On December 18, The Guardian published their ranking of the 100 greatest footballers of 2025, from 11 to 70. Bruno Fernandes was ranked 55th, Cristiano Ronaldo 51st, Wirtz 36th, Messi 34th, Gyökeres 28th, Vinicius Junior 22nd, Lautaro Martinez 20th, McTominay 19th, Bellingham 18th, Rice 15th, and Palmer 12th.
The Guardian's Top 100 Footballers of 2025, Ranked 11-70:
70. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal)
69. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United)
68. Cubarsí (Barcelona)
67. Ekitike (Liverpool)
66. Fermín Lopez (Barcelona)
65. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan)
64. Sommer (Inter Milan)
63. Cucurella (Chelsea)
62. Barella (Inter Milan)
61. Foden (Manchester City)
60. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona)
59. Estêvão (Chelsea)
58. David Raya (Arsenal)
57. Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
56. Eze (Arsenal)
55. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
54. Bastoni (Inter Milan)
53. Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain)
52. Calhanoglu (Inter Milan)
51. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr)
50. Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
49. Alisson (Liverpool)
48. Isak (Liverpool)
47. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)
46. Osimhen (Galatasaray)
45. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal)
44. Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain)
43. Musiala (Bayern Munich)
42. Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
41. Gravenberch (Liverpool)
40. Dumfries (Inter Milan)
39. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)
38. Szoboszlai (Liverpool)
37. Valverde (Real Madrid)
36. Wirtz (Liverpool)
35. Mac Allister (Liverpool)
34. Messi (Inter Miami)
33. Saliba (Arsenal)
32. Moises Caicedo (Chelsea)
31. Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich)
30. Courtois (Real Madrid)
29. Gabriel (Arsenal)
28. Gyökeres (Arsenal)
27. Fabian Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain)
26. Saka (Arsenal)
25. Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid)
24. Lewandowski (Barcelona)
23. Van Dijk (Liverpool)
22. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
21. Olise (Bayern Munich)
20. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
19. Scott McTominay (Napoli)
18. Bellingham (Real Madrid)
17. João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain)
16. Doué (Paris Saint-Germain)
15. Declan Rice (Arsenal)
14. Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain)
13. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City)
12. Palmer (Chelsea)
11. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)