Cult Heroes

Each matchday asks you to connect players with clubs, honours, records or squads. You have 25 seconds per question to search for a footballer and select a name that fits. A rejected name does not bank an answer: try another while time remains. Passing or running out of time scores zero for that question.

Read the whole condition before searching. Playing for a club and winning a trophy with that club are different tests. For a question connecting two clubs, think through a player’s career rather than only the team they are best known for.

Valid answers score up to 100 points, for a maximum of 500 across five questions. The scoring uses the game’s recognition ratings and the player’s place in the question’s answer pool. It is not a live percentage of other people’s guesses. A famous, obvious answer can secure points; a less familiar qualifying player can earn more. The top-ranked listed answer earns the 100-point Ballon d’Or tier.

For example, scores of 25, 65, 85, 0 and 100 make 275. Spending the whole clock chasing a perfect answer risks losing the points a valid, familiar name could earn. Keep one safe answer in mind, then search your memory for a less obvious alternative.

After the fifth question, open the answer lists to compare names and points. A list labelled “notable answers” is a sample for an open club rule, rather than every possible answer. Use those connections to build your own memory of short spells, transfers and squad players for the next matchday.