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Ranks FC - A Football Podcast
Welcome to Ranks FC - the show that takes football and puts it in the right order. Join Jack, Dean & friends every Wednesday for rankings that discuss the best of football across Europe, from the Premier League to Serie A, La Liga to the Bundesliga, Ligue 1 to the Primeira Liga and beyond!If you're here to hear about the best players on the planet, the next generation coming through, the biggest transfer deals and the under-the-radar steals, you've come to the right place - all with a positive…
Episodes
- Ranks FC - A Football Podcast
Ranking Bold Takes on the New Season
Hello Rank Squad! We figured that with the new season drawing in, we'd start to draw a few conclusions of our own regarding where teams are right now - and…
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Ranking Teams Having Extremely Interesting Summer Windows
Hello Rank Squad! A slightly different take on the transfer window so far on today's show, because Jack has wrested the show plan off Dean to discuss some of…
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Ranking the Biggest Potential Movers Still on the Market
Hello Rank Squad! In the last few days we've seen deals for Hugo Ekitike, Marcus Rashford and Viktor Gyökeres come to fruition (or close enough as not to…
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Ranking Teams Having Transformational Summers
Hello Rank Squad! It's been a busy summer already - teams participating in the Club World Cup, plenty of big business, managers on the move, new stadiums and…
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Ranking Done Deals We Really Like This Transfer Window
Hello Rank Squad! After Dean kept the streak alive last week (it's now the 339th week in a row where there's been a Ranks episode, shouts out DJ), Jack's back…
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Ranking the CWC & Future Rule Changes in Football
Hello Rank Squad! It's a Dean Jones solo special with Jack off doing marital bliss, so there's a different feel to today's episode, where DJ is taking things…
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Ranking the Most Expensive PL Transfers Ever
Hello Rank Squad! It's Jack's last episode as a Bachelor, and we thought we'd take a look at some transfers to send him off blissfully into wedded life…
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Ranking Potentially Overpriced Transfers This Summer
Hello Rank Squad! Today we're diving back into the murky depths of the transfer market, and looking at some of the potential deals that are being discussed…
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Ranking New Managerial Appointments for 25/26
Hello Rank Squad! The (first) Transfer Window has officially closed, but there's been plenty of activity on the managerial merry-go-round across Europe, with…
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UCL Final Takeaways & Ranking Transfers That Could Flop
Hello Rank Squad! The footballing summer is officially here, with the Champions League Final crowning what has been a pretty unbelievable season in Europe all…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: The Season Finale
It's time for The Truth! For the last time this season, Sam and Dougie convene in the studio to record, and for the season finale, they're looking back at the…
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The Ranks End-of-Season Awards 24/25
Hello Rank Squad! With the conclusion at the weekend of the domestic campaigns still running, we thought it was a good time to look back on the season just…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Should You Care About the Club World Cup?
It's time for The Truth! Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at the Club World Cup, set to kick off just a couple of weeks after the European season ends. The…
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Ranking the Biggest Potential PL Transfers this Summer
Hello Rank Squad! It's the first transfer focused episode of the summer, and we set out the stall for what's to come in some of the biggest deals. Set your…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Is It Win or Bust Next Season for Mikel Arteta?
It's time for The Truth! Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at where Arsenal find themselves right now - and whether there is complete faith in Mikel Arteta to…
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Ranking the 2025 Ballon d'Or Frontrunners
Hello Rank Squad! It's that time of the year where amidst all the trophies being handed out, thoughts turn to who are the frontrunners in the race for the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: How Did Hansi Flick Make Barcelona Elite Again?
It's time for The Truth! Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at how Hansi Flick's slightly surprising appointment at Barcelona last summer has turned into a…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: PSG Defuse Gunners to Book Final Ticket
Hello Rank Squad! We have our Champions League finalists, after PSG joined Inter in the showpiece event by beating Arsenal 2-1 at the Parc des Princes to…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Nerazzurri Inter the Final after Beating Barça in an Epic
Hello Rank Squad! After one of the most intriguing, exhausting, exhilarating semi-finals that the competition has ever seen, Inter will be in the final after…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Is This a Strong or Weak Premier League?
It's time for The Truth! Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at the Premier League, and the argument that's been raging on social media as to whether this is a…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Barça and Inter Provide an Instant Classic
Hello Rank Squad! That was absolutely breathless and chaotic, and so the podcast looking back at it is too. We try our best to get to the bottom of an anarchic…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: PSG Silence Arsenal at the Emirates
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for Champions League Takeaway here on Ranks FC, and our first episode of the semi-finals, looking back at the game between Arsenal…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Could We Have a Playoff to Decide the Scudetto?
It's time for The Truth! Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at Serie A, and examining just how tight the race for the title is between Antonio Conte's Napoli…
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Ranking Europe's Best Battles & Races Left This Season
Hello Rank Squad! We're well into the final stretch of this domestic season now, and whilst there are many things decided - Bayern and Liverpool are going to…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Is Carlo Ancelotti's Sacking at Real Madrid Inevitable?
It's time for The Truth! Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at Real Madrid, and where things have gone wrong for them over the past couple of months. The…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Arsenal Silence the Bernabeu & Inter Outlast Bayern in a Bruiser
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for this week's second Champions League Takeaway - looking back at Wednesday's Quarter Final second legs, where Arsenal and Inter…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Villa & Dortmund Win But PSG & Barça Progress
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for this week's first Champions League Takeaway - looking back at Tuesday's Quarter Final second legs, where both PSG and Barcelona…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: What's Wrong With Chelsea?
It's time for The Truth! Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at Chelsea, and a slide in form since the turn of the year that has seen them slide from second in…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: That's The Way That You Doué & Lewy Haunts BVB Again
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for this week's second Champions League Takeaway - looking back at Wednesday's Quarter Final first legs, where PSG roared back from…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Arsenal's Real Decadence & Inter's Ruthless Efficiency
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your late night delivery following the action - looking back at Tuesday's Quarter Finals, where…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Who is Arsenal's New Sporting Director Andrea Berta?
It's time for The Truth! Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at Arsenal and in particular, a big reshuffle in the boardroom that has seen Andrea Berta succeed…
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Ranking Champions League Last 8 MVPs
Hello Rank Squad! Dean's back in London, so it's less of a Transatlantic Job this week, but that doesn't mean there's not still plenty to discuss. Today, we're…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Why Did Juventus Sack Thiago Motta Now?
It's time for The Truth! Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at Juventus - who are currently one point off the Champions League places in Serie A, and have lost…
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Ranking Where This Summer's Free Agents Could Move
Hello Rank Squad! On Monday news broke that Trent Alexander-Arnold's move to Real Madrid this summer was close to being completed, with the Liverpool defender…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Can Newcastle United Hold On To Alexander Isak?
It's time for The Truth! Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at Alexander Isak, who is hot property right now after another stellar campaign with Newcastle…
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Ranking Teams Likely to End a Trophy Drought This Season
Hello Rank Squad! After 70 years domestically, or 54 years across the board, Newcastle United finally got their hands on silverware again this weekend, beating…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Just How Good Are Brighton?
It's time for The Truth! Today, Sam and Dougie are looking at Brighton & Hove Albion, who are having an impressive season - but also one that's been permeated…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Double-Touch Penalties, Cholo's Chaos, Arsenal's 100% Chances, Asensio Shines Again & BVB Tame Dogues
Hello Rank Squad! It's the second of two Champions League Takeaway episodes on the feed this week, with four more games to dissect - headlined by another 120…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: PSG's Penalty Party, Barça Dazzle Again, Bayern Swat Leverkusen & Inter March On
Hello Rank Squad! In a bit of a break from tradition, and after witnessing an absorbing encounter between Liverpool and PSG at Anfield, we decided this week…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Have Manchester United Got Worse Under Ruben Amorim?
It's time for The Truth! Dougie's back in business with Sam after a well-earned week off and it's a return with a bang as we turn our attention to Manchester…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Bayern Level Up, Arsenal's 7-Up, Liverpool Smash-and-Grab, Twinkletoes Brahim & Everything Else!
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your late night delivery following the action - following the first legs of the Round of 16, where…
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Ranking the Next First-Time Premier League Winner
Hello Rank Squad! Today we decided to take a look at the current state of the Premier League, which has had an exclusive winners club since it broke away from…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: How Good are Bayern Munich Actually?
It's time for The Truth! Dougie's out on holiday this week so Jack hops over from the producer's chair to the co-host's one, joining Sam to go deep on…
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Ranking the Champions League Last 16
Hello Rank Squad! There are 16 clubs left in the Champions League with the Playoffs done and this year, there's a bracket in place so that we can plan out…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Why Should You Care About MLS?
It's time for The Truth! Dougie, by his own admission, has never been particularly interested in MLS - the top flight of American soccer. In this episode, Sam…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Mbappe's Majestic Madrid, Italian Heartbreak, 7 Up for PSG & Everything Else
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your late night delivery following the action - following the second legs of the new 'Playoff Round'…
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The MLS 2025 Season Preview Show
Hello Rank Squad! It's nearly time for kick-off in MLS' 30th season, so we thought it was the right time to sit down and take a look at how things are shaping…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Is Simone Inzaghi the Most Underrated Manager in the World?
It's time for The Truth! When we talk about the best managers in world football, certain names come up over and over again (and rightly so) - the likes of Pep…
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Champions League Takeaway: City Collapse Again, Kane's Celtic Dagger, Santi Gimenez Regrets, Dodgy Penalties & PSG in Cruise Control
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your late night delivery following the action - following the first legs of the new 'Playoff Round'…
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Ranking the Best Title Races in Europe
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for us to revisit a staple of the Ranks canon, looking at Europe's Big Seven leagues and examining where the most fun is going to…
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Ranking the January Transfer Window 2025
Hello Rank Squad! The January transfer window has closed for another year, and Deadline Day threw up a chaotic bundle of stories to sift through as usual. We…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: What's Behind Forest & Bournemouth's Success?
It's time for The Truth! If you look at the top of the Premier League table, you'll see a few of the country's most famous and recently successful clubs in the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: The Matchday of Mayhem
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your late night delivery following the action - after the first ever 'final matchday' of the new…
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Ranking Big Potential Transfers Ahead of Deadline Day
Hello Rank Squad! With the end of the transfer window riding up on us quicker than anybody expected, and with nobody but Manchester City really getting the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: What's Gone Wrong at Borussia Dortmund?
It's time for The Truth! Borussia Dortmund parted company with head coach Nuri Sahin this week after a set of deeply concerning performances that have seen a…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: PSG Stun City, Barca Back from the Brink; Liverpool Stay Perfect & Everything Else!
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your late night delivery following the action - after another breathless week in the UCL that saw…
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Ranking the Most Disappointing Teams in Europe this Season
Hello Rank Squad! We talk a lot about the teams who are outdoing themselves, playing above their means, and taking their rightful flowers for their…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Why is Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Leaving Napoli?
It's time for The Truth! In a move that has somewhat stunned the football world, Napoli's Georgian sensation Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has told manager Antonio…
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Ranking Who Could Win the Big Trophies This Season
Hello Rank Squad! We're taking things a little off-piste this week here on Ranks, stepping away from the transfer news that has dominated the headlines (and…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Truth: Could Atletico Madrid Win La Liga?
It's time for The Truth! We begin 2025 with a look at Atletico Madrid, who might not quite be top of La Liga, but will be if they win their game in hand this…