Match of the Day Magazine

Match of the Day is Britain’s best-selling football magazine.

We bring our youth audience closer to their heroes with an action-packed version of the iconic TV programme.

Facts, stats and gossip provide our audience with the knowledge they need for playground banter, while glossy posters, quizzes and cartoons allow them to celebrate the game they’re obsessed with.

Parents and teachers say it’s sometimes the only thing boys will read. A huge compliment.

MOTD MAG'S GOAT ISSUE! • THE COOLEST THINGS IN FOOTY RIGHT NOW!

WHO CAN STOP HARRY? BAYERN ACE FAVE TO WIN BALLON D’OR! • THE COOLEST THINGS IN FOOTY RIGHT NOW!

YOU’VE BEEN GOATED! • We’ve GOATED some iconic footy moments! Can you guess which baller is hiding underneath?

THE LOL! ZONE! THE GOAT TIME MACHINE! • EVER WONDERED WHAT SOME OF THE GREATS OF THE GAME MIGHT HAVE LOOKED LIKE HAD THEY BEEN BORN IN ANOTHER ERA?

THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN! • Goals. Trophies. Records. We’ve compared EVERYTHING. Now there’s only one question left: Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo – who really is the true football GOAT?

GOAT STRIKER BATTLE! • THESE TWO SUPERSTARS are battling it out to be crowned football’s best-ever striker – who do YOU think is best?

GET goated! • Ever wanted to be an elite footy star? Select your skills, style, cele and more to activate instant GOAT STATUS!

THE FUTURE GOAT LAMINE YAMAL! • WITH MESSI and Ronaldo soon hanging up their boots, all eyes will be on this tekky teen. Here are FIVE reasons why he’s ready to step into their GOAT-shaped shoes!

NEXT GEN GLOBAL GOATS • IT’S NOT JUST Lamine Yamal who’s set for greatness. Here are FIVE more wonderkids who could be heroes at the next World Cup in 2030!

THE GOAT QUIZ! • WHO IS the GOAT of footy knowledge in your house? It's time to find out in our KIDS v GROWN-UPS QUIZ!

ALEXIA PUTELLAS THE GIRL GOAT • SHE'S WON the World Cup, four Champions Leagues and two Ballons d’Or. Alexia Putellas, the new captain of the London oO City Lionesses, tells MOTD mag about her GOAT footy life!

FORGOTTEN BADGES LOLS • We asked the stars of new movie FORGOTTEN ISLAND to rename some teams based on their badges – and their answers were CHAOS!

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GOOD, GREAT OR GOAT! • WE’VE PICKED 15 of the best players to ever play the game. Cut out the cards below and decide whether each player is GOOD, GREAT or THE GOAT!