Daily Football Grid
24 August 2026 · Grid #8628
The Board
Each square needed a footballer who satisfied both its row and its column. The number shown is how many players in the database qualified — the lower it is, the tighter the square.
| Schalke 04 | Celtic | Euros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100+ Goals | 1answer | 6answers | 20answers |
| Champions League | 2answers | 2answers | 21answers |
| Forward | 2answers | 6answers | 18answers |
Total valid answers
78
Tightest square
1
Squares
9
How to Approach It
The squares marked in red had the fewest qualifying players, so they were the ones worth solving first — spend a versatile name somewhere easy and you may find the tight square has no answer left that you know.
Remember that each footballer can only be used once per grid, which is what makes a board with several overlapping categories harder than it looks. There is more on this in the strategy guide.
Answers
Every footballer in the database who satisfied each square on this board. Only nine could be used in a single grid, and never the same name twice.
100+ Goals × Schalke 04
Edin Dzeko
100+ Goals × Celtic
Craig Bellamy, George Best, Ian Wright, Mark Viduka, Paolo Di Canio, Robbie Keane
100+ Goals × Euros
Alvaro Morata, Cesc Fabregas, Cesc Fàbregas, Ciro Immobile, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Silva, Gerd Müller, Karl-heinz Rummenigge and 12 more
Champions League × Schalke 04
Leon Goretzka, Manuel Neuer
Champions League × Celtic
Roy Keane, Virgil Van Dijk
Champions League × Euros
Alvaro Morata, Andrés Iniesta, Aymeric Laporte, Carles Puyol, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gerard Piqué, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Iker Casillas and 13 more
Forward × Schalke 04
Edin Dzeko, Kevin-prince Boateng
Forward × Celtic
Craig Bellamy, George Best, Ian Wright, Mark Viduka, Paolo Di Canio, Robbie Keane
Forward × Euros
Alvaro Morata, Ciro Immobile, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dani Olmo, Federico Chiesa, Fermin Lopez, Ferran Torres, Gerd Müller and 10 more