NYT Connections Soccer Edition Puzzle #28 — Answers for July 8, 2026
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🟨 Fantasy Premier League Chips
🟩 Second Word in Names of English Clubs
🟦 Scored in FA Cup Final
🟪 League _____
🎯 Strategy Tips
Start with Yellow if you know Fantasy Premier League, since the chip names are very distinctive. Green should come next once you notice the club-name pattern. Save Blue and Purple for later: Blue requires specific FA Cup final scorer knowledge, while Purple is all about completing the phrase “League ___.” Elimination works well here — once you identify the obvious FPL and club-name words, the remaining answers become much easier to place.
⚠️ Red Herring Warning: This puzzle includes several strong distractions. UNITED and FOREST look like standalone soccer terms but are actually the second words of English clubs. VILLA can mislead solvers because it is both a club name and a surname. CUP and TITLE are common sports words, but here they only work when paired with “League.” MAINOO and TIELEMANS may stand out as player names, while SCHOLES feels like a classic football surname that could fit many categories. The trick is to avoid grouping by general soccer relevance and instead focus on the exact word pattern each set is asking for.