| 100% | ASHLEYCOLE | 10 | 2001-14 England defender whose clubs included Chelsea FC, LA Galaxy and Arsenal |
| 35% | CAHILL | 6 | Gary —, Chelsea FC, England and former Bolton Wanderers defender |
| 31% | MLS | 3 | LA Galaxy and Atlanta United FC organization: Abbr. |
| 29% | KOHELOVE | 8 | Toa —, rugby league centre whose clubs included Warrington Wolves and Widnes Vikings |
| 29% | LUIZ | 4 | David —, Brazil and Arsenal FC defender and midfielder |
| 27% | INU | 3 | Krisnan —, New Zealand-born dual code rugby player whose clubs included Catalans Dragons and Stade Francais |
| 27% | DELPH | 5 | Fabian —, England and Everton FC midfielder and defender |
| 26% | DELPH | 5 | Fabian —, England and Manchester City FC midfielder and defender |
| 26% | RUM | 3 | Liquor whose brands include Havana Club and Bacardi |
| 25% | TERRY | 5 | John -, former England and Chelsea captain; spent 19 years at the club |
| 25% | INU | 3 | Krisnan —, New Zealand-born dual code rugby player whose clubs have included Catalans Dragons and Stade Francais |
| 24% | MLS | 3 | LA Galaxy and DC United's sports organization: Abbr. |
| 24% | LUIZ | 4 | David —, Brazil and Chelsea FC defender/midfielder |
| 23% | DELPH | 5 | Fabian —, England and Manchester City FC midfielder/defender |
| 23% | MLS | 3 | Organization for LA Galaxy and NY Red Bulls: Abbr. |
| 22% | MLS | 3 | Where the LA Galaxy and NY Red Bulls play: Abbr. |
| 22% | PAULVALERY | 10 | French poet and critic whose works include 1917's La Jeune Parque |
| 21% | FCS | 3 | Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea, in the UK |
| 21% | PARR | 4 | Martin —, British photographer whose volumes include Small World and Think of England |
| 21% | VELAZQUEZ | 9 | Diego —, Spanish painter whose works include Las Meninas and the Rokeby Venus |
| 21% | ODOI | 4 | Denis —, Belgium and Fulham FC defender |
| 20% | ARENA | 5 | Bruce —, former US and LA Galaxy soccer coach, now managing New England Revolution |
| 20% | OTAMENDI | 8 | Nicolas —, Argentina and Manchester City FC defender |
| 20% | STERLING | 8 | Raheem —, England and Manchester City FC midfielder |
| 20% | UNIVERSE | 8 | A cosmic system including planets and galaxies |
| 20% | MATH | 4 | Field that includes trigonometry and 14-Across |
| 20% | LUIZ | 4 | David —, Brazilian former Chelsea and Arsenal defender/midfielder, won 57 caps for his country |
| 20% | DODGERS | 7 | Team whose previous names included Bridegrooms and Robins |
| 20% | WIFI | 4 | Technology whose proposed names included DragonFly and FlankSpeed |