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Move over Sporcle, a new way for football fans to procrastinate is in town.
A version of the viral guessing game Wordle has now been created specifically for football supporters to enjoy.
The game, titled Footbl, challenges players to correctly guess the five-letter surname of famous player in only six attempts.
What we have all been waiting for someone more clever than us to make:
— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) January 18, 2022
Footballer surname Wordlehttps://t.co/rT1HRVKnyo
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Green, yellow and grey boxes appear after each guess to indicate which letters are correct and in the right or wrong place.
A new puzzle is released daily on the site, which is already proving popular on football Twitter.
i newspaper chief football writer Daniel Storey posted a link to the game on his account, alongside the caption: “What we have all been waiting for someone more clever than us to make: Footballer surname Wordle.
“All we need now is someone to bring Sky Sports' daily Missing Men game back to life and I'll be sated.”
Footbl 213 6/6
— Collie (@risky_iom) January 18, 2022
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Not my best effort but throwing a tantrum with a random word on the 5th go paid dividends
Footbl 213 6/6
— Ryan (@RyanMKIV) January 18, 2022
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That was so bloody hard. Never doing it again.
Footbl 213 4/6
— Aaron A Aaronson (@bigaaron) January 18, 2022
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Quite a bit tougher with names rather than words
Football fans have begun posting their scores on Twitter, with some mixed results.
“Not my best effort but throwing a tantrum with a random word on the 5th go paid dividends,” wrote one fan.
Another added: “Class. Considering most of ft can’t spell a single players surname correctly this will be fun.”
Fancy giving the game a go? CLICK HERE to have a try.