| 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) |
| EDEN | Belgium and Real Madrid midfielder; 2014-15 FWA Footballer of the Year and PFA Players' Player of the Year (4) |
| BALE | Gareth ___, former Spurs and Real Madrid footballer (4) |
| FIGO | Luis, Portuguese winger who played for Barcelona and Real Madrid (4) |
| LUIS | Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Atletico Madrid, _ Suarez (4) |
| PELE | Brazil footballer born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in 1940 (4) |
| PERU | Birthplace of novelist Daniel Alarcon |
| RICA | CONCACAF nation coached by Luis Fernando Suarez (4) |
| RAMOS | Sergio _, former Spain and Real Madrid defender (5) |
| UGLY | America Ferrera played Betty Suarez in this (--- Betty) |
| NACHO | Spain and Real Madrid defender (5) |
| CARVAJAL | Dani ......... Spain and Real Madrid defender (8) |
| IKECHIANYA | Scotland and Derby County midfield footballer born in 1988 (6,4) |
| TRUEBLUE | Dublin footballer born and bred is right to feel down in the dumps (4,4) |
| HAZARD | Belgium and Real Madrid midfielder; 2014-15 FWA Footballer of the Year and PFA Players' Player of the Year (6) |
| MORIENTES | Fernando ......... , former Spain, Liverpool and Real Madrid striker (9) |
| CASEMIRO | Brazil, Manchester United and former Sao Paulo and Real Madrid midfielder (8) |
| ALABA | David -, 2013 and 2022 Champions League winner with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid |
| LAURIE | ____ Cunningham, footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion and Real Madrid (6) |
