The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,965 - Mar 23 2010

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'Beautiful game' quoted by leading journalist, referring to Beckham, usually on top FAIRHAIRED
'Surveying for First Great Eastern lines,' Yeats begins GEODESY
A lot of men have little weight to speak of ENOUNCE
Attack on goal at end of game — it's caught by photographer SNAPSHOT
Block opening attack, then lash out and start riot ASHLAR
Boatman! Gerbil-eating outrage! ANGER
Broken and heading for madness, leading player loses Donadoni's backing MANGLED
Cotton on cloth (an alteration) LATCHON
Defeat seen on television by right back REBUT
Derby's No. 2 confirmed over alternative midfield? Not a pretty sight EYESORE
Disquisitions degenerate into disasters DISSERTATIONS
Eye-shadow, rouge and bleached in tips and roots KOHLRABI
Fool gave West Ham a daft epithet AGAME
Heavy-footed steps, pub­lic transport an afterthought TRAMPS
Home matches spoken of by backers INVESTORS
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Leading player, coked-out, missing from action-packed game CAPTAIN
Miserable outside right is horny beast MOROSE
Outside left to cross over to divert shot DEFLECT
Perhaps they favour love among convent's staff PRONOUN
Scored vital goal in match? Offside! EQUALISED
See 10 BALLPITCH
See 25 HALVES
See 25 OFTWO
Shifting, sliding as slippery semibreves GLISSANDI
Should formation inc­lude leading player who defends? UPHOLDS
Spooner's heavy step to throw match here? FOOT
They're not paid to report one after the other INTERNS
Two out of fourteen of Boatman's fixture hopes at first … ONESEVENTH
… hosted by other means after Cantona finishes AWAY