Europe's top 50 - Part VI: Bayern star's breakthrough year sees him place 25-21
by Ben McAleer
at Sunday, Apr 5 2020 14:50
As we continue our countdown of the WhoScored Top 50, we close in on the top 20 best rated players in Europe's top five leagues this season. Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane were the standout performers as we counted down 30-26, as no Premier League players makes the next batch of personne...
Chelsea legends feature in Carlo Ancelotti's star-studded Ultimate XI
by Ben McAleer
at Sunday, Apr 5 2020 13:15
Current Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has managed some of the biggest teams in football during his illustrious managerial career. The Italian has worked at Chelsea, PSG, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich as we look at his ultimate XI using WhoScored's unique rating system.However, Ancelotti has only ever...
The top 50 players in Europe - Part II: Maddison and Rashford place from 41-45
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Mar 31 2020 12:16
As we continue our countdown, kicked off yesterday, of our 50 highest rated players in Europe's top five leagues, there are some big names filling spots 41-45.Along with two England internationals there is a golden boot front runner from France and a rapidly developing midfielder that Newcastle fans...
WhoScored Top 50 - Part I: Grealish and Muller scrape onto leaderboard
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Mar 30 2020 17:25
With football very much out of action and a return date anybody's guess, we're taking the opportunity to run through our highest rated players in a ten-part series.Counting down in fives, the following quintet have all either climbed the rankings substantially from last season's scores or are new en...
Premier League Outcasts: Sanches shining with top-four chasing Lille
by Ben McAleer
at Sunday, Mar 15 2020 14:24
The lasting memory of Renato Sanches and his spell in England was his pass to an advertising board he mistook for a Swansea teammate in their 1-0 loss at Chelsea. The Portuguese youngster joined the Swans from Bayern Munich on loan in a move that caught the imagination of football fans as they were ...
RB Leipzig assist machine podiums in Bundesliga's February star players
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Mar 3 2020 16:33
RB Leipzig outlined their title credentials and then some in February, firstly in securing a 0-0 draw at Bayern Munich, a game they could have won had Marcel Sabitzer and Timo Werner boasted their shooting boots, and secondly in their resounding 5-0 win at Schalke. It was a match that Christopher Nk...