October 2021
FEATURES
24 Special report
The fallout from La Liga’s CVC deal and Leo Messi’s exit
54 Transfer window analysed
Focusing on 30-eye catching summer signings
58 Remembering Gerd Muller
Our special tribute to the German goalscoring legend
THE WORLD THIS MONTH
Peopleinthenews...onandoffthepitch
4 In pictures
10 From the Editor
12 Jim HoldenOptimistic Old Trafford
13 Obituaries
14 Keir RadnedgeAfrican Super League
16 Jonathan WilsonMessi at PSG
18 Ins & OutsPeople on the move
HEADLINERS
20 Ventspils
21 Munir El Haddadi
22 Ligue
23 Derby County
EYEWITNESS
28 Zambia
32 Turkey
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
36 Preview
38 20 starlets breaking through
EUROPA LEAGUE
42 Preview
44 8 players to watch
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
46 Gianluigi Donnarumma
FACE TO FACE
62 Seamus Coleman
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
64 Olympics review
MY BIGGEST GAME
98 Mark Lawrenson
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