| LAURENTBLANC | French former footballer who was manager of the French national team from 2010 to 2012 (7,5) |
| PAULLEGUEN | Former manager of the French national team who managed Rangers from 2006 to 2007 |
| SYD | . ... Millar, Ireland prop who was manager of the 1980 British & Irish Lions (3) |
| WARSI | Sayeeda ___, baroness who co-chaired the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2012 |
| LAUDRUP | Michael ___, former Danish footballer who was manager of Swansea City from 2012 to 2014 |
| ERIKTENHAG | Dutch footballer who was manager of Manchester United from 2022 to 2024 (4,3,3) |
| BENTO | Paulo ..... , 1992-2002 Portugal midfielder; coach of the Portugal and South Korea national football teams from 2010-14 and 2018-22 respectively (5) |
| BENZEMA | Real Madrid player who is set to return to the French national team after a fiveyear gap. (7) |
| KOUNDE | Footballer who plays for Barcelona and the French national team, Jules _ (6) |
| KYLIANMBAPPE | Captain of the French national football team who joined Real Madrid from Paris Saint- Germain on Monday (6,6) |
| NEILL | Terry ..., Northern Ireland defender who was manager of Spurs from 197476 and of their rivals Arsenal from 1976-83 (5) |
| ONEDIRECTION | Group that Zayn Malik was a part of from 2010 to 2015: 2 wds. |
| VOGTS | German who was manager of Scotland's national football team 2002-2004 (5) |
| DAVIDCAMERON | Prime Minister of the UK from 2010 to 2016 (5,7) |
| LAMA | Bernard ___ French former footballer who was a member of the 1998 World Cup-winning squad (4) |
| STANKOVIC | Manager of the Hungarian football team Ferencvaros who captained the Serbian national team from 2007 to 2011 (5,9) |
| DEJAN | Manager of the Hungarian football team Ferencvaros who captained the Serbian national team from 2007 to 2011 (5,9) |
| MARSEILLAISE | The French national anthem (12) |
| HANNING | ....... Berg, Norway defender who was manager of Blackburn Rovers for 57 days in 2012 (7) |
| TINAARENA | Singer-songwriter who in 2011 became the first Australian to be awarded a Knighthood of the French National Order of National Merit (4,5) |
