| SEPPBLATTER | The president of FIFA from 1998 to 2015 (4,7) |
| SELIG | Baseball commissioner from 1998 to 2015 |
| SEPP | & 16D Disgraced president of FIFA from 1998-2016 (4,7) |
| BLATTER | Sepp ?, president of FIFA from 1998-2016 |
| RIMET | Jules ?, president of FIFA from 1921-54 |
| STANLEYROUS | President of FIFA, 1961-74 (7,4) |
| LIPENG | Chinese Communist politician; prime minister from 1988 to 1998 and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1998 to 2003 (2,4) |
| GIANNI | The president of Fifa. (6,9) |
| INFANTINO | The president of Fifa. (6,9) |
| ASSOCIATION | The A of FIFA |
| ESTRADA | Joseph ___, President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 |
| ADAMKUS | Valdas ___, president of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003 and 2004 to 2009 (7) |
| FIGO | Which former World Player of the Year is running for president of Fifa? (4) |
| KARIMI | Iranian midfielder who scored 38 goals in international competition during his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2013. In 2004 he was named Asian Footballer of the Year. (6) |
| DENNISRODMAN | US basketball player who was married to the actress Carmen Electra from 1998 to 1999 (6,6) |
| FABINI | Jason with the Jets from 1998 to 2005 |
| IVANOV | Igor, foreign minister of Russia from 1998 to 2004 (6) |
| POY | The Honourable Dr. Vivienne ___ (Canadian Senator from 1998 to 2012) |
| SCHRODER | German Social Democrat statesman; Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 (8) |
| GERHARD | German Social Democrat statesman; Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 (7) |
