From the makers of the UK’s best football magazine!

MATCH is the UK’s bestselling football annual and is top of Christmas wish lists for footy fans everywhere.

Inside the MATCH Annual 2025, readers can build the ultimate player using superstars from the Premier League, check out the craziest football haircuts through the years, swot up on the 2025 Women’s Euros, learn about the best academies on the planet, and look back on Jurgen Klopp and Emma Hayes’ rocking reigns in England!

Plus, don't miss the best moments from Euro 2024, epic profiles of the world's top wonderkids, tons of brain-busting quizzes, cool cartoons, the chance to design your own boots, pick your MLS team, LOL at the funniest footy snaps, and loads more!

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Would You Rather . . . Sniff Ronaldo's stinky sock or chew Buffon's smelly glove? Pick your gaffer's nose or be left on the substitutes' bench forever? Lick your best mate's football boots or wash your team's kit all year? Kiss Harry Kane's socks or wear Heung Min-Son's boxers on your head for a day? Packed full of gross, silly and bonkers WOULD YOU RATHER questions about football! If you love the Match Annual then you'll love Would You Rather? brought to you by MATCH! the makers of the UK's #1 footy magazine. Perfect for any young footy fan looking for a laugh.

From the makers of the UK's best football magazine! MATCH is the UK's bestselling football annual and is top of Christmas wishlists for footy fans everywhere. Inside the Match Annual 2021 you can find the ultimate guide to Euro 2020, epic interviews with the stars, plus the UK and Ireland dream team and also discover everything you need to know about Messi, Ronaldo, Kane, Salah, Mbappe, Maguire, Hazard, Pogba and all the other top footballers. Plus, it's packed with legendary Prem No.7s, craziest hair of 2019, brain-busting quizzes, the greatest Premiership team ever, bonkers pics, footy stars emojis, cool cartoons and loads more! Don't miss it!

Who's scored the most goals in the history of football? (and, no, it's not Pele) Who is the dirtiest player in Champions League history? What do Harry Kane and North Korea have in common? And which creature is the most common Premier League mascot? The Match of the Day magazine Footy Facts & Stats book is bursting with thousands - literally thousands - of brilliant facts and amazing stats from the world of football. It contains everything you need to know about the game's biggest legends, the most iconic moments and the greatest tournaments. Get ready for a trivia overload from the Premier League, Champions League, Football League, the biggest and best leagues from around the world, the WSL, the FA Cup, World Cup, European Championships and much, much more. Discover all the fantastic facts about your biggest heroes, the biggest clubs and the biggest icons ever to have played the beautiful game. Dive into the amazing world of football's incredible record-breakers - we're talking big money transfers, net-busting strikers and red-card collecting hardmen. Oh, and learn how to say 'football' in every language! This, from the Match of the Day magazine team, is the ultimate guide to the wonderful - and sometimes wacky - world of football trivia!

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