| HOULLIER | Gerard, French coach who managed Liverpool FC from 1998 to 2004 (8) |
| SHANKLY | Bill ----, Scot who managed Liverpool FC (7) |
| PETRONASTOWERS | Kuala Lumpur landmark, the world's tallest building from 1998 to 2004 (8,6) |
| IVANOV | Igor, foreign minister of Russia from 1998 to 2004 (6) |
| BILLSHANKLY | Footballer from Ayrshire who managed Liverpool F.C. (1959-74) (4,7) |
| ERIKSSON | Sven-Goran, football coach who managed the English national team from 2001-06 (8) |
| SCHRODER | German Social Democrat statesman; Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 (8) |
| ARNESLOT | Head coach of Liverpool FC from June 2024 (4,4) |
| HUGOSOTO | WBA Flyweight boxing champion from 1998 to 1999 (4,4) |
| WAGONLIT | Awfully long wait for French coach? (5-3) |
| TREMONTI | Mark ___ guitarist and vocalist of Creed from 1993 to 2004 and 2009 to 2012 |
| PINOCHET | South American military dictator arrested in Britain in 1998 to answer charges brought by Spain (8) |
| CLUBREPS | ITV docusoap that ran from 2001 to 2004, set on Rhodes and later Gran Canaria |
| NUCIFORA | Former Queensland Wallabies hooker coached Brumbies to 2004 Super Rugby title (8) |
| ADAMKUS | Valdas ___, Lithuanian politician who served as president from 1998 to 2003 and 2004 to 2009 (7) |
| LIPENG | Chinese Communist politician; prime minister from 1988 to 1998 and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1998 to 2003 (2,4) |
| ONEILL | Michael, football coach who managed the Northern Ireland team from 2011 to 2020 (6) |
| CAPELLO | Fabio ___, Italian football player and coach who managed the England team from 2008 to 2012 (7) |
| MANE | Sadio, Senegalese forward who played for Liverpool FC from 2016 to 2022 (4) |
| KARIMI | Iranian midfielder who scored 38 goals in international competition during his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2013. In 2004 he was named Asian Footballer of the Year. (6) |
