One-named "King of Football" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PELE One-named "King of Football" (4) New York Times Jan 16, 2024
9% SOCCER Popular name for football (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 8, 2025
8% HENRY Name of eight English kings (5) New York Times Dec 4, 2025
8% CHAPEL Westminster Abbey has one named after King Henry VII (6) New York Times Nov 15, 2025
8% FAILURE Football manager with one draw and a defeat (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
7% REFS Football arbiters, for short (4) Newsday Dec 8, 2025
7% SCORER Footballer, or etcher? (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 7, 2025
7% ENDS Some football linemen (4) LA Times Daily Dec 4, 2025
7% AIR Football filler (3) Newsday Dec 1, 2025
7% ADELE One-named singer of "Hello" (5) Premier Sunday Nov 30, 2025

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