Football Connections: hints and answers
Sunday, 11 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
- Played for Arsenal and Manchester United
Hint 2: All four groups
- Played for Arsenal and Manchester United
- Played for Manchester United and Newcastle
- Played for PSG and Real Madrid
- Played for Bayern Munich and Dortmund
Hint 3: One name from each group
- Mkhitaryan
- Owen
- Sarabia
- Hummels
Answers
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- Played for Arsenal and Manchester United: Mkhitaryan, Alexis Sánchez, Welbeck, Van Persie
- Played for Manchester United and Newcastle: Owen, Smith, Butt, Saha
- Played for PSG and Real Madrid: Sarabia, Mbappé, Hakimi, Asensio
- Played for Bayern Munich and Dortmund: Hummels, Götze, Lewandowski, Can
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