'LIMITLESS WIN'
'THE 1% CLUB'
BALLON D'OR
WINNERS
WHO IS CLOSEST TO THE
FOURFOURTWO #1 BEST FOOTBALLER?
GIBBERISH NAMES
100

The number of teams in the Premier League? (CAN BE 5 SHORT OF ANSWER, BUT NOT OVER! DOUBLE POINTS FOR EXACT ANSWER)

DOUBLE POINTS = 20
SINGLE POINTS = 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19
NO POINTS = 14 or less / 21 or more

100

80%

What football term do these numbers represent?
>3 15 18 14 5 18<

ANSWER: 'CORNER'

REASON: A = 1, B = 2, C = 3...

100

2022

KARIM BENZEMA

100

Diego Maradona OR Kevin De Bruyne?

DIEGO MARADONA

D. Maradona = #2
K. De Bruyne = #85

100

Chris Tee Are No Run Al Dough

CRISTIANO RONALDO

200

As of the aftermath of the 2025 ceremony, this is the number of different French Ballon d'Or winners? (CAN BE 5 SHORT OF ANSWER, BUT NOT OVER! DOUBLE POINTS FOR EXACT ANSWER)

DOUBLE POINTS = 6
SINGLE POINTS - 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5
NO POINTS = 0 / 7 or more

(Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Zinedine Zidane, Karim Benzema, Ousmane Dembélé)

200

60%

What links the missing names?
>___ Kempes | Gian___ Buffon | David ___<

ANSWER: They are all Mario characters.

>MARIO Kempes | GianLUIGI Buffon | David PEACH<

200

2018

LUKA MODRIĆ

200

Hugo Sanchez OR Marco van Basten?

MARCO VAN BASTEN

M. VAN BASTEN = #10
H. SANCHEZ = #65

200

Hair Wee Cane

HARRY KANE

300

The number of teams that were eliminated in the Group Stage of the 2026 World Cup? (CAN BE 5 SHORT OF ANSWER, BUT NOT OVER! DOUBLE POINTS FOR EXACT ANSWER)

DOUBLE POINTS = 16
SINGLE POINTS = 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15
NO POINTS = 10 or less / 17 or more

(48[altogether]-32[qualified]=16)

300

40%

Which Premier League club can be found in this sentence?
>Per request from Thomas Tuchel, seaside resorts must be where England train next.<

ANSWER: CHELSEA

REASON: ...Thomas TuCHEL. SEAside resorts...

300

1972

FRANZ BECKENBAUER

300

Wayne Rooney OR Javier Zanetti?

WAYNE ROONEY

W. Rooney = #47
J. Zanetti = #93

300

Jan Loo Eeji Don Ahh Room Ma

GIANLUIGI DONNARUMA

400

Vinnie Jones made an appearance on the retro 'Top Gear' to do a lap in the Reasonably Priced Car. What was his lap time in seconds? (CAN BE 5 SHORT OF ANSWER, BUT NOT OVER! DOUBLE POINTS FOR EXACT ANSWER)

DOUBLE POINTS = 113
SINGLE POINTS = 108, 109, 110, 111 or 112
NO POINTS = 107 or faster / 114 or slower

(01:53)

400

20%

Look at these AI generated images. Each picture represents the name of an English football club. Can you crack ALL 3?

ANSWERS: NORWICH, BURNLEY & BLACKPOOL

REASONS: WITCH pointing NORTH, A man called LEE is BURNing & a swimming POOL with BLACK water.

400

1956

STANLEY MATTHEWS

400

Cristiano Ronaldo OR Ronaldo Nazário?

CRISTIANO RONALDO

C. RONALDO = #5
R. NAZÁRIO = #6

400

Heir Win Fan Tin Dar Lure

ERWIN VANDENDAELE

500

Spanish legends; Raúl & Sergio Ramos both share this number of UEFA Champions League caps? (CAN BE 5 SHORT OF ANSWER, BUT NOT OVER! DOUBLE POINTS FOR EXACT ANSWER)

DOUBLE POINTS = 142
SINGLE POINTS = 137, 138, 139, 140 or 141
NO POINTS = 136 or less / 143 or more

500

1%

Find the football team that's the odd one out.

ANSWER: 
REASON: You can pair up the other words to give names of football teams APART from 'Ajaccio'; as the team is 'Gazélec Ajaccio' in the French league but 'Gazélec' isn't in the puzzle.

500

1962

JOSEF MASOPUST

500

Mario Kempes OR Hristo Stoichkov?

HRISTO STOICHKOV

H. Stoichkov = #80
M. Kempes = #97

500

Sure Cry Tuss Papa Stir Though Poo Loss

SOKRATIS PAPASTATHOPOULOS

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