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Ranking the 5 best Manchester United players for the 2025/26 season

16Aug

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

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Ranking the 5 best Manchester United players for the 2025/26 season

As Manchester United prepare for the start of the 2025/26 season and their opener against Premier League title contenders Arsenal, there's a lot of optimism in the air regarding their future. That's a sudden change from where they were at a few months ago, but Manchester United actually went out and signed proven attackers who can bring goals and bags of quality, rather than overspending on gambles without established goal-scoring track records, namely Serie A youngsters Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund (the latter of whom is likely headed back to Italy this summer. These players - Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha, and Bryan Mbeumo - are immediately among Manchester United's best players, but where exactly do they rank on the list? Are they immediately in the top three, are they all...

Ranking the 10 best left-footed players in the Premier League for 2025/26 season

14Aug

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Ranking the 10 best left-footed players in the Premier League for 2025/26 season

There's just something extra special about a left-footed footballer who can dazzle on the ball, and whether it's Lionel Messi or Diego Maradona, some of the world's most legendary and captivating players of all time have been left-footed wizards. In 2025/26, the Premier League boasts an enviable collection of left-footed stars, both in terms of well-established legends of the league, as well as young superstars with Ballon d'Or potential. There are even defenders who are a class above the rest on the ball with their left feet. So in honor of the southpaws, let's rank the top 10 left-footed players in the Premier League heading into the 2025/26 season. 10. Tottenham CB Micky van de Ven We begin with a center back because defenders are important, too. And Europa League-winning Totten...

Ranking the 5 best strikers still available on the 2025 summer transfer market

14Aug

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Ranking the 5 best strikers still available on the 2025 summer transfer market

This year’s transfer window has been the summer of striker signings. Premier League clubs alone have spent over €600m on No. 9’s this transfer window, and they’re not even close to being finished. With that in mind, let’s look at the top five strikers still available on the transfer market. 5. Yoane Wissa If Yoane Wissa were a few years younger, I could’ve easily put him second or third on this list. “But didn’t you put 29-year-old Ollie Watkins higher than Wissa?” you might ask. Yes, I did, but that’s because Watkins has reached higher highs than Wissa more consistently. I also have questions about how Wissa will perform without Bryan Mbeumo by his side. With all this being said, Wissa is a proven goalscorer, and those are hard to come by. Wissa netted 20 goals in all competitio...

Top 10 Young Wingers in the Premier League 2025/26: Future Stars to Watch This Season

8Aug

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

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Top 10 Young Wingers in the Premier League 2025/26: Future Stars to Watch This Season

The 2025/26 Premier League season is set to showcase a new wave of electric young wingers ready to take over English football. From explosive dribblers to versatile goal threats, these wide players aren’t just promising; they’re already impacting the biggest games. In an era dominated by pace, creativity, and tactical flexibility, the league is stacked with under-23 talent destined for superstardom. Whether it’s Manchester City’s next breakout star or a Brighton gem flying under the radar, this list ranks the top 10 young wingers in the Premier League to watch in 2025/26. Expect future Ballon d’Or contenders in here. 10. Wilson Odobert, Tottenham Tottenham invested 25 million pounds in Wilson Odobert from Burnley last summer, and while the highly talented Frenchman has yet to break ou...

Ranking The 5 Best Young Midfielders In The Premier League Right Now

21Jun

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Ranking The 5 Best Young Midfielders In The Premier League Right Now

In a league defined by its physicality, speed, and tactical fluidity, the role of the midfielder is as crucial as ever. But it’s not just seasoned veterans running the show — a new generation of midfielders, 23 or younger, are making their mark with maturity well beyond their years. From deep-lying anchors to silky number 10s, here are the top 5 young midfielders lighting up the Premier League in 2025, ranked from 5 to 1. 5. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace, 21 years old, CM/DM) When Crystal Palace signed Adam Wharton from Blackburn in January 2024, few expected the quiet 20-year-old to become one of the best ball-progressors in the league within months. But that’s exactly what he’s done under Oliver Glasner, slotting seamlessly into Palace’s midfield with a calmness that belies his age. ...

Top 10 Premier League Wingers to Know in 2025

19Jun

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Top 10 Premier League Wingers to Know in 2025

There may not be a more important position in the Premier League these days than the winger. The two best players in the entire league, after all, are wingers in Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Arsenal's Bukayo Saka, who rank among the top wingers in the Premier League. Every single year, the title contenders in the Premier League are chock full of great winger options, whether it's been the tandem of Salah and Luis Diaz or Sadio Mane or the formidable Manchester City partnerships forged with Riyad Mahrez or Bernardo Silva taking up residence on the right-hand side. You need players out wide who can take defenders on, create chances, progress the ball, and score, too. There are so many different styles of winger, and while inverted goal-scorers like Mane and Salah ruled the roost for y...

Ranking the 5 best Barcelona players in 2025

8Apr

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Ranking the 5 best Barcelona players in 2025

Who are the best Barcelona players right now in 2025? 5. CB Inigo Martinez I bounced back and forth between Pau Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez, and I also think fellow central defenders Ronald Araujo and Jules Kounde merit serious consideration here, especially since Kounde has become such a great right back in his own right despite being a center back at heart. Cubarsi is even better on the ball and has more future potential as an 18-year-old phenom who is, in a way, Lamine Yamal's defensive equivalent. But how could I leave Martinez off a list of the best Barcelona players RIGHT NOW, when, RIGHT NOW, Martinez is one of the best center backs on the planet. That may seem like a crazy statement, but it's only absurd to the uninformed. Martinez has been a top-level center back in LaLiga ...

Ranking the 5 best AC Milan players in 2025

8Apr

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Ranking the 5 best AC Milan players in 2025

Who are AC Milan's best players right now in 2025? 5. RW Christian Pulisic Although a certain segment of Serie A fans hailing from a certain country will overrate Christian Pulisic and bloviate about how he's a better player than Rafael Leao despite having a fraction of the Portuguese international's ability, there's no questioning the fact that Pulisic is one of the best wingers in Serie A in his own right and is capable of outplaying his left-sided teammate for stretches. Pulisic has gone from overhyped Dortmund prospect and inconsistent Chelsea rotational piece to one of the best attacking players in Serie A and someone AC Milan can legitimately build their team around. He's also become more unselfish in Italian football, improving as a passer and creator with a superior work ra...

Ranking the 5 best Serie A managers in 2025

6Apr

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Ranking the 5 best Serie A managers in 2025

A ranking of the best managers in Serie A right now in 2025, based solely on current coaching quality. 5. Claudio Ranieri, Roma Claudio Ranieri took over from stopgap coach Ivan Juric (now at Juventus, interestingly enough) in November for a Roma side that was seemingly doomed following their dismissal of club legend Daniele De Rossi, who had already replaced another great coach in Jose Mourinho. Both the Mourinho and De Rossi firings were wildly unpopular with Roma fans, as both coaches were beloved by the Giallorossi faithful and had shown that they could be the right men to lead Roma. In his third stint with Roma, the latest club icon to take the reins has quickly turned things around in the capital, and Roma are now ahead of local rivals Lazio. They have been impressive with th...

Ranking the 10 best Brazilian footballers in the world right now in 2025

17Feb

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Ranking the 10 best Brazilian footballers in the world right now in 2025

Who is the best Brazilian footballer in the world right now at this very second in 2025? Using only advanced statistics at FBref.com and objectively analyzing data from the 2024/25 season, we ranked the top 10 Brazilian players in the world today. 10. Fiorentina RB Dodo Dodo got some hype on Shakhtar Donetsk and was their actual best player in the early 2020s - not Mykhaylo Mudryk - but it took him a second season to really find his footing at Fiorentian. Now, Dodo is arguably the best player on a Viola side that is a sneaky Serie A title contender, and while a top-four fight is more realistic, what Dodo and Fiorentian are doing in 2024/25 is undoubtedly impressive. While Dodo may not be the first name on everyone's lips when discussing the best Brazilian footballers in the worl...