| CLOUGH | Middlesbrough-born footballer and football manager (1935-2004) |
| CRUYFF | Johan --, Dutch footballer and football manager (6) |
| BERTI | Mr Vogts, former footballer and football coach (5) |
| CHRISREA | Middlesbrough-born singer and guitarist noted for albums including The Road To Hell (5,3) |
| MATTBUSBY | Scottish-born footballer who served as manager (1945-69) |
| EDUARDO | Brazilian-born footballer who made his debut for Croatia in 2004 |
| TOMORI | Canadian-born footballer who plays for AC Milan and England, Fikayo _ (6) |
| RYAN | Cardiff born footballer, _ Giggs (4) |
| SOMERS | Kelly, presenter of The Women's Football Show and Football Focus (6) |
| TEDDYMCCARTHY | Who in 1990 became the first, and so far only, man to win All-Ireland medals in both hurling and football in the same year? (5,8) |
| CLIVEALLEN | Tottenham Hotspur player who was voted PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year in 1987 |
| JERMAINE | ____ Jenas, TV presenter and football pundit born in 1983 who played as a central midfielder (8) |
| DEION | Baseball and football star Sanders |
| TOMTOMTOMBOY | Girl who plays hand drums and football? |
| TIMS | Director Burton and football player Tebow |
| SPORTSNUT | Season ticket holder for baseball, basketball and football, say |
| ARSENAL | Munitions store and football team (7) |
| RATTLE | Toy for child and football fan (6) |
| WHITEHARTLANE | Road and football stadium in north London (5,4,4) |
| SPURS | Horse equipment and football team (5) |
