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 World's Best Centre Backs
Quick Ranks: Biggest Failures of 2023
Ranking the Early Euro 2024 and Copa América Front-Runners
The Deep Dive: Manchester United - What Does the Future Hold?
Ranking the Most Important Player for Premier League Front-Runners
Champions League Takeaway: United's Copenhagen Nightmare, Group F for Fun, Benfica in Trouble, Brahim the Boy, Griezmann Shines Again, Barcelona Wobbling, Arsenal's Dovetailing Trio & Everything Else
Ranking Football Records Ready To Be Broken
Ranking New Transfer Targets in 2024
Champions League Takeaway: La Masia Powering Barca Again, Jesus' Seville Miracles, PSG Move Through the Gears, Redemption Night at Old Trafford, UCL Classics, Brais Mendez & Everything Else
Ranking the MLS Cup Playoffs
Ranking the Ballon d'Or Contenders for 2022/23
Ranking the Best Players in Europe This Season
Champions League Takeaway: United Return to Hell, The Saka Situation, Heartbreak in Berlin, PSG - Pretty Sensational Geordies, Atleti Getting it Done & Everything Else
Sacking or Saving Europe's Under-Fire Managers (v3)
Ranking New South American Talents in Europe This Season with Nathan Joyes
Ranking the World's League Leaders
Champions League Takeaway: United's Defensive Woes, Arsenal Back With a Bang, Inzaghi's Incorrect Rotations, Leão's Off Day, Joyful João Félix, Alvarez Grabs the Headlines & Everything Else
Ranking Interesting Trends We've Noticed This Season
5x5: Predicting the Top Five in All of Europe's Top Five Leagues
Ranking the Winners of the Transfer Window
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