Daily Football Grid
7 September 2026 · Grid #8711
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.
| Uruguayan | Benfica | Premier League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100+ Goals | 4answers | 4answers | 48answers |
| Copa America | 4answers | 6answers | 10answers |
| Defender | 3answers | 2answers | 28answers |
Total valid answers
109
Tightest square
2
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 × Uruguayan
Diego Forlan, Diego Forlán, Edinson Cavani, Luis Suarez (1987)
100+ Goals × Benfica
Angel Di Maria, Eusébio, Rui Costa, Ángel Di María
100+ Goals × Premier League
Alan Shearer, Arjen Robben, Bobby Charlton, Carlos Tevez, Cesc Fabregas, Cesc Fàbregas, Cody Gakpo, Cristiano Ronaldo and 40 more
Copa America × Uruguayan
Diego Forlán, Diego Godín, Edinson Cavani, Luis Suarez (1987)
Copa America × Benfica
Angel Di Maria, Ederson, Enzo Fernandez, Júlio César, Nicolás Otamendi, Ángel Di María
Copa America × Premier League
Alexis Mac Allister, Alisson, Diego Forlán, Ederson, Gabriel Jesus, Julián Alvarez, Julián Álvarez, Nicolás Otamendi and 2 more
Defender × Uruguayan
Diego Godín, José Giménez, Ronald Araujo
Defender × Benfica
Nicolás Otamendi, Ruben Dias
Defender × Premier League
Aleksandar Kolarov, Ashley Cole, Aymeric Laporte, Frank Lampard, Gary Neville, Gerard Piqué, Jack Charlton, John Terry and 20 more