Issue 611

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Welcome
YES, IT’S PROPER late to be handing out awards for last season when the new one has started, but we’re buzzing Kevin De Bruyne has finally got what he deserves – the 2019-20 PFA Men’s Player of the Year award. He was the standout player in a mad seas
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Former Clubs!
1 MOHAMED SALAH 2 GRANIT XHAKA 3 ANDROS TOWNSEND 4 SERGE GNABRY 5 MOUSSA DEMBELE 6 BRUNO FERNANDES 7 BENJAMIN MENDY 8 JORGINHO 1-3 points You just didn’t turn up today! 4-6 points Love that from you. Good work! 7-8 points
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The FAVOURITES!
CLUB ARSENAL AGE 31 GOALS LAST SEASON 22 Why Auba can win it! Do we really need to tell you? Pierre already has one Premier League Golden Boot to his name and scored more than 20 last season – all while playing from the left. He’ll be right up ther
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The NEARLY MEN!
CLUB MAN. CITY AGE 25 GOALS LAST SEASON 20 Why Sterling can win it! Raz was four goals off winning it in 2019-20 and been improving his goal tally every season. If he keeps getting into the right areas and being confident in front of goal, he could
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The OUTSIDERS!
CLUB MAN. UNITED AGE 22 GOALS LAST SEASON 17 Why Rashford can win it! Man. United are going to be a different beast this season. Their formation is fixed, their midfield has bulked up and Rashy’s goal tally has been creeping up each season. This co
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The WILDCARDS!
CLUB CHELSEA AGE 22 GOALS LAST SEASON 15 CLUB MAN. UNITED AGE 18 GOALS LAST SEASON 10 CLUB EVERTON AGE 23 GOALS LAST SEASON 13 CLUB TOTTENHAM AGE 28 GOALS LAST SEASON 11 CLUB LEEDS AGE 29 GOALS LAST SEASON 4 ■
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Global Goal Kings!
Age 22 Country France Celtic’s record signing has netted 40 goals in his last 62 league games for the reigning Scottish champs! Age 27 Country England Kane is a two-time Premier League Golden Boot winner! He's got 183 goals in the last six seasons
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Transfer Catch-up!
Chelsea’s attack was already pretty stacked with Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic – now they've added Germany’s best young midfielder! Kai loves to get forward from midfield. He was Leverkusen’s top scorer for the past two years! He’s
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Top 10 WSL FORWARDS!
THE CHELSEA squad is stacked, so the WSL Player of the Year may not start every week – but if she plays, she scores! WE ALL KNOW White can score goals – she won the World Cup Golden Boot. Her City team-mates will give her plenty of chances! THE
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The Big Quiz! All About Goals!
1 11 Robert Lewandowski is the record goalscorer for which country? 2 Which player has never won the Puskas best goal award? 3 Who beat Southampton 9-0 last season? 4 How many WSL goals did Beth England bag last season? 5 Which of these leg
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Tekkers
Five things you need if you want to become a five-star finisher! Practise different finishes – bangers, dinks, headers, volleys and overhead kicks. A striker like Robert Lewandowski can finish in any style from any position! Own your tekkers, trust
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Positive Vibes
YOU JUST MISSED A BIG CHANCE... Forget it. Wipe it from your memory immediately and focus on the next chance instead. You can still change the game! YOU START ON THE BENCH... No biggie. Don’t throw a strop. Study the match, prepare well and pr
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The Targets!
Get off the mark! The first goal of the season is always the sweetest, so focus on your all-round play and take a chance when you get it! Score with your weaker foot! You’ve probably netted a few by now, so we want you to tuck one away using your
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On Finishers' Feet!
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Match Of The Day
EDITOR Mark Parry Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang DEPUTY EDITOR Lee Stobbs Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang SENIOR ART EDITOR Blue Buxton Harry Kane DESIGNER Bradley Wooldridge Timo Werner WRITER Jake Wilson Sadio Mane GROUP PICTURE EDITOR Natasha Thompson M
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Squad Goals
IN 1,238 games for Sao Paulo, this Brazilian shot-stopper netted 131 times. He took free-kicks and penalties for his club and even once banged one in from open play. Madness! KNOWN AS the ultimate penalty king, G-Man played for four different club

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