Football 501 answer and hints
Friday, 30 October 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
- Bouna Sarr: 180
- Aïssa Mandi: 179
- Carlos Sánchez: 178
- Benoît Trémoulinas: 177
- Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa: 176
Hint 3: Small numbers for the finish
- Morgan De Sanctis: 1
- Petr Hronek: 4
- Naldo: 7
- David Beckham: 10
- Manfred Kaltz: 13
- Mario Pašalić: 16
Answers
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- A three-name checkout: Bouna Sarr (180), Aïssa Mandi (179), Nenê (142).
- Plenty of other routes work. Fewer names scores more.
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