BBC Sport publishes daily football quizzes including new Brainteaser on 21 August 2026

BBC Sport published a set of daily football quizzes on its site on 21 August 2026, introducing a new Brainteaser alongside its regular challenges. Today's questions, clues and answers were set by Joe Rindl.

The quizzes invite readers to identify a named footballer using progressive hints, with a wrong guess unlocking a further clue. Competitors score more points the fewer clues they require, and they have five lives before the answer is revealed. The site challenges players to "Give us five correct answers inside five minutes" and prompts users to "Guess today's fiendishly difficult question."

Players are asked to guess the footballer in as few attempts as possible, which directly affects their score. Each incorrect guess produces an additional clue, increasing the information available but reducing potential points. The format therefore rewards accuracy on early guesses.

The page also carries a reminder: "Don't forget the BBC Sport Football Predictor deadline." Readers are encouraged to submit their own quiz ideas; the site asks contributors to include their name and the answer alongside any question. The text states that submissions "may feature it in the future."

For further puzzles the article directs users to dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages and advises signing up for notifications to receive new quizzes on their device. It lists topical quizzes available on the site, including "All our Premier League Who Am I? quizzes in one place." Other named quizzes are "Football quiz: Name every club in the Premier League and EFL," "Can you name the players with most Premier League appearances?," "Can you name the 10 Lionesses with most England caps?," and "Can you name every team to have played in the WSL?"

For additional challenges the piece tells readers to "Check out our Sports Quizzes page" and to sign up for notifications to get the latest quizzes sent straight to their device.