| LIONELMESSI | Footballer who captains Barcelona and the Argentinian national team (6,5) |
| SUNIL | ____ Chhetri, Indian professional footballer who captains both ISL club Bengaluru and the India national team |
| MILLIE | England footballer who captains the Women's Super League club Chelsea, _ Bright (6) |
| KOUNDE | Footballer who plays for Barcelona and the French national team, Jules _ (6) |
| BONMATI | Aitana _, footballer who plays in midfield for Barcelona and the Spain national team (7) |
| LAMINEYAMAL | Barcelona and Spain winger named Young Player of the Tournament at Euro 2024 (6,5) |
| DENISSUAREZ | Barcelona and Spain midfielder at Manchester City from 2011-13 (5,6) |
| MANUEL | He's from Barcelona... and the Bo'Ness & Kinneil Railway! (6) |
| COSTA | Coastal region of NE Spain between Barcelona and the French border (5,5) |
| BRAVA | Coastal region of NE Spain between Barcelona and the French border (5,5) |
| NEUER | Manuel, goalkeeper who captains Bayern Munich FC and the German national team (5) |
| EDINDZEKO | Former Manchester City striker who captains the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team |
| WILLIAMSON | Leah ___, defender who captains the England women's national team (10) |
| HARRYKANE | Prolific striker who captains the England football team (5,4) |
| GILL | Shubman ___, Indian cricketer who captains his national Test team (4) |
| PUMAS | American wild cats or members of the Argentinian rugby union team |
| HAMSIK | Marek ___, Slovak midfielder who captains the Italian club Napoli (6) |
| DIEGO | First name of the Argentinian footballer Maradona (5) |
| VERBENA | Genus of plants with colourful flowers such as the Argentinian Vervain and American Blue Vervain (7) |
| ARMADILLO | Armoured mammal of South and Central America whose smallest species is the Argentinian pink fairy, or pichiciego (Chlamyphorus truncatus) (9) |
