Match of the Day Magazine

THE ALTERNATIVE A-Z OF GOALS!

A IS FOR ALL YOU CAN EAT!

PEKING ROAST Duck. Kung Pao Chicken. Sweet and Sour Pork. These were all on the menu for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak growing up! Before he went to train with his Swedish youth team, Isak would regularly chow down on a Chinese buffet. Grab us a plate of prawn toast next time you’re there, Alex!

B IS FOR BREKKIE!

FROM ONE interesting diet to another... Remember England icon Wayne Rooney? His go-to pre-match meal was a bowl of everyone’s favourite sugary cereal, Coco Pops. We’d go for Rice Crispies ourselves so our shots would have more snap, crackle and pop!

C IS FOR CROT!

NO, THAT’S not some kind of mini-croissant, it’s how Arsenal ledge Beth Mead scores some of her most flairy goals. The Lioness has her own signature finish, striking the ball from out wide into a dangerous area near the goal that can work as both

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