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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 PodcastChampions League Takeaway: United's Defensive Woes, Arsenal Back With a Bang, Inzaghi's Incorrect Rotations, Leão's Off Day, Joyful João Félix, Alvarez Grabs the Headlines & Everything Else
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for the first main course Champions League Takeaway of this season - a midweek bonus meal on all the week's UCL action. The biggest…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Interesting Trends We've Noticed This Season
Hello Rank Squad! It’s time to take a look back at some of the most interesting things that we’ve noticed in the new season, and so returning to the fold is…
Ranks FC - A Football Podcast5x5: Predicting the Top Five in All of Europe's Top Five Leagues
Hello Rank Squad! The window is shut, there's been a few games to see how teams look, and it's time to finalise our long-term predictions for this season…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Winners of the Transfer Window
Hello Rank Squad! It's time to reflect on the transfer window and the clubs who have come out of it in better shape, in a couple of different ways. First of…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Group Stage Draw Reaction
Hello Rank Squad! Welcome back to Champions League Takeaway, the first one of the new season, where we're reacting not to the games that have just taken place…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Biggest Transfer Stories Ahead of Deadline Day
Hello Rank Squad! We're into the last few days of the transfer window in Europe's top leagues and there's plenty of work still to do in the final hours. We…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastTransfer Emergency Room: Clubs in Need of Surgery Before the Window Shuts
Hello Rank Squad! Welcome to the Transfer Emergency Room - the show that takes a look at which clubs are in need of severe player transplants ahead of the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastBundesliga Season Preview Show 23/24
Hello Rank Squad! It’s the final instalment of our League Previews series, and we're headed to Germany to talk all things Bundesliga. Jack is joined by Kevin…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastSerie A Season Preview Show 23/24
Hello Rank Squad! It's our penultimate episode in the Preview Series, and we're headed to Italy to take a look at all things Serie A! Dean and Jack start by…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastPremier League Season Preview Show 23/24
Hello Rank Squad! The Premier League is back this weekend, and so it's time for it to get the Ranks Preview treatment. Dean and Jack start by taking a look at…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastLigue 1 Season Preview Show 23/24
Hello Rank Squad! It's the third instalment of our League Previews series, and today we're off to France to talk all things Ligue 1! We start with a deep dive…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastLiga Portugal & Dutch Eredivisie Season Preview Show 23/24
Hello Rank Squad! It's the second episode in our League Previews series, and this time it's a double bill as we focus on both the Eredivisie in the Netherlands…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastLa Liga Season Preview Show 23/24
Hello Rank Squad! With pre-season in full swing it's time to start gearing up for the season proper to start again and we've decided to give first billing to…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Players Who Need a Bounce Back Season
Hello Rank Squad! We're back to talk about the players who really need a season to go their way - from young guns who need to regrasp their potential to the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Most Expensive PL Signings Ever
Hello Rank Squad! With Declan Rice becoming the second most expensive Premier League signing in history, we decided to have a look through the top 10 and cast…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Women's World Cup Preview Show
Hello Rank Squad! The Women's World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand this week, so it felt like the right time for us to delve into everything you…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastFirst FPL Drafts for 23/24: Ranks x Chasing Green Arrows
Hello Rank Squad! Welcome to a very special crossover episode here on Ranks FC, where we bring you our very own Dean Jones in his alternative form - hosting…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Stars of the U21 Euros
Hello Rank Squad! The Under 21 European Championships concluded this weekend with Lee Carsley's England triumphing over Spain in the showpiece event to end a…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastFixing Problems for Premier League Clubs Ahead of Next Season
Hello Rank Squad! We're just over a month out from the return of the Premier League, and there's a lot of questions still to answer for various clubs. The Head…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Big Problems for Serie A Giants
Hello Rank Squad! It's time to talk Serie A - where after a few seasons of things looking like they were firmly on a positive trajectory, everything now looks…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Wildest Storylines of the Summer Ahead
Hello Rank Squad! We're back with some brand new fun - and this week Dean and Jack are looking through some of the storylines that are throwing the standard…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Live Transfer Show: Ranks FC x Preediction
Hello Rank Squad! Welcome to something slightly different here on the channel. On Wednesday evening we teamed up with the excellent folks at Preediction to do…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Ranks FC 2022/23 Season Awards
Hello Rank Squad! The domestic season is (mostly) over for 2022/23 and so it's time for us to look back and hand out some awards, especially for those who…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Champions League Final: Manchester City vs. Inter
Hello Rank Squad! It's the final (and perhaps the biggest) game of the European Season this Saturday as Manchester City take on Inter in the Champions League…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastSpurs Appoint Ange Postecoglou: The Ranks Lowdown
Hello Rank Squad! News broke on Tuesday that Tottenham Hotspur had appointed Ange Postecoglou as their new Head Coach, after two very successful years at…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastEuropa League Final Preview Show: Sevilla vs. Roma
Hello Rank Squad! It's the Europa League Final between Roma and Sevilla, so we've brought in some very special guests to walk through a few reasons why both…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Premier League Managers of the Season
Hello Rank Squad! As awards season begins to roll in, we turn our attention to the Premier League and which managers have impressed enough this season to be…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Man City Mutilate Madrid & Inter Marshall Meek Milan
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for another Champions League Takeaway - a midweek bonus meal on all the week's UCL action. We have a final on our hands after…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Biggest Problems Mauricio Pochettino Needs To Solve at Chelsea
Hello Rank Squad! Finally, it feels like the Mauricio Pochettino deal to Chelsea that's been floating around the ether for weeks now is a done deal, so we've…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Bernabeu Brilliance as City Hold Real & Inter Take Control of Milan at San Siro
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for another Champions League Takeaway - a feast on all the week's UCL action. With the first legs of both semi-finals in the books…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Big Transfer Stories Already Bubbling
Hello Rank Squad! It's a Champions League Week again, so it's a double drop and a little look forward on our first episode - this time taking it into the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Champions League Final Four
Hello Rank Squad! May has arrived and the football train is pulling into the final few stations for this season, which means we're in the closing stages of the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Draft - Building the Best U24 Sides in World Football
Hello Rank Squad! With the NFL Draft coming up fast, there's always an excuse for us to dig out an old favourite out of the Ranks playbook and give ourselves a…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastMauricio Pochettino to Chelsea: The Breakdown
Hello Rank Squad! Some extra love coming at you this week as we take a dive into the breaking news of the day - where it looks like Mauricio Pochettino is…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Manchester Mentality Monsters, Inter's Italian Job, Rodrygo Rises for Real & Milan's Nucleão Option
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for the Champions League Takeaway - an immediate review of everything that went down in the Champions League this week as we had…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking The Season's Most Exciting Endings
There are just a couple of matches left in most domestic leagues in Europe, meaning that it's now or never for a lot of things. Title races, relegation scraps…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Real Too Real for Lampard, Milan Spoil Napoli's Party, Benfica Limp in Lisbon & Celestial City Batter Bayern
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for the Champions League Takeaway - an immediate review of everything that went down in the Champions League this week as we had…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Best Front Three in Europe
Hello Rank Squad! It's always good to take stock of players at this point in the season, so we thought we'd do something fun - and try to work out the best…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Champions League Last 8
Hello Rank Squad! Club football is back with a bang, and so is the return of the Champions League, which will get to its quarter final stage (or as Sam calls…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking This Week's Managerial Madness: Nagelsmann, Tuchel & Conte
Hello Rank Squad! It's been a week of consternation in the managerial world, from last week's bolt from the blue coming out of Bayern Munich, where Julian…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Young Stars Who Could Change European International Football
Hello Rank Squad! It's the International Break, and so we wanted to take a look at a couple of players who look like they could change their respective…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: High Five for Haaland's City, Dogfight at the Dragão, Real Dispatch Liverpool & Another Nice Neapolitan Night
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for the Champions League Takeaway - an immediate review of everything that went down in the Champions League this week as we locked…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastScouting, Spain & Snowstorms: Ranks Meets Lee Scott, Chief Scout at Vélez CF
Hello Rank Squad! Today we have a special guest joining us to provide you with some insights into what actually goes down in the smoke and mirrors world that…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Bayern Burn PSG, Spurs Whimper Out, A Big Win for Potter's Chelsea & Benfica Sink Scotty P
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for the Champions League Takeaway - an immediate review of everything that went down in the Champions League this week as the first…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Players Who Define Their Leagues
Hello Rank Squad! We're going a little bit abstract this week, to think about what defines each of Europe's Top 5 leagues in their current state, and then try…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastMonday Postbox Teaser: Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United
Hey Rank Squad! As we’re no doubt sure you heard on last week’s episode, we’ve opened 1-month free trials for our Patreon in March. That means you can sign up…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Burning Questions That Will Shape The End Of This Season
Hello Rank Squad! It's that time again, and we're mixing things up this week! With the media's attention firmly locked on the PL title race, the Champions…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastUCL Review: Real Thump Liverpool, Napoli Sail On, Leipzig Hold City & Inter Edge Porto
Hello Rank Squad! Our new show is back for Round 2 - an immediate review of everything that went down in the Champions League this week as we finished off the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Europe's Top Goalscorers This Season
Hello Rank Squad! It's a big episode today because we're taking a look through each of Europe's Top Five leagues and their Golden Boot races, to see what we…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastUCL Review: UCL Review: Delight for Dortmund, Milan Top Spurs, Benfica Batter Brugge & Coman Haunts PSG Again
Hello Rank Squad! We're here with a new show - an immediate review of everything that went down in the Champions League this week as we returned to European…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Every Premier League Captain (v2)
Hello Rank Squad! With the Champions League in full swing this week we wanted to change up the pace a little bit, and go a tad more evergreen - revisiting an…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Champions League Last 16
Hello Rank Squad! The Champions League is back next week and we're here to make sense of it all - going through each of the eight matchups to determine who is…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastMaking Sense of Transfer Deadline Day
Hello Rank Squad! Yesterday brought the January Transfer Window crashing to a halt, with Chelsea going big once again, some smart signings across the board and…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Under-The-Radar Transfer Deals for Young Stars
Hello Rank Squad! It's a special episode today - with our beloved Transfer Guru absent we are joined by long-term friend of the pod and Tifo Football star Jon…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Possible Season-Changing Transfers
What's good, Rank Squad! We're back for another tryst into the chaos of the January transfer window, trying to make sense of everything that's going on around…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastFinding New Clubs For Stranded Players This Transfer Window
Hello Rank Squad! It's time for our rehousing episode - where we take a look at five players who are unwanted, underused or unloved at their current clubs, and…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Biggest Transfers Completed So Far
Hello Rank Squad, and Happy New Year! The transfer window is only a few days old, and yet plenty of clubs have already got themselves involved in the mire -…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking January Transfer Storylines to Watch
Hello Rank Squad! It's nearly the New Year, so it's time to get back talking transfers ahead of the window opening - and who better to guide you through it…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Entire World Cup 2022
Hello Rank Squad! It's been a wild World Cup, a magnificent month of football that culminated on Sunday with one of the greatest games that you're ever likely…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the World Cup Final
Hello Rank Squad! It's finally here - 62 games later, we have our World Cup Final set, and it's Argentina vs. France in the showpiece. Can Lionel Messi finally…