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. April 1 winner was Nancy R Coles of Droitwich Spa.

ACROSS

1. Fulham, 2015-18 Toulouse and 2018-22 West Ham defender (4,4)

5. 2003-07 South Africa and 2005-13 Kaizer Chiefs defender (5,3)

8. See 48 Across.

9. Ove ........ , 1965-74 Sweden and 1966-71 Feyenoord striker; 1970 European Cup final winner (8)

10. Raul ........ , 2006-14 Portugal, 2004-10 Porto, 2010-11 Liverpool and 2011-12 Chelsea midfielder (8)

11. Mikkel ......... , Denmark, Brentford and 2020-22 Sampdoria winger (9)

14. Charlie ..... , San Diego Loyal and 2012-15 Brentford midfielder (5)

16. Mehdi ..... , Khor Fakkan, 2015-21 Algeria and 2011-15 Newcastle midfielder (5)

20. Sint-Truidense and 2011-13 Southampton midfielder; current KMSK Deinze loanee (5,2,6)

21. Antonio ..... , 2009-11 Wigan and 2011-14

Real Betis defender between spells at Rayo Vallecano (5)

23. John ....... , 2004-10 Wales boss (7)

24. Scott ..... , 1988-94 Charlton and 1994-97 Chelsea defender (5)

25. David ..... , 2000-13 Northern Ireland striker; Linfield boss (5)

26. Nemanja ....... , Hungary and AEK Larnaca striker (7)

29. The ... .... , name given to Celtic and Rangers (3,4)

31 and 33 Across. Grimsby and 2019-22 Hartlepool midfielder (5,7)

32. ..... Athletic, 2022-23 Scottish League One club managed by Brian Rice (5)

33. See 31 Across.

35. Gary ..... , 1999-2002 Ipswich defender; first Football League player to wear an electronic tag in a match (5)

37. 1976-78 England, 1968-74 Hull and 1974-79 Man United forward (6,7)

38. Maurizio ..... , Lazio boss (5)

41. Manuel ..... , Germany and Bayern Munich keeper (5)

43. Peter ......... , 1976-83 Norwich and 1983-84 Charlton midfielder (9)

46. 1973-76 Fulham striker; 1975 FA Cup final runner-up (3,5)

47. Shunsuke ........ , 1998-2010 Japan and 2005-09 Celtic midfielder (8)

48 and 8 Across. 1961-67 Scotland, 1963-69 Arsenal and 1969-71 Manchester United defender (3,3)

49. 1984-86 Rochdale boss (3,5)

50. ........ Park, 1903-95 Middlesbrough home (8)

DOWN

2. Community ...... , season opener usually contested by the Premier League and FA Cup holders (6)

3. Lorenzo ...... , 2007-11 NEC and 2012-13 Bournemouth midfielder (6)

4. Tony ..... , 2015-17 West Brom boss (5)

5. Issam ..... , 2005-14 Tunisia striker; their all-time top scorer (5)

6. Fran ...... , Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and 2007-10 Arsenal midfielder (6)

7. Sammy ...... , 2010-17 Newcastle and 2017-19 Bolton winger (6)

12. Lawrie ........ , 1973-85 Southampton boss (8)

13. Arthur ........ , 1974-88 Manchester United defender; 1977, 1983 and 1985 FA Cup final winner (8)

14 and 31 Down. Man United, Argentina U-20 and former Spain U-18 winger (9,8)

15. Nickname of matchless commentator John Motson (5)

17. Chris ..... , 2019-21 Carlisle boss (5)

18 and 33 Down. 1973-76 and

1978-85 Charlton striker (5,5)

19. 1999-2002 England and 1997-2003 Sunderland striker (5,8)

22. Daniele ..... , 2000-04 Italy and 1994-99 Brescia defender (5)

27. Radoslav ..... , 2004-09 Czech Republic and 2009-2011 West Ham defender/midfielder (5)

28. Duje ...... -..., Croatia, Southampton and 2018-22 Marseille defender (6-3)

30. Daniel ........ , Lincoln midfielder (8)

31. See 14 Down.

33. See 18 Down.

34. John ..... , former Wales and 2009-12 Doncaster winger (5)

36. Kemar ..... , Jamaica and Rangers forward (5)

39. Omer ...... , Israel and Maccabi Haifa winger (6)

40. Giannelli ...... , Tuzlaspor, 2019 DR Congo and 2016-20 Stoke midfielder (6)

41. Khadim .’ ..... , 2010-18 Senegal goalkeeper (6)

42. Magnus Wolff ...... , Molde and 2012-16 Norway midfielder (6)

44. 1988-93 Spurs and 1993-97 Real Zaragoza midfielder; 1995 Cup Winners’ Cup final winner (5)

45. Pietro ..... , 1983-85 Italy midfielder who won league titles with Hellas Verona, Juventus and Inter Milan (5)