| KINNEAR | Joe, late manager noted for coaching Wimbledon FC in the 1990s (7) |
| TUITION | Disapproval over institute holding onto a small charge from fees for coaching clients (7) |
| TRAINABLE | Followers left in Lincoln, apt for coaching |
| ABDULLAH | Saudi Arabia's all-time leading goal scorer; he played for the Saudi national team and for Al-Nassr FC in the Saudi Professional League between 1978 to 1994. (8) |
| KENNY | --- Dalglish, Scottish exinternational footballer who played for Celtic FC and Liverpool FC in the 1970s and 1980s (5) |
| JURGENKLINSMANN | German striker who played for Tottenham Hotspur FC in the 1994-95 season (6,9) |
| DIMATTEO | Roberto, Italian ex-midfielder who scored for Chelsea FC in the 1997 and 2000 FA Cup finals (2,6) |
| GERRARD | Steven, ex-Liverpool midfielder who was appointed manager of Aston Villa FC in 2021 (7) |
| HODGSON | Roy, ex-England football manager who was appointed head coach of Watford FC in 2022 (7) |
| WARNOCK | Neil, coach who was interim manager of Aberdeen FC in 2024 (7) |
| GLASNER | Oliver, Austrian coach who became manager of Crystal Palace FC in 2024 (7) |
| RONALDO | Cristiano, Portuguese footballer who rejoined Manchester United FC in 2021 (7) |
| RUDIGER | Antonio, German central defender who joined Chelsea FC in 2017 (7) |
| GABRIEL | ____ Jesus, Brazilian striker who joined Arsenal FC in 2022 (7) |
| LEANDRO | ____ Trossard, Belgian winger who joined Arsenal FC in 2023 (7) |
| EDERSON | Brazilian goalkeeper who joined Manchester City FC in 2017 (7) |
| CAICEDO | Moises, Ecuadorian defensive midfielder who joined Chelsea FC in 2023 (7) |
| VICARIO | Guglielmo, Italian goalkeeper who joined Tottenham Hotspur FC in 2023 (7) |
| BUTLAND | Jack, English goalkeeper who joined Rangers FC in 2023 (7) |
| DESTINY | ____ Udogie, left back who joined Tottenham Hotspur FC in 2022 (7) |
