GIANT CROSSWORD WIN £25
Send your answers, name and address to: Giant Soccerword, 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 Jim Stubbs of London.
ACROSS
Danny ….……, England midfielder signed by Chelsea 1. 5. from Leicester (10) Willie ...... , 1985-88 Newcastle boss (6) 9. Brazil defender; Borussia Dortmund 2002 UEFA Cup Final runner-up (9) 10. David ….., Arsenal utility player; 1969 League Cup Final runner-up (5) 11. Jordan ......... , England and Liverpool midfielder (9) 13. Adam ..... , Everton youth defender later at Mansfield and Preston (5) 14. Millwall defender resigned in 2015 after time at Brentford (4,5) 18. Andrea ....... , Novara midfielder whose former clubs include Swansea, Blackpool and Brighton (7) 19 and 47 Down. Sweden and Copenhagen goalkeeper (5,5)
21 and 8 Down. 2006-11 Sunderland chairman (5,5) 22. Hugo ....... , Mexico striker; Real Madrid 1986 UEFA Cup Final winner (7)
25 and 2 Down. 1999-2005 Colchester midfielder later at Brentford and Leyton Orient (3,5) 26. John .’ .... , 1970s Brentford and Blackburn striker (5) 27. Damon ……, former Carlisle and Southend defender/ midfielder whose career began at Cardiff (6) 29 and 16
Down. Scotland midfielder; Manchester United 1983 FA Charity Shield winner (6,6) 33. Eike ..... , 1990s Manchester City goalkeeper (5) 34 and 28 Down. Sweden and Hull midfielder; Birmingham 2011 League Cup Final winner (3,7) 35. The ....... , Bury nickname (7) 36. 2010 World Cup Final winners (5) 37. Gordon ..... , 1966 England World Cup Final-winning goalkeeper (5) 39. Inter Milan and AC Milan home also called the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (3,4) 40. Sean .’ ........ , 2000-06 Bournemouth boss (9) 43. Diego ..... , Spain striker set to rejoin Atletico Madrid from Chelsea (5) 46. Sead ………, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Arsenal defender (9) 49. Kieran ..... , MK Dons attacker signed from Bristol City in 2016 (5) 50. Junior ......... , Bournemouth winger (9) 51. DeAndre ...... , US and Newcastle defender/ midfielder (6) 52. Morgan .......... , Rennes midfielder at West Ham from 2014-15 (10)
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1 and 4 Down. League One side managed by Darren Ferguson whose home is the Keepmoat Stadium (9,6) 2. See 25 Across. 3. Manuel ......... , former Arsenal and Watford goalkeeper (7) 4. See 1 Down. 5. Scott ..... , England Under-21 defender signed by Chelsea from Charlton in 1994 who later played for Benfica, West Ham and Rotherham (5) 6. Player’s pass helping a team-mate to score (6) 7. Amine ........ , Algeria-born Congo and Swindon midfielder (8) 8. See 21 Across. 12. Erik ....... , Norway forward at Fulham from 2008-10 (7) 15. Eric ....... , France forward; Manchester United 1996 FA Cup Final-winning scorer (7) 16. See 29 Across. 17. Toni ....... , 1982-2000 Austria striker; 1986-87 European Golden Shoe winner for FK Austria Wien (7) 20. US and Vancouver Whitecaps winger at Stoke from 2013-14 (4,4) 23. Jack …….., England Under-21 and New York City winger (8) 24. See 31 Down. 25. Wayne ...... , former Rotherham and Bradford defender (6) 28. See 34 Across. 30. Jose ....... , Greece and Watford defender/midfielder (7) 31 and 24 Down. 1967 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final winners against Leeds (6,6) 32. Mile ....... , Australia, Aston Villa and former Crystal Palace midfielder (7) 38. Former Senegal, Liverpool and Stoke midfielder (5,4) 39. Wojciech ........ , Poland, Juventus and former Arsenal goalkeeper (8) 41. Connor ....... , Liverpool defender on a season-long loan at Hearts (7) 42. Russell ..... , Ipswich 1981 UEFA Cup Final-winning defender (5) 44. Roar ...... , Norway midfielder at Rosenborg from 19892010 (6) 45. CONCACAF nation coached by Hernan Dario Gomez; 2018 World Cup debutants (6) 47. See 19 Across. 48. 2014-15 Serie B champions relegated from Serie A by a point in 2015-16 (5)