Table of contents for 28 March 2023 in MATCH!

50 Times Football Changed The World! 50 Times Football Changed the World is a must-have book for any football fan – young and old – and we’ve got five copies to give away! It’s an uplifting collection of stories championing 50 of Gary Lineker’s favourite, eye-opening, awe-inspiring and unforgettable footy moments that changed the game! 50 Times Football Changed the World is out now. For more information, visit puffin.co.uk CLOSING DATE: APR. 28 5 PRIZES! HOW TO ENTER! SHOP.KELSEY.CO.UK/WIN Then simply click on the competition image and enter your details. Full Terms and conditions are available online. Throughout the book, Gary Lineker also presents his Game-Changer Awards to people whose actions both on and off the pitch have shaken the world!…

FOOTY MAZE Which route takes Arsenal to the Premier League trophy? WIKI WHO? Can you name the star from their stats on Wikipedia? TRUE or FALSE? Are these facts real or made up? Put a tick or cross in the box! 1. After 21 league games in the 2022-23 season, Barcelona Femeni had conceded just four goals! 2. One of Italian club Chievo’s nicknames is “The Flying Donkeys”! 3. Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta is the PL’s youngest manager! 4. When he was five years old, Luka Modric used to herd his family’s goats! MATCH! WINNER! Who scored Everton’s winner over Leeds in mid-February?…

9 League Two side Leyton Orient have a “Papa John’s dugout”, which is just a couple of metres away from the corner flag and gets a special pizza delivery! Nottingham Forest recently went nine consecutive PL home games without defeat for the first time since 1996! 180+ David de Gea has overtaken Peter Schmeichel’s record for the most clean sheets in Man. United history. Legend! 1,500 Liverpool’s win over Newcastle in February was the 1,500th 2-0 victory in Prem history… 1-0 The most common result in Premier League history is 1-0, followed by 2-1 and then 2-0! Emerson Royal’s real full name is Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior! 0 Man. City became the first side since 2018 not to make a sub in a CL game! Sean Dyche is…

WHO’S THAT GUY? Have a count of how many players you see in that Man. United line-up and we think you’ll find there are 12! The guy on the far left was actually a pitch invader who managed to sneak on during United’s clash with Bayern Munich in the Champions League and pose with his Red Devils idols. Wow! SHOOTOUT SHOCKER! The world record for the longest-ever penalty shootout was set as recently as March 2022 and as close to home as the north east of England! Two non-league sides, Washington and Bedlington, faced off in the first round of the Memorial Cup and, after the game ended 3-3, they needed 54 penalties to settle the tie – with Washington winning 25-24! HAT-TRICK HERO! Imagine scoring your first ever hat-trick…

Hug it out! Errrm, guys – you’re meant to be rivals! Pure pain! Has someone just announced a double training session? Groovy Gunner! Arsenal’s Steph Catley got herself into a right tangle! Assistant ref! Is Pervis Estupinan training to become a Prem referee? Guff alert! A monster parp from Sean Longstaff has blown Nathan Ake into space! No sweat! The footy was stuck to Brennan Johnson’s hand! Photobomb! Trent could have at least pulled out the bunny ears! Tower of terror! Spare a thought for Leeds baller Tyler Adams’ back! Silly Seagulls! These LOL Brighton fans are living up to their nickname! Guess who? Looking up the number counts as cheating……

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Keep reading MATCH for loads of top fantasy footy tips! MATCH’S TOP 20! Check out our league table after GW27! Can you see your side? TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this fortnight’s action! SOLLY MARCH MF ★ BRIGHTON £5.1 MILLION MATCH reckons Brighton’s biggest FPL points scorer this season is ready to tear up DGW29 against Brentford and Bournemouth! M. GIBBS-WHITE MF ★ N. FOREST £5.5 MILLION A DGW29 against Wolves and Leeds, plus Aston Villa the gameweek after, makes Gibbs-White a solid differential for this fortnight! HARVEY BARNES MF ★ LEICESTER £6.7 MILLION Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Bournemouth this fortnight is a great chance for The Foxes to settle some scores… TRANSFER OUT… You should consider dropping these stars for this fortnight’s action!…

The Puma Kings have been worn by some of the game’s greatest-ever players, including the likes of Pele, Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff! They’ve been left behind in recent years by Puma’s Future and Ultra, so the German brand have released these all-improved next-generation edition to bring them back into the footy boot spotlight! MBAPPE’S NEW MERCURIALS! Kylian Mbappe became PSG’s all-time top scorer after netting his 201st goal for the club and Nike honoured him with a special pair of Air Zoom Mercurial Superflys! UMBRO ANNOUNCEMENT! Check out the new Umbro Tocco 3 cleats, which are lightweight and ultra-thin for improved ball control. They also dropped a new colourway for the Velocita! “WAVEY” ADIDAS BOOTS! The new adidas x Parley Ocean Plastic pack was created using recovered plastic waste…

DID YOU KNOW? The 118,567-capacity crowd for their game with Celtic in 1939 remains a British record for a league match! STADIUM FACTS TEAM: Rangers BUILT: 1899 CAPACITY: 50,817 RECORD ATTENDANCE: 118,567 v Celtic, January 1939 NEAREST NEIGHBOUR: Queen’s Park LONGEST LEAGUE JOURNEY: Ross County, 185 miles COLLECT ALL 12 STADIUMS!…

FUT STARS OF THE MONTH! You would be well lucky to have any of these superstars in your FUT squad! DAVID GINOLA This David Ginola Heroes card was part of Fantasy FUT Team One – alongside other legends like Peter Crouch, Ledley King and Harry Kewell! The Ginola card has 5-star skills and weak foot and is directly linked with Newcastle, so it’s receiving upgrades depending on how The Magpies do! LIONEL MESSI PSG baller Lionel Messi headlined Team of the Week 18 after scoring a goal and bagging two assists in his side’s 3-0 win over Marseille! You’d need to be stacked to land him though as it was trading for over one million coins the day after it dropped! MOHAMED SALAH Salah was the highest-rated player in the…

City celebration! MATCH subscriber Henry saw Erling Haaland hit a hat-trick on his first trip to the Etihad. Get in there! Brilliant ball! Isaac designed this bright orange ball for the winter months of the Prem season! Trent tekkers! We could do with an Alexander-Arnold cartoon masterclass from Barney! Chelsea cartoon! MATCH subscriber and Chelsea supporter Bodie drew us this epic portrait of Reece James! Bangin’ boots! Check out trainee boot designer Jean’s new kicks. Love ‘em, mate! King Kane! One of Finley’s fave players is Harry Kane, so he decided to draw the Spurs striker. Class! SEND YOUR PICTURES TO… Email: match.magazine@kelsey.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/matchmagazine Twitter: www.twitter.com/matchmagazine…