AS THE excitement for the Champions League knockouts intensifies, a new football puzzle is putting even the sharpest eyes to the test. Created by Live Football Tickets, this brainteaser challenges fans to find a hidden football trophy in a cluttered locker room, and it’s proving trickier than expected.
![[Isometric illustration of a soccer team locker room.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Trophy-brainteaser.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
On average, it takes 58 seconds to spot the trophy. Think you can do it faster? Give it a go and see if you can beat the clock!. But did you know that solving optical illusions is a great way of training your brain and improving creative thinking?. Brainteasers are purposefully designed to trick our vision and can be used as simple determiners of intelligence.
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So you might want to try The Sun's wide range of optical illusions created to stimulate the deepest parts of your brain. The answer to our original puzzle is coming up, as well as some more challenging tasks to try. In this mind-bending image, everyone can count the ducks but if you can find the hidden needle among the reeds in less than seven seconds you may have 20/20 vision.
![[Illustration of a cat-finding puzzle; find the cat with a heart-shaped nose among many cats.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image_d0ce05.png?strip=all&w=620)
Another tricky brainteaser features a gnarled tree but only those with high IQ can spot a sleepy cat hiding on it. If that's still not hard enough for you, then have a go at spotting the hidden broom amongst the clothes in less than five seconds.
![[Illustration of a man standing on a brick bridge over a stream.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image_e91816.png?strip=all&w=620)
Or you can have a go at figuring out the hidden message in this band’s cover art that has confused fans for years. Engaging in activities like solving optical illusions and brainteasers can have many cognitive benefits as it can stimulate various brain regions.
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Some benefits include:. Lastly, puzzle fanatics have been left scratching their heads trying to find the lost feather in just 12 seconds. Coming back to our challenge - were you able to solve the mind-bending optical illusion?. If you are still scratching your head trying to figure out the confusing picture, we've marked the solution for you - scroll down to find it.
![[Illustration of a cat puzzle: find the cat with a heart-shaped nose.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image_83988f.png?strip=all&w=620)
