Tabla de contenidos para 17 January 2023 en MATCH!

15 He signed his first pro contract at Santos and scored his first senior goal when he was just 15 years old! 16 He scored his first-ever Brazil goal when he was 16 and remains their youngest-ever scorer! 17 He was 17 at the 1958 World Cup when he became the WC’s youngest-ever goalscorer and the youngest star to play and score in the final! 3 He’s the only player in World Cup history to win the trophy three times! 8 His eight all-time World Cup assists is a joint-record, with his six in 1970 a record for a single tourno! 1,283 He’s estimated to have scored over 1,200 goals for clubs and country throughout his career in just 1,363 games! 77 Pele is tied at the top of Brazil’s…

WHO STARTED WHERE? Match these superstars with the club they started at! TRUE or FALSE? FACE TO FACE Can you name these two mixed up Barcelona megastars? FIFA Challenge! Which of these Granit Xhaka FUT 23 cards is real? ACE ACTIVITY WORDSEARCH Find 30 English Football League ballers in this giant grid! Armstrong Atkinson Bannan Brown Brownhill Cashin Chair Chilvers Collins Evans Foulds Hamer Harrison Helik Hoskins Johansson Lockyer Manning Mawson Moxon Norwood Pedro Piergianni Rooney Rose Sargent Storey Taylor Watt Whitfield ANSWERS Who Started Where?: 1D; 2B; 3E; 4F; 5C; 6A. True Or False: 1. True; 2. True; 3. False; 4. True. Face To Face: Gavi& Pedri. FIFA Challenge: B. Wordsearch: See right. MY SCORE /43…

If you didn’t receive these MATCH Annuals for Christmas, don’t stress! We’ve got three brilliant bundles to give away! Each lucky winner will win a Barcelona Annual, a Rangers Annual and a Football Skills Annual! All three annuals are still available at amazon.co.uk The Football Skills Annual counts down the top 50 tricksters in world footy, while the Barcelona and Rangers Annuals are must-haves for fans of the clubs! CLOSING DATE: FEB. 17 3 PRIZES! ANI LOVES FOOTBALL BOOKS Ani Loves Football is an amazing activity book all about A girls’ football – and we’ve got ten copies to give away! ay! The book is packed with tons of mega fun footy activities like word searches, spot the difference and mazes! You can be the star of the book because…

MAN. CITY CAREER! SHELLZZ SAYS: “I signed for Man. City in December 2018 and it’s been great! I don’t think I can ask for any more from them. They’ve given me the opportunity to fly around the world, travel to different places like Tokyo and Amsterdam, creating content and doing funny stuff. I’ve won one trophy with them and I want to win more!” CAREER HIGHLIGHT? SHELLZZ SAYS: “It’s a joint-equal! My two career highlights are my first final in Berlin in FIFA 17 as that put me on the map, but winning a trophy, especially the ePremier League, might have to be top, to be honest! It’s hard to pick between those two, but the ePremier League is winning it!” 2021 EPREM GLORY! SHELLZZ SAYS: “It was all a…

THIS ISSUE: LEYTON ORIENT FACTFILE Nickname: The O’s Date founded: 1881 Stadium: Brisbane Road Capacity: 9,271 Did You Know? Their kits have been sponsored by Harry Kane since 2020-21! PLAYING STYLE Orient don’t allow their opponents any time to breathe by pressing high up the pitch! When they have the ball, they progress through midfield with pace and creativity, making them an exciting side to watch! THE GAFFER RICHIE WELLENS No side in the history of English footy’s fourth tier have ever made a better start than the O’s, who won 28 points from a possible 30! The Man. United academy graduate and ex-Leicester CM’s impact has been key since taking over last March! STAR MAN PAUL SMYTH The winger from Northern Ireland glides across the pitch with speed and agility…

FACTFILE Age: 19 Club: Man. City Position: Att. midfielder Country: Australia What was it like to join Man. City last summer? FOWLER SAYS: “I always wanted to play in the English league but I didn’t think it was going to be at one of the best clubs so early on in my career! I’m pretty stoked that I was able to come here at such a young age. It’s been the best transition that it could be as everyone has been really lovely!” Haveyousettled into Manchester life yet? FOWLER SAYS: “The girls are all super welcoming! I have friends in the team and I’m getting on with everyone so I enjoy coming to the club every day. I was living in the south of France, so it’s quite a bit…

Water boy! Injured Jesse Lingard was also on cone duty! Faes fail! Two own goals in one game does this to you… Face palm emoji! That feeling when you get dribbled past… Super-San! Forget Superman, check out Brighton’s Super-Sanchez! Mitro-pong! Aleksandar Mitrovic is clearly still eating leftover sprouts from Christmas! Headlesshero! Has Ebere Eze misplaced his head or what? LOL! Ball boy banter! Vini can have the ball…only if he high-fives the ball boy! Cheeky keeper! We can see your lunch, Aaron! HappyJimenez! Who is the Wolves striker waving to in the crowd? Head-to-head! Has someone glued Barisic and McGregor’s heads together?…

JOAO PEDRO WATFORD If The Hornets fail to gain promotion to the Premier League this season, we really fancy a Prem club to come in for Pedro in the summer! His brace v Reading in November proved that he can lead the line, while he’s just as effective from out wide or as the CAM. He’s their top scorer in the league in 2022-23! JAY STANSFIELD EXETER There are a couple of League One loanees who have definitely impressed us with their epic performances this season – Exeter forward Jay Stanfield, on loan from Fulham, and Plymouth winger Bali Mumba, on loan from Norwich. They each had at least eight goals and assists combined going into the New Year! JACOB WAKELING SWINDON After being released by Leicester last summer, Wakeling…

adidas Predator Precision Archive Mega brand adidas started the new year by travelling back in time – not literally! These Predator Precision boots are a remake of the ones that launched for the 2000 European Championship, with the Velcro on the tongue a real blast from the past. Don’t be fooled by the retro look, though – these boots are just as suitable for the modern game too! Price: £250 adidas.co.uk Puma BMW MMS Ultra Puma take real pride from being a speed brand and their recent partnerships prove it! After their 2022 drops with Porsche, Ferrari and Mercedes, their latest link-up is with BMW, with these cool new Ultra SL boots inspired by the BMW Motorsport racecars. Man. United and Brazil forward Antony was chosen to model the lightning-fast…

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