GIANT CROSSWORD
WIN £25 Send your answers, name and address to: Giant Crossword, PO Box 12579, Sutton Coldfield, B73 9BU. Entries must arrive by first post Friday. The first correct one drawn will receive a prize of £25. Last week’s winner was Mr Duncan Brown from Cardif
ACROSS
1. Everton home (8,4) 8. Abdullah ..... , Turkey 2009 Under-17 World Cup coach (5) 9. Alan ....... , Blackpool 1971 Anglo-Italian Cup debutant (7) 10. Alex ........ , 1986-2013 Manchester United manager (8) 11 and 38 Across. Watford midfielder signed from Derby (4,6) 13. Spain Euro 2008, Euro 2012 and 2010 World Cup Final-winning goalkeeper (4,8) 16. 1983 Intercontinental Cup winners (6) 17. Gary ...... , Carlisle and former Chesterfield midfielder/defender (6) 19. Cedric ....... , former Belgium, Wolves and Coventry striker (7) 20. Ryan ..... , Hull and England midfielder (5) 22. Ramon .... , Argentina 1982 World Cup scorer vs Brazil (4) 24. John ........ , Nottingham Forest 1979 and 1980 European Cup Finalwinning captain (8) 26. Roland ..... , Belgium midfielder; Swansea 2013 League Cup Final winner (5) 27. Eoin .... , 1991 and 1993 PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year (4) 29. Jeffrey ..... , Wolfsburg and Netherlands defender (5) 32. John .... , Oldham forward re-signed in 2001 after spells at Scunthorpe and Hull (4) 33. Adedeji ........ , AFC Wimbledon defender formerly at Cardiff (8) 34. Peter ....... , former Chelsea and England goalkeeper (7) 36. Unai ..... , Paris St-Germain boss since 2016 (5) 38. See 11 Across. 39. Koby ...... , Birmingham midfielder who spent time on loan at Cheltenham in 2016-17 (6) 42. Manchester City 1976 League Cup Finalwinning scorer (6,6) 44. Marcel ........ , France 1998 World Cup Final defender (8) 46. Graham .... , Sheffield Wednesday 1993 FA Cup Final midfielder (4) 48. Rob ..... , former Sheffield United, Crewe and Derby striker (5) 49. Runar ....... , Norwegian winger at Coventry from 1999-2003 (7) 50. A nickname of Blackpool FC (3,9)
DOWN
2. Brazil and Shanghai SIPG midfielder (5) 3. 1974-81 Bradford striker signed from Blackburn (3,8) 4. Marine creature featured on the badge of Serie B club Cesena (8) 5. Portugal winger signed by Valencia from Fenerbahce in 2016 (4) 6. Alan ………, Partick Thistle manager since 2013 (9) 7. Harry ...... , Crawley boss appointed in May (6) 12. Torquay home ground (9) 14. Turkey striker signed by Villarreal from Manchester City in May (4,4) 15. Jake .... , Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper who spent time on loan at Mansfield in 2016-17 (4) 18. Mateusz ….., Leeds midfielder signed from Twente in June (5) 19. Petter .... , Norway midfielder at Sheffield Wednesday from 1997-2000 (4) 21. 2017-18 League Two club managed by Darren Sarll whose home is The Lamex Stadium a.k.a. Broadhall Way (9) 23. Country beaten by Scotland in the 1974 World Cup (5) 24. 1979 European Cup Final runners-up (5) 25. Alessandro ..... , Italy defender; Euro 2000 Final runner-up (5) 28. David …., defender; Chelsea 1970 FA Cup Final replay-winning scorer (4) 29. Keith ........ , Bolton goalkeeper; 1995 League Cup Final runner-up (8) 30. Neil ..... , Gateshead boss since 2015 (5) 31. Torquay playermanager appointed in 1977 (4,5) 35. A nickname of Manchester City (3,8) 37. .... City, 2017-18 National League North club whose home is Bootham Crescent (4) 40. Tottenham and England centre forward (5,4) 41. Bergamo-based 201718 Serie A club (8) 43. 2017-18 Ligue 1 club managed by Christian Gourcuff since 2016 (6) 45. Mohamed ..... , Egypt and Liverpool winger formerly with Roma (5) 47. Kerim .... , Turkey winger signed by Birmingham from Besiktas (4)