Match of the Day Magazine

THE WAIT is over, readers – the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 summer festival of tournament footy is set to kick off and it’s going to be EPIC! Expect crunch matches, inspirational moments and maybe the odd squirrel on the pitch if we’re lucky. The Lionesse

THE 2022-23 season marks the Premier League’s 30th birthday and their big present – the brand-new shiny ball – is bringing all the right vibes. To celebrate the anniversary of the 1992-93 season, Nike’s latest edition features golden crosses and the

PROMOTED TEAMS, tick. New ball, tick. A whole new set of Premier League fixtures filled with crunch matches, massive derbies and beyond, TICK! Get your diaries out – below are the first round of games to be played from 5-7 August!

IF THE LIONESSES want to go deep into Euro 2022, they’ll need to start strong. In their opening game they face off against Austria – and we couldn’t hold back our hype any more, so we asked their most dangerous baller, Nicole Billa, what we should ex

CUT OUT THE THINGS ON P11 AND PLONK THEM ONTO GARETH'S SAD LITTLE FACE! IT’S BEEN A RUBBISH SUMMER FOR GARETH SOUTHGATE AND HIS ENGLAND TEAM, SO HE WANTS TO GET AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HELP HIM AVOID ATTENTION BY GIVING HIM SOME OF THESE MAD DIS

What better way to kick off than to meet Kai, Ashley and Robyn – this summer’s vibey mascots. They’re best mates and all play for the same team with their own squad numbers. Ledge! Sixteen of Europe’s most in-form countries will take part in this sum

ENGLAND SENT A MESSAGE to the rest of Europe by hiring Euro 2017 winner Sarina Wiegman as their manager this year. Wiegman has the Lionesses playing attack-minded, possession-based football that could lead them to their first major trophy! TEAM SPIR

NAME Leah Cathrine Williamson BORN 29 March 1997 (age 25) POSITION Midfielder/centre-back CLUB Arsenal ENGLAND GAMES/GOALS 27/2 ENGLAND DEBUT Russia 1-3 England, 2018 LEAH SAYS: “My favourite subjects at school were history and maths. I always love

1 WHICH ITALIAN CLUB DOES ENGLAND STRIKER TAMMY ABRAHAM PLAY FOR? 2 WHICH OF THESE CLUBS HAS WON THE FA CUP THE MOST TIMES? 3 WHICH NUMBER DOES MICHAEL OLISE WEAR FOR CRYSTAL PALACE? 4 WHICH BADGE BELONGS TO FRENCH CLUB MARSEILLE? 5 WHO SHARE

Darwin’s off-the-ball positional sense is always spot on. His runs in behind defenders are on point, which will be sweet for Liverpool’s midfielders! Nunez has the sixth sense that all top strikers need, which is timing his arrival in the box to per

Nate managed to snap a hat-trick in this photo – not one, not two but THREE of his pets joined him to have a read of MOTD mag. We wonder who finished first! Oscar’s cat Meg is glued to MOTD mag, checking out Liverpool’s dream signings. We hope sh