The one we've been waiting for.
LAST WEEK'S FourFourTwo's Weekend Crossword 66
It's back, and it's even better than ever before, with plenty of unknowns that will slowly but surely unravel themselves in due course – no, we're not talking about a brand-new Premier League season but No.67 of the FourFourTwo Weekend Crossword. No foolish hand-waving, please.
It's really quite simple but not exactly easy: we've compiled 23 clues all about football, and we just want you to solve our grid. Obviously, the more you solve, the more you learn for the next clue.
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Cracking the grid on the Weekend Crossword will keep you sharp for the new season, but once you’ve solved the cryptic clues, it’s time to shift gears from wordplay to pure tactical memory. Stepping out of the puzzle pages and into the wider historical archives, let's test footballing IQ from matchday tests to 90s nostalgia and ultimate international immortality – courtesy of Kwizly.
We’re launching straight into high-stakes quick-fire trivia and retro domestic history: let's travel back three decades to test your memory on the iconic 1996-97 Premier League season – then, if your scouting network excels at statistical longevity and deep domestic mapping, put your consistency knowledge to work by seeing if you can sort these players by Premier League appearances, tracking top-flight stalwarts who racked up hundreds of appearances over their careers.
Following that statistical workout, audit the modern professional pyramid by naming every club in the Football League right now, before taking a pilgrimage to international football's highest altar to name England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad. Finally, test your overall match-fitness with Friday Football Quiz: episode 129, aiming for a flawless 20/20 score across a broad spectrum of the beautiful game before sharpening your focus for Pre-Match Poser no.40 to tackle a single, elite-level brainteaser designed to stump even the sharpest terrace scholars.
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