Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 742 i Match of the Day Magazine

1 POINT for each correct answer! 1 LAMINE YAMAL A Spain ☑ B Colombia ☑C Uruguay ☑ 2 ESTEVAO A Portugal ☑B Argentina ☑C Brazil ☑ 3 MAX DOWMAN A Scotland ☑B Wales ☑C England ☑ 4 DESIRE DOUE A USA ☑B France ☑C Switzerland ☑ 5 ARDA GULER A Turkey ☑B Serbia ☑C Norway ☑ 6 NICO PAZ A Belgium ☑B Argentina ☑C Chile ☑ 7 LENY YORO A Paraguay ☑B Croatia ☑C France ☑ 8 LENNART KARL A Netherlands ☑B Germany ☑C Poland ☑ 9 ELI KROUPI A France ☑B Romania ☑C Hungary ☑ YOUR SCORE /9 ANSWERS! 1 A, 2 C, 3 C, 4 B, 5 A,6 B, 7 C, 8 B, 9 A…

MY NAME ________________ I SUPPORT ________________ MY CLUB’S TRANSFER BUDGET LESS THAN £10m ❑ £11m-£30m ❑ £31m-£50m ❑ £51m-£80m ❑ £80m+ ❑ ON THE MOVE? Man. United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo has been linked with a move from Old Trafford – colour in his shirt for where you think he should go! LAST JANUARY’S BIGGEST PREM SIGNING! OMAR MARMOUSH Eintracht Frankfurt to Man. City £59m…

A IS FOR AFCON IT'S THE Africa Cup of Nations, and it’s happening right now in Morocco. Some of the world's biggest stars have flown back to ball out for their countries – we're talking about the likes of Achraf Hakimi, Victor Osimhen and Mohamed Salah. But the best is yet to come – as the final is on 18 January, in the Moroccan capital of Rabat! B IS FOR BUDAPEST YOU MIGHT know it as the name of a George Ezra banger, but Budapest is also the capital of Hungary – and where the 2026 Champions League Final will be held. The 67,000-seater stadium, which will host the final on 30 May, is called the Puskas Arena, and is named after Hungarian football legend Ferenc Puskas! C IS FOR…

GLORIOUS GUNNERS IT’S FOURTH time lucky for new Premier League champions, Arsenal. The Gunners took pole position early in the season and didn’t lose top spot with Liverpool lagging behind and Man. City constantly playing catch-up. The title triumph, their first in 22 years, follows three second-place finishes. By Brock O’Lee IGOR THE INCREDIBLE BRENTFORD’S BIG Brazilian Igor Thiago has stunned the football world after outscoring Man. City goal machine Erling Haaland to win the Premier League Golden Boot. Thiago's hat-trick on the final day of the season took his tally to 51 goals – pipping Haaland to top spot by ONE goal. By Anette Buster RUNNING RAY-OT MAN. CITY'S midfield magician Rayan Cherki has been named PFA Young Player of the Year. In his first season in the Premier…

NEW SIGNING WINGS IN ARSENAL HAVE added pure pace to their attack after snapping up Brazilian winger Emu. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta said: “He’s quick – but he’s not great in the air!” REDS' KOALA-TY SIGNING LIVERPOOL HAVE smashed their transfer record to sign a player dubbed 'lazy' by his old manager. Reds legend Steven Gerrard said: “I’ve seen Koala – he clings to the ball. Never lets go!” GOAT PENS CITY DEAL MAN. CITY have completed the big-money signing of the world’s best player – Goat. City boss Pep Guardiola said: “We bleat a lot of top clubs to his signature!” BEAR-ERN BAG PANDA BAYERN MUNICH HAVE boosted their midfield with the signing of Panda – a laid-back playmaker from China. Boss Vincent Kompany said: “He’ll bamboozle the opposition!”…

ARSENAL NEED AN... Attacking midfielder SHOULD SIGN… KENAN YILDIZ THE GUNNERS have greater squad depth than ever as they look to lift their first Prem title in more than 20 years – but adding one of Serie A’s best young players would boost their hopes. The Turkish international has six goals and six assists so far this season and has become Juventus’ key man! ASTON VILLA NEED A... Striker SHOULD SIGN… MIKEL OYARZABAL VILLA MANAGER Unai Emery came through Real Sociedad’s academy – he should head back to buy striker Mikel Oyarzabal, who scored the winner in the Euro 2024 final. Villa smashed it the last time they shopped in Spain, with Pau Torres now one of their top performers, and it could be time to try their luck again!…

1 POINT for each correct answer! 1 BRENTFORD STRIKER IGOR THIAGO IS ON FIRE – BUT WHERE WAS HE BORN? A Brazil ☑B Portuga ☑ C Romania ☑D South Africa ☑ 2 WHICH OF THESE IS THE REAL PREMIER LEAGUE WINTER FOOTBALL? 3 WHICH SHIRT NUMBER DOES JUDE BELLINGHAM WEAR FOR REAL MADRID? A 5 ☑ B 6 ☑C 8 ☑D 10 ☑ 4 WHICH SAFARI ANIMAL IS THE NICKNAME OF CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB MILLWALL? 5 WHICH OF THESE IS ENGLAND KEEPER ANNA MOORHOUSE? 6 WHICH PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTY GROUND IS THIS? A Anfield ☑B The Emirates ☑C City Ground ☑D Old Trafford ☑ 7 WHICH CLUB DOES NEW LIONESS LUCIA KENDALL PLAY FOR? 8 WHICH OF THESE TEAMS ARE NOT IN ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP GROUP? A Croatia ☑B Ecuador ☑C Ghana ☑D…

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