Weekend Puzzle: Crossword 16 - Topics Include: Mastery Titles, Euro 2024, and Festive Celebrations
In the world of football, there's always something to challenge your knowledge and test your wits. This weekend, we're bringing you a crossword filled with football-based clues that span different levels and eras of the beautiful game, courtesy of Kwizly.
If you're up for a challenge, let's dive in. Here are some clues to get you started:
- Clue 20 across asks for a five-letter term for the only man with two World Cup 'Best Player' awards.
- Clue 15 down asks for a six-letter term for the surname shared by goal-scoring Tim and goal-preventing Gary.
- A challenge is available to name every PFA Player and Young Player of the Year since 1993.
- A challenge asks to name the England line-up from Gareth Southgate's first game as manager against Malta in 2016.
- Clue 21 across asks for a five-letter term for a person who's coached both sides of the Tyne-Wear Derby and both sides of the Second City derby.
- Clue 19 across asks for a nine-letter term for a word used to describe an eye-catching pass, often crossfield, that is often not as useful as it looks.
- A challenge is available to name every club in the Champions League this season.
- Clue 11 down asks for a five-letter term for the manager who gave Bukayo Saka his club debut.
- Clue 16 down asks for a six-letter term for a kind of goal scored by Lauren Blanc, Henri Camara, Ahn Jung-hwan, and Ilhan Mansiz at World Cups.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There's more where that came from, including clues for the 2003 Ballon d'Or winner, the city that will host the Euro 2024 final, and the only man to have represented eight clubs in the Premier League.
For those who enjoy a visual test, there's a challenge to name 50 clubs from their badges. If you're interested in numbers, there's a table with three columns: Rank, Player, Games, Score, and Time. The purpose of the table is not specified, but it's sure to be intriguing.
For those who want to continue testing their knowledge, our football quizzes are available every week in a newsletter. And if you're looking for something a bit more leisurely, the football crossword is a weekend treat that combines football knowledge with cryptic clues.
So, are you ready to put your football knowledge to the test? Dive into the crossword and see how much you know. Good luck!
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