| ILORI | 2013-17 Liverpool and 2017-19 Reading defender between spells at Sporting CP (5) |
| TIAGO | 2013-17 Liverpool and 2017-19 Reading defender between spells at Sporting CP (5) |
| RUBENAMORIM | Head coach who has left Sporting CP to take over at Manchester United (5,6) |
| BENFICA | SL ____, Sporting CP and FC Porto have never been relegated from Portugal's Primeira Liga |
| NANI | Sporting CP, Manchester United, Valencia and Portugal midfielder (4) |
| SAKHO | Mamadou ...., 2010-18 France, 2013-17 Liverpool and 2017-21 Crystal Palace defender (5) |
| LUCAS | 2007-13 Brazil, 2007-17 Liverpool and 2017-22 Lazio midfielder between spells at Gremio (5) |
| HARTE | Ian ___, 1996-2007 Republic of Ireland, 1996-2004 Leeds United and 2010-2013 Reading defender (5) |
| SONKO | Ibrahima ..... , 2008 Senegal and 2004-08 Reading defender (5) |
| OBITA | Jordan ..... , Hibernian and 2010-20 Reading defender (5) |
| STEWART | Kevin ....... , 2014-17 Liverpool and 2017-20 Hull midfielder (7) |
| QATAR | Host of the 2022 Fifa World Cp (5) |
| POWER | Corridors of ___, CP Snow novel (5) |
| RALLY | Gather at sporting event (5) |
| TRADE | Sign made by team leader at sporting event (5) |
| LORDS | Peers at sporting venue (5) |
| TRACE | Sign made by team leader at sporting event (5) |
| MEETS | Comes face to face at sporting event soon to start |
| SIDES | Things taken at sporting events? |
| SWEET | "___ Caroline" (Neil Diamond song sung at sporting events) |
