| MARADONA | Diego, Argentine footballer born in 1960 whose clubs included Barcelona and Napoli (8) |
| SMALLING | Chris ___, England and Manchester United footballer born in 1989 (8) |
| IGLESIAS | Spanish singer/songwriterand former professional footballer born in Madrid in 1943 (5,8) |
| DENISLAW | Scottish footballer born in 1940 who played for both Manchester clubs (5,3) |
| GALLIANO | John, fashion designer born in 1960 in Gibraltar (8) |
| TRUEBLUE | Dublin footballer born and bred is right to feel down in the dumps (4,4) |
| ZABALETA | Pablo ___, Argentine footballer who joined West Ham United from Manchester City in 2017 |
| BENBROWN | BBC TV news presenter born in 1960 (3,5) |
| BROOKING | English footballer, born 1948, who made 647 appearances for West Ham United (8) |
| DEPUTYDAWG | Title character in a US television cartoon series that debuted in 1960 whose supporting cast included Ty Coon and Vincent Van Gopher (6,4) |
| EFTA | Acronym for the trading group established in Europe in 1960 whose members now include Iceland and No |
| JULIO | Spanish singer/songwriter and former professional footballer born in Madrid in 1943 (5,8) |
| IKECHIANYA | Scotland and Derby County midfield footballer born in 1988 (6,4) |
| CARNEY | Karen, TV football pundit and ex-England footballer born in 1987 (6) |
| DAVIDBECKHAM | Former footballer born in 1975 who is president of Inter Miami in Major League Soccer (5,7) |
| FRANCISLEE | Late footballer born in 1944 who played for Manchester City and Derby County (7,3) |
| HARGREAVES | Owen, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and England footballer born in 1981 (10) |
| EDGAR | ***** Davids, Dutch footballer born in 1973 in Suriname (5) |
| RONALDO | Cristiano, footballer born in Madeira in 1985 (7) |
| MARTA | Female Brazilian footballer born in 1986 who is her country's top international goalscorer (5) |
