Daily Football Grid
5 September 2026 · Grid #8709
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.
| Forward | Saint-Étienne | São Paulo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100+ Goals | 142answers | 2answers | 3answers |
| AC Milan | 23answers | 1answer | 2answers |
| Ballon d'Or | 19answers | 1answer | 2answers |
Total valid answers
195
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 × Forward
Alan Shearer, Alessandro Del Piero, Alexandre Lacazette, Alexis Sanchez, Alexis Sánchez, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Alvaro Morata, Andrey Arshavin and 134 more
100+ Goals × Saint-Étienne
Michel Platini, Pierre-emerick Aubameyang
100+ Goals × São Paulo
James Rodriguez, Kaka, Rivaldo
AC Milan × Forward
Adel Taarabt, Alvaro Morata, Andriy Shevchenko, Carlos Bacca, Christian Vieri, George Weah, Hernan Crespo, Hernán Crespo and 15 more
AC Milan × Saint-Étienne
Pierre-emerick Aubameyang
AC Milan × São Paulo
Kaka, Rivaldo
Ballon d'Or × Forward
Alfredo Di Stéfano, Andriy Shevchenko, Bobby Charlton, Cristiano Ronaldo, George Best, George Weah, Gerd Müller, Hristo Stoichkov and 11 more
Ballon d'Or × Saint-Étienne
Michel Platini
Ballon d'Or × São Paulo
Kaka, Rivaldo