| STONEY | Casey, ex-England women's football captain (6) |
| LEAH | ___ Williamson, England women's football captain (4) |
| ROONEY | Wayne ___, former England football captain (6) |
| MENSAH | John ...... , Ghana football captain at the 2010 World Cup (6) |
| SERGIO | ___ Ramos, Spanish former football captain (6) |
| LEAHWILLIAMSON | Midfielder who became captain of the England women's football team in 2022 (4,10) |
| RACHEL | ---- Corsie, women's football Scotland captain (6) |
| NEVILLE | Phil, England women's football head coach (7) |
| SARINAWIEGMAN | Netherlands-born manager of the England women's football team |
| LIONESSES | The ---, nickname of the England women's football team (9) |
| KNIGHT | Heather, England women's cricket captain appointed in 2016 (6) |
| SOMERS | Kelly, presenter of The Women's Football Show and Football Focus (6) |
| WIEGMAN | Sarina ....... , manager of the England women's football team coach since 2021 (7) |
| SWEDEN | Eliminated reigning champions USA from women's football World Cup (6) |
| MORGAN | Alex, U.S. women's football striker born in 1989 (6) |
| NASSER | ___ Hussain, ex-England cricket captain (6) |
| SARINA | _ Wiegman, the manager of the England women's national A football team (6) |
| HUNTER | Sarah _, the recently retired captain of the England women's rugby union team (6) |
| CARNEY | Karen, TV football pundit and ex-England footballer born in 1987 (6) |
| HODDLE | Glenn -, ex-England manager (6) |