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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

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00:42:31

UCL Review: UCL Review: Delight for Dortmund, Milan...

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2023/02/15

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 action in the Round of 16. Every matchweek, we're going to be ranking the three key takeaways from each of the games played that week, and looking at the games through that Ranks FC lense, to give you a sense of everything that we learned from each game.We start with Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea, talking wastefulness, mistakes and why the reverse fixture

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01:04:23

Ranking Every Premier League Captain (v2)

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2023/02/15

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 old favourite that we'd had more than a few requests to look at again. Back in one of our first ever episodes, we ranked every Premier League captain on their current playing ability, but that was two and a half years ago, so it was worth a new go round the merry-go-round.Things We Love starts us off where we talk Barcelona's current excellent

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01:24:45

Ranking the Champions League Last 16

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2023/02/08

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 in the better position to advance, discussing their strengths and weaknesses, and taking a peek at the teams we think are favourites to lift that famous trophy by the time we get to May. There's a lot of ground to cover!Part One sees us look at PSG vs. Bayern Munich, AC Milan vs. Tottenham Hotspur, Club Brugge vs. Benfica and Dortmund vs

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01:00:37

Making Sense of Transfer Deadline Day

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2023/02/01

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 some moments of madness as well. We take a look back at the big questions - who "won" the window, which permanent transfers will have the most impact in this second half of the season, and which loans topped a very impressive list.We talk Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea, Marcel Sabitzer to Manchester United, João Cancelo to Bayern Munich, Harry

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01:16:12

Ranking Under-The-Radar Transfer Deals for Young Stars

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2023/01/25

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 Mackenzie, to talk through five deals which have maybe flown under the radar of most football fans. They're all under the age of 21, they all cost a fair bit of money, and they all add something new to their respective clubs. With the Premier League doing most of the big business in this window, it remains heavily stacked in favour of the PL,

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01:10:05

Ranking Possible Season-Changing Transfers

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2023/01/18

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 us. Today, we take a look at five players who are potentially on the market and could make a huge difference to a new club in the second half of this season.We start with Ferran Torres, who is linked to Arsenal (again), as a potential alternative to Mykhailo Mudryk; before moving on to Arnaut Danjuma (linked with Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest,

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01:12:15

Finding New Clubs For Stranded Players This Transfer...

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2023/01/11

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 find new homes for them to thrive in. This January, we're talking about Tottenham's Japhet Tanganga, PSG's Keylor Navas, Barcelona's Memphis Depay, Lyon's Houssem Aouar and Roma's Rick Karsdorp, alongside a whole host of honourable mentions, and looking for clubs where their respective skillsets would be put to good use.There's also time for

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01:09:34

Ranking the Biggest Transfers Completed So Far

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2023/01/04

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 - with some big names already having shifted on to horizons new. We take a look at five deals already complete and dig into the analysis of whether they're good, bad, indifferent or important. We talk Max Wöber to Leeds United, David Datro Fofana to Chelsea, Cody Gakpo to Liverpool, Matheus Cunha to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Cristiano Ronaldo's

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01:13:40

Ranking January Transfer Storylines to Watch

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2022/12/28

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 than our very own Transfer Guru Dean Jones, who has the lowdown on five of the biggest storylines you need to be watching closely as transfer business swings back into life.There's also a quick chat about Cody Gakpo's move to Liverpool, Matheus Cunha's move to Wolverhampton Wanderers; and Melon of the Year is handed out, alongside a return of the

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01:12:21

Ranking the Entire World Cup 2022

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2022/12/20

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 to see in your life, never mind on this kind of stage - and Argentina are once again Champions of the World, bringing to a close an era of European dominance that has lasted two decades. It was a fitting send off for (in our humble opinion) the greatest player of all time, leading his country to the pinnacle of the world game. Shouts out Leo

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00:48:01

Ranking the World Cup Final

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2022/12/15

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 achieve international football immortality or will France become the first side in over half a century to retain the crown? There's narratives galore, so we thought we'd dig deep into where this game is won and lost.We talk Messi vs. Mbappe, Alvarez vs. Giroud, the genius of Antoine Griezmann, Argentina's siege mentality, France's ability to

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00:45:45

Ranking the World Cup Semi-Finals

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2022/12/12

...and then there were four!Hello Rank Squad! We have got down to our final quadrant of Nations left in this year's international piece de resistance, with Argentina, Croatia, France & Morocco the only teams remaining in the 2022 World Cup. Fresh from a round of shocks in the last ranking, we've decided to give it another go, with Dean taking each nation in turn and looking at their chances of winning the tournament in its entirety.Then, in Part Two, Jack talks us through some positives and

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01:06:11

Ranking the World Cup Quarter-Finalists

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2022/12/07

Hello Rank Squad!We're now 56 games into this World Cup, and eight teams remain in the competition as Quarter-Finalists. We have the bracket, we have the route, we have four games from each of them to analyse, so it's time to rank the Netherlands, Argentina, France, England, Croatia, Brazil, Morocco and Portugal on how likely each of them are to lift that famous trophy aloft on December 18.There's also time for us to have a look at some of our favourite managers, players and teams that we've had to

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00:57:20

Ranking Interesting Football Trends at the World Cup

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2022/11/30

Hello Rank Squad! We're over half way through the 64 games of the World Cup now, and after two rounds in the Group Stages, there are some things of note that we have learned - or at least you'd hope so, having watched every single minute of this tournament so far. Sam takes us through five intereting quirks that he's noticed across all the teams - from underdog nations really taking the handbrake off and going hard at favourites, attacking substitutions playing out in favour of those who make them,

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01:07:47

Ranking England vs. USMNT at the World Cup (with...

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2022/11/23

Hello Rank Squad!We're now into the bulk of the World Cup, and we've seen our fair share of spills and thrills already, but this Friday brings us the Ranks Derby (and Dean's House Derby) between the USMNT and England in Group B. We're joined by a very special guest in the form of TSS's Taylor Rockwell to balance the equation as we look at three players from each side who could make all the difference in this clash across the Atlantic.Plus, we start things off by taking a look at Saudi Arabia's upset

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01:08:37

The Big World Cup Preview: Groups A-D

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2022/11/16

Hello Rank Squad!The World Cup is nearly upon us, so it's time to get into the depths of what we can expect from every team at the World Cup ahead of the start on Sunday (!!). In this first part we're taking on Groups A-D - so you can expect discussions on (drum roll)... the Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador, Qatar, England, Wales, USA, Iran, Argentina, Poland, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, France, Denmark, Australia and Tunisia!We take each group as it comes, examining the favourites and making some

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01:07:53

The Big World Cup Preview: Groups E-H

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2022/11/16

Hello Rank Squad!The World Cup is nearly upon us, so it's time to get into the depths of what we can expect from every team at the World Cup ahead of the start on Sunday (!!). In this first part we're taking on Groups E-H - so you can expect discussions on (drum roll)... Spain, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica, Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada, Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon, Portugal, Uruguay, Ghana and South Korea!We take each group as it comes, examining the favourites and making some

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01:00:23

Ranking Teams Who Do & Don't Want the World Cup Break

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2022/11/09

With domestic football (mostly) stopping in just a few days time, we take a look at some of the teams who just can't hold back their excitement for a month where they'll get some rest and some time on the training ground; and those teams who will be devastated that their season so far has been put on hold. There's some discussion of new managers, changes of managers, mentality resets, momentum halts and all the rest of it as well. Things We Love takes the form of players who have recovered from

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00:32:23

Ranking MLS Cup Final

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2022/11/04

MLS Cup takes place this weekend, and we couldn't let that slide without giving you the lowdown on what was happening in the big one across the pond. So, we roped in our MLS Correspondent and de-facto chief writer on the Ranks FC website, Mr. Owen Murray, to make sure you know your onions when it comes to the big one in the States - between Philadelphia Union and Los Angeles FC.We talk Andre Blake's defensive wall, LAFC's hold on Dean Jones, Gareth Bale, Carlos Vela, the first cup final between two

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01:05:03

Ranking Players Having Comeback Seasons

Ranks FC - A Football Podcast ·

2022/11/02

Hello Rank Squad!Every year, there are certain players who shake off a bad season, or even a bad reputation, to finally hit their heights and shine brightly for their respective clubs. So, inspired by a question about Lionel Messi's 'remontada' from last year's slightly disappointing season at PSG, we decided to take a look at the Premier League who have turned things around to become key cogs in their teams this season.We discuss a Manchester United full-back, some Brazilian flair at Fulham,

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