| EMRECAN | German footballer, once of Liverpool, now captain of Borussia Dortmund (4,3) |
| RASMUS | Dahlin, who is now captain in Bu alo |
| SPLURGE | Scottish footballers once with demand for unrestrained expenditure |
| BASTIAN | ___ Schweinsteiger German footballer who played for Chicago Fire in MLS and was one of the highest paid MLS players in 2019 |
| HAVERTZ | Kai, German footballer signed by Arsenal from Chelsea in 2023 (7) |
| ROSICKY | Tomas, Czech Republic footballer signed by Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in 2006 (7) |
| REUS | Marco -, Germany and LA Galaxy striker formerly at Borussia Dortmund; German Footballer of the Year 2012 and 2019 |
| RIBBECK | 1998-2000 Germany, 1984-85 Borussia Dortmund and 1992-93 Bayern Munich coach (7) |
| LAMBERT | Paul -, Scottish midfielder at Borussia Dortmund, winning the Champions League in the late 1990s (7) |
| HAALAND | Erling ___, Norway, Manchester City and 2020-2022 Borussia Dortmund striker (7) |
| DEMBELE | France, Paris Saint-Germain, 2015-16 Rennes, 2016-17 Borussia Dortmund and 2017-23 Barcelona winger (7) |
| OUSMANE | France, Paris Saint-Germain, 2015-16 Rennes, 2016-17 Borussia Dortmund and 2017-23 Barcelona winger (7) |
| OUTSIDELEFT | Footballer once went off with away team (7,4) |
| ASBESTOS | Like a footballer once at large, I'm fireproof (8) |
| SECONDBEST | Help NI footballer once to be runner-up? (6-4) |
| ASHLEY | - Cole, footballer once married to singer Cheryl (6) |
| TUCHEL | German footballer set to become head coach of the England men's team (6,6) |
| THOMAS | German footballer set to become head coach of the England men's team (6,6) |
| BEST | Top footballer once (4) |
| OILER | Houston footballer, once |
