Football 501: hints and answers
Saturday, 17 October 2026
Today's league: Europa League. Every name takes his career Europa League 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
- Petr Hronek: 140
- Dries Mertens: 73
- Bryan Cristante: 70
- Rui Patrício: 69
- Taison: 67
Hint 3: Small numbers for the finish
- Hilton: 1
- Thiago Silva: 4
- Frank Lampard: 7
- Raúl: 10
- Luis Suárez: 13
- Zlatan Ibrahimović: 16
Answers
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- No three-name checkout in our data today. Four is the target.
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