| MODRIC | Luka _, Croatia and Real Madrid midfield footballer; 2018 Ballon d'Or winner (6) |
| ISCO | Spain and Real Madrid midfield footballer born Francisco Roman Alarcon Suarez |
| VLASIC | Nikola ___, Croatia, Torino, 2017-2019 Everton and 2021-2023 West Ham United midfielder (6) |
| KOVAC | Goran Visnjic's role In ER, Dr. Luka ___ |
| ANCIC | Mario ___, Croatia tennis player; 2005 Davis Cup Final winner (5) |
| HAZARD | Belgium and Real Madrid midfielder; 2014-15 FWA Footballer of the Year and PFA Players' Player of the Year (6) |
| LAURIE | ____ Cunningham, footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion and Real Madrid (6) |
| NEDVED | Pavel -, Czech Republic and Juventus midfield footballer; 2003 Ballon d'or winner (6) |
| ALANSO | Xabi, Spanish ex-Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder (6) |
| ALONSO | Xabi, Spanish football coach who played for Liverpool and Real Madrid (6) |
| WESLEY | Former Inter and Real Madrid midfielder; the Netherlands' most-capped player (6,8) |
| GARETH | Former Wales and Real Madrid winger (6,4) |
| LALIGA | Sports division that's home to FC Barcelona and Real Madrid |
| RIVERA | Gianni ___, 1962-1974 Italy and 1960-1979 Milan midfielder; 1969 Ballon d'Or winner (6) |
| ISTRIA | Peninsula in the north Adriatic Sea belonging to Croatia and Slovenia (6) |
| BOKSIC | Alen ...... , 1993-2002 Croatia and 2000-03 Middlesbrough striker (6) |
| SILVIO | 1997-2002 Croatia and 1999-2000 Newcastle midfielder (6,5) |
| LOVREN | Dejan ___, PAOK, 2009-2022 Croatia and 2014-2020 Liverpool defender (6) |
| SIVORI | 1956-57 Argentina, 1961-62 Italy and 1957-65 Juventus midfielder; 1961 Ballon d'Or winner (4,6) |
| LIONEL | Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi |
