| PELE | Brazilian footballer whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento (4) |
| NEIL | Retired footballer whose nickname is Razor, _ Ruddock (4) |
| NISH | David .... , Derby County footballer whose 1973 England debut was against Northern Ireland (4) |
| ISAK | Alexander ___, Swedish footballer whose signing for Liverpool FC broke the British transfer fee record (4) |
| ARCA | Julio .... , Argentinian footballer whose clubs included Middlesbrough and Sunderland (4) |
| AKA | Edson Arantes do Nascimento, _ _ _ Pele |
| NASCIMENTO | Pele's real name, Edson Arantes do ... (10) |
| PEEBLES | Live over in Edson Arantes do Nascimento's Royal Burgh (7) |
| DEFENDER | Footballer whose job it is to stop the opposition scoring (8) |
| LITTLE | Floyd ___ former professional footballer whose birthday is on Independence Day |
| ROSEY | ___ Taylor former professional footballer whose birthday is on Independence Day |
| REDKNAPP | Jamie _, ex-footballer whose cousin is Frank Lampard (8) |
| MESSI | Legendary footballer whose nickname is LM10 |
| ALANHANSEN | Former Liverpool and Scotland footballer whose credits as a pundit include BBC TV's Match of the Day (4,6) |
| TROYPARROTT | Former Tottenham Hotspur footballer whose five goals in two matches recently took the the Republic of Ireland football team into the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-offs (4.7) |
| CHHETRI | Legendary Indian footballer whose career achievements were recently honored at a sports gala. (Last name) (7) |
| DODDS | Billy ?, 1996-2001 Scotland footballer whose career began at Chelsea (5) |
| LUISFIGO | Portuguese footballer whose record of 127 caps was broken by Cristiano Ronaldo |
| TEDDYSHERINGHAM | Footballer whose partnership with Alan Shearer led to them being referred to as The SAS |
| EMLYNHUGHES | Footballer whose Liverpool and England captaincies were followed by one on A Question of Sport |
