| DAVID | __ Beckham, English former professional footballer |
| VINNIE | ___ Jones, former professional footballer and Snatch actor (6) |
| GASCOIGNE | Paul _, former professional footballer nicknamed Gazza (9) |
| LITTLE | Floyd ___ former professional footballer whose birthday is on Independence Day |
| ROSEY | ___ Taylor former professional footballer whose birthday is on Independence Day |
| RIO | Former professional footballer, _ Ferdinand (3) |
| PATRICE | _ Evra, French former professional footballer (7) |
| SYLVAIN | First name of Distin, French former professional footballer who played five seasons for Manchester City (7) |
| DAVIDGINOLA | French former professional footballer in I'm A Celeb in 2021 (5,6) |
| JULIO | Spanish singer/songwriter and former professional footballer born in Madrid in 1943 (5,8) |
| IGLESIAS | Spanish singer/songwriterand former professional footballer born in Madrid in 1943 (5,8) |
| ROMEO | _ Beckham, professional footballer like his dad David (5) |
| LINEKER | Gary ___ former English professional footballer who holds the English record for most goals in FIFA World Cup |
| WAYNE | Rooney, English professional footballer who plays for Derby County FC (5) |
| HORNE | Barry ..... , Wales midfielder 1987-97 and former chairman of the Professional Footballer's Association (5) |
| NANI | Portuguese professional footballer Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha |
| RONALDO | Brazilian professional footballer nicknamed The Phenomenon |
| PAIDBACK | Professional footballer recompensed (4,4) |
| MESSI | Professional footballer Lionel ___ |
| FERDINAND | Rio - - -, ex-professional footballer turned TV pundit (9) |
