| ROUS | Stanley .... , FIFA President 1961-74 (4) |
| JOHNFKENNEDY | 35th US president (1961-1963) who was on the varsity swim team at Harvard: 3 wds. abbr. |
| SEPP | Former FIFA President, - Blatter (4) |
| STANLEYROUS | FIFA president from 1961-74 (7,4) |
| BLATTER | FIFA President until 2015 (4,7) |
| RAMSEY | Arthur Michael ___, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1961-74 (6) |
| RONGREENWOOD | Former manager of West Ham United (1961-74) |
| REVIE | Don ..... , 1961-74 Leeds United, 1974-77 England and 1977-80 UAE manager (5) |
| RIMET | Jules ___, 1921-54 FIFA President (5) |
| AHEADOFTHEGAME | Possibly FIFA President in advantageous position |
| INFANTINO | FIFA president after Sepp Blatter, Gianni ... (9) |
| ELECTION | Infantino won this to become FIFA President in 2016 |
| JULES | 1921-54 FIFA President (5,5) |
| JULESRIMET | 1921-54 FIFA president and the World Cup trophy's old name (5,5) |
| ABBA | Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel 1966-74 (4,4) |
| EBAN | Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1966-74 (4,4) |
| JUAN | Argentine soldier and statesman; president 1946-55 and 1973-74 (4,5) |
| PARS | Scores 74 on a 74 golf course |
| KIRK | Norman ___, prime minister of New Zealand from 1972-74 (4) |
| MEIR | Golda ___, prime minister of Israel from 1969-74 (4) |
