GIANT FOOTIE XWORD 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. Winner from June 18 was B Oates of Runcorn, Cheshire
ACROSS
1. Gary ....... , 1972-79 Bristol City and 1980-82 Portland Timbers defender (7)
4. Fabio ......... , 1997-2010 Italy defender (9)
7. Charles .’ ...... , former France and Wigan winger (7)
9. See 11 Across.
11 and 9 Across. Hearts and former Livingston defender (5,7)
13. Kevin ...... , 2002-04 Jamaica and 1996-2007 Charlton striker (6)
15. Carlos ....... , 2007-08 Rangers and 2008-12 Aston Villa defender (7)
18. 1984-95 Sunderland defender; 2000-01 Darlington boss (4,7)
20 and 40 Down. Republic of Ireland and Portsmouth winger (5,6)
21. 1910-2007 Shrewsbury home (3,6)
24. Miguel Angel ..... , 1991-2002 Spain and 1991-99 Barcelona defender/midfielder (5)
25. Wycombe and 2010-20 Reading defender (6,5)
27. Rafael ... ... ..... , 2001-13 Netherlands and 2010-12 Spurs midfielder (3,3,5)
30. Jerzy ..... , 1998-2013 Poland and 2001-07 Liverpool goalkeeper (5)
32. 1969-74 Brazil and 1966-79 Santos midfielder (9)
34. See 45 Down.
36. 1953-62 Wales and 1956-63 Spurs winger (5,6)
38. Michael ....... , 1999-2010 Germany and 2006-10 Chelsea midfielder (7)
40. Hernan ...... , 1995-2007 Argentina and 1996-2000 Parma forward (6)
42. Miguel ..... , 2012-14 Sheffield Wednesday defender (5)
44. Derek ....... , 2006-08 Celtic striker between spells at Hibs (7)
47. Dennis ....... , 1953-62 Man United and 1962-67 Stoke forward (7)
48. Gabriel ......... , 1991-2002 Argentina and 1991-2000 Fiorentina striker (9)
49. George ....... , Millwall and 2019-21 Middlesbrough midfielder (7)
DOWN
1. Petr .... , 2002-16 Czech Republic and 2004-15 Chelsea goalkeeper (4)
2. See 31 Down.
3. See 36 Down.
4. Callum ..... , Bradford City and 2018-20 Peterborough midfielder (5)
5. William ...... , 1983-88 France defender; 1984 Olympic gold medallist (6)
6. Petter .... , 1995-2006 Norway and 1997-2000 Sheffield Wednesday midfielder (4)
8. ...... Stadium, Walsall home ground (6)
10. ..... Athletic, 2021-22 Scottish League One club (5)
12. Brazil winger born Manuel Francisco dos Santos; 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cup Final winner (9)
14 and 16 Down. Arbroath and 2008-12 East Fife forward (5,4)
16. See 14 Down.
17. See 18 Down. 18 and 17 Down. 1995 Netherlands and 1995-97 Arsenal winger (5,6)
19. 1964-72 Brazil defender; 1970 FIFA World Cup Final winner (5)
22. Kieran ..... , Doncaster and former Plymouth, MK Dons, Bristol City and Rotherham attacker (5)
23. Mike ..... , 1990s Bristol City and Bristol Rovers midfielder (5)
25. See 43 Down.
26. Steve ..... , 1980-88 Stoke
City and 1988-99 Arsenal defender capped twice for England in 1994 (5)
27. Ulrich ... ...... , 1993-94 Netherlands and 1996-97 Southampton defender (3,6)
28. Marvin ..... , 2014-17 Swansea City attacker (5)
29. Alan .’ ..... , 1952-64 Liverpool outside left; 1957 England debutant against Northern Ireland (6)
31 and 2 Down. 1971-78 West Ham United and 1978-85 Fulham defender; 1975 FA
Cup Final winner (5,4)
33. Lars ..... , 1997-99 Barnsley goalkeeper (5)
35. 1996-2006 Spain striker; Real Madrid all-time appearance record-holder (4)
36 and 3 Down. 2012-17 South Africa and 2013-16 Bournemouth striker (6,6)
37. Guy ..... , 1999-2001 Scunthorpe United and 2001-03 Gillingham striker (5)
39. Deportivo ...... , 2001 UEFA Cup Final runners-up (6)
40. See 20 Across.
41. Leonardo ..... , 2014-18 Leicester City and 2019-21 Rayo Vallecano striker (5)
43 and 25 Down. Serbia, Real Madrid and former Eintracht Frankfurt and Benfica striker (4,5)
45 and 34 Across. 2015-16
Aston Villa manager (4,5)
46. Christian .... , 2006-07 Sheffield United, 2007-11 Hearts and 2019-20 Annan Athletic forward (4)