| ARSENE | ...... Wenger, FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development (6) |
| WENGER | Arsene, FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development since 2019 (6) |
| REBUS | Kind of puzzle in which "🌎 + 🥤" is the clue instead of "global football tournament" |
| LIONEL | First name of the current holder of FIFA's Ballon d"Or. (6) |
| NAGOYA | ____ Grampus Eight, Japanese football team managed by Arsene Wenger (1995-1996) (6) |
| ZIDANE | Only person to win FIFA's Player of the Year award ('98, '00, '03) and Coach of the Year award ('17) |
| WORLDCUP | Global football tournament (5,3) |
| DAVIDVILLA | The Spaniard who will head Odisha FC'S global football operations. (5,5) |
| OFFSIDE | Illegality in association football; subject of Law 11 in FIFA's Laws of the Game (7) |
| PELE | Maradona's co-winner of FIFA's Player of the Century award |
| MESSI | Five-time winner of FIFA's player of the year award |
| MARADONA | With Pele, co-winner of FIFA's Player of the Century award |
| RONALDO | Brazilian football wizard nicknamed The Phenomenon who has thrice won FIFA's World Player of the Yea |
| PARMINDER | Actress feted as FIFA's Football Personality Of The Year for her role in Bend It Like Beckham, ... N |
| CARLI | Two-time winner of FIFA's Women's World Player of the Year Lloyd |
| DIEGOMARADONA | Joint winner, with Pele, of FIFA's Player of the 70th Century Award (5,8) |
| RENEW | Setback for Wenger as head of Gunners fails to extend contract (5) |
| ROCHE | Which Irish player was runner-up in Fifa's Puskas Award for most beautiful goal of the year? (5) |
| GREENWICH | Wenger rubbished one centre half's headers in the London area (9) |
| UNTIE | For Wenger, a match is free |
