Table of contents for 21 May 2024 in MATCH!

CITY CHASE ANOTHER CUP! It’s almost a year since the Manchester rivals met in London for last year’s FA Cup final! Man. City were victorious that day thanks to Ilkay Gundogan’s brilliant brace, with Pep Guardiola’s side then going on to win an historic continental treble thanks to Champions League glory! 12 Gundogan’s goal in last year’s final after 12 seconds was the quickest-ever in FA Cup final history! 3 Man. City have reached the FA Cup final in consecutive years for a third time! 6 City have won six of their last seven head-to-heads with United in all competitions! GLORY, GLORY, MAN. UNITED! It’s fair to say Erik ten Hag’s side scraped their way to the final after blowing a three-goal lead against Championship club Coventry! It might have…

DID YOU KNOW? It will host several games at the 2026 World Cup, with 17,000 temporary seats added, which will help set a new attendance record for the ground! STADIUM FACTS TEAM: Toronto FC BUILT: 2007 CAPACITY: 30,000 RECORD ATTENDANCE: 36,045 v Seattle Sounders, December 2016 NEAREST NEIGHBOUR: CF Montreal LONGEST LEAGUE JOURNEY: Inter Miami, 1,451 miles COLLECT ALL 15!…

B. DORTMUND Manager: Edin Terzic Captain: Emre Can Champions League finals: 2 Champions League wins: 1 KOBEL The Swiss star has made more CL saves than any other GK this season! RYERSON The Norway RB has been class since joining BVB in January 2023! HUMMELS The 35-year-old has been an absolute rock at the back for Dortmund! SCHLOTTERBECK Nico played a key role in keeping Mbappe and PSG quiet in the semis! MAATSEN The Chelsea loanee is enjoying another epic spell away from London! SABITZER Marcel’s got five assists in this season’s CL – the joint-most in the comp! CAN The former Liverpool midfielder’s leadership will be key in the final! SANCHO Jadon’s been back to his best since re-joining BVB on loan from Man. United! BRANDT The CAM has…

INTER ITALY Inter have now won Serie A a whopping 20 times and secured this season’s league title in style by beating city rivals AC Milan 2-1 at the San Siro! Although this was only their second title since 2009-10, the Nerazzurri absolutely dominated in Italy this campaign and even went on a crazy 28-game unbeaten run! 6 Inter have now won the last six “Derby della Madonnina” games against AC Milan! STAR MAN! LAUTARO MARTINEZ The Argentina striker totally ran away with the Serie A Golden Boot. Lethal! BAYER LEVERKUSEN GERMANY Leverkusen have finally shaken off their brutal “Neverkusen” nickname after winning the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history! It has been a remarkable season under the guidance of Xabi Alonso, and it could get…

1 PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM OF THE SEASON GOALKEEPERS THE SHORTLIST David Raya, Arsenal Guglielmo Vicario, Tottenham Jordan Pickford, Everton Ederson, Man. City Alisson, Liverpool OTHER: Write on your voting form! CENTRE-BACKS THE SHORTLIST Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool William Saliba, Arsenal Ruben Dias, Man. City Micky van de Ven, Tottenham Gabriel, Arsenal OTHER: Write on your voting form! WINGERS THE SHORTLIST Phil Foden, Man. City Bukayo Saka, Arsenal Anthony Gordon, Newcastle Jarrod Bowen, West Ham Mohamed Salah, Liverpool OTHER: Write on your voting form! FULL-BACKS THE SHORTLIST Ben White, Arsenal Diogo Dalot, Man. United Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool Destiny Udogie, Tottenham Kyle Walker, Man. City OTHER: Write on your voting form! MIDFIELDERS THE SHORTLIST Cole Palmer, Chelsea Declan Rice, Arsenal Rodri, Man. City Bruno Guimaraes, Newcastle Douglas Luiz, Aston Villa OTHER: Write on your voting form! STRIKERS THE SHORTLIST Dominic Solanke, Bournemouth Heung-min Son, Tottenham Erling Haaland, Man. City Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa Alexander Isak, Newcastle OTHER: Write on your voting form! 2 PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE…

BACK-TO-BACK FOR BARCA? ✔ Barcelona are the current holders after defeating two-time European champions Wolfsburg 3-2 in the 2023 final, and are looking to lift their third Women’s CL trophy in four years! ✔ It will be a more familiar venue for Barca, who played at the San Mames stadium as recently as March in the Copa de la Reina semi-finals – winning 3-0 against Athletic Bilbao! ✔ This will be one of mega popular manager Jonatan Giraldez’s last matches in charge of the club ahead of his move to NWSL club Washington Spirit in the summer. Good luck! TEAM NEWS & LIKELY LINE-UP Legendary Barca CB Mapi Leon isn’t far away from a return, but she’s unlikely to be rushed back for this game. Forward Mariona Caldentey and midfielder…

SUPER SOLANKE! Nobody has been as important to their team in the Premier League this season as striker Dominic Solanke has been to Bournemouth – he’s bagged 35% of their goals. Lethal! SET-PIECE SHOCKER! Strugglers Nottingham Forest have conceded a whopping 22 goals from set-pieces this season! In comparison, Man. City have the best record having only conceded twice! WICKED WATKINS! There has been no stopping Aston Villa goal grabber Ollie Watkins this season – he’s beaten his personal best for most Prem goals in a single campaign and also leads the way for assists. Nobody in the top flight can match his 31 goal involvements! TACKLE MACHINES! Crystal Palace have ended the season strongly under the management of new gaffer Oliver Glasner, and it looks like putting in loads…

6 QUESTIONS ON… BAYER LEVERKUSEN! 1 What’s the name of their cool 30,210-capacity stadium? 2 Which Portuguese club was left-back Alex Grimaldo at before signing last summer? 3 True or False? Wicked wonderkid Florian Wirtz has already played over 100 league games for the club! 4 Which of these Prem stars has never played for them – Leon Bailey, Bernd Leno, Pascal Gross or Heung-min Son? 5 What year did Xabi Alonso take charge as their manager? 6 Who are their nearest neighbours – Bayern Munich, Cologne or Eintracht Frankfurt? PLAYER BATTLE! Who has more all-time Prem appearances? BABY FACE Name the Prem star in this snap from before they were famous! BACK OF THE SHIRT Can you name the PLballers who these shirts belong to? ACE ACTIVITY WORDFIT Fit 20…

LEADER SAM MORSY When the 32-year-old midfielder joined The Tractor Boys in August 2021, he could’ve only dreamt of leading them to the top flight just three years later! He’s been the heartbeat of the team under Kieran McKenna and will be looking forward to his first taste of the Prem! STAR MAN LEIF DAVIS The flying full-back was recently named in the Championship Team of the Season at the EFL Awards! He got a jaw-dropping 18 assists from left-back in 2023-24, smashing the record for most assists by a defender in the second tier! He’s got a wand of a left foot! GAFFER KIERAN McKENNA Ipswich boss McKenna has earned a reputation as one of the brightest young managers in the country! He led The Tractor Boys up from…

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1 WEMBLEY WAY! The 2024 showpiece is taking place at Wembley Stadium, which is the first time the Champions League final has been played in England since 2013. Funnily enough, that was also the last time Dortmund reached the final as they were beaten by rivals Bayern Munich! It’ll be only a second-ever visit to Wembley for Real Madrid! 2 YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE! Both of these teams have a great mix of older heads and sick young talents! Dortmund legend Marco Reus will want to leave the club on a high, while Real’s Dani Carvajal and Luka Modric will be hoping to lift the trophy for a sixth time! In Jude Bellingham, Madrid also have one of the best young players in the world! 3 HEY JUDE! Talking about Bellingham,…

MATCH Checks out all the latest stories ahead of the European Championship taking place this summer! ONLY 3 WEEKS TO GO! 24 He’s not known for his net-busting ability, but he still ranks sixth in Croatia’s charts for all-time top scorers with 24 goals! 174 Modric is his country’s most capped player with 174 appearances. Wow! 38 The 38-year-old is the oldest player ever to feature for Croatia and will keep extending that record every time he steps onto the pitch! 1 He is the only player from Croatia to win the Ballon d’Or, capturing the award in 2018! 12 He has been named Croatian Footballer of the Year a record 12 times – and for the past eight years in a row. Bonkers! 5 Since his debut in 2006,…