The first cover star for this issue is Barcelona’s midfield metronome Pedri. He opens up about the impact of Hansi Flick, learning from Barça’s past masters and putting the pain of injury behind him to take his game to another level. Our second cover features Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard, who tells us about his journey from a small town in Norway to the big time in north London. He also recounts a brilliant Champions League campaign including those sublime Declan Rice free-kicks against Real Madrid, of course.

The final cover features Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who explains why he’s relishing the here and now at Paris Saint-Germain. Having made the switch from Napoli in the winter, he has brought the Parisian flanks to life and has played an instrumental role in Paris’ run to the Champions League final in Munich.  

Elsewhere, we spend time with new Feyenoord coach Robin van Persie, chat to Arsenal Women’s Lotte Wubben-Moy about her creative side, and hear from Inter’s Hakan Çalhanoğlu about his new role deeper in midfield. Off the pitch, we get to know multi-award-winning, Arsenal-loving band Ezra Collective, meet the Inter fans taking over an Islington pub, and take a trip to sample Lille’s cheesy delights.  

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