Football 501: hints and answers
Sunday, 18 October 2026
Today's league: Liga Portugal. Every name takes his career Liga Portugal 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
- Moussa Marega: 180
- Martelinho: 179
- Diego Galo: 178
- Iván Marcano: 177
- Lima: 176
Hint 3: Small numbers for the finish
- Bernardo Silva: 1
- Miguel Ángel Angulo: 4
- Bryan Cristante: 7
- Julian Draxler: 10
- Laurent Robert: 13
- Edmond Tapsoba: 16
Answers
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- A three-name checkout: Moussa Marega (180), Martelinho (179), Alhassan Wakaso (142).
- Plenty of other routes work. Fewer names scores more.
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