Match of the Day Magazine Issue 673

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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BRINGING THE BANTER!

HYPE RED NOSE DAY is around the corner, so we’ve packed this issue with more unreal LOLs than you can handle. There’s an epic pull-out section that's bursting with 16 pages of footy funnies, from well mad movie posters to silly hair-swaps. We reckon this mag will have you laughing until the season ends! WHAT CHALLENGE WOULD YOU WANT TO SEE THE MOTD FAM COMPLETE? MAKE GARY LINEKER EAT CRISPS FOR A WEEK! ☑ MAKE MICAH RICHARDS CRACK AN EGG WITH HIS HEAD! ☑ MAKE IAN WRIGHT WEAR A TOTTENHAM SHIRT! ☑ WHAT DO YOU THINK? WRITE YOUR OWN CHALLENGE IDEA RED NOSE DAY WHEN? Friday 17 March WIN! CALENDAR SIGNED BY LEAH WILLIAMSON ONE LUCKY READER will win a special MOTD mag 2023 calendar – signed by Arsenal…

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ERIK'S ERA!

WHEN MAN. UNITED lifted the EFL Cup trophy, the biggest roar wasn’t for Marcus Rashford – it was for Erik ten Hag. In just six months in charge, the Dutch manager has transformed the team from flops into flames. With his savvy signings, tactical switch-ups and super self-belief, the Red Devils are looking unstoppable. Which trophy is next? CHASING THE QUADRUPLE Which trophies will United win this season? EFL CUP Won 2-0 v Newcastle ☑ PREMIER LEAGUE Still in the title race ☑ FA CUP Quarter-final v Fulham ☑ EUROPA LEAGUE Last 16 v Real Betis ☑ JAKE SAYS Ten Hag knows how to win. When he was Ajax manager, he bagged five trophies in just three years! TURN TO PAGE 42 for our special Baller scouting report on United…

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BURN-ING BRIGHT!

TEAMWORK! DAN SAYS: “Our biggest strength is our work rate and how hard we work for each other. There’s no-one who just plays for themselves!” MENTALITY! DAN SAYS: “We attack every game the same way – I don’t think it will be long before we’re back in a cup final. I hope it’s not my last!” HUNGER! DAN SAYS: “You can see how much it'd mean to the city to win a trophy. We need to get it done – it's been too long. The club deserves it!” WHERE WILL NEWCASTLE FINISH THIS SEASON?…

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BIRTHDAY BOOTS!

HYPE PSG SUPERSTAR Lionel Messi turned 35 last summer and we think Adidas forgot to get him a prezzie. They’ve made up for it by making some of the most special wheels ever seen for the legend, the L10nel M35si. These ace new boots look so good that we doubt Leo will mind he's already over halfway to his 36th birthday! MESSI BY NUMBERS! 1,033 MATCHES PLAYED 1,191 GOALS AND ASSISTS 42 TROPHIES WON 7 BALLON D’OR WINS 1 GOAT ENGLAND ON TRACK! THE LIONESSES have another trophy in the cabinet. They won the Arnold Clark Cup for the second time last month, proving to everyone that they are well prepped for success at this year’s World Cup. Euro 2022 final matchwinner Chloe Kelly even bagged the Golden Boot,…

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THE ALTERNATIVE A-Z OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE

A IS FOR AJAX MAN. UNITED’S squad has a touch of the Netherlands about it. Boss Erik ten Hag joined in the summer from Dutch champions Ajax, bringing breakout stars Lisandro Martinez and Antony with him. These two have raised the levels at Old Trafford – and success is already arriving! JAKE SAYS Lisandro Martinez has won the Dutch league, the Finalissima, World Cup and the EFL Cup in the last 12 months! B IS FOR BLOND BRAZILIANS THIS BRAZILIAN bromance is too much. Newcastle’s South American stars Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes have recently been sporting matching blond trims – both with a black-and-white heart shape trimmed in. We're loving the look! C IS FOR CHAMELEON LEDGE STRIKER Danny Ings is always changing…

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WELCOME TO THE MOTD MAG PULL-OUT!

AT THE MOVIES!! IMAGINE IF THE GAME’S TOP BALLERS WERE IN FILMS – IT’D BE HILARIOUS! GUESS THE MOVIE! SEE IF YOU CAN GUESS THE NAME OF THESE FILMS USING THESE FOOTY CLUES! HILARIOUSO HOBBIES! CAN YOU FIND THE ONE TRUE BALLER HOBBY AMONG THE FAKES? 1 FLYING FORWARD! LIVERPOOL’S MOHAMED SALAH WAS BORED DURING THE WORLD CUP LAST YEAR, SO HE STARTED SKYDIVING BACK HOME IN EGYPT! TRUE ☑FALSE ☑ 2 TOON TRAIN-ING! NEWCASTLE BALLER MIGUEL ALMIRON IS A MASSIVE TRAINSPOTTER. THE WICKED GOALSCORER IS SO OBSESSED, HE EVEN HAS A MODEL RAILWAY IN HIS BEDROOM! TRUE ☑FALSE ☑ 3 PHIL’S FISH! MAN. CITY ACE PHIL FODEN AND HIS DAD ENJOY FISHING WHEN THEY’RE NOT THINKING ABOUT FOOTY. THEY’VE NETTED SOME ABSOLUTE WHOPPERS! TRUE ☑FALSE ☑ 4 NEY KNITS!…

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