley debut and against AC Milan in pre-season! THE EYES OF... KEIRA WALSH AGGIE SAYS: “For vision, it’s got to be Keira Walsh, all day. She can see passes that others can’t see!” THE LEGS OF... LAUREN HEMP AGGIE SAYS: “Lauren Hemp is, honestly, just an unbelievable runner!” THE LUNGS OF... LUCY BRONZE AGGIE SAYS: “Lucy Bronze is an engine! She just keeps going. She’s got the energy of a 12-year-old!” THE FINISHING OF... ALESSIA RUSSO AGGIE SAYS: “I get to train and learn from Less with England. She’s just got that individual brilliance!” THE HEART OF... MILLIE BRIGHT AGGIE SAYS: “Millie Bright gives everything to the team,…

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RANKINGS! YOU'RE THE EXPERT!

PREM STRIKERS EDITION Here are 20 Premier League strikers – all you’ve got to do is rank them using the tier system on page 50! WHAT TO DO Carefully cut out the 20 strikers on this page Stick each player into the tier you think they belong on page 50 There are no wrong answers – it’s totally up to you WHAT NOW? When you’ve placed all 20 players into the tiers – take a photo of it and email it to inbox@motdmag.com NEXT ISSUE! PREMIER LEAGUE MASCOTS! Who'll make it into the GOAT tier?…

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STOPPAGE-TIME SCORERS! NEVER. GIVE. UP!

PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Liverpool have found a new way of winning. The Reds have started this campaign in fire form, even if they’re leaving their winning goals til the last second. They won each of the first four games of the season thanks to dramatic last-gasp winners! MATCH 1 LIVERPOOL 4 - 2 BOURNEMOUTH MATCH 2 NEWCASTLE 2 - 3 LIVERPOOL MATCH 3 LIVERPOOL 1 - 0 ARSENAL MATCH 4 BURNLEY 0 - 1 LIVERPOOL Keep up to date with all the latest footy news at bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

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TOP 10 PREMIER LEAGUE TEENAGERS!

10 JOSH KING AGE: 18 POSITION: MidfielderCLUB: Fulham COUNTRY: England LAST SEASON, Fulham finished 11th with 54 points, their highest-ever Premier League points tally, but now there’s even more reason to be excited. Enter Josh King. He might not be the biggest, but their tekky teen has started this season on fire form! 9 TYLER DIBLING AGE: 19 POSITION: WingerCLUB: Everton COUNTRY: England TYLER DIBLING shone at the end of 2024 for his superstar performances in an otherwise struggling Southampton side. His dribbling, ball-carrying and wicked work-rate earned him a big £40 million move to Everton this summer! 8 JOSH ACHEAMPONG AGE: 19 POSITION: DefenderCLUB: Chelsea COUNTRY: England REMEMBER THE name, Josh Acheampong! The England U21 international is dominant at both right-back and centre-back. He played every minute of Chelsea’s…

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PLAY LIKE KYLIAN MBAPPE

FACT FILE FULL NAME Kylian Mbappe Lottin AGE 26 HOMETOWN Paris, France CLUB Real Madrid COUNTRY France POSITION Striker PREFERRED FOOT Right MBAPPE'S SCORESHEET LA LIGA GAMES 38 GOALS 35 No player in Real Madrid history has scored more in their debut La Liga campaign than the striker. He bagged 31 goals! INTERNATIONAL GAMES 92 GOALS 52 Mbappe is on another mission – to become France’s all-time top scorer. And King Kyl is close – he needs just SIX more goals! ACE ACCLERATION! WITH A TOP speed of almost 24mph, Mbappe is one of the quickest and most explosive footballers on the planet! TRAINING DRILL PLACE A CONE ten metres away. Start lying face down on the ground, with your hands under your chin. Get a friend to…

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MOTD MAG SQUAD!

CAPTAIN STAR SNAP! Every issue, our favourite snap will be named captain of the MOTD mag squad and receive a size 5 Europa League replica ball by Decathlon! CAPTAIN LEICESTER LEGEND! Foxes fan Archie is buzzing with his team’s start to the season. He’s just celebrated his birthday too – we hope you like our present! TOP STOP! Safe hands, Freddie! This MOTD mag reader wants to play for Leicester when he grows up. We reckon he’d make a superstar keeper! FARM FRIENDS! MOTD mag subscriber Oscar headed to a farm to find out who football's GOAT is – by asking an actual goat. Baa-rilliant! SAY CHEESE! Anna has put on her Chelsea kit and laid out her fave posters – if the Blues need a super sub, we know…

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