FourFourTwo's Weekend Crossword 64: Silvers, Silvas and Sylvas

Back once again with the world-famous Weekend Crossword.

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Think of your favourite trios and you might go with Neymar/Messi/Suarez or Milan/Inter/Juventus – perhaps, if you're Gianni Infantino, you'd pick power, corruption and lies. But for us, there's nothing better for a Saturday morning than the real Big Three: cup of tea, lie-in and FourFourTwo Weekend Crossword.

For the past 64 weeks (we've counted!), we've been presenting you with 24 clues to solve a football-related grid. Never done one before? Stick the kettle on and have a go. Even you, Gianni: we reckon you might need to take the edge off your week.

Love football crosswords? Here are some handpicked football quizzes we know you'll love

Tearing through the Weekend Crossword is the ultimate warm-up for a footballing brain, but once you’ve cracked the grid, it’s time to move from cryptic clues to international icons and world-stage royalty. Fresh off the heels of Spain’s historic World Cup triumph in North America, keeping your knowledge sharp across the game's greatest legends and quirky stats requires elite mental conditioning, courtesy, as ever, of Kwizly.

We’re starting at the absolute summit of modern greatness with the ultimate magician himself and the newly crowned world champions. First, we want you to test your knowledge of Argentina's eternal captain by seeing if you can get 20 correct answers in The Big Lionel Messi Quiz, tracing his unmatched journey from Rosario to global immortality. Once you’ve honored the GOAT, pivot to the newly crowned kings of the world and see if you can name every Spain player with over 50 caps.

Next, audit English goalscoring heritage by trying to name every England player with 10+ goals, before taking on a wonderfully quirky test of Dutch naming conventions: are these 20 Netherlands facts about a Van or No Van? It's harder than it first appears.

Then, wrap up your statistical marathon with the Big World Cup 2026 Quiz, testing how much you truly remember about the goals, shocks, and breakout stars of North America's historic 48-team tournament. To ensure you stay top of the table as pre-season kicks off, make sure to subscribe to our newsletter for your daily afternoon briefing of hand-picked trivia. To complete your transfer to the elite tier of fans, join The Club, our free membership hub where you can unlock secret hints for our toughest quizzes, fight for the top of the global leaderboards, and debate the latest footballing topics directly in the comments section.

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Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.