ESPN.com · Aug 4, 2025
Revisiting FC 100: Messi, Lewandowski, Oblak extend streak
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It has been several weeks since the 2024-25 ESPN FC 100 -- our ninth annual list of the world's best players in men's soccer -- published, and it feels like so much has happened in the soccer world since. We've had several high-profile FC 100 names change clubs -- such as Bayer Leverkusen duo Florian Wirtz (No. 2 attacking midfielder) and Jeremie Frimpong (No. 8 fullback) to Liverpool, Dean Huijsen (No. 10 center back) from Bournemouth to Real Madrid, Trent Alexander-Arnold (No. 2 fullback) from Liverpool to Real Madrid, Matheus Cunha (No. 16 center forward) from Wolves to Manchester United and Viktor Gyökeres (No. 8 center forward) from Sporting CP to Arsenal.