Daily Football Grid
1 September 2026 · Grid #8705
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.
| Napoli | Ballon d'Or | Porto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100+ Goals | 9answers | 29answers | 4answers |
| AC Milan | 2answers | 11answers | 3answers |
| Barcelona | 1answer | 6answers | 1answer |
Total valid answers
66
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 × Napoli
Dries Mertens, Edinson Cavani, Gianfranco Zola, Kevin De Bruyne, Lorenzo Insigne, Marek Hamšík, Paolo Di Canio, Romelu Lukaku and 1 more
100+ Goals × Ballon d'Or
Alfredo Di Stéfano, Andriy Shevchenko, Bobby Charlton, Cristiano Ronaldo, George Best, George Weah, Gerd Müller, Hristo Stoichkov and 21 more
100+ Goals × Porto
James Rodriguez, James Rodríguez, Radamel Falcao, Ronaldinho
AC Milan × Napoli
Paolo Di Canio, Pepe Reina
AC Milan × Ballon d'Or
Andriy Shevchenko, George Weah, Kaka, Kaká, Luka Modric, Luka Modrić, Marco Van Basten, Rivaldo and 3 more
AC Milan × Porto
Dida, Ronaldinho, Thiago Silva
Barcelona × Napoli
Pepe Reina
Barcelona × Ballon d'Or
Hristo Stoichkov, Luis Figo, Luís Figo, Messi, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho
Barcelona × Porto
Ronaldinho