Football Connections: hints and answers
Sunday, 27 September 2026
Sixteen footballers, four hidden groups of four, four mistakes.
Stuck? Open one hint at a time. The answers are at the bottom.
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Hints
Hint 1: The easiest group
- Won the Premier League as a manager
Hint 2: All four groups
- Won the Premier League as a manager
- Managed England
- Managed Barcelona
- Managed Real Madrid
Hint 3: One name from each group
- Ferguson
- Eriksson
- Cruyff
- Zidane
Answers
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- Won the Premier League as a manager: Ferguson, Wenger, Ranieri, Mancini
- Managed England: Eriksson, Southgate, Hodgson, Allardyce
- Managed Barcelona: Cruyff, Rijkaard, Luis Enrique, Xavi
- Managed Real Madrid: Zidane, Benitez, Solari, Lopetegui
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