| RAPIDVIENNA | English name for the football team beaten by 46/22's Everton in the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1985 |
| AULD | Bertie --, footballer who played for Celtic in the European Cup Final of 1967 (4) |
| SHEEDY | Kevin ...... , scorer of the third goal for Everton in the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final (6) |
| NOTTSFOREST | Informal name for the football team which plays its home matches in West Bridgford |
| ACMILAN | Usual English name for the football club founded by Englishmen Herbert Kilpin and Alfred Edwards in Italy in 1899 |
| CANADA | Team beaten by England in the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final (6) |
| CELTIC | In 1967, which football team won the Scottish League, Scottish Cup, League Cup, Glasgow Cup and the European Cup? (6) |
| MCCALL | Stuart ...... , scorer of two goals for Everton in the 1989 FA Cup Final (6) |
| PLAYERS | Members of the theatre cast for the football team (7) |
| BORO | Nickname for the football team who play at the Riverside Stadium (4) |
| EUROS | Informal name for the football tournament last won by Spain in 2024 (5) |
| ARI | Scoreboard abbr. for the football team that plays its home games at University of Phoenix Stadium |
| BRAGA | Compatriot team beaten by FC Porto in the 2011 Europa League final |
| RAMS | Team beaten by the Patriots in the 2019 Super Bowl |
| BRAVES | Team beaten by the Blue Jays in the 1992 World Series |
| AJAX | Amsterdam-based football team who won the European Cup three times in a row in the 1970s |
| ELEVEN | Gloria's leaving Seville orange for the football team (6) |
| HOMEWIN | A local victory for the football team could make Mo whine (4,3) |
| VILLA | 5-1 and it's all over for the football team (5) |
| DIXIEDEAN | Centre forward who scored a record 60 league goals for Everton in the 1927-28 season (5,4) |
