| CUNNINGHAM | Former Real Madrid and England player (10) |
| MCMANAMAN | Liverpool, Real Madrid and England winger or midfielder (9) |
| SALGUERO | Jose Antonio ........ , former Real Madrid and Sevilla defender; 1985 and 1986 UEFA Cup final winner (8) |
| RAFAELVANDERVAART | Former Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur footballer who won 109 caps for the Netherlands between 2001 and 2013 |
| JAMESRODRIGUEZ | This former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich star bears the most common surname of his home country, Colombia |
| EMLYN | Hughes, Liverpool, Wolves and England player nicknamed 'Crazy Horse' (5) |
| GODFREYEVANS | Kent and England player, described by Wisden as "arguably the best wicket-keeper the game has ever seen" (7,5) |
| ZIDANE | Zinedine ...... , former Real Madrid coach (6) |
| ANTIC | Radomir ..... , 2008-10 Serbia, 1991-92 Real Madrid and 1995-98 Atletico Madrid coach (5) |
| TOSHACK | John ......., Wales striker who managed Real Madrid and Real Sociedad (7) |
| RONALDO | Footballer, plays for Real Madrid and Portugal, in 2015 named best Portuguese player of all time (7) |
| HAKIMI | Moroccan defensive player who played for Real Madrid and Inter Milan, before joining Paris Saint-Germain. He played on Morocco's national team in the 2018 World Cup. (6) |
| CASILLAS | 2000-16 Spain, 1999-2015 Real Madrid and 2015-20 Porto goalkeeper; Euro 2008, Euro 2012 and 2010 World Cup Final winner (8) |
| IKER | 2000-16 Spain, 1999-2015 Real Madrid and 2015-20 Porto goalkeeper; Euro 2008, Euro 2012 and 2010 World Cup Final winner (4) |
| LALIGA | Sports association with Real Madrid and Valencia CF |
| RAMOS | Sergio ---, footballer for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team (5) |
| LUIS | .... Figo, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Portugal winger (4) |
| GARETH | Bale, Real Madrid and Wales winger (6) |
| BALE | Gareth ___, Real Madrid and Wales forward (4) |
| DUDEK | Jerzy....., Feyenoord, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Poland goalkeeper (5) |