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.

September 10 winner was Michael Stiff from Leicester.

ACROSS

1. Dave ....... , 1970-74 Nottingham Forest and 1974-82 Walsall defender (7)

4. BSC ..... .... , 2020-21 Swiss Super League champions (5,4)

7. Benito ....... , 1996-99 Sheffield Wednesday attacker (7)

9 and 5 Down. Portugal, Wolves and former Valencia winger (7,6)

11. Julian ..... , 1993-94 Liverpool defender between spells at West Ham (5)

13. Alim ...... , Umraniyespor and 2018-20 Sunderland defender (6)

15. 1986-89 Brazil defender (7)

18. 2004 Wales and 1996-2000 Wimbledon defender (3,8)

20. See 43 Down.

21. Richard ......... , 1991-96 Gillingham and 2000-07 Brighton midfielder (9)

24. Richard ..... , Ipswich Town, 2013-19 Republic of Ireland and 2012-19 Derby defender (5)

25. 2004-07 Wigan Athletic and 2010-13 Crystal Palace defender/ midfielder (5,6)

27. Paul ........... , 1992-2000 Port Vale goalkeeper (11)

30. Edin ..... , Bosnia and Herzegovina and Internazionale forward (5)

32. Luciano ......... , Napoli coach (9)

34. ..... City, 2022-23 Scottish League Two club (5)

36. Belgium and Everton midfielder (6,5)

38. John ....... , 1966-71 Newcastle defender; Celtic 1963 Scottish Cup Final runner-up (7)

40. See 46 Down.

42. Giovane ..... , 1998-2001 Brazil striker; Bayern Munich 2002-03 Bundesliga joint-top scorer (5)

44. CAF nation; 2022 COSAFA Cup losing finalists (7)

47. Phil ....... , 1988-93 Cambridge and 1993-98 Charlton defender (7)

48. 2005-11 Ivory Coast and 2007-09 Reading midfielder (6,3)

49. Former Israel, Everton and Bolton midfielder (4,3)

DOWN

1. Rigobert .... , 1993-2010 Cameroon and 2000-02 West Ham United defender (4)

2 and 18 Down. 2003-04

Coventry City manager (4,5)

3. Tony ...... , 1981-87 and 1995-99 Colchester United forward, their all-time top scorer (6)

4 and 16 Down. Colombia and

Everton defender (5,4)

5. See 9 Across.

6. .... City, 2022-23 National League North club at Bootham Crescent from 1932-2020 (4)

8. Andre ...... , 1999-2010 Netherlands and 2006-09 Blackburn Rovers defender (6)

10. Jores ..... , 2011-14 Denmark and 2013-16 Aston Villa defender (5)

12. Ron ......... , 1959-66 England and 1958-67 Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper (9)

14. Brian ..... , 1963-65 Sunderland, 1965-68 Sheffield Wednesday and 1968-73 Doncaster Rovers outside-right (5)

16. See 4 Down.

17. Oleg ...... , Ural Yekaterinburg, 2013-16 Russia and 2013-20 Zenit Saint Petersburg winger (6)

18. See 2 Down.

19. Fabian ..... , Switzerland and Newcastle defender (5)

22 and 35 Down. Norwich and 2018-21 Southampton goalkeeper (5,4)

23. John ..... , 1983-99 Port Vale manager (5)

25. Ian ..... , 1981-88 QPR defender; 1986 League Cup Final runner-up (5)

26. Muzzy ..... , 1996-2004 Leicester City midfielder; Turkey 2002 FIFA World Cup semi-finalist (5)

27. 2022-23 EFL League One club whose home is the Mazuma Stadium (9)

28. 2004-11 Brazil and 2007-09 Manchester City midfielder (5)

29. Brazilian forward at Coventry from 1995-97 (6)

31. Jamie .’ .... , former Wolves and Fulham midfielder (5)

33. Emerson ..... , 1997-99 Sheffield Wednesday defender (5)

35. See 22 Down.

36. Nicolas ...... , 1998-2010 France and 2008-12 Chelsea forward (6)

37. Samir ..... , 2011-17 Man City midfielder (5)

39 and 40 Down. Argentina, AFC Bournemouth and former Feyenoord defender (6,6)

40. See 39 Down.

41. Cedric ..... , West Brom and former Wigan Athletic defender on a season-long loan at Cardiff City (5)

43 and 20 Across. 2013-15 Hibernian midfielder between spells at St. Johnstone (4,5)

45. AFC nation coached by Carlos Queiroz from 2011-19 (4)

46 and 40 Across. Belgium youth defender/midfielder sent off on his 1999 Sheffield United debut (4,6)