Yesterday's Soccer Connections answers: Friday, September 25, 2026
Missed yesterday's Connections: Soccer Edition from Friday, September 25, 2026? Every answer is below, behind a single reveal. Solving today instead? Nothing here spoils it — today's Soccer Connections hints are here.
★ Yesterday's answers, revealed
- Yellow (easiest) — the connection is “A game between rivals”. The answers: DERBY, RIVALRY, GRUDGE MATCH, SHOWDOWN.
- Green (easy) — the connection is “Clubs in greater manchester”. The answers: MANCHESTER CITY, SALFORD CITY, STOCKPORT COUNTY, OLDHAM ATHLETIC.
- Blue (tricky) — the connection is “Associated with scottish soccer”. The answers: OLD FIRM, TARTAN ARMY, FITBA, DALGLISH.
- Purple (trickiest, usually wordplay) — the connection is “English club derbies”. The answers: NORTH LONDON, MANCHESTER, TYNE-WEAR, STEEL CITY.
The puzzle, explained
The purple group is all about famous English derbies, but here's the trick—they're not the full club names, just the *geographic descriptor* that makes each rivalry iconic. "North London" is the Arsenal-Tottenham derby, "Manchester" is City-United, "Tyne-Wear" is Newcastle-Sunderland, and "Steel City" is Sheffield United-Sheffield Wednesday. The bait was heavy on the green group since Manchester City and Salford City are actual clubs, so your brain wanted to pair "Manchester" with them, plus "Stockport County" and "Oldham Athletic" made you think "Steel City" might be another Greater Manchester team. But Steel City is Sheffield, not Manchester—that's what makes purple so devious!
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