Football Connections answer and hints
Monday, 26 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
- Premier League Golden Boot winners
Hint 2: All four groups
- Premier League Golden Boot winners
- World Cup-winning captains
- Ballon d'Or winners
- Italian goalkeepers
Hint 3: One name from each group
- Shearer
- Cafu
- Shevchenko
- Buffon
Answers
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- Premier League Golden Boot winners: Shearer, Van Persie, Kane, Salah
- World Cup-winning captains: Cafu, Lahm, Casillas, Lloris
- Ballon d'Or winners: Shevchenko, Nedved, Kaka, Modric
- Italian goalkeepers: Buffon, Zoff, Donnarumma, Zenga
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