| MCTOMINAY | Scott _, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and Scotland (9) |
| SCOTT | Footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and Scotland, _ McTominay (5) |
| BONMATI | Aitana _, footballer who plays in midfield for Barcelona and the Spain national team (7) |
| LITTLE | Kim _, Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Arsenal WFC (6) |
| GUNDOGAN | German footballer who is a midfielder for Manchester City, Ilkay _ (8) |
| SARR | Senegalese footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Crystal Palace, Ismaila _ (4) |
| SAMMY | Macclesfield Town manager from 1993 to 2000, ___ McIlroy; he appeared 88 times as a midfielder for Northern Ireland (5) |
| DENIS | Law, Manchester City, Manchester United and Scotland forward (5) |
| BUCHAN | Martin ......, Aberdeen, Manchester United and Scotland captain (6) |
| FERDINAND | Football pundit who was a centre-back for Manchester United and England (3,9) |
| ALEX | Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for Manchester United and Brazil, _Telles (4) |
| BEARDSLEY | Peter _; footballer who played for England more than 50 times (9) |
| BILLYGILMOUR | Scottish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Napoli (5,7) |
| AXEL | _ Tuanzebe, footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United (4) |
| BRONZE | Footballer who plays as a fightback for Manchester City and England, Lucy _ (6) |
| BRYAN | Cameroonian-French footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United, _ Mbeumo (5) |
| SANCHO | Footballer who plays as a winger for Borussia Dortmund and England, Jadon _ (6) |
| BENRAHMA | Said _, Algerian footballer who plays as a winger for West Ham United (8) |
| MEAD | Footballer who plays as a forward for Arsenal and England, Beth _ (4) |
| TRAFFORD | English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester City, James _ (8) |
