| BEST | George -, winner of the Ballon d'Or as European Footballer of the Year 1968 (4) |
| RONALDO | Shared record for most wins in Ballon d'Or as world men's football player of year until Lionel Messi went one clear in 2019 (7) |
| KAKA | Who was the last player to win the Ballon d'Or before a 10-year run of Messi and Ronaldo victories? (4) |
| OWEN | Who was the last English footballer to win the Ballon d'Or? (4) |
| LUKA | Croatian footballer who in 2018 became the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or in more than a decade (4,6) |
| ALEXIA | Spanish footballer and two-time winner of the Ballon d'Or Feminin, _ Putellas (6) |
| WEAH | European Footballer of the Year for 1995. (4) |
| MESSI | Lionel ?, Argentina and Barcelona forward; six-time winner of the Ballon d'Or |
| MUSE | Inspiration needed as European problem returns (4) |
| MATTHEWS | Stanley ........ , first winner of the European Footballer of the Year award (8) |
| WICHITA | ___ Lineman song written by Jimmy Webb in the year 1968 |
| IGORBELANOV | Ukrainian footballer who was European Footballer of the Year in 1986 (4,7) |
| MODRIC | Croatian footballer who in 2018 became the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or in more than a decade (4,6) |
| CRUYFF | Dutch footballer who won the Ballon d'Or three times in the 1970s (6) |
| GEORGEBEST | Northern Irish Manchester United player who won the Ballon d'or in 1968 (6,4) |
| LUKAMODRIC | Croatian footballer who won the Ballon d'Or in 2018 (4,6) |
| KEEGAN | Who is the only British player to have been voted European Footballer of the Year twice? (6) |
| BOBBYCHARLTON | World Cup-winning English footballer who was European Footballer of the Year in 1966 (5,8) |
| KEVINKEEGAN | Footballer who won the Ballon d'Or in 1978 and 1979 (5,6) |
| KARIM | French footballer awarded the Ballon d'Or on 17 October, 2022 (5,7) |
