Got on, looking embarrassed by footballers (5)
I believe the answer is:
fared
'got on' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'looking embarrassed by footballers' is the wordplay.
'looking embarrassed' becomes 'red' (I've seen this before).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'footballers' becomes 'fa' (Football Association abbreviation).
'red' after 'fa' is 'FARED'.
(Other definitions for fared that I've seen before include "Proceeded, made out" , "Got on, managed" .)