Kane, Yamal, Messi: The 2026 FC 100 Is Here and It's a Position-by-Position Assault on the Beautiful Game

The 2025-26 season was an absolute banger. Arsenal finally shook off two decades of pain to lift the Premier League title. PSG went back-to-back in the Champions League. And Spain? They conquered the world again, knocking off Argentina in the World Cup final. It was the kind of year that makes you grateful to love this sport.

So before we dive into the 2026-27 campaign, let's pay respect to the kings of the game right now. Welcome to the FC 100.

This isn't your typical 1-to-100 hype list. We're not just stacking attackers and calling it a day. The FC 100 breaks the game down position by position — from the shot-stoppers to the showmen, the destroyers to the dazzling wingers — giving you the closest thing to a true football depth chart across the planet. Seven lists. 100 players. Zero excuses.

Main Takeaways From This Year's Ranker

PSG reign supreme: The French juggernaut has 13 players on the list, the most of any club after back-to-back UCL crowns. Arsenal's long-awaited league title pushed 10 Gunners into the mix, while Manchester City round out the top three with nine names.

History made: Two players have now made every single FC 100 edition — Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski. A decade of dominance, folks. Unreal.

Fresh blood everywhere: 32 players are new to the list this season. The game keeps evolving, and the FC 100 keeps noticing.

The Premier League is still the boss: England's top flight places a whopping 38 players in the rankings, miles ahead of LaLiga (21) and Ligue 1 (14).

France leads the nations: Les Bleus fell short at the World Cup, but they still put 14 players on the list — ahead of Spain and England, both with 12. In all, 30 countries are represented across the 100.

From Harry Kane's ruthless finishing to Lamine Yamal's electric brilliance to Messi doing Messi things, this year's FC 100 is stacked with the best to ever do it. But here's the thing: this is just the start. We're rolling out each position all week — goalkeepers, fullbacks, center backs, midfield generals, playmakers, wingers, and the No. 9s who live for the spotlight.

Stay locked in. The beautiful game just got a whole lot more interesting.