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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 PodcastRanking the Champions League Last 16
16 teams remain in the Champions League, drawn (at the second attempt) into eight knockout ties that will take place in February. We examine each of them and…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Biggest Bundesliga Stories with Jasmine Baba
So the Bundesliga, eh? Jesse Marsch gone at Leipzig, Marc van Bommel gone at Wolfsburg, Freiburg in 4th, Mainz in 7th and stories all over the place. We…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking The Most Interesting Player Roles in Europe
Certain players play the same way their entire lives, whichever coach, manager, tactical setup or formation they're deployed in or by. Some though, are…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Ballon d'Or Contenders
It's very nearly the most wonderful time of the year (unless you're Sam) and that means it's time for the Ballon d'Or! After a year that has seen a lot of…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking World Cup 2022 One Year Ahead
So the World Cup kicks off in a year and four days, the first teams are starting to secure their spots and qualification is starting to get to the sharp end…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Players of the Season So Far in Europe's Big 5 Leagues
The last international break of the calendar year gives us a chance to breathe and take stock of just what we've seen so far this season - now we're around…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Problems Antonio Conte Must Fix at Tottenham with Nathan A Clark
Antonio Conte is the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur, and if this season's performances are anything to go by, he has a job on his hands. We're joined by…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Manchester United's Problems (And How To Fix Them)
Manchester United 0-5 Liverpool. It's not a pretty scoreline if you're from the red half of Manchester, although it filled plenty of red hearts with…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Champions League Players You Should Know More About
Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbappé, De Bruyne, Lukaku, Benzema, Lewandowski, Oblak, Salah. The list goes on forever - star players who grace the Champions League…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Most Exciting Teams in Europe with Dougie Critchley of Football Daily
Top-tier club football returns this weekend, and with it, a glut of incredible games and teams to keep an eye on across the continent! To help us pick the most…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking EFL Players Ready For A Step Up with Ali Maxwell of Not The Top 20
The Championship, League 1 and League 2 are hotbeds of young talent in England. Not only have we seen talent in promoted sides thrive, but transfers up for the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Under-the-Radar Golden Boy Nominations with Scouted Football's Stephen Ganavas
We're delighted to welcome the first of our special guests in Dean's absence with Jack and Sam being joined by Stephen Ganavas of Scouted Football to talk…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Players Set For Surprisingly Big Seasons
There's always a few players who explode into life each season to make big waves for clubs that we didn't see coming. Whether it's comebacks or breakthroughs…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Best Teenagers in World Football
Teenagers are fleeting. It feels like only yesterday that we were talking about Kylian Mbappé, Jadon Sancho and Erling Braut Haaland - but they're all into…
Ranks FC - A Football Podcast5x5: Ranking the Top Five in Each of Europe's Big Five Leagues
The transfer window has closed and we've had a couple of games in each league, so whilst pre-season predictions are fun, this feels like a good time to lock…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Top Five Transfers this Window
Well, that was quite something, hey? A window like no other, that saw Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jack Grealish, Antoine Griezmann, Sergio Ramos, Raphael…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Biggest Stories Left This Transfer Window
With one week left in this transfer window, there's a lot of storylines still live. Dean walks us through three of the biggest storylines to keep an eye on in…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Serie A 2021/22 Season
The last of the big five European Leagues gets underway this weekend. Here's everything you need to know about the return of Serie A in Italy. So, from the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking La Liga Ahead of the 2021/22 Season
It's a big week in football, and a big week for the podcast - and whilst Lionel Messi might have left Spain, there is still so much to be excited about in this…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Premier League 2021/22 Season
Well, we're all systems go on the Premier League, which begins in earnest this Friday as Arsenal take on newcomers Brentford in the curtain-raiser. We're here…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Postbox: Messi Goodbyes, The Paris Globetrotters, Barcelona's Bounce, Lit Ligue 1, Lukaku in London, Spurs' Kanundrum, Interouble and Getting Warnocked
Hello Rank Squad! It's a special week here on Ranks, where we're giving you a wee glimpse into what life is like as part of our Ultras community over on…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 2021/22 Seasons
Like clockwork, we are days away from the start of the return of domestic football in Europe's Big 5, with Monaco taking on Nantes in the Ligue 1 curtain…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Brilliant Transfers That Deserve More Hype
In a summer dominated by international football, there was always going to be a few transfers that didn't get the love that they perhaps deserve. We're here to…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking This Summer's Olympic Men's Football
Oh, you thought this summer's international football was finished? Think again! The Olympic Games start this week in Tokyo and there's a host of football to be…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Best Players & Moments of EURO 2020
Well, there we have it. EURO 2020, done and dusted, and Roberto Mancini's young, bold and brazen Italy side took home the trophy by beating Gareth Southgate's…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastHome or Rome: Ranking the EURO 2020 Final & Semi-Finals
Well, four have become two and Italy and England will face off in the EURO 2020 final at Wembley on Sunday having seen off the challenges of Spain and Denmark…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the EURO 2020 Last 8
This week 16 became 8 as we saw the European Championships spring into knockout mode. There were shocks, spills, gaffes, glory and penalty shootouts; and the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the EURO 2020 Group Stages; Previewing Round of 16
The Group Stages are done, Rank Squad, and so our rescheduled podcast looking back at it is here! We thought it would be best to rank all the qualified teams…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the EUROs Opening Round
Every team has now played once at the European Championships, meaning we have a bit more to work with in terms of looking at how this whole thing plays out. We…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Big Ranks Euro 2020 Preview
Three days to go and excitement at Ranks HQ has reached Fever Pitch. The European Championships, just the 364 days after they were supposed to begin, are…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanks FC Meets Liverpool's Harvey Elliott & NB Announcement!
It's Official! Ranks FC has signed a partnership with New Balance Football, which means that we're going to be working closely with everyone's favourite…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Heroes of This Season
It's been a weird year, nobody is arguing with that. But in the gloom, in the darkness, some heroes have shone on the pitch for their respective clubs. Be…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Champions League Final
Europa League last week, Champions League this week! As the last (and biggest) annual game of the European football calendar comes hurtling at us, it’s time to…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking The Europa League Final and Beyond
We're into the Endgame now, Rank Squad - the time for European finals, titles, silverware is upon us; and getting ahead of the game, we're looking ahead to…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Elite Players Who Need a Transfer This Summer
As the season draws to it's close, the transfer window looms large and there are certain players who will be literally itching to get themselves to pastures…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastJose Mourinho to Roma and Ranking Every PL Club's Record Signing
No sooner had the Mourinho Bus left North London, then it rocks up in Rome! In a bombshell move, Roma announced that Paulo Fonseca would be leaving on Tuesday…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the World of Goalkeeping with The Modern-Day GK
It's a No. 1 special over here at Ranks, a glimpse behind-the-curtain and between-the-sticks, as we are joined by Lee Robinson, former professional with…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Super League Madness & Ranking Clubs We Can Believe In
Well, no such thing as a quiet week in football, but I don't think we've ever had 72 hours quite as mad as the last 3 days have been. With the announcement…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Breakout Stars of 20/21
We're careering towards the end of the season, so we thought we'd shine a little light on the players who have exploded into the public consciousness and into…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the PL Player of the Year
It's that time of year again, where the debate begins to rage about who the Premier League's best player has been over the course of the last eight months…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Copa del Rey Final
It's an all-Basque affair in the Copa del Rey final as Athletic Club take on Real Sociedad for the trophy this weekend. They've only had to wait a year! In…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Champions League & Europa League Last 8
Draws done, brackets done, and the roads to Istanbul and Gdańsk respectively are paved for Europe's elite. So it's time to take a look closer at how these…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking a Player Care Manager's Life with Hugo Scheckter
It's the third instalment of March's InterviewSZN on Ranks FC as we welcome Hugo Scheckter to the pod to pull back the curtain on what life is like in the…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking a Football Agent's Life with Sonny Coleman
March InterviewSZN continues on Ranks FC, as we welcome FA intermediary and Head of Football at Distinct Agency, Sonny Coleman, to the pod to give us an…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking A Commentator's Life with Derek Rae
There's a familiar voice in the Ranks FC studio this week, and not because it's a returning guest, but because it's the Voice of FIFA, Bundesliga Broadcast…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Post-Lockdown Football Dreams
On Monday, the UK announced its roadmap towards a world without lockdowns, a world which screams to us - full stadiums and football as we love it. It's not…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Europa League Knockout Stage
You didn't think we were going to miss this opportunity, did you? The return of the Champions League means the return of the Champions League's cooler little…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Champions League Knockout Stage
That time of year is getting closer, Rank Squad. Oh yes, it's time for European nights, under the lights - as next week the Champions League takes flight again…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Best Transfers of this January Window
This January might have seen deals more scarce than usual, but there was still plenty going on as the transfer window raged across the first month of 2021…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Stars Who Should Change Position (Vol. II) with Harry Brooks
He's back, ladies and gentlemen! The Rank Squad were joined once again by Harry Brooks, head coach at Round World Royals, to discuss five more players who…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Europe's Top 5 Title Races
Across Europe we're seeing a season where the title races are more open than ever before - in England five points separate the top six, in Italy there's at…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the 2020 Team of the Year
As we look forward to a new calendar year stuffed with football, it's worth looking back at 2020, and the Rank Squad teamed up with EA Sports FIFA 21 to take a…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastOur Predictions for 2021
Happy New Year, Rank Squad! It's our first episode of 2021and we thought it was time to wheel out a classic (with a twist) and take a look at some predictions…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking Surprise Transfers for January
Happy Holidays Rank Squad, and welcome to the last episode of 2020. With this year one to forget in many ways, we wanted to throw things forward to January and…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking What Europe's Desperate Clubs Need for Xmas
SAMta Claus is...not coming to town, because he's in tier 4, but if he weren't, he'd come to your town and give out some presents! We take a look at some of…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the Champions League Last 16
The Champions League Last 16 is set and the draw is done, which leaves us salivating at the prospect of eight blistering ties to come in the New Year. Still…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastPaul Pogba: Ranking the Good, the Bad & the Future
On Monday, before United's game against Leipzig, Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola came out to say that "I can say it’s over for Paul Pogba at Manchester United."…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanks FC Meets: Chris Richards of Bayern Munich & USMNT
In the first interview of the Ranks FC Era, we meet a man whose star is on the rise at Bayern Munich and a key part of the US Golden Generation coming through…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastThe Spotlight: An Ode to Diego, Chelsea to Conte, Manchester & Malen
There was only one place we could start today - in tribute to a genuine legend in this game we love. An icon. A behemoth. The one and only Diego Armando…
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastRanking the World's Best Player in 5 Years
Welcome to 2025, where the halcyon days of Ronaldo and Messi are long consigned to the past and a new battle rages to be the world's best. There are many…