Forgotten Footballer

Forgotten Footballer is a daily puzzle that shows a blurred photo of a Premier League player and a few clues. Your task is to identify the mystery player by searching and selecting the exact player from the site’s database. The game is a one-day challenge with hints available to reveal club, position, nationality, age or to reduce the blur.

1. Open Today's Forgotten Footballer on the homepage.
2. Study the blurred player image for visual clues.
3. Type into the search and select the player from the dropdown, a correct answer requires selecting the exact player from the database.
4. You start with six guesses; use hints if stuck (Reduce Blur, Club, Position, Nationality, Age).
5. Submit your selection; results update your Footy IQ and, if applicable, your streak and statistics.

Play to test and improve your knowledge of Premier League players: quick daily puzzles challenge recognition skills and reward accuracy with improvements to your Footy IQ. The daily format, hints, and streak tracking make it a focused, recurring challenge for fans.

A guess is validated only when you select the exact player from the dropdown. Hints help identify the player but each hint reduces your Footy IQ. After each game your Footy IQ moves up or down based on performance; successful solves contribute to streaks (tracked per game) and your dashboard statistics are updated in real time. Failing to solve resets the streak for that game type.

Core play

A single daily puzzle where you identify one blurred Premier League player using up to six guesses and optional hints.

• Type the player’s name into the search and be sure to select the matching entry from the dropdown. Typing alone is not enough.
• Use hints sparingly: they help identify the player but each one decreases your Footy IQ.
• Try alternative spellings or name variations if you can’t find a player in the search.