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Crystal Palace √ manchester city sat 7 dec 2024 | 3:00pm k.o. Directors Chairman Steve Parish, David Blitzer, Joshua Harris, John Textor Chief Financial Officer Sean O’Loughlin Sporting Director Dougie Freedman Club Secretary Christine Dowdeswell Head of Sports Medicine Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Academy Director Gary Issott Director of U21 Development Mark Bright Chief Operating Officer Sharon Lacey Chief Commercial Officer Barry Webber Chief Marketing Officer Aaron Duckmanton General Counsel David Nichol Head of Ticketing Paul McGowan Head of Retail Foz Bowers Head of Marketing Matt Franks Head of Safeguarding Cassi Wright Head Groundsman Bruce Elliott
Editor Will Robinson Design Billy Cooke, Stu Ellmer, Lucas Gough Front cover David Flanagan
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41 STATS 44 DOC BROWN 46 MACCA 50 ACADEMY
Contributors Robin Johnson, Toby Jagmohan, Ed Dowling, Doc Brown,
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James McArthur, Ian King, Tommy Macarthur, Simon Bajkowski Photography Neil Everitt, Peter Hurn, Sebastian Frej, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Kontent Haus, Toby Jagmohan, Getty Printer Bishops Printers
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Daniel Muñoz, who sparked last weekend’s iconic celebrations at Selhurst Park, talks making the journey from the stands to the pitch, and looking back at a series of lifelong dreams that have become reality. Words: Will Robinson 12
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INSIDE PALACE
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100 years of selhurst park
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Unlocking the power of pitches west ham united
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Dean HENDERSON (GK) Joel WARD Tyrick MITCHELL Rob HOLDING Maxence LACROIX Marc GUÉHI Ismaïla SARR Jefferson LERMA Eddie NKETIAH Ebere EZE Matheus FRANÇA Daniel MUÑOZ Jean-Philippe MATETA Jeffrey SCHLUPP Nathaniel CLYNE Daichi KAMADA Will HUGHES Adam WHARTON Chris RICHARDS Trevoh CHALOBAH Cheick DOUCOURÉ Matt TURNER (GK) Remi MATTHEWS (GK) Chadi RIAD Kaden RODNEY Franco UMEH Justin DEVENNY Caleb KPORHA Zach MARSH Asher AGBINONE
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Kyle WALKER Rúben DIAS John STONES Nathan AKÉ Mateo KOVAČIĆ Erling HAALAND Jack GREALISH Jérémy DOKU RODRI Kevin DE BRUYNE Stefan ORTEGA (GK) Ilkay GÜNDOGAN Bernardo SILVA Joško GVARDIOL Manuel AKANJI SAVINHO Matheus NUNES EDERSON (GK) Scott CARSON (GK) Phil FODEN Oscar BOBB Jacob WRIGHT Kaden BRAITHWAITE Jahmai SIMPSON-PUSEY Nico O’REILLY Rico LEWIS James McATEE Josh WILSON-ESBRAND