| ISCO | Spain and Real Madrid midfield footballer born Francisco Roman Alarcon Suarez |
| MODRIC | Luka _, Croatia and Real Madrid midfield footballer; 2018 Ballon d'Or winner (6) |
| IKECHIANYA | Scotland and Derby County midfield footballer born in 1988 (6,4) |
| RAMOS | Captain of Spain and Real Madrid. (5) |
| CARVAJAL | Dani ......... Spain and Real Madrid defender (8) |
| SERGIORAMOS | Monterrey, 2005-2021 Spain and Real Madrid defender (6,5) |
| NACHO | Spain and Real Madrid defender (5) |
| OYARZABAL | Mikel ......... , Spain and Real Sociedad attacker (9) |
| ZUBIMENDI | Spain and Real Sociedad midfielder (6.9) |
| PACO | Fashion designer who was born Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo in 1934, _ Rabanne (4) |
| ODE | "___ to My Shoes" (Francisco X. Alarcon poem) |
| JULIO | Spanish singer/songwriter and former professional footballer born in Madrid in 1943 (5,8) |
| SMALLING | Chris ___, England and Manchester United footballer born in 1989 (8) |
| TRUEBLUE | Dublin footballer born and bred is right to feel down in the dumps (4,4) |
| MARADONA | Diego, Argentine footballer born in 1960 whose clubs included Barcelona and Napoli (8) |
| CARNEY | Karen, TV football pundit and ex-England footballer born in 1987 (6) |
| FRANCISLEE | Late footballer born in 1944 who played for Manchester City and Derby County (7,3) |
| HARGREAVES | Owen, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and England footballer born in 1981 (10) |
| IGLESIAS | Spanish singer/songwriterand former professional footballer born in Madrid in 1943 (5,8) |
| GARRINCHA | Brazilian footballer born Manuel Francisco dos Santos in 1933 |
