NYT Connections Soccer Edition Puzzle #47 — Answers for July 27, 2026

📌 Puzzle #47 Summary

Date: Monday, July 27, 2026
Puzzle Number: #47
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐ Medium
🟨 Yellow: FA CUP FINAL VENUES
🟩 Green: ASSOCIATED WITH A HYDRATION BREAK
🟦 Blue: HAD A STADIUM NAMED AFTER THEM
🟪 Purple: ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP SPONSORS

✅ Full Answers

🟨 FA CUP FINAL VENUES

MILLENNIUM STADIUM OLD TRAFFORD STAMFORD BRIDGE WEMBLEY

🟩 ASSOCIATED WITH A HYDRATION BREAK

22ND MINUTE BOOS TEAM TALK WATER

🟦 HAD A STADIUM NAMED AFTER THEM

BERNABÉU MARADONA MEAZZA PUSKÁS

🟪 ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP SPONSORS

CARABAO CARLING COCA-COLA MILK

🎯 Strategy Tips

Tackle FA CUP FINAL VENUES (Yellow) first, as famous grounds like Wembley and Millennium Stadium stand out immediately. Next, group the football icons who lend their names to world-class arenas (HAD A STADIUM NAMED AFTER THEM - Blue). From there, separate the mid-half cooling break terms (ASSOCIATED WITH A HYDRATION BREAK - Green) from the various commercial brands that have sponsored the League Cup (ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP SPONSORS - Purple).

⚠️ Red Herring Warning: Watch out for drink-related words! It's easy to want to group WATER, CARABAO, CARLING, and COCA-COLA together as beverage brands or drinks, but WATER belongs specifically to the hydration break category. Additionally, don't confuse iconic club venues like OLD TRAFFORD or STAMFORD BRIDGE with player-named venues in the Blue category.

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