Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 740 i Match of the Day Magazine

MOTD MAG’S WORLD XI! 2025 DREAM TEAM!

IT’S TIME TO reveal this year’s ultimate all-star line-up. These are the players, chosen by MOTD mag experts, who’ve totally bossed it in 2025. We’re talking about the record breakers, trophy lifters and headline makers, who’ve been unstoppable for club and country. This lot are pure football fire! MY HYPE RATING! /10 How sick is our 2025 Dream Team? YOU’RE THE BOSS! From our superstar XI, who would YOU pick for these roles? CAPTAIN PENALTY TAKER THE LINE-UP! OUR TEAM IN NUMBERS! 26 The total number of trophies our Dream Team players won in 2025! 9 How many 2024-25 title winners we have in our line-up! 91 The total number of goals scored by our strikers Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe since the start of 2025! 690 The number of…

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN FRANCE...

1 POINT for each correct answer! YOUR FOOTY BRAIN POWER YOUR SCORE  /8 ANSWERS! 1 C, 2 E, 3 F, 4 G,5 H, 6 B, 7 A, 8 D…

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MOTD MAG SQUAD!

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 size 5 Europa League replica ball by Decathlon! WHAT A WORDSMITH! Sam has been busy writing his 500-word story for the BBC, at his MOTD mag-filled writing station. We can’t wait to read his tale! COLOURING CHAMP! Give Harry some pencils and he will deliver. The Fulham fan has bossed the colouring activity from issue 737. Hang it in the Louvre! SOME SQUAD! Cian is a huge fan of our posters…

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN!

WHAT IT IS! Behind each door is a daily challenge, a quiz, an art test or a footy-themed joke! WHAT YOU NEED! ● Scissors ● Coloured card (A3 size) ● A ruler ● Some string or wool ● Sticky tape ● 24 pegs or paper clips WHAT TO DO! 1 Carefully cut out the 24 different doors on page 5. No peeking at the other side! 2 Take your piece of card and the string. Cut five pieces of string – they should each be the width of the A3 card (see the ‘What it looks like!’ picture, left). 3 Take the tape and stick down the ends of the five pieces of string onto the card. 4 Now take the doors and space them out on each line. Attach each…

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TOP 100 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD!

100 SERHOU GUIRASSY NEW Club Borussia Dortmund Position Striker Country Guinea 99 ALEX GRIMALDO LAST YEAR 78 Club Bayer Leverkusen Position Left-back Country Spain 98 DAYOT UPAMECANO NEW Club Bayern Munich Position Centre-back Country France 97 BRUNO GUIMARAES LAST YEAR 81 Club Newcastle Position Midfielder Country Brazil 96 FEDERICO DIMARCO LAST YEAR 56 Club Inter Milan Position Left-back Country Italy 95 DANI OLMO LAST YEAR 46 Club Barcelona Position Midfielder Country Spain 94 DEAN HUIJSEN NEW Club Real Madrid Position Centre-back Country Spain 93 JEREMY DOKU LAST YEAR 79 Club Man. City Position Winger Country Belgium 92 BRYAN MBEUMO NEW Club Man. United Position Forward Country Cameroon 91 BERNARDO SILVA LAST YEAR 9 Club Man. City Position Midfielder Country Portugal 90 CRISTIAN ROMERO NEW Club Tottenham Position Centre-back Country Argentina 89 SANDRO TONALI NEW Club Newcastle…

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FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS!

THE MEN WHO NEED A SEAT THE CLUES The Barcelona player sits between two Gunners! The West Ham star sits next to his ex-West Ham teammate! The boss sits between the oldest player and the captain! The Crystal Palace defender sits in front of an ex-Palace player! The goalkeeper sits next to a player with the same surname! The Chelsea baller is chillin’ by England’s No. 1! ANSWERS! Marcus Rashford 3E, Jarrod Bowen 2A, Thomas Tuchel 1C,Marc Guehi 2D, Dean Henderson 1A, Cole Palmer, 3B…

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FOOTY'S FUNNIEST EVER PHOTOS!

WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK IS THE FUNNIEST?…

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THE MOTD MAG CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE!

TRAINING! TECH! VIDEO GAMES! KICKS! KITS! STOCKING FILLERS! UNDER £10! Man. United Water Bottle £10 from next.co.uk GET AN ADULT TO HELP YOU CUT OUT YOUR LIST AND POST IT TO SANTA! Dear Santa, For Christmas, I would like... THIS YEAR, I HAVE BEEN… (COLOUR IN THE BARS TO HELP SANTA!) From your friend,…

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THE BIG 2025 FOOTY QUIZ

1 POINT for each correct answer! TRANSFERS 2025 MASSIVE MOVES! Ker-ching! These are the most expensive signings of the year from five of the world's biggest leagues. You've just got to write the name of the club the player moved from! £125m ALEXANDER ISAK 1 ANSWER £65.5m LUIS DIAZ 2 ANSWER £50m DEAN HUIJSEN 3 ANSWER £32m CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU 4 ANSWER £20m SON HEUNG-MIN 5 ANSWER BALLERS ON BOARD! These three footy stars all locked in loan moves to Europe this year. Match each player to the correct boarding pass! ANSWERS: MASSIVE MOVES! 1 Newcastle, 2 Liverpool, 3 Bournemouth, 4 Chelsea, 5 Tottenham. BALLERS ON BOARD! 1 B, 2 A, 3 C YOUR TOTAL □ / 8 PREMIER LEAGUE 2025 TEKKY No.10s! Who wears the No.10 shirt for each of…

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