FourFourTwo's Weekend Crossword 67: Nations, relegations and teen sensations

Something to do while you're waiting for the Saturday lunchtime kick-off

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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.

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 at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.