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Revisiting FC 100: Messi, Lewandowski, Oblak extend streak

Related Topics: Lionel Messi, Jeremie Frimpong

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.