Footballer who plays at the back (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFENDER Footballer who plays at the back (8) (8)
10% OWEN Footballer Michael who played for Liverpool and Man Utd (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 6, 2026
9% ENDRUNS Certain football plays, and a theme hint (7) Universal Jan 9, 2026
9% RETURNEE One who's back (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 2, 2025
9% NICE "Play ___!" ("No fighting back there!") (4) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
8% ERIKSEN Christian __, Danish footballer who suffered a cardiac arrest while playing in Euro 2020 (7) (7) The Guardian Weekend Jan 10, 2026
8% ARA Football's Parseghian (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 9, 2026
8% REESE Witherspoon who played 48-Across (5) New York Times Jan 7, 2026
8% KEANU Actor Reeves who plays John Wick (5) New York Times Jan 5, 2026
8% ELI Manning of football (3) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026
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