| DAVIDBECKHAM | Former footballer born in 1975 who is president of Inter Miami in Major League Soccer (5,7) |
| TIMMINCHIN | Australian comedian born in 1975 who is the composer and lyricist of Matilda The Musical (3,7) |
| LIONEL | Mr Messi of Inter Miami and Argentina (6) |
| RONALDO | Former Brazilian footballer who is president of La Liga club Real Valladolid |
| NOOR | Queen who is president of United World Colleges |
| LIONELMESSI | Argentine soccer star who left a French club to play for Inter Miami in 2023: 2 wds. |
| COLUMBUSCREW | American Major League Soccer club based in Ohio |
| ROBBIEROGERS | Openly gay athlete on Major League Soccer's L.A. Galaxy: 2 wds. |
| SIRMATTBUSBY | Footballer born in Bellshill (1909) who had a long spell managing Manchester United (3,4,5) |
| SHOSTAKOVICH | Russian composer and pianist, 1906-1975, who produced 15 symphonies (12) |
| ASTEROIDBELT | Region of inter-planetary space - battered soil (anag) (8,4) |
| TIGERWOODS | U.S. golfer born in 1975 who has won the British Open three times (5,5) |
| LUGER | Dan, ex-rugby union winger born in 1975 who won 38 caps for England (5) |
| LEZAK | Jason ***** , US swimmer born in 1975 who won four Olympic gold medals (5) |
| MESSI | Soccer legend scoring goals for fun with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami |
| LAGALAXY | Major League Soccer (MLS) club founded in 1994 that has won the most number of MLS Cups: 2 wds. |
| MBEKI | He joined the ANC in 1965. Now Thabo ... is president of South Africa |
| YACHT | A commodore is president of what sort of club? (5) |
| MINNESOTAUNITED | *Major League Soccer team based in St. Paul |
| ADU | Freddy who signed a Major League Soccer contract at age 14 |
