Match of the Day Magazine

HERE WE ARE, folks. After nine months of excitement, drama, twists and turns, we’ve reached the final day of the 2023-24 Premier League season. On Sunday 19 May, at 4pm, grab a pen and keep an eye out for any of these things – see how many you can cr

IT’S THE biggest award given to the best player in world football. Last year, Lionel Messi won it for the eighth time – but who’ll grab the gong this year? You decide! 21 goals and 8 assists this season! Won the Spanish Super Cup, will win La Liga a

FROM SUPER BALLER to superstar! Jude Bellingham has smashed it on the big stage in his first season in Spain. The Real Madrid midfielder has bagged 21 club goals, invented an iconic cele, crushed Barcelona in El Clasico – twice – and has his sights s

WE’RE HEADING into the final WSL weekend and we still don’t know if Chelsea or Man. City will be crowned champions! The Blues from London are being fired on by Lauren James and Guro Reiten, while Manchester’s blue team are powered by Lauren Hemp and

DO A MASSIVE TRUMP TO GIVE YOU A MEGA SPEED BOOST! SPEND AGES ON GOAL CELEBRATIONS TO WASTE TIME WHEN WINNING! BORROW AN ELEPHANT FROM THE LOCAL ZOO. THE OPPO WON’T SCORE WITH HIM IN NET! GET YOUR KEEPER TO THROW A PENALTY. THEY CAN USE THEIR HAND

REAL MADRID AFTER REPPING his amazing debut season in Hype, we had to give this gong to our Jude! We knew he’d be a success at Real Madrid, but the amount of influence, goals and assists he’s racked up in Spain has been mind-blowing. Plus, he created

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THEO HERNANDEZ & RAFAEL LEAO AC MILAN JEAN-PHILIPPE MATETA & JOEL WARD CRYSTAL PALACE VINICIUS JR & BRAHIM DIAZ REAL MADRID BRUNO FERNANDES & CASEMIRO MAN. UNITED RYAN GRAVENBERCH & HARVEY ELLIOTT LIVERPOOL GAVI & ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI BARCEL

HAVE YOU EVER wondered what the best ballers eat? We spoke to Kira Meenke – who is a home cook for elite sports stars. Check out her advice on what to eat to get an extra edge! KIRA IS A pro cook for sports stars. She goes into a player’s home and pl

WOMEN'S FA CUP FINAL! Sunday 12 May, BBC One, 2.30pm WELL, THAT didn’t take long… An epic solo run and finish from Ella Toone opens the scoring for the Red Devils! SET-PIECE specialist Katie Zelem whips in a corner – and Lucia Garcia nods in to doubl

LEAH’S BEST STRIKER 2023-24 KHADIJA SHAW Age: 27 Country: Jamaica Club: Man. City LEAH SAYS: “It can’t be anyone other than Bunny Shaw, can it? She’s had an incredible year – so many goals – absolutely unstoppable!” LEAH’S BEST KEEPER 2023-24 MANU

BARCELONA WITH ERLING HAALAND BAYERN MUNICH WITH MOHAMED SALAH JOHN CENA AND SPIDER-MAN THE ROCK AND BATMAN 11 SLEEPY PANDAS 6 HUNGRY HIPPOS CHELSEA WITH NO GOALKEEPER BURNLEY WITH NO STRIKERS JACK GREALISH AND ELLA TOONE 200 SQUIRRELS 5 TOADS 3 YOSH