This is the time again: the UEFA Champions League Finals and the 2024-25 season is officially finished, it is currently the time to rank the top 100 players in men’s football. Welcome to FC 100.

The FC 100 is different from most of the vomiting count. This is not a nos. 1-100 ranking. We take into account all the major positions on the pitch, while most rankers go for talent as well as the lowest relationship where the stars play. It reluctantly leads to lists, which are going to overshadow the players with a goal scorer (forward) and midfield, who pay little attention to talent in the lower glamorous – but equally important – roles.

Our rankings are divided into seven lists and readers are given a closest thing to a position-by-position “depth chart” in world football. This year, sometimes reflecting the changing game, we have divided the defenders into two groups (wide and central), with two segments for midfield (so more defensive people are caused by their causes) and two forward, wing and center-forward positions clearly defined.

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2024-25 FC 100, Status by Status

Go: Goalkeeper , Fullback , Center back , Defensive/central midfielders , Midfielders attack , Winger , Center forward

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Go: 2023-24 , 2022-23 , 2021-22 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016

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What is new, and what has changed for 2025

This year’s ballot had about 100 entries from all over the world and from all regions of ESPN to reporters, from editors to producers, from curtain employees to on-air talent. Writers Gab Markoti, Julian Laurence and Mark Ogden, and former players Don Hachisan, Needam Onuoha and Alejandro Moreno were only some of the major voters in English, but came together to weigh and offer their votes in every field of global football coverage of ESPN. Palomo, Barak Fever), ESPN Argentina (Mariano Claus, Diego Latorre), ESPN Netherlands (Kes Kuecman, Yordy Yamali) and more.

We have returned to treat positions with more specific honors, given how fullback and wings play such versatile, innovative roles in modern sports. The significant difference in the midfield has also been accepted, with separate ballot papers for defensive/holding midfielders (whose primary role is to disrupt opponents and distribute the ball and attack midfielders who are tasked to play that important last pass.

Like, divided into the list Seven Categories: Attack on goalkeeper, fullback, center back, defensive midfield, midfield, wing and center forward. It pays full attention to every major element on the pitch and gives an opportunity to appreciate already uncontrolled players.

Main takeaWays

• A new generation emerges: In the list of this season of FC100, 40 are the first entry on the list, which reflects the emergence of an exciting new group of changing faces and stars of the game.

• Three players made a list for the ninth straight year: As we move to our 10th anniversary of FC 100 in 2026, it is especially worth calling three players for their incredible longevity and performance, as it has seen them after every version of our annual ranker. Take a bow, Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF), Robert Levandowski (Barcelona) and Jaan Obluck (Atletico Madrid).

• Once again, represents Pulisic for USMNT: Overall, for the second year and the third time for the third time, the Christian police made FC 100 in another sparkling season acknowledgment in AC Milan.

• Premier League is still the top competition: Once again, the English League ruins Roast with a third (35) of FC 100, a number that may increase in the coming weeks, such as a players such as Florian Vartz (Bayer Leverkusen) finalized the trick. But only two of them came from Manchester City (reflecting their sub -season) as 12 were players in FC 100 in 12 separate PL teams, one will for the strength of the league: Liverpool (10) and Arsenal (8) understood their comrades, but four players were selected near Notingam Forest.

• Leading Paris St.-Germen: What has been the season for PSG. Winning his first UEFA Champions League title on Saturday was Cherry at the top of a notable campaign, and FC 100 voters have recognized their resurrection as 11 players created FC 100, making them the most represented clubs for 2024–25. (Liverpool was with the second, 10.)

• A major year for France: In addition to PSG, the French national team may claim domination when the country breaks the list, leading all the clubs with 11 nominations. Lace bless Spain (11), England (9) and Brazil (9) leave the way with 12 players at 2024–25 FC 100.

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How our voters handled the ballot

Conducting a global vote on the world’s best players is not an easy achievement, and we gave some guidelines with ballot papers on how it is possible to move forward. Voters were encouraged to keep the following points in mind: Who are the best players right now, their 2024-25 seasons have been weighed? The voters were given the conscience of how many injuries were played in the votes; Some players cut down despite the missing chances of the season, when their contribution and performance were given measure when healthy. Equally, performance in individual competitions (eg, the Champions League) was considered, but in casting a vote, there were no overraching factor. Players whose efforts were the largest sample of the game should naturally rank more than those who excelled in short tournament formats.

What about each list of fc 100

Here the key is two times: Why each player made a list in 2024-25, and they project to do what they do in the next season.

Goalkeeper

It is not enough for a modern goalkeeper to have good with your gloves. These days, shot-stoppers are expected to often start the attacker tricks along with playing from behind as well as closing them.

Fizzling and alertness are equal for the course, but the best goals in the world also fuse the spirit of confidence and composition in their punishment areas that make them greater than life.

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Fullback

What do you say about a modern fullback? Like players Trent Alexander-Aneold And Achraf Hakimi What the situation can be, what may be, it can take it to become a primary playmaker from the role of a pre-gent, which only combines and helps as many goals because they prevent opponents from receiving.

The best in the game will marry a strong position awareness with a strong position, as well as courageous spirit to move forward and support their teams in the attack. Comfort and accurate crossing is a valuable quality, too, because the top fullback will be in its best on an overlap before curling in the right ball.

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Center back

If you are going to be a great team, you need a great center – two, if you are really lucky. The game is the best malicious and vocal, but is also blessed to deal with time with grace and guess to win a striker movements back into possession.

Elegance at the ball and bandh is necessary, whether they are playing the weightlifted pass upfield or removing the previous opponents of the opponents to reduce the pressure.

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Defensive/central midfielders

Midfield is often the largest battleground in football, and players occupying that precious area take many forms and have many roles. There are defensive midfielders who create attacks or fail to those of an opponent. There are also central midfielders who combine dots into infections with defense-spliting pass or are accompanied by other strength in possession.

These rankings celebrate both forms, such as disruptives Orelian tachhayani And Alexis Mac Alastair Space-wave, two-way stars Declan Rice And Bruno guimars,

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Midfielders attack

Prank, creativity, speed and confidence – these are the best attacker midfielders’ stock instruments. Sometimes it is referred to as number 10, these players are comfortable scoring the balls because they are cutting the teammates of the team. His ability to add anything with nothing, with free reins to flow around the pitch and exploit the space makes them the most entertaining player.

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Winger

Wing is a state of trend, showmanship and skill. Whether there is no place for wing timid, whether for pace or beating opponents on the drill, moving freely to take high quality shots or to provide the right pass for teammates to teammates. These are your showobot, scorer and free-free force of nature.

However, many teams have traditional broad forward, such as emerging stars Lameine yamal And Disre Daue It has been shown that there is a lot of benefit to be a faster, forward -thinking player on broad positions. To defeat your markers with speed and perseverance blessed and cut-back-back to make it bioline, or come to the scoring position, they are a threat to opponents and a pleasure for fans.

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Center forward

Center forward is your closure. They are a powerful blend of close-ranges finishes, playmkers and space creators around the team’s colleagues around the box. They are enough talented to handle independent roles and are quite beautiful under pressure to continuously distribute. They will score from any post against any team in any game. The foot fleet and the quick, their ability to read the drama and guess where the balls will be three passes, before they separate them.

This will score not only tap-in, either. The best work can improve with any part of the body (except hands, of course). Clever flicks, Nifty tricks, brash back-heels and pieces of cool set are their best features.

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2024-25 FC 100, Status by Status

Go: Goalkeeper , Fullback , Center back , Defensive/central midfielders , Midfielders attack , Winger , Center forward