| MARADONA | Diego ---, Argentinian former footballer who famously scored a 'Hand of God' goal against England in 1986 (8) |
| DIEGOMARADONA | Argentine retired footballer who scored the Hand of God goal against England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup: 2 wds. |
| KAKA | Footballer who famously wore an "I belong to Jesus" shirt (4) |
| DIEGO | Late Argentine football icon and "Hand of God" goal scorer (5,8) |
| DIETMARHAMANN | Scorer of Germany's winning goal against England in the final match at the old Wembley stadium |
| FLUSH | A startled flock of rising or springing game birds; a fresh bloom of flowers, foliage or fruit; a suffusion of a reddish or rosy colour; or, a hand of poker cards, all of the same suit (5) |
| BROOK | Player who played a key role in England's 2022 T20 World Cup triumph and famously scored three Test centuries in three consecutive matches against Pakistan in 2022.(Last Name) (5) |
| AMECHE | Colts fullback Alan who famously scored the winning touchdown in the 1958 NFL championship game |
| ENOS | Slaughter who famously scored the winning run in the 1946 World Series |
| ALEXMORGAN | US soccer star who scored a goal against Colombia in the 2015 World Cup: 2 wds. |
| ROJO | - Marcos, Argentina defender who scored the winning goal against Nigeria in the FIFA World Cup (4) |
| ASTONVILLA | Football team that scored a (mostly) unopposed goal against Leeds United in April 2019 |
| ABIGAILHARRISON | Who scored the winning goal against Austria in the Womens World Cup semi-final? (7-8) |
| ELLATOONE | Lioness who scored her first World Cup goal against Australia in the 2023 semi-final |
| STRAIGHT | In poker, a hand of five cards in sequence irrespective of suit (8) |
| ORR | Player who scored "the Goal" against the Blues in 1970 |
| DANA | Delany who stars in Amazon's "Hand of God" |
| BENWATSON | Scorer of the goal against Manchester City that won the FA Cup for Wigan Athletic in 2013 (3,6) |
| YARBOROUGH | In bridge, a hand of cards in which no card is higher than nine (10) |
| GRANDSLAM | Feat of winning all the tricks in a hand of bridge (5,4) |
