| KOEMAN | Ex-Barcelona and Netherlands manager, Ronald ... (6) |
| ENRIQUE | Ex-Barcelona and Spain manager, at PSG from 2023, Luis ... (7) |
| CRUYFF | Johan ......, Ajax, Barcelona and Netherlands forward (6) |
| OVERMARS | Ajax, Arsenal, Barcelona and Netherlands winger (8) |
| MARC | .... Overmars, Arsenal, Barcelona and Netherlands winger (4) |
| RIJVERS | Kees ___, 1981-1984 Netherlands manager (7) |
| NANNES | Ex-Victoria and Netherlands paceman, Dirk ... (6) |
| SANDER | ...... Westerveld, Liverpool, Portsmouth and Netherlands goalkeeper (6) |
| DENNIS | . ...... Bergkamp, Ajax, Inter Milan, Arsenal and Netherlands forward (6) |
| ENLIST | Sign up Spain and Netherlands first (6) |
| UPSETS | Zimbabwe v England at Albury, 1992; Bangladesh v Australia at Cardiff. 2005; and Netherlands v England at Lords in 2009 - sad times? (6) |
| KOUNDE | Jules ...... , France, Barcelona and 2019-22 Sevilla defender; winner of the 2020 UEFA Europa League and 2021 UEFA Nations League finals (6) |
| MANUEL | He's from Barcelona... and the Bo'Ness & Kinneil Railway! (6) |
| SUAREZ | Luis ___, Barcelona and Uruguay striker (6) |
| NEYMAR | Brazil, Al Hilal, 2009-13 Santos, 2013-17 Barcelona and 2017-23 Paris St-Germain striker (6) |
| LALIGA | Sports division that's home to FC Barcelona and Real Madrid |
| TEL | El ___, ex-Barcelona manager Venables (3) |
| PUYOL | Ex-Barcelona captain, Carles ... (5) |
| MARCOVANBASTEN | Ajax, Milan and Netherlands striker and 1988-89 and 1992 Ballon d'Or winner (5,3,6) |
| MARCO | 1992 World Player of the Year and Netherlands football manager from 2004-08 (5,3,6) |