Tabla de contenidos para 21 October 2025 en MATCH!

IT’S A PIRATE’S LIFE! Italy U21 coach Silvio Baldini made his team train wearing eye patches to help improve the players’ balance, coordination and attention! DIDYOU KNOW…? As a child, Everton striker Katja Snoeijs’ left leg grew six centimetres longer than her right, and she needed surgery to help them grow equally! SERIEA-BROAD! Milan v Como will take place in Perth, Australia, in February 2026, while Barcelona’s La Liga match v Villarreal will be played in Miami, USA, in December! “REFEREE”! Back in 2005, during a non-league clash between Peterborough North End and Royal Mail AYL, things took an odd turn! The referee got so tired of a goalkeeper’s moaning that he threw down his whistle and squared up to him. After cooling off, the ref realised he'd totally lost…

ENGLAND WOMEN v AUSTRALIA WOMEN Tuesday 28 October, 7pm The Lionesses kick off their “Homecoming Series” this fortnight, celebrating their Euro 2025 win! After facing Brazil, they head to Derby’s Pride Park for the first time to take on Australia. The Lionesses met The Matild as twice in 2023, including a memorable 3-1 World Cup semi-final win. There’s going to be a party feel to this one! SPURS v CHELSEA Saturday 1 November, 5.30pm It’s almost impossible for a Spurs v Chelsea clash not to bring drama! Their showdown at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last season ended 4-3 to The Blues, even though the home side were 2-0 up after 11 minutes. Spurs have only beaten Chelsea once in their last 13 PL meetings, so confidence might be a bit…

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EXPECTED GOALS! Every single outfield player who started for Austria against San Marino either scored or provided an assist in their 10-0 win. Sheesh! “THAT’S OFFSIDE, LINO”! Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola was recently spotted having a go at being the linesman for a local grassroots girls’ side, Merley FC. Hero! SON-SATIONAL! Heung-min Son’s start to life in MLS has been scarily good! He bagged eight goals and three assists in just nine games for Los Angeles FC! WELSH WIZARDRY! The whole of Wales will be watching (maybe…) when Wrexham and Cardiff face off this fortnight for the first time in over 20 years! A moment of magic or madness – or maybe even some pure Welsh wizardry – could be what sends one of these teams through to the next…

BRAIN LUKA MODRIC MILAN The fact that Modric can still boss it in one of Europe’s top five leagues at age 40 is unbelievable! A main reason for that is due to the fact that his footy brain is still so sharp! JOSHUA KIMMICH BAYERN MUNICH Zombies would love to feast on Kimmich’s bulging brain – it’s practically overflowing with football knowledge! FRENKIE DE JONG BARCELONA Every through ball, pirouette and pass feels like De Jong’s casting wizard spells on the pitch. He’s magic to watch! STRENGTH JOELINTON NEWCASTLE With the body of a giant ogre and the attitude to match, we’re pretty sure there’s no player you’d want to mess with less than the powerhouse. He’s a total force! AMADOU ONANA ASTON VILLA Don’t be fooled by Onana–s slightly…

BRIGHTON v LEEDS Could Georginio Rutter be the match-winner against his old side? MATCH SAYS 2-1 YOU SAY CRYSTAL PALACE v BRENTFORD Brentford won both their H2Hs last season. Palace will get revenge! MATCH SAYS 2-0 YOU SAY NOTT’M FOREST v MAN. UNITED Neither will be happy with a point, but hey – it’s better than nothing! MATCH SAYS 1-1 YOU SAY LIVERPOOL v ASTON VILLA You have to go all the way back to 2014 for Villa’s last win at Anfield! MATCH SAYS 2-2 YOU SAY BURNLEY v ARSENAL Arsenal’s solid defence won’t have any problems keeping Burnley out! MATCH SAYS 0-2 YOU SAY FULHAM v WOLVES Joao Gomes has three goals and assists combined in four v Fulham! MATCH SAYS 1-1 YOU SAY SPURS v CHELSEA It feels…

ARSENAL v BRIGHTON Former Brighton forward Leandro Trossard could be their hero turned-villain this fortnight! NEWCASTLE v SPURS Spurs fans have nightmares from recent trips to St. James’ Park – 6-1, 4-0 and 2-1 losses. Ouch! WOLVES v CHELSEA Wolves could do with a positive cup run to help them escape the reality of a PL relegation battle! WYCOMBE v FULHAM A mouldy banana skin awaits Fulham at Adams Park! Will they slip on it or swerve it?…

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Kit collection! Ricky has some awesome shirts in his collection – including a Barcelona Lamine Yamal one! Cool Canary! Harrison is a big MATCH and Norwich fan – he’s a season ticket holder at Carrow Road! Hearts hero! Finlay loves MATCH, and his favourite teams are Hearts and Real Madrid. Legend! MATCH superfans! Greyson and Elijah are huge card collectors, Haaland and Mbappe super fans, and they never miss a single edition of MATCH! Rocking Red Devil! Man. United supporter Fionn sent in this sharp snap. Nice one! Seagulls superstar! Brighton fan Toby posed with so many MATCH mags, we lost count! SEND YOUR PICTURES TO… Email: match.magazine@kelsey.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/matchmagazine X: www.x.com/matchmagazine…

Championship sides Wrexham and Coventry are going to face off this Halloween! Noel Whelan is the only player with all the letters of “Halloween” in his name to make a PL appearance on October 31! 28 Barcelona and England forward Marcus Rashford turns 28 this Halloween! 2015 Back in2015, adidas released the Halloween-inspired “Supernatural Pack” for their wicked Predator Instinct and F50 adizero silos… 2020 Then, five years later, Puma released the cool Halloween themed “Fear Pack” for their Future 6.1 and Ultra 1.1 kicks! Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez’s creepy crawly nickname is “Spider”! 5 Back on Halloween 2010, Newcastle smashed their rivals Sunderland 5-1 at home! Trick AND treat! 18 Stockport County have played 18 league games on Halloween without a single win. Cursed?…