Daily Football Grid
23 September 2026 · Grid #8727
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.
| Aston Villa | Argentine | Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100+ Goals | 4answers | 10answers | 29answers |
| AC Milan | 2answers | 2answers | 11answers |
| Barcelona | 1answer | 5answers | 6answers |
Total valid answers
70
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 × Aston Villa
Nolberto Solano, Peter Crouch, Robbie Keane, Robert Pires
100+ Goals × Argentine
Alfredo Di Stéfano, Angel Di Maria, Carlos Tevez, Gabriel Batistuta, Hernan Crespo, Hernán Crespo, Juan Roman Riquelme, Juan Román Riquelme and 2 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
AC Milan × Aston Villa
Kyle Walker, Pepe Reina
AC Milan × Argentine
Hernan Crespo, Hernán Crespo
AC Milan × Ballon d'Or
Andriy Shevchenko, George Weah, Kaka, Kaká, Luka Modric, Luka Modrić, Marco Van Basten, Rivaldo and 3 more
Barcelona × Aston Villa
Pepe Reina
Barcelona × Argentine
Gabriel Milito, Javier Mascherano, Juan Roman Riquelme, Juan Román Riquelme, Messi
Barcelona × Ballon d'Or
Hristo Stoichkov, Luis Figo, Luís Figo, Messi, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho