Football Connections: hints and answers
Sunday, 4 October 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
- Famous wingers
Hint 2: All four groups
- Famous wingers
- Classic number 10s
- African greats
- Iconic centre-backs
Hint 3: One name from each group
- Bale
- Maradona
- Eto'o
- Ramos
Answers
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- Famous wingers: Bale, Ribery, Sane, Sterling
- Classic number 10s: Maradona, Riquelme, Hagi, Baggio
- African greats: Eto'o, Weah, Yaya Toure, Mane
- Iconic centre-backs: Ramos, Nesta, Ferdinand, Vidic
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