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Will a surprise face pick up this season’s best scorer award? The EUROPEAN GOLDEN SHOE is awarded to Europe’s deadliest scorer, and in recent years it’s been bossed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi or Luis Suarez. This season there could be a shock though – there are some different names in contention n for the award! MATCH checks them out... EDEN HAZARD CHELSEA It shouldn’t be a shock to see Hazard challenging for the Golden Shoe, but the Chelsea star has only reached the 20-goal mark once in his career. He’s never scored as many league goals before the start of November as he has done this season, and he’s on track to end the campaign with 30+! CRISTHIAN STUANI GIRONA Middlesbrough fans will be as shocked as anyone to…

It’s crunch time over in MLS! The MLS play-offs get started this week, with the league’s biggest names all dreaming of getting their hands on some silverware! We’ve been taking a look back over the league campaign to see which stars have really stood out... ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC LA GALAXY Not only has Zlatan been prolific in MLS with 22 goals in his first 26 games, he’s also scored some absolute screamers. His first LA Galaxy goal was a 35-yard volley to make it 3-3 in the first-ever LA derby, and that set the tone! DID YOU KNOW? Earlier this year, Ibrahimovic bagged the 500th goal of his wicked career with a typical acrobatic volley on the turn! BRADLEY WRIGHT-PHILLIPS NEW YORK RED BULLS Since joining the Red Bulls in 2013,…

FOOTY JOURNEY! JAMES SAYS: “My path was different to a lot of Premier League players. I started out in the lower leagues instead of being in a big club’s academy. I started off at Coventry, went on loan to Aberdeen – where I played in a Scottish League Cup final v Celtic at Hampden Park in front of 50,000 – and I’ve played at Norwich.” MAKING MOVES! JAMES SAYS: “All the moves I’ve made have come after I’ve sat down with my family and agent and thought what was the best move. I’ve never rushed into something, never gone anywhere where I wasn’t 100% sure. I’ve always trusted my decision and gone with my gut feeling, and that was good for me.” PREMIER LEAGUE DREAM! JAMES SAYS: “I’m just a…

Get Your Own Footy Cartoon! One lucky MATCH reader can get a cool cartoon drawn of themselves! You’ll be wearing your fave club’s footy kit and posing with MATCHY. Get in there! Real Madrid Annual 2019! To celebrate the release of the MATCH Real Madrid Annual 2019, we’ve got five copies of the epic book up for grabs! It’s packed with the European champions’ greatest ever players, record breakers, quizzes, facts and more! Real Madrid Annual 2019, published by Pillar Box Red Publishing Limited, is on sale now! HOW TO ENTER! WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘Win’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full T&Cs are available online.…

Red bedroom! Liverpool fan Joey sent MATCH this pic in his bedroom – the curtains and bed sheets are red, just like his fave team! Drawing tekkers! Thanks to Theodore for sending MATCH this wicked drawing of himself busting net. Sick finish! MATCH young and old! Elise sent us this top-quality picture with her two older bros who also read MATCH when they were younger! Sydney superstar! The award for furthest MATCH fan this week goes to Jack – the hero gets the mag sent to Sydney in Australia every week. Epic, mate! Blues baller! A MATCHY thumbs up to kitted-out Chelsea fan Joseph for sending us this awesome picture with his boots and England shirt! MATCH Vote! Before last Sunday’s El Clasico, we asked our Twitter followers who’d win!…

Wrap your eyeballs around the class MAN. UNITED CM’s new PREDATORS! These are the fourth edition Paul Pogba cleats, replacing the burgundy and grey collection that launched back in April! With a ‘Black/Olive’ cameo colourway, gold soleplate and red to gold stripes, they’re perfect for his Autumn action! Check out the signature PP branding on the Pur ecut coll ar, plus the ‘Pogba’ stitched ont o the inside of the collar! Paul Pogba and Lionel Messi are the only two adidas footballers to hav their own regular boot series! Turn to page 5 3 t o see the trainer ver sion of Pogba’s ace cl eat s! INTER ANNIVERSARY SHIRT! Nike have been making Inter’s strips for 20 years, and they want to release a special mash-up kit to celebrate…

Shirt shambles! Richarlison got into a right mess with his shirt! Job swap! This is what Neymar gets up to when the fans head home! Teary eyes! Who wiped raw onion on Pickford’s gloves? Man. City mover! Pep ‘captured’ Sadio Mane as his first winter signing! Zaba’s freestyle! Pablo Zabaleta is an absolute hero at handstands! Keeper clanger! Foster seriously misjudged that cross from King! Arsenal dancers! Mustafi and Lacazette were dancing to their fave chant! Zebra troll! The Juventus mascot was taking the mick out of C-Ron! Cheek y Tripps! Trippier is always ‘assisting’ others! Tarantu-hair ! Is that a massive spider on Renato Sanches’ head?…

Use the clues to work out the mystery star! I play in La Liga for a team challenging for this year’s title! I made my debut for France in March 2018, but didn’t make their WC squad! My goals knocked Man. United out of the CL last season! TRANSFER TRACKERI  Can you fill in the gaps in the career of deadly PSG and Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani? FLASHBACK!  Which wicked Bayern baller is playing for Chelsea back in 2004? THE NICKNAME GAME! Match these European clubs with their awesome nicknames! SOCCER SCRABBLE  Which class Serie A striker’s name is all jumbled up? SPOT THE BALL!  Mark where you think the ball is in this cool pic! BEARD SPOTTER! Name the players from their face fuzz! YOUNG GUNS!  Which teams do…

TOTAL TACTICS Tactical geniuses have loads more options to try and outfox their opponents, with a sick new tactic system! VAR Video refs and goal-line technology are on the game for the first time to make matchdays extra realistic! TRAINING OVERHAUL There are more than 40 different sessions to get your players working on if you fancy yourself as the next top boss! BIRTHDAY CORNER! ASHLEY BARNES WILL BE 29 ON OCTOBER 30 MARCUS RASHFORD WILL BE 21 ON OCTOBER 31 JAMES WARD-PROWSE WILL BE 24 ON NOVEMBER 1 MARCO VERRATTI WILL BE 26 ON NOVEMBER 5 KASPER SCHMEICHEL WILL BE 32 ON NOVEMBER 5 Stats correct up to October 23. NEW NOU CAMP! BARCELONA have revealed their latest plans for the redevelopment of their epic stadium on their YouTube…

New Era x Tottenham Collection Top-quality cap company New Era, who combined with Man. United in the past, have teamed up with Spurs to release this class 2018-19 collection! Check out the website for the full range and prices! neweracap.co.uk UA Magnetico Pro Under Armour have wrapped their Magnetico silo in this slick faded blue and white colourway! See if you can spot Arsenal hero Granit Xhaka or Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold wearing them! Price: £180 lovellsoccer.co.uk Paul Pogba Predator Tango 18+ Trainers These are the street version of the Paul Pogba Season IIII Predators, in the same black and olive colourway! Price: £199.95 adidas.co.uk ACE APPS!…

GAME CHANGER! Which Chelsea player hit their equaliser in last month’s Carabao Cup comeback v Liverpool? THE NUMBERS GAME! How many goals did West Ham score v League Two’s Macclesfield last round? ODD ONE OUT! Which Prem club didn’t make it past this season’s third round? TROPHY TIME ! Which Carabao Cup hero is hiding behind the epic trophy? PREVIOUS CLUBS! Who did these Carabao Cup scorers join their current clubs from? MEGA MASH-UP!  Can you name the lethal striker in this weird pic?…

Monaco gaffer Thierry Henry made his senior debut for the Ligue 1 club back in 1994! Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil is a mega fan of Fortnite, and recently showed off his stats – 4,938 matches played, 606 wins! When Leicester and England playmaker James Maddison was at Coventry, he was once made to wash his manager’s car! Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy played together for Leicester in 2012-13 when the Spurs star was on loan at The Foxes. Sick partnership! Wayne Rooney’s game-winning free-kick v Toronto was his second set-piece goal since joining MLS. Hero! Southampton gaf fer Mark Hughes once played for both Bayern Munich and Wales in the same day! Wolves’ Helder Costa scored on his international debut for Portugal against Scotland! Serie A club Udinese’s vice-captain is…