Soccer player whose parents named him after Lionel Richie Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MESSI Soccer player whose parents named him after Lionel Richie (5)
3% SAYYOUSAYME 1986 #1 hit for Lionel Richie (11) Thomas Joseph Oct 13, 2026
3% MOM Soccer ___ (over-involved parent) (3)
3% COMMODORES Motown band with whom Lionel Richie rose to fame (10) The Times Specialist Sep 21, 2026
3% GOAL Soccer player's objective (4)
2% NEHRU Indian statesman with a jacket named after him (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 23, 2026
2% FERMI Nuclear physicist with a unit of length named after him (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 22, 2026
2% SMORE Confection whose name is a contraction (5) New York Times Oct 22, 2026
2% GOALIE Soccer player who uses their hands (6) USA Today Oct 21, 2026
2% ECLAIR Pastry whose name is French for "lightning" (6) New York Times Oct 15, 2026
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