Rio ___, former England footballer (9) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FERDINAND Rio ___, former England footballer (9) (9)
10% SOL Former England footballer Campbell (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
10% RIO Former England footballer Ferdinand (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
10% LES Former England footballer Ferdinand (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 5, 2025
8% GARETH Sir __ Southgate, former England men's football manager (6) (6) The Guardian Weekend Sep 6, 2025
8% GUEHI Marc ____, England footballer (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 20, 2025
8% DAVIDBECKHAM Recently honoured former England footballer (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 2, 2025
7% EXCEL Surpass former Church of England official, finally (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
7% INCE Former footballer known as "The Guv'nor" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 24, 2025
7% SAMI Former Real Madrid footballer Khedira (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 21, 2025
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