Daily Football Grid
16 September 2026 · Grid #8720
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.
| Spanish | Defender | Uruguayan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100+ Goals | 7answers | 1answer | 4answers |
| Barcelona | 21answers | 11answers | 2answers |
| Europa League | 6answers | 16answers | 3answers |
Total valid answers
71
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 × Spanish
Alvaro Morata, Cesc Fabregas, Cesc Fàbregas, David Silva, Sergej Milinković-savić, Sergio Ramos, Xavi Hernández
100+ Goals × Defender
Sergio Ramos
100+ Goals × Uruguayan
Diego Forlan, Diego Forlán, Edinson Cavani, Luis Suarez (1987)
Barcelona × Spanish
Alejandro Balde, Andrés Iniesta, Ansu Fati, Carles Puyol, Cesc Fabregas, Cesc Fàbregas, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez and 13 more
Barcelona × Defender
Alejandro Balde, Andreas Christensen, Carles Puyol, Dani Alves, Gabriel Milito, Gerard Piqué, Hector Fort, Inigo Martinez and 3 more
Barcelona × Uruguayan
Luis Suarez (1987), Ronald Araujo
Europa League × Spanish
Alvaro Morata, Cesc Fabregas, Cesc Fàbregas, Chendo, Koke, Manuel Sanchís
Europa League × Defender
Andreas Christensen, Ashley Cole, Chendo, Dani Alves, Diego Godín, Fabio Cannavaro, Frank Lampard, Giuseppe Bergomi and 8 more
Europa League × Uruguayan
Diego Forlán, Diego Godín, José Giménez