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 Helen Ward, of Wakefield.
ACROSS
1. Israel and Maccabi Tel Aviv defender at Bolton from 2004-07 (3,3,4) 5. Jim ...... , Everton 1985 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final unused goalkeeper (6) 9. Thorvaldur ......... , 1987-95 Iceland midfielder at Stoke from 1993-95 (9) 10. Roy ..... , 2009-11 Ipswich boss (5) 11. Lewis ......... , Hibernian 2016 Scottish Cup Final-winning defender (9) 13. Marvin ..... , Akhisar Belediyespor and former Swansea attacker (5) 14. Salvatore ......... , 1990 World Cup top scorer (9) 18. Christian ....... , Denmark and Spurs midfielder (7) 19. Denis ..... , former Ireland, Oldham Athletic and Manchester United defender (5) 21 and 33 Across. Arsenal striker who spent time on loan at Brighton last season (5,5) 22. Stuart ....... , Inverness defender; 2003 Scottish Challenge Cup Final winner (7) 25. Johnny ..., Holland’s top scorer in World Cups (3) 26. Louis ..... , Hartlepool and former Inverness defender (5) 27. Terry ...... , Tottenham defender; 1974 UEFA Cup Final runner-up (6) 29. Paul ……, 2000 Scotland one-cap wonder; Southampton 2003 FA Cup Final runner-up (6) 33. See 21 Across. 34. Leroy ..., Holland and Swansea midfielder (3) 35. Mauricio ....... , Argentine defender signed by Spurs from Ipswich in 1998 (7) 36. Terry ..... , 1976-83 Arsenal boss (5) 37. Real Zaragoza 1995 Cup Winners’ Cup Final-winning scorer (5) 39. Danny ..... , Celtic defender; 1977 SFWA Footballer of the Year (7) 40. Mark ......... , 1993-2013 Australia goalkeeper (9) 43. Albert ..... , former Spain, Deportivo La Coruna and Newcastle attacker (5) 46. Adam ......... , St Mirren defender whose career began at Manchester United (9) 49. Carl ..... , former Gillingham, Stoke and Sheffield United forward (5) 50. Former Swindon, Wolves and Everton attacker at Coventry from 1968-73 (5,4) 51. Owen ……, 2015-17 Colchester midfielder formerly with Crystal Palace and Ipswich (6) 52. Manchester United and England defender killed in the 1958 Munich air disaster (5,5)
DOWN
1. James ………, Burnley defender signed from Brentford in 2016 (9) 2. Tom ..... , Gillingham and former Yeovil striker (5) 3. Ander ....... , Spain and Manchester United midfielder (7) 4. Mikel ……, Borussia Dortmund midfielder on a season-long loan at Newcastle (6) 5. John ..... , Bristol City striker who hit five goals in six games for England between 1955-57 (5) 6. Jonas ...... , Sweden and Djurgardens defender at West Brom from 2008-17 (6) 7. Brazilian midfielder at Arsenal from 2011-13 (8) 8. Rodney ..... , QPR 1967 League Cup Final-winning forward (5) 12. Gary ....... , 2015-16 Valencia head coach (7) 15. Tommy ....... , Queens Park Rangers striker signed from Chelsea in 1980 (7) 16. Herita ...... , former Congo DR and West Ham defender (6) 17. Peter ....... , former Everton, Manchester City and Bradford winger (7) 20. Harald ........ , Dutch goalkeeper at Portsmouth from 2003-05 (8) 23. 1993-96 Birmingham boss (5,3) 24. Steve ...... , 1981-82 Crystal Palace boss (6) 25. Gary ……, Derby boss appointed in March (6) 28. Angelo ....... , Italy and West Ham defender (7) 30. Kiko ....... , Watford and former Alaves defender (7) 31. Loris ……, Liverpool goalkeeper (6) 32. John ....... , Celtic defender; 1963 Scottish Cup Final runner-up (7) 38. 2017-18 League Two club managed by Jim Bentley since 2011 (9) 39. Olof ........ , Sweden defender at Aston Villa from 2001-08 (8) 41. Mason ....... , Everton and England Under-21 defender (7) 42. Ronald ..... , 2009-13 Wolves defender now at Red Star FC in Paris (5) 44. Collin ...... , Huddersfield forward (6) 45. Roman ...... , former Czech Republic, Hearts and West Brom forward (6) 47. Chris ..... , Nottingham Forest midfielder signed from Yeovil in 2007 (5) 48. Claudio ..... , Argentina and West Brom midfielder (5)