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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The Big Primeira Liga 22/23 Preview Show
The Big Ligue 1 22/23 Preview Show (with Football Per 90's Alex Collings)
The Big Premier League 22/23 Preview Show
The Big Bundesliga 22/23 Preview Show (with Tifo's Jon Mackenzie)
Ranking the Best Players Still on the Transfer Market this Summer
Ranking Three Burning Questions Ahead of Next Season
Ranking Season-Defining PL Transfers Yet To Come
Ranking FPL Dilemmas To Help You Beat Your Mates with Gianni Butticè
Ranking New Managers Taking Clubs in New Directions
Ranking Controversial Takes Ahead of Next Season with Harry Brooks
Grading the Big-Money Moves Made This Summer So Far
Ranking The Biggest Rebuilds In Football This Summer
Ranking the MVP of Each League Champion
Ranking the Champions League Final
Ranking the Biggest Disappointments of the Season
Ranking Big Transfers to Be Wary Of This Summer
Ranking This Season's Most Exciting Endings
Ranking the Biggest Transfers This Summer
Ranking the Last Four in the Champions League, Europa League & Conference League
Ranking the Most Exciting Teams for Next Season
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