| SEPP | ___ Blatter, former FIFA President (4) |
| SWAT | Fly blatter sweated Dee out (4) |
| ROUS | Stanley ___, FIFA president from 1961-74 (4) |
| INFANTINO | FIFA president after Sepp Blatter, Gianni ... (9) |
| GEORGEWEAH | Former FIFA World Player of the Year elected President of Liberia in 2017 (6,4) |
| BLATTER | Sepp ---, former FIFA chief |
| STANLEYROUS | FIFA president from 1961-74 (7,4) |
| SEPTIC | 'Rotten Blatter' -- almost habitual response (6) |
| SEPPUKU | British clubs essentially supporting Blatter, which is suicide |
| RIMET | Jules ___, 1921-54 FIFA President (5) |
| AHEADOFTHEGAME | Possibly FIFA President in advantageous position |
| 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) |
| FIGO | Which former World Player of the Year is running for president of Fifa? (4) |
| ALAN | England 1966 FIFA World Cup Final winner; 1984-89 Portsmouth FC manager (4,4) |
| WEAH | George -, Liberia president since 2018; 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year (4) |
| ENZO | Argentina, Chelsea and 2022-23 Benfica midfielder; 2022 FIFA World Cup Final and FIFA Young Player Award winner (4) |
| BALL | England 1966 FIFA World Cup Final winner; 1984-89 Portsmouth FC manager (4,4) |
| LAHM | Philipp ___, Germany 2014 FIFA World Cup Final-winning captain (4) |
