Across
- 1. ___ FC, the oldest existing active club
- 4. America ___, suffered the biggest defeat in international soccer history, 31-0, by Australia
- 8. Wide defender who plays on the left or right side of the back line
- 9. A phenomenon sometimes seen at spectators' side in a packed stadium
- 10. Becoming the world's most expensive player in 1999 when he joined Inter Milan
- 12. ___ goal, a goal wrongly awarded despite the ball not having crossed the goal line
- 13. Sardar ___, has been called the Iranian Messi by mainly British media
- 15. A Colombian player shot to death due to his own goal
- 16. The top-level youth championship where academy teams from Serie A and Serie B clubs compete
- 17. Air-borne strike
- 18. Famous for his iconic "cradling a baby" goal celebration in the 1994 World Cup
Down
- 2. ___ SV, the 1982–83 European Cup champion
- 3. Atlético Madrid’s nickname
- 4. Mark ___, the first African player to score in the Premier League
- 5. Michelle ___, won the FIFA Female Player of the Century award based on votes from FIFA officials, journalists, and coaches
- 6. George ___, the first Englishman to manage at a World Cup final
- 7. Dos a ___, the rivalry between the USA & Mexico in the 2000s
- 9. Considered the first black professional soccer player in the world
- 11. Royal Dutch Football Association
- 14. Match arranged by two teams with no competitive value