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Welcome to World Class

Welcome to World Class

90min reveals the best 25 players in men's football in every position, the best 25-player squad and the current best starting XI.

Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti are elite managers

The 25 best managers in men's world football - ranked

90min Staff
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Nov 20, 2024

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Welcome to World Class 2023: Best XI

Jack Gallagher
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Sep 14, 2023

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Welcome to World Class 2023: 25-man squad

Jack Gallagher
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Sep 14, 2023

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The 25 best strikers in world football - ranked

90min Staff
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Mar 24, 2025

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The 25 best left wingers in world football - ranked

The best left wingers in world football, including Raphinha, Son Heung-min, Vinicius Junior and more.

90min Staff
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Mar 25, 2025
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The 25 best right wingers in world football - ranked

The best right wingers in world football, including Mohamed Salah, Bukayo Saka, Rodrygo and more.

90min Staff
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Mar 26, 2025
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Why Lionel Messi is still world class

Why Lionel Messi is still world class despite nearing the end of his glorious football career.

Ryan Baldi
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Sep 13, 2023
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Why Rodri is a world class defensive midfielder

Why Manchester City and Spain star Rodri is a world class defensive midfielder.

Ayishatu Zakaria Ali
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Sep 12, 2023
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The 25 best attacking midfielders in world football - ranked

The 25 best attacking midfielders in world football today, including Kevin De Bruyne, Martin Odegaard, Bruno Fernandes and more.

90min Staff
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Mar 25, 2025

Rodri is the standard bearer as a defensive midfielder

The 25 best defensive midfielders in world football - ranked

Ranking the current 25 best defensive midfielders in the world, including Rodri, Declan Rice and more.

90min Staff
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Nov 14, 2024

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The 25 best central midfielders in world football - ranked

The top 25 central midfielders in world football, including Federico Valverde, Alexis Mac Allister and more.

90min Staff
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Mar 26, 2025

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Why Trent Alexander-Arnold is world class

Neil Jones explains why Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold should be considered world class.

Neil Jones
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Sep 11, 2023

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The 25 best centre-backs in world football - ranked

The best centre backs in world football, including Virgil van Dijk, Antonio Rudiger, Ruben Dias and more.

90min Staff
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Mar 26, 2025
There are plenty of incredible right-backs around the world

The 25 best right backs in world football - ranked

The 25 best right backs in world football, including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kyle Walker and Achraf Hakimi.

90min Staff
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Mar 24, 2025
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The 25 best left-backs in world football - ranked

The top 25 best left backs in world football, including Josko Gvardiol, Nuno Mandes and more.

90min Staff
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Mar 24, 2025
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The 25 best goalkeepers in world football - ranked

The top 25 best goalkeepers in the world of football, including Alisson, Ederson and Thibaut Courtois.

90min Staff
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Mar 25, 2025
Welcome to World Class' top 50 is in

Welcome to World Class 2021 - the top 50

90min reveals the 50 players welcomed into world class for 2021 and their respective metric scores.

Jude Summerfield
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Dec 25, 2021

Some huge names will battle it out for the number one spot...

The top 5 strikers in the world 2021 - ranked

90min presents the top five strikers to be included in Welcome to World Class 2021.

Krishan Davis
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Dec 24, 2021

Cristiano Ronaldo features in 90min's Welcome to World Class 2021

Cristiano Ronaldo: From scrawny teenager to one of the greatest of all-time

Manchester United supporter Scott Patterson explains why Cristiano Ronaldo is world class.

Scott Patterson
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May 31, 2024

Kyle Walker ranked 4th in his position for #W2WC21

The stats that prove Kyle Walker is world class

A deep dive into the stats that saw Manchester City's Kyle Walker selected for #W2WC21.

Sean Walsh
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Dec 22, 2021

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2021 - the year Kylian Mbappe grew up & cemented his place among the world's best

How Kylian Mbappe grew up and matured into a truly world class footballer in 2021.

Julien Laurens
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Dec 21, 2021
Joao Cancelo is one of the best defenders in the world

The stats that prove Joao Cancelo is world class

The stats that prove Man City full-back Joao Cancelo, included in 90min's Welcome to World Class of 2021, is indeed a world class player.

Matt O'Connor-Simpson
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Dec 20, 2021
Who makes 90min's list of world class attacking midfielders?

The top 5 attacking midfielders in the world 2021 - ranked

The best attacking midfielders in the world - ranked for #W2WC21.

Sean Walsh
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Dec 17, 2021
Bruno Fernandes finished 3rd in the attacking midfielders list for W2WC21

How Bruno Fernandes became Manchester United's world class leader

Bruno Fernandes has been world class since joining Manchester United - here's why.

Rob Blanchette
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Dec 17, 2021
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