Football 501: hints and answers
Sunday, 4 October 2026
Today's league: La Liga. Every name takes his career La Liga 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
- Martín Zubimendi: 180
- Álvaro Morata: 178
- Filipe Luís: 177
- Gareth Bale: 176
- José Campaña: 175
Hint 3: Small numbers for the finish
- Fabinho: 1
- Emiliano Martínez: 4
- Patrick Cutrone: 7
- Salvador Agra: 10
- Florian Grillitsch: 13
- Ricky van Wolfswinkel: 16
Answers
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- A three-name checkout: Martín Zubimendi (180), Álvaro Morata (178), Ronald Araujo (143).
- Plenty of other routes work. Fewer names scores more.
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