Welcome to 2025, where the halcyon days of Ronaldo and Messi are long consigned to the past and a new battle rages to be the world's best. There are many contenders, but who tops the award they all want more than any other - Sam Tighe's Player Rankings. We take a look at some of the young superstars who are well on their way to the top of the game and will be the pantheon of the elite in the future (if they're not already).
Before that though, there's Things We Love - which in this case involve Tanguy Ndombele's return to both the side and to his blistering best; the madness of both Barcelona and Manchester City being placed 13th in their respective leagues; the title races we didn't expect; Leverkusen's pure chaos approach to playing football, and, as the more eagle-eyed of you might have noticed, the new Ranks FC logo.
There's also a special Melon of the Week ranking, which tops out with a refereeing display that put all others to shame, and in this week's Gibberish, Sam ranks the best responses he got to a 'where you're from and who you support' survey.
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Ranking the Best Value Transfers from Summer 2023
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Ranking In-Demand Managers & Potential Destinations
Ranking the Champions League Last 16
Ranking our Favourite Transfers of the January Window
Ranking the Next £100m Transfer
Ranking the Big Names and Likely Deals of Deadline Week
Ranking Football Careers at Risk
Ranking the Hottest Rumours of the Window #1: Mayoral, Gallagher, Ferguson, Olise &
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Ranking League Leaders Likely To Win The Title
Ranking the Biggest January Transfer Rumours in the PL
European Super League v2: Reaction and Concerns
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Ranking the European Golden Boot Leaders & Contenders
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