Football 501: hints and answers
Sunday, 27 September 2026
Today's league: Ligue 1. Every name takes his career Ligue 1 appearances off 501.
Stuck? Open one hint at a time. The answers are at the bottom.
Hints
Hint 1: The rules that catch people out
- A player with more than 180 appearances is a bust and doesn't count.
- You have to land on exactly zero.
- Three names is the fewest it can be done in.
Hint 2: Big scores
- Jonathan Ikoné: 180
- Aïssa Mandi: 179
- Jonathan David: 178
- Karl Toko Ekambi: 177
- Thomas Foket: 176
Hint 3: Small numbers for the finish
- Daniele Rugani: 1
- Wilfried Zaha: 4
- Luis Suárez: 7
- Florian Lejeune: 10
- Sergio Rico: 13
- Mario Pašalić: 16
Answers
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- A three-name checkout: Jonathan Ikoné (180), Aïssa Mandi (179), Paul Baysse (142).
- Plenty of other routes work. Fewer names scores more.
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