3 October 2023

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Fowler
She made her Matildas debut when she was just 15 years and 162 days old! ■
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Le Tissier
She became the 226th player to represent The Lionesses at women’s senior level in November 2022! ■
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Pedri
Pedri played his 100th game in all comps for Barcelona when he was still just 20 years old! ■
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Teenage Talents!
15 YRS 94 DAYS The 15-year-old forward made his Senegal debut last month in AFCON qualifying. Wow! 15 YRS 253 DAYS The Norway captain was at Stromsgodset at the time of his 2014 debut against the UAE! 15 YRS 364 DAYS The legendary striker made his Ca
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Barcelona’s boy Wonder!
Lamine joined Barcelona’s famous La Masia academy when he was seven years old and was training with the first team by the time he was 15! He made his senior debut as a substitute in April 2023, becoming the youngest-ever player to appear for Barcelon
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Wonder Women
Caicedo totally lit up the Women’s World Cup earlier this summer! The 18-year-old Colombia winger scored a Goal of the Tournament contender v Germany in the group stage and impressed in her other performances, too. She only joined Real Madrid in Febr
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Wsl Stars!
The Australia forward is now properly settled in England and could have a banging 2023-24! The 21-year-old centre-back has the quality and leadership to be a future Red Devils captain! The midfielder was Villa’s 2022-23 Young POTY! The Lionesses ball
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Fc 24 Young Gems Xi!
The Juventus academy product, who played 40 games across all competitions last season, has seen his stats skyrocket since this time last year! He’s received a 35-point boost across the six main categories most noticeably a ten-point boost to his phys
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Academy Stars!
At Liverpool’s academy since he was five, the CB made his PL debut v Newcastle in August! The left-footed Spurs U21 CAM got six assists in his first four PL2 games of 2023-24! Following in Evan Ferguson’s footsteps, he’s another exciting Irish strike
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Vote Now!
Go to the MATCH social media channels now and you’ll see two shortlists – one for Player Of The Month and one for Goal Of The Month. Then just vote for your choice. Well easy! The Man. United captain’s volley versus Burnley was from another planet. U
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Win Prizes!
MATCH has got ten copies of the brilliant I Am Lenny Brown book to give away to some very lucky readers. Don’t miss out, peeps! I Am Lenny Brown is out now. For more information, visit www.puffin.co.uk CLOSING DATE: NOV.3 Lenny loves listening to his
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Top 45 Premier League Wonderkids
Players must be owned by a Premier League club…sorry, Ansu Fati! They must have been 21 or at the start of the 2023-24 Prem campaign! Position: Centre-back ★ Age: 21 Last season’s loan at PSV was a huge help in his development and he’s finally gettin
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Wonderkids Special bellingham!
Bellingham joined Birmingham at U8s level and became the club’s youngest-ever first-team player when he made his senior debut in August 2019, at the age of 16 years and 38 days! Then, later that month, he became their youngest-ever goalscorer too! JB
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Play Like… Bellingham!
One of Bellingham’s best features, even from an early age, has been his awesome attitude! Not only does he truly believe in his ability, but he’s mega motivated to improve his game. You should always listen to your coaches on areas that you can impro
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Stat Attack!
On making his debut, Bellingham became the sixth English outfield player to feature for Real Madrid! Jude is their youngest player in the 21st century to score in three straight league matches! He became the fourth player to score in his first four L
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Planet Jude!
The midfielder was handed a signature silo from adidas to celebrate his Real Madrid move! He has gained over two million followers on Instagram since joining the Spanish giants! Even Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz is copying his celebration! He we
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Top 10 Euro League Wonderkids!
Leverkusen have rocked so far this season by going toe-to-toe with Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga table, and a big reason for that is the silky skills of intelligent playmaker Wirtz! He was out for nearly a year after an ACL injury in Mar
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Best Of The Rest
Saturday 7 October, 12.30pm Luton’s last victory over Tottenham was way back in 1987, so a home win here would be a momentous occasion! Friday 13 October, 7.45pm Just like the women’s team did earlier this year, The Three Lions are hosting Australia
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Footy On The Box!
Thursday 12 October, 7.45pm Scott McTominay scored twice on a glorious night at Hampden Park to secure a historic victory over Spain back in March! It would be out of this world if the underdogs can do the double over the 2023 Nations League winners,
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Predict The Result!
This friendly is a chance for The Dragons to boost squad morale! MATCH SAYS 3-0 YOU SAY It would take a mammoth effort for Scotland to beat Spain twice! MATCH SAYS 2-0 YOU SAY France’s sizzling streak is going to suffer a mini setback in this game! M
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Can You Beat Match!?
Check out our league table after Gameweek 6! Is your team here? Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this fortnight’s action! DF ★ ASTON VILLA £4.7 MILLION Spend your FPL coins on Cash this fortnight as The Villans face a goal-shy Wolves side a
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Match Gear!
Following his record-breaking goals for Brazil against Bolivia in September, which saw him become his country's all-time top goalscorer, Neymar received this signature Future Ultimate silo called the "NJR78"! His 78th goal was the one that saw him ov
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Jack received this awesome MATCH inspired birthday card! We hope you had a buzzing day celebrating, pal! Max designed two new kits for Chelsea! They’d be awesome 2024-25 designs! Check out this cool Cristiano Ronaldo drawing from his superfan Maggie!
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Big Match Quiz
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Did You Know?
2 England U20 star Malcolm Ebiowei played twice for Netherlands’ U15 side! Germany Women’s wonderkid Jule Brand says her football idol is her international team-mate Sara Dabritz. Awesome! 3 Evan Ferguson is only the fourth player to score a PL hat-t
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Wirtz
Wirtz is the first player in Europe’s top five leagues to create ten chances from open play in a single game since 2015. Wow! ■
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Udogie
The left-back was directly involved in 16 league goals and assists combined over two seasons for his previous side Udinese! ■
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Colwill
As a child, he played Sunday League football alongside Bayern Munich star boy Jamal Musiala! ■
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Bellingham
Jude followed in Cristiano Ronaldo’s footsteps by scoring in his first four competitive matches for Real Madrid! ■

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