Match of the Day Magazine Issue 672

Match of the Day is Britain’s best-selling football magazine. We bring our youth audience closer to their heroes with an action-packed version of the iconic TV programme. Facts, stats and gossip provide our audience with the knowledge they need for playground banter, while glossy posters, quizzes and cartoons allow them to celebrate the game they’re obsessed with. Parents and teachers say it’s sometimes the only thing boys will read. A huge compliment.

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HARRY ON A MISSION! CAN KANE DO IT?

THE COOLEST THINGS IN FOOTY RIGHT NOW! JAKE SAYS Harry has got to 200 Prem goals quicker than both Shearer and Rooney! If he can stay fit and keep firing, this is on! MY RATING! ■ /10 Are you rooting for Harry to do it? TOP 3 PREM SCORERS! 1 267 GOALS ALAN SHEARER 1992-2006 2 208 GOALS WAYNE ROONEY 2002-18 3 200 GOALS HARRY KANE 2012-PRESENT KANE’S PREM GOALS IN NUMBERS! 8 HAT-TRICKS SCORED 30 PENALTIES SCORED 24 FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX 176 FROM INSIDE THE BOX THE LIST! WHAT WE'RE BUZZED ABOUT! WILL HARRY BREAK SHEARER’S RECORD? YES ■ NO ■ HOW HE'S SCORED THEM! HEADERS 37 GOALS RIGHT FOOT 121 GOALS LEFT FOOT 40 GOALS OTHERS 2 GOALS Watch Premier League highlights on Match of the Day,…

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EFL CUP FINAL!

THE COOLEST THINGS IN FOOTY RIGHT NOW! MY RATING! ■ /10 How excited are you, readers? TOON TRIVIA! It’s 68 years since Newcastle last won a domestic trophy! They reached the FA Cup final in 1999 – but lost 2-0 to Man. United! Only Barcelona have conceded fewer goals in the whole of Europe this season! EFL CUP WINNERS! One Manchester team has dominated this comp recently and they don’t play in red... 2017 MAN. UNITED 2018 MAN. CITY 2019 MAN. CITY 2020 MAN. CITY 2021 MAN. CITY 2022 LIVERPOOL PREDICT THE RESULT! MAN. UNITED v NEWCASTLE Wembley Stadium Sunday, 26 February, 4:30pm THE SCORE WILL BE: ■ - ■ TURN TO P28-29 FOR MORE EFL CUP FINAL! Listen to live EFL Cup final commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live…

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SPORTS COLLIDE! LEBRON'S LFC LINK-UP!

THE COOLEST THINGS IN FOOTY RIGHT NOW! MY RATING! ■ /10 Rate this collab, readers! GOAL GOAT! SPEAKING OF record-breakers, goalscoring icon Cristiano Ronaldo has reached another huge milestone! CR7 has already scored the most total goals of ALL TIME, but he also recently passed the 500 league goals mark. He’s trying to make sure long-term rival Leo Messi can’t catch him! WHERE HE SCORED…

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GOALS, GOALS, GOALS!

THE WORLD'S BEST STRIKERS! These are the six hottest strikers in the game right now – but who really is the best on the planet? HARRY KANE FACT FILE FULL NAME Harry Edward Kane MBE BORN 28 July 1993 (age 29) CLUB Tottenham COUNTRY England PREFERRED FOOT Right VALUE £120M THE NUMBERS! SPURS417 GAMES267 GOALS ENGLAND80 GAMES53 GOALS THE TRADEMARK! IF KANE WAS A SUPERHERO, HE’D BE… THE CELE! MOTD MAG RATINGS! WE RATE KANE 90/100 I RATE KANE /100 ERLING HAALAND FACT FILE FULL NAME Erling Braut Haaland BORN 21 July 2000 (age 22) CLUB Man. City COUNTRY Norway PREFERRED FOOT Left VALUE £160m THE NUMBERS! MAN. CITY30 GAMES32 GOALS NORWAY23 GAMES21 GOALS THE TRADEMARK! IF…

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WSL’S FLAMIEST FINISHERS!

THE CHAMPION! SAM KERR WSL GAMES 58 WSL GOALS 48 THE AUSSIE GOAL machine has won Golden Boot trophies across the globe. She’s Australia’s record goalscorer and she’s been the WSL’s pacesetter ever since joining the Blues! CURRENT GOALS 6 MOTD PREDICTS 12 THE RACE IS ON! We're halfway through the WSL SEASON! JAKE SAYS Sam Kerr won last season’s WSL Golden Boot, hitting 20 goals. Her closest challenger only managed 14! THE WANTED! ALESSIA RUSSO WSL GAMES 37 WSL GOALS 17 ALESSIA'S GONE FROM SUPER SUB for England at the Euros to the most exciting striker in the league. Her rapid bursts of pace and clinical finishing mean every top club in the world wants to sign her! CURRENT GOALS 5 MOTD PREDICTS 11 THE SURPRISE! RACHEL DALY WSL…

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EMOJI MATES WITH OLIVER SKIPP!

THE SHOOTING STAR IS... HARRY KANE SKIPP SAYS: “It has to be Harry Kane. His finishing is amazing, we can all see it in games!” THE ANGEL IS... ERIC DIER SKIPP SAYS: “Eric Dier’s always nice and friendly. He’s big on making sure everyone is happy!” THE COOL GUY IS... HUGO LLORIS SKIPP SAYS: “I’d say Hugo Lloris – he’s classy and cool!” THE GAMING KING IS... RYAN SESSEGNON SKIPP SAYS: “I’d probably give it to Sess, Ryan Sessegnon. He probably spends the most time gaming!" THE CLASS CHEF IS... PIERRE-EMILE HOJBJERG SKIPP SAYS: “I did a cooking challenge with Hojbjerg once and I was impressed with his skills. We made Korean dumplings!” THE SMARTY PANTS IS... BEN DAVIES SKIPP SAYS: “It’s got to be. He’s just finished a university…

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