| RIVELINO | 1965-1 978 Brazil midfielder born Roberto Rivellino (8) |
| GREASE | Hit movie starring John Travolta (1 978) |
| GUSPOYET | Uruguayan midfielder born in 1967 who played for Chelsea and Spurs (3,5) |
| GILBERTO | Arsenal, Panathinaikos and Brazil midfielder (8,5) |
| SOCRATES | 1979-86 Brazil midfielder, their 1982 FIFA World Cup captain (8) |
| LEONARDO | 1990-2001 Brazil midfielder; 2010-11 Internazionale coach (8) |
| EDMILSON | 2000-07 Brazil midfielder and defender; 2002 FIFA World Cup Final winner (8) |
| RESCUEME | 1965 #1 R&B hit by Fontella Bass |
| DIDI | 1952-62 Brazil midfielder born Waldyr Pereira; 1969-70 Peru manager (4) |
| ETHELRED | - II, King of England from 978--1013 and 1014-16 (8) |
| KAKA | Former Milan and 2002-16 Brazil midfielder born Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (4) |
| SNEERING | Donna Griffiths set a 978-day world record for this in 1983 (also known as sternutation) (8) |
| CAFU | 1990-2006 Brazil, 1997-2003 Roma and 2003-08 Milan defender/midfielder born Marcos Evangelista de Morais; 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cup Final winner (4) |
| ISCO | Spain and Real Madrid midfielder born Francisco Roman Alarcon Suarez (4) |
| CRERAND | Pat, Scottish midfielder born in 1939 who played for Manchester United FC (7) |
| RODRI | Spain and Manchester City midfielder born Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante (5) |
| RICE | Declan, Arsenal defensive midfielder born in 1999 (4) |
| TOTTI | Francesco ___, midfielder born in 1976 who played for Roma and Italy |
| JORDI | ___ Cruyff, Dutch midfielder born in 1974 who played for Manchester United (5) |
| ABOU | ___ Diaby, French midfielder born in 1986 who played for Arsenal (4) |
