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LAMINE YAMAL SPAIN 17 YEARS OLD The poster boy of Spanish football is a star of the future, alongside fellow 17-year-old team-mate Pau Cubarsi! GEOVANY QUENDA PORTUGAL 17 YEARS OLD Born in Guinea-Bissau, the winger became the youngest player to score for Sporting in August and then debuted in the CL! SVERRE NYPAN NORWAY 17 YEARS OLD The Man. United fan has already made 45 senior appearances for Rosenborg and represents Norway’s Under-21s. Baller! CHIDO OBI-MARTIN DENMARK 16 YEARS OLD The ex-England U16 striker, who now stars for Denmark’s U17 side, left Arsenal in the summer and is set to join Man. United! FRANCESCO CAMARDA ITALY 16 YEARS OLD Last season, Milan’s academy gem striker became the youngest Serie A player ever aged just 15 years and 260 days. Wow!…

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STADIUM FACTS TEAM: LA Galaxy BUILT: 2003  CAPACITY: 27,000 RECORD ATTENDANCE: 27,642 v Inter Miami, February 2024 NEAREST NEIGHBOUR: LAFC LONGEST LEAGUE JOURNEY: Vancouver Whitecaps, 1,291 miles DID YOU KNOW? During the 2028 Summer Olympics, held in LA, the ground will host rugby, tennis, field hockey and track cycling!…

THE FAVOURITES The 2024 Women’s Champions League finalists, Barcelona and Lyon, are once again the big favourites to lift Europe’s elite trophy this season! The Spanish giants are the holders after beating the French club 2-0 in May, winning their third WCL in the last four years. They’ve still got a way to catch up with Lyon, though – Les Fenottes’ eight all-time titles is still a record! THE CONTENDERS CHELSEA New Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor is the queen of the WCL – she was the first person to win the tournament as both a player and a manager! The Blues have reached at least the semi-finals in five of their last six WCL campaigns, but they’re hoping Bompastor will take them one step further! BAYERN MUNICH Bayern have won…

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ENGLAND v GREECE Thursday 10 October, 7.45pm Lee Carsley’s use of Anthony Gordon and Angel Gomes seems to have solved some of the issues that hit England at the Euros! The Three Lions have one of the strongest squads in world football, so these matches give Carsley another chance to prove he can get the most out of the players before the chiefs decide whether he stays on or not! ARSENAL W v CHELSEA W Saturday 12 October, 1.45pm This match between two Women’s Super League heavyweights – and the 2023-24 League Cup finalists – could end up being one of the key games of the entire season! Across their WSL meetings last term, nine goals were scored, with each team winning their home clashes, so mark this one down…

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TOTTENHAM v WEST HAM Tottenham’s set-piece nightmares will strike again v The Hammers! MATCH SAYS 1-1 YOU SAY IPSWICH v EVERTON This clash between two teams at the bottom of the table is massive! MATCH SAYS 0-1  YOU SAY NEWCASTLE v BRIGHTON Yankuba Minteh could cause some real problems for his former club! MATCH SAYS 2-2  YOU SAY BOURNEMOUTH v ARSENAL The Gunners have scored 13 goals in their last four v The Cherries! MATCH SAYS 0-2  YOU SAY FULHAM v ASTON VILLA We think Villa’s monster mentality will help them earn another win! MATCH SAYS 1-2 YOU SAY MAN. UNITED v BRENTFORD You have to go back to the 1930s for The Bees’ last Old Trafford win! MATCH SAYS 2-1  YOU SAY SOUTHAMPTON v LEICESTER Leicester will grab a…

SOCCER SCRAMBLE!  Re-arrange these letters to find five Premier League ballers! WHO AM I? Can you guess the player? HIGHER OR LOWER? David Beckham scored 17 goals for England! Have these players scored more or less? CLUB SHARERS! Which EFL team have these Prem heroes all played for? ACE ACTIVITY MATCH TIERS! Put these worldwide club crests in tiers of how good they look, from best to worst! ANSWERS Soccer Scramble: 1. Joshua Zirkzee; 2. Ethan Pinnock; 3. Jorgen Strand Larsen; 4. Callum Hudson-Odoi; 5. Niclas Fullkrug.  Who Am I?: Ademola Lookman. Higher Or Lower?: 1. Higher; 2. Higher; 3. Lower; 4. Lower; 5. Lower. Club Sharers: Charlton. MYM SCORESCOE / 12 2…

150 Notts County hero David McGoldrick recently hit his 150th goal across the top four tiers of English football! Bolton striker Victor Adeboyejo injured his back and missed a recent fixture because he sneezed too hard. Bonkers injury alert! Arsenal Women’s superstar Caitlin Foord’s favourite other sport is rugby league! 400 Southampton recently became the fifth club in Premier League history to suffer 400 defeats – joining Everton, West Ham, Newcastle and Aston Villa! 18 Mean while, Saints forward Ben Brereton Diaz also set a new record streak for the most PL appearances without a win! 46 Man. City Women’s keeper Khiara Keating was the most picked player (in 46% of teams) on Fantasy WSL at the start of 2024-25! 22 Ex-Brentford player and son of David Beckham, Romeo, has…