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ESPN FC 100: Messi, Lewandowski, Oblak among No. 1s; Premier League has most representatives

For the sixth consecutive year, ESPN presents its annual ranking of the best men's players and coaches in world soccer! Welcome to FC 100.

As always, rankings are broken down into Top 10 lists for positions, plus a countdown of managers, in order to present the most meaningful look at talent on the pitch and the sideline.

NAVIGATION

Go to: Goalkeeper | Right-back | Centre-back | Left-back | Central midfield | Attacking midfield | Winger | Forward | Striker | Manager

Read FC 100 in: Spanish | Portuguese | Dutch

Previous editions: 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016

ESPN FC Women's Rank: 2021

Main takeaways

Whereas last year was dominated by Liverpool and Bayern Munich -- the clubs combined for eight of the 10 No.