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Manchester United vs Liverpool: A Crossword Puzzle Face-Off

  By O-Posts Team | July 17, 2024 - 20:42 | , , ,
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This week’s football puzzle sees bitter rivals Liverpool and Man United go head-to-head in our popular crossword face-off. So if you think you know your Phil Neals and your Phil Nevilles, come with us on another puzzle adventure!

 

Clues Across

7 United midfielder who went on to play for Inter then Liverpool (4,4)

8 Dejan Lovren and Milan Baros both had stints at this French club (4)

9 _ Macari, Man United star from the 1970s and 1980s (3)

10 Where Liverpool somehow came back from 3-0 down to win the Champions League in 2005 (8)

11 The Jimmy who defended for Northern Ireland and United (7)

13 Nickname of the club who sold Oyvind Leonhardsen and John Scales to Liverpool (4)

15 _ Litmanen, an underused talent during his brief spell at Anfield (4)

17 Mr Schweinsteiger, a new stellar signing for United (7)

20 ‘Old’ stadium dubbed the Theatre of Dreams (8)

21 & 4 down Shankly era colossus in defence - first Liverpool captain to lift the FA Cup (3,5)

23 Portuguese forward who signed for United in 2010 (4)

24 Domain of John Barnes and Ryan Giggs (4,4)

 

Clues Down

1 _ Meireles, tattooed midfielder who the Reds signed from Porto in 2010 (4)

2 A talented number seven (with a famous father) who Souness signed from Forest (6)

3 Stadium we connect with an 1980s Rap (7)

4 See 21 across

5 Spanish pass-master brought to Anfield by Rafa (6)

6 _ Moenchengladbach, the Reds beat them 3-1 in 1977 to win their first European Cup (8)

12 They blighted Daniel Sturridge’s game time last season (8)

14 Scene of United’s 2004 FA Cup Final triumph v Millwall and Liverpool’s 2006 FA Cup Final victory v West Ham (7)

16 Fabio Da Silva’s twin brother (6)

18 Long-ball specialities of Peter Schmeichel - launchpad for many a United attack (6)

19 FIFA _Player of the Year, award won by United’s Cristiano Ronaldo for 2008 (5)

22 Portugal winger who made a big money move to Old Trafford in 2007 (4)

 

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Football Crossword: How good is your knowledge of the beautiful game?

  By O-Posts Team | June 26, 2024 - 19:35 | , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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We’ve dedicated this week’s crossword to a bit of football general knowledge.

So if you think you know your Adam Lallana from your Hugo Viana, come with us on another puzzle adventure!

Clues Across

1 Coventry and Scotland midfielder who moved to Anfield in 2000 at the age of 35 (10)

8 Mr Rehhagel, he famously led Greece to glory in Euro 2004 (4)

9 _ Isla, his late goal against Uruguay put Chile through to the Copa America semis (8)

10 Cristiano Ronaldo top scored in the 2012/13 Champions League with how many goals? (6)

11 Polish-born German with a record 16 goals in four World Cups from 2002 to 2014 (5)

12 United States international, Brek (4)

13 _ Court, home to AFC Bournemouth’s Goldsands Stadium (4)

14 Phillip, former player and current manager of PSV Eindhoven (4)

15 _ County, Scottish Premiership club (4)

17 _ Dybala, a big-money Juventus signing from Palermo in June (5)

18 Colombia’s first-choice goalkeeper in their current Copa America campaign (6)

20 Prolific Dutch striker for Barcelona between 1998 and 2004 (8)

21 South African defender formerly of Bolton and Charlton (4)

22 Veteran Italian manager in charge of the Republic of Ireland until 2013 (10)

 

Clues Down

2 He scored 18 goals for QPR last season (7,6)

3 Celtic’s Swedish legend, Henrik (7)

4 In 2013, this Malaga midfielder became Ancelotti’s first signing for Real Madrid (4)

5 Nickname of Bolton Wanderers (8)

6 _ Park, Sunderland’s old home (5)

7 Former England manager who led FC Twente to the Dutch league title in 2010 (5,8)

12 Martin Skrtel’s national team (8)

14 Laurent, French defender who had spells at Chelsea, Newcastle and Man City (7)

16 _ back, Bayern Munich’s Rafinha plays here (5)

19 _ Toni, much-travelled Verona player - joint top scorer in Serie A last season (4)

 

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Football Crossword: Euro 2016 – The Road to France

  By O-Posts Team | June 12, 2024 - 20:24 | ,
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To celebrate this weekend’s latest round of Euro 2016 qualifiers, we’ve dedicated this week’s crossword to the Euros. So if you think you know your Slovenias and your Slovakias, come with us on another puzzle adventure!

Clues Across

7 Midfielder (ruled out of the Wales game through injury) who struck twice in Belgium’s recent 4-3 win in France (8)

8 Albania captain, Lorik (4)

9 Mr Forssell, well-known Finland striker (6)

10 Baltic nation thumped 6-0 in Amsterdam back in November (6)

11 Park where Gibraltar scored their first competitive goal in a 6-1 loss to Scotland in March (7)

13 _ Bento, he led Portugal to the Euro 2012 semi-finals (5)

15 Champions who suffered their first qualifying defeat in 8 years against Slovakia in October (5)

17 Venue for Friday’s crunch clash between Wales and Belgium (7)

20 Raul, Spain defender (6)

21 Nationality of Jerome Boateng (6)

23 The Adrian who netted 6 goals during Switzerland’s Euro 1992 qualifying campaign (4)

24 For whom Turkey’s Arda Turan plays his club football (8)

 

Clues Down

1 Montenegro’s Mirko Vucinic played most of his senior career in this European league (5,1)

2 Which defender scored in Spain’s 4-0 defeat of Italy in the Euro 2012 Final? (4)

3 Richard Moller _ , he guided Denmark to glory in Euro 1992 (7)

4 One of the host cities for Euro 2016 - home to Stade Pierre-Mauroy (5)

5 The Tartan Army’s team (8)

6 Surname of the Republic of Ireland’s manager (6)

12 _ Senderos, Switzerland defender (8)

14 France centre-back and Euro 2016 hopeful - a big-money capture by Man City last summer (7)

16 Co-hosts of Euro 2012 who shocked Germany 2-0 in October (6)

18 Euro 2016 host nation (6)

19 Mr Simonsen, former Faroe Islands and Luxembourg coach (5)

22 _ Ziegler, Swiss player who was sent-off in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales in 2011 (4)

 

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Football Crossword: Barca vs Juve — The Champions League Final Showdown

  By O-Posts Team | June 5, 2024 - 15:02 | , , ,
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To celebrate this weekend’s Champions League Final between Barcelona and Juventus, we’ve dedicated this week’s crossword to these two giants of European football.

So if you think you know your Pedros and your Pirlos, come with us on another puzzle adventure!

Clues Across

7 See 1 down

8 UK stadium where Barcelona recorded European victories in both February 2014 and February 2015 (6)

9 _ back, Patrice Evra’s position for Juve (4)

10 Dutch defender at Barcelona between 1997 and 2004 (8)

11 Cup _ Cup, Barcelona won this trophy in 1979, 1982, 1989 and 1997 (7)

12 European capital where Barcelona completed a famous 2-1 comeback v Arsenal in the 2006 Champions League Final (5)

15 He goes into Saturday’s Champions League Final with a record 77 Champions League goals to his name (5)

17 Zlatan Ibrahimovic swapped the San Siro for which stadium in 2009? (4,3)

20 Marco, Juventus and Italy midfielder in the 1970s and 1980s (8)

22 Mr Enrique, Barcelona’s manager (4)

23 Barcelona knocked them out of May’s Champions League semi-final (6)

24 Barely a month after losing 5-0 to Real Madrid in January 1995, Barca lost by the same scoreline to which Spanish club? (6)

 

Clues Down

1 & 7 across Mercurial French playmaker who moved from Juve to Real for a world record transfer fee in 2001 (8,6)

2 _ Caceres, Juventus and Uruguay defender once of Barcelona (6)

3 Italian centre-back who spent a decade with the Bianconeri after moving from Napoli in 1994 (7)

4 French midfielder who moved from Arsenal to Barcelona with team-mate Overmars in 2000 (5)

5 Long-time Gunners midfielder who moved to Turin in 2005 (6)

6 He scored a late winner for Real Madrid v Barcelona in the 2014 Copa del Rey Final (4)

13 Nationals such as Yaya Toure (8)

14 Former Chelsea boss who managed Juventus between 2007 and 2009 (7)

16 _ FC, Del Piero made a long-distance move here after a glittering career at Juventus (6)

18 Juventus sold Attilio Lombardo to which London club in 1997? (6)

19 His PSG team were knocked out of the Champions League by Barca in April (5)

21 Which Dutch team lost to Juve on penalties in the 1996 Champions League Final? (4)

 

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