| RANIERI | Claudio ___, Italian head coach who has managed four Premier League football clubs (7) |
| RUBENAMORIM | Head coach who has left Sporting CP to take over at Manchester United (5,6) |
| EVERTON | Premier League football club managed by Sean Dyche (7) |
| BURNLEY | Premier League football club managed by Scott Parker (7) |
| ARSENAL | Premier League football club for which Patrick Vieira played for nine years (7) |
| LAMPARD | Frank, English former midfielder who has managed Derby County, Chelsea and Everton FCs (7) |
| LAMBERT | Paul ....... , former Scotland midfielder who has managed sides including Aston Villa, Wolves and Ipswich Town (7) |
| WESTHAM | Premier League football club (4,3,6) |
| FITNESS | Female, Italian head, in good health (7) |
| LESKISS | London Irish head coach who played State of Origin for Queensland (3,4) |
| NEILSON | Toronto-born NHL head coach who is an honoured Member of the hockey hall of Fame, Roger ___ (b.1934 - d.2003) |
| ILLNESS | The Italian head accepting learner's complaint |
| MOHAMED | Who recently broke the record for scoring most goals on the opening day of English Premier League football? (5) |
| IPSWICH | ___ Town club is one of the three teams to have been promoted to the ongoing English Premier League Football season. (7) |
| PEPGUARDIOLA | Spanish football coach who has managed Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City (3,9) |
| ADVOCAAT | Dick, Dutch football coach who has managed Glasgow Rangers FC and his national side (8) |
| ONEILL | Martin, football coach who has managed Leicester City, Celtic and Aston Villa (6) |
| DYCHE | Sean ___, football coach who has managed Burnley and Everton (5) |
| MANUEL | ____ Pellegrini, Chilean coach who has managed Manchester City and West Ham (6) |
| MONTEVERDI | Claudio ___, Italian composer who wrote one of the earliest operas, L'Orfeo |