| PELE | Brazilian footballer whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento (4) |
| NEIL | Retired footballer whose nickname is Razor, _ Ruddock (4) |
| NISH | David .... , Derby County footballer whose 1973 England debut was against Northern Ireland (4) |
| AKA | Edson Arantes do Nascimento, _ _ _ Pele |
| NASCIMENTO | Pele's real name, Edson Arantes do ... (10) |
| PEEBLES | Live over in Edson Arantes do Nascimento's Royal Burgh (7) |
| DEFENDER | Footballer whose job it is to stop the opposition scoring (8) |
| LITTLE | Floyd ___ former professional footballer whose birthday is on Independence Day |
| ROSEY | ___ Taylor former professional footballer whose birthday is on Independence Day |
| REDKNAPP | Jamie _, ex-footballer whose cousin is Frank Lampard (8) |
| ALANHANSEN | Former Liverpool and Scotland footballer whose credits as a pundit include BBC TV's Match of the Day (4,6) |
| MESSI | Legendary footballer whose nickname is LM10 |
| DODDS | Billy ?, 1996-2001 Scotland footballer whose career began at Chelsea (5) |
| LUISFIGO | Portuguese footballer whose record of 127 caps was broken by Cristiano Ronaldo |
| TEDDYSHERINGHAM | Footballer whose partnership with Alan Shearer led to them being referred to as The SAS |
| EMLYNHUGHES | Footballer whose Liverpool and England captaincies were followed by one on A Question of Sport |
| MARCUSRASHFORD | England footballer whose 2020 campaign for free school meals led to a government U-turn |
| DIEGO | _ Maradona, footballer whose shirt was sold for 7.1 million (5) |
| BENAYOUN | Yossi ******** , Israeli ex-footballer whose clubs included West Ham United and Liverpool (8) |
| BOUDEWIJNZENDEN | Dutch footballer whose clubs included Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Sunderland |
