Football 501: hints and answers
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Today's league: Bundesliga. Every name takes his career Bundesliga 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
- Philipp Max: 180
- Steffen Freund: 179
- Allan Simonsen: 178
- Christoph Metzelder: 177
- Patrik Schick: 176
Hint 3: Small numbers for the finish
- Santiago Arias: 1
- Daley Blind: 4
- Leonardo Bonucci: 7
- Ibrahim Afellay: 10
- John Heitinga: 13
- Lucas Vázquez: 16
Answers
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- A three-name checkout: Philipp Max (180), Steffen Freund (179), Victor Agali (142).
- Plenty of other routes work. Fewer names scores more.
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