NYT Connections Soccer Edition Puzzle #12 — Answers for June 22, 2026

📌 Puzzle #12 Summary

Date: Monday, June 22, 2026
Puzzle Number: #12
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Hard
🟨 Yellow: TYPES OF KICKS
🟩 Green: PREMIER LEAGUE WINNERS
🟦 Blue: WORLD CUP FINAL STADIUMS
🟪 Purple: NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

✅ Full Answers

🟨 TYPES OF KICKS

BICYCLE FREE PENALTY SCORPION

🟩 PREMIER LEAGUE WINNERS

BLACKBURN ROVERS LIVERPOOL MANCHESTER CITY MANCHESTER UNITED

🟦 WORLD CUP FINAL STADIUMS

BERNABÉU METLIFE OLYMPIASTADION ROSE BOWL

🟪 NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

AZTECS SPURS STING TORNADO

🎯 Strategy Tips

Start by grouping the classic types of football kicks to remove a chunk of the board. Next, focus on identifying the distinct world-class stadiums to isolate the geographic entries, allowing you to separate the modern Premier League giants from the vintage North American franchises.

⚠️ Red Herring Warning: SPURS is a massive red herring! Most soccer fans will instinctively want to group it directly into the English Premier League category alongside Manchester United or Liverpool. However, Tottenham Hotspur has never won the modern Premier League, and "Spurs" here actually refers to the 1969 champions, the Kansas City Spurs.

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