We give you continuous updates from Europe's big leagues and competitions as well as the World Cup and European Championships. The player ratings you will find here were published in the major newspapers and web pages such as Gazzetta dello Sport, Don Balón, France Football, L'Équipe, Kicker, El Mundo Deportivo, Guerin Sportivo, Marca, Corriere dello Sport, La Repubblica, The Guardian, The Times, and SportBild.
14 September, 2025
Ajax ratings 1991/92
26 October, 2024
Best /worst of the 1997/98 season polls
17 September, 2024
Top three assist providers per country in Premier League history
25 July, 2024
Netherlands ratings in the Euro 2000
21 July, 2024
Dennis Bergkamp's ratings in World Cups and Euros 1992-2000
16 February, 2024
Holland ratings in the Euro 1996
20 March, 2023
Netherlands ratings in the Euro 1992
Ratings: Guerin Sportivo - Corriere della Sera - La Stampa - Aftonbladet.
6,66 Frank Rijkaard
6,48 Dennis Bergkamp
6,32 Rob Witschge
6,10 Marco van Basten
6,08 Ruud Gullit
6,06 Ronald Koeman
6,05 Berry van Aerle, Adri van Tiggelen
6,04 Hans van Breukelen
5,88 Jan Wouters
5,35 Frank de Boer
04 March, 2023
The 25 best goals in history
25. Francesco Totti, Sampdoria 1-Roma 4, Serie A 2006
24. Andrés Iniesta, Chelsea 1-Barcelona 1, CL semifinal 2009
23. Lionel Messi, Real Madrid 0-Barcelona 2, CL semifinal 2011
22. Ronaldinho, Real Madrid 0, Barcelona 3, La Liga 2005
21. Tony Yeboah, Leeds 1-Liverpool 0, Premier League 1995
20. Gheorghe "Gică" Hagi, Romania 3-Colombia 1, WC 1994 group stage
19. Ronaldo, Barcelona 5-Compostela 1, La Liga 1996
18. Roberto Baggio, Juventus 1-Brescia 1, Serie A 2001
17. George Weah, Milan 4-Verona 1, Serie A 1996
16. Maxi Rodríguez, Argentina 2-Mexico 1, WC 2006 round of 16
15. Cristiano Ronaldo, FC Porto 0-Man United 1, CL 2009 quarterfinal
14. Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazil 4-Italy 1, WC final 1970
13. Neymar, Santos 5-Flamengo 4, Brasileirão 2011
12. Roberto Carlos, Tenerife 4-Real Madrid 3, La Liga 1998
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ajax 6-NAC Breda 2, Eredivisie 2004
10. Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus 0-Real Madrid 3, CL quarterfinal 2018
9. Pelé, Sweden 2-Brazil 5, WC 1958 final
8. Dennis Bergkamp, Newcastle 0-Arsenal 2, PL 2002
7. Wayne Rooney, Man United-Man City, PL 2011
6. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden 4-England 2, friendly 2012
5. Roberto Carlos, Brazil 1-France 1, Tournoi de France 1997
4. Zinédine Zidane, Real Madrid 2-Bayer Leverkusen 1, CL final 2002
3. Lionel Messi, Barcelona 5-Getafe 2, La Liga 2007
2. Marco van Basten, Netherlands 2-Soviet Union 0, Euro 1988 final
1. Diego Maradona, Argentina 2-England 1, WC 1986 quarterfinal
10 January, 2023
Premier League: top rated players 1996/97
News of the World graded each game of the season.
7,42 Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea)
7,38 Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal)
7,37 Dean Sturridge (Derby)
7,33 Patrick Vieira (Arsenal)
7,31 Paul McGrath (Derby), Paul Merson (Arsenal)
7,19 Juninho Paulista (Middlesbrough)
7,14 Kevin Pressman (Sheffield Wednesday)
7,13 Nigel Martyn (Leeds)
7,06 Tony Adams (Arsenal)
7,05 Colin Hendry (Blackburn)
7,00 Sol Campbell (Tottenham)
20 December, 2022
Memory Lane: 1998 World Cup (L'Équipe ratings)
At least five rated appearances.
7,17 Thuram (France)
7,07 Desailly (France)
6,92 Petit (France)
6,60 B. Laudrup (Denmark)
6,40 Ortega & Verón (Argentina), Bergkamp (Holland)
6,36 Rivaldo (Brazil)
6,33 Davids (Holland)
6,30 Henry (France)
The final, France 3, Brazil 0.
France: Barthez 8 — Desailly 7,5, Lizarazu 7, Thuram 8, Lebœuf 7 — Deschamps 7,5, Djorkaeff 7 (74' Vieira), Zidane 9, Karembeu 6 (56' Boghossian) — Petit 7,5, Guivarc'h 6 (66' Dugarry). = average: 7,32.
Brasilien: Taffarel 5,5 — Cafú 5, Júnior Baiano 4, Aldair 3,5, Roberto Carlos 4,5 — César Sampaio 4,5 (57' Edmundo), Leonardo 4,5 (46' Denílson 6), Dunga 4,5, Rivaldo 5 — Ronaldo 4, Bebeto 4. = average: 4,58.
07 December, 2022
The 40 best players in the 1998 World Cup
1. Edgar Davids (Hol)
2. Lilian Thuram (Fra)
3. Rivaldo (Bra)
4. Ronaldo (Bra)
5. Marcel Desailly (Fra)
6. Zinédine Zidane (Fra)
7. Dunga (Bra)
8. José Luis Chilavert (Par)
9. Davor Šuker (Cro)
10. Michael Owen (Eng)
11. Dennis Bergkamp (Hol)
12. Frank de Boer (Hol)
13. Ariel Ortega (Arg)
14. Brian Laudrup (Dan)
15. Roberto Carlos (Bra)
16. Fabien Barthez (Fra)
17. Michael Laudrup (Dan)
18. Carlos Gamarra (Par)
19. Cafu (Bra)
20. Emmanuel Petit (Fra)
21. Laurent Blanc (Fra)
22. Jay-Jay Okocha (Nig)
23. Juan Sebastián Verón (Arg)
24. Mehdi Mahdavikia (Irn)
25. Dražen Ladić (Cro)
26. Mustapha Hadji (Mar)
27. Christian Vieri (Ita)
28. Gianluca Pagliuca (Ita)
29. Faryd Mondragón (Col)
30. Sol Campbell (Eng)
31. Bixente Lizarazu (Fra)
32. Luis Hernández (Mex)
33. Thierry Henry (Fra)
34. Didier Deschamps (Fra)
35. Paul Ince (Eng)
36. Peter Schmeichel (Dan)
37. Fabio Cannavaro (Ita)
38. Pedro Sarabia (Par)
39. Marcelo Salas (Chl)
40. Paolo Maldini (Ita)
25 June, 2021
Euro topscorers (excluding penalties)
1960: Valentin Ivanov, Viktor Ponedelnik (Soviet Union), Milan Galić, Drazan Jerković (Yugoslavia), François Heutte (France) - 2
24 October, 2020
The 40 best players in the 1998 World Cup
1. Edgar Davids (Hol)
2. Lilian Thuram (Fra)
3. Rivaldo (Bra)
4. Ronaldo (Bra)
5. Marcel Desailly (Fra)
6. Zinédine Zidane (Fra)
7. Dunga (Bra)
8. José Luis Chilavert (Par)
9. Davor Šuker (Cro)
10. Michael Owen (Eng)
11. Dennis Bergkamp (Hol)
12. Frank de Boer (Hol)
13. Ariel Ortega (Arg)
14. B. Laudrup (Dan)
15. Roberto Carlos (Bra)
16. Fabien Barthez (Fra)
17. Michael Laudrup (Dan)
18. Carlos Gamarra (Par)
19. Cafu (Bra)
20. Emmanuel Petit (Fra)
21. Laurent Blanc (Fra)
22. Jay-Jay Okocha (Nig)
23. Juan Sebastián Verón (Arg)
24. Mehdi Mahdavikia (Irn)
25. Dražen Ladić (Cro)
26. Mustapha Hadji (Mar)
27. Christian Vieri (Ita)
28. Gianluca Pagliuca (Ita)
29. Faryd Mondragón (Col)
30. Sol Campbell (Eng)
31. Bixente Lizarazu (Fra)
32. Luis Hernández (Mex)
33. Thierry Henry (Fra)
34. Didier Deschamps (Fra)
35. Paul Ince (Eng)
36. Peter Schmeichel (Dan)
37. Fabio Cannavaro (Ita)
38. Pedro Sarabia (Par)
39. Marcelo Salas (Chl)
40. Paolo Maldini (Ita)
20 October, 2020
Holland ratings in the 1994 World Cup
Ratings: Gazzetta dello Sport - Guerin Sportivo.
6,55 Dennis Bergkamp
6,50 Aron Winter
6,20 Wim Jonk
6,10 Peter van Vossen
5,95 Frank Rijkaard, Marc Overmars, Stan Valckx, Rob Witschge
5,70 Frank de Boer
5,60 Jan Wouters, Bryan Roy
5,40 Ronald Koeman, Ronald de Boer
14 April, 2013
Premier League: all time assist leaders.
89: Frank Lampard
85: Steven Gerrard
80: Thierry Henry
73: Wayne Rooney
71: Cesc Fàbregas
55: Didier Drogba
49: Dennis Bergkamp, Nani
48: Morten Gamst Pedersen
46: Robin van Persie, Cristiano Ronaldo
45: Paul Scholes
44: David Beckham
43: Aaron Lennon
42: Nolberto Solano
40: Mikel Arteta
39: Ashley Young
38: Gareth Barry, Robert Pires
37: Kevin Davies
34: Leighton Baines, Stewart Downing
33: Theo Walcott
32: Ole Gunnar Solskjær
31: Robbie Keane
30: Dirk Kuyt, David Silva, Steven Pienaar, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Eidur Gudjohnsen
29: Fredrik Ljungberg, James Milner
28: Tim Cahill
27: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Chris Brunt, Alan Shearer
26: Brett Emerton, Matthew Etherington, Luís Boa Morte
25: Gianfranco Zola, Antonio Valencia, Gareth Bale, Joe Cole
20 March, 2013
Today 19 years ago: Milan 2, Inter 1.
Milan: S. Rossi 6,25 — Panucci 6,25, Maldini 6,25, F. Galli 6,00, F. Baresi 6,75 — Albertini 6,50, Donadoni 7,00, Desailly 6,50, Boban 5,25 (61' Massaro 7,00) — Savicevic 6,25, Simone 5,25 (84' Eranio). — coach: Capello. = average: 6,27 [solid]
Inter: Zenga 6,00 — Bergomi 6,50, An. Orlando 6,00, Jonk 5,75, A. Paganin 5,50, Battistini 6,25, Berti (14' M. Paganin 5,25), Manicone 6,25, Shalimov 5,25, Bergkamp 5,00, Fontolan 5,50 (75' Schillaci 7,00). — coach: Marini. = average: 5,85 [mediocre]
08 December, 2012
Holland: National team topscorers during 50 years.
1963: Kruiver, 2
1964: six players with one goal
1965: three players with one goal
1966: Van der Kuylen, 4
1967: Keizer, Suurbier & Wery, 2
1968: three players with one goal
1969: Roggeveen, 3
1970: Cruyff, 2
1971: Cruyff, 6
1972: Cruyff & Neeskens, 5
1973: Cruyff, 6
1974: Neeskens, 9
1975: Van der Kuylen, 3
1976: Geels & Rensenbrink, 3
1977: Geels, Peters & Rep, 2
1978: Rensenbrink, 7
1979: Kist, Metgod & Nanninga, 2
1980: Kist, 2
1981: Van Kooten, Metgod & A. Mühren, 2
1982: Schoenaker, 4
1983: Gullit, 4
1984: Houtman, 3
1985: Kieft & De Wit, 3
1986: Van Basten, 2
1987: Johnny Bosman, 8
1988: Van Basten, 5
1989: Ronald Koeman, 3
1990: Van Basten, 8
1991: Van Basten & Bergkamp, 2
1992: Bergkamp, 7
1993: Bergkamp, 4
1994: Roy, 7
1995: Overmars, 4
1996: Bergkamp, 6
1997: Bergkamp, 4
1998: Kluivert, 7
1999: Kluivert, 4
2000: Kluivert, 12
2001: Van Nistelrooy, 7
2002: Kluivert, 3
2003: Van Nistelrooy, 5
2004: Van Nistelrooy, 6
2005: Van Nistelrooy, 5
2006: Van Persie, 6
2007: Van der Vaart, 5
2008: Huntelaar, 7
2009: Huntelaar & Kuyt, 4
2010: Huntelaar, 11
2011: Kuyt, 7
2012: Van Persie, 6
5 times topscorer: Bergkamp
4: Cruyff, Van Basten, Kluivert & Van Nistelrooy
3: Huntelaar
2: Van der Kuylen, Neeskens, Geels, Rensenbrink, Metgod, Kist, Van Persie & Kuyt.
03 December, 2012
Memory Lane: 1998 World Cup (L'Équipe)
7,17 Thuram (France)
7,07 Desailly (France)
6,92 Petit (France)
6,60 B. Laudrup (Denmark)
6,40 Ortega & Verón (Argentina), Bergkamp (Holland)
6,36 Rivaldo (Brazil)
6,33 Davids (Holland)
6,30 Henry (France)
The final, France 3, Brazil 0.
France: Barthez 8 — Desailly 7,5, Lizarazu 7, Thuram 8, Lebœuf 7 — Deschamps 7,5, Djorkaeff 7 (74' Vieira), Zidane 9, Karembeu 6 (56' Boghossian) — Petit 7,5, Guivarc'h 6 (66' Dugarry). = average: 7,32.
Brasilien: Taffarel 5,5 — Cafú 5, Júnior Baiano 4, Aldair 3,5, Roberto Carlos 4,5 — César Sampaio 4,5 (57' Edmundo), Leonardo 4,5 (46' Denílson 6), Dunga 4,5, Rivaldo 5 — Ronaldo 4, Bebeto 4. = average: 4,58.
03 June, 2012
European footballer of the year, 1990s.
1990
1. Matthäus (Inter)
2. Schillaci (Juventus)
3. Brehme (Inter)
4. Gascoigne (Tottenham)
5. F. Baresi (Milan)
6. Klinsmann (Inter) & Scifo (Auxerre)
8. R. Baggio
9. Rijkaard (Milan)
10. Buchwald (Stuttgart).
1991
1. Papin (Marseille)
2. Matthäus (Inter), Pancev & Savićević (Crvena zvezda)
5. Prosinečki (Real Madrid)
6. Lineker (Tottenham)
7. Vialli (Sampdoria)
8. Belodedic (Crvena zvezda)
9. Hughes (Man United)
10. Waddle (Marseille).
1992
1. Van Basten (Milan)
2. Stoichkov (Barcelona)
3. Bergkamp (Ajax)
4. Hässler (Roma)
5. Schmeichel (Man United)
6. B. Laudrup (Fiorentina)
7. M. Laudrup (Barcelona)
8. R. Koeman (Barcelona)
9. Chapuisat (Dortmund)
10. Rijkaard (Milan) & Scifo (Torino).
1993
1. R. Baggio (Juventus)
2. Bergkamp (Inter)
3. Cantona (Man United)
4. Bokšić (Marseille/Lazio)
5. M. Laudrup (Barcelona)
6. F. Baresi (Milan)
7. Maldini (Milan)
8. Kostadinov (FC Porto)
9. Chapuisat (Dortmund) & Giggs (Man United).
1994
1. Stoichkov (Barcelona)
2. R. Baggio (Juventus)
3. Maldini (Milan)
4. Brolin (Parma) & Hagi (Brescia/Barcelona)
6. Klinsmann (Monaco/Tottenham)
7. T. Ravelli (IFK Göteborg)
8. Litmanen (Ajax)
9. Desailly & Savićević (Milan).
1995
1. Weah (Paris-SG/Milan)
2. Klinsmann (Tottenham/Bayern)
3. Litmanen (Ajax)
4. Del Piero (Juventus)
5. Kluivert (Ajax)
6. Zola (Parma)
7. Maldini (Milan)
8. Overmars (Ajax)
9. Sammer (Dortmund)
10. M. Laudrup (Real Madrid).
1996
1. Sammer (Dortmund)
2. Ronaldo (PSV/Barcelona)
3. Shearer (Blackburn/Newcastle)
4. Del Piero (Juventus)
5. Klinsmann (Bayern)
6. Šuker (Sevilla/Real Madrid)
7. Cantona (Man United)
8. Desailly (Milan)
9. Djorkaeff (Paris-SG/Inter)
10. Weah (Milan).
1997
1. Ronaldo (Barcelona/Inter)
2. Mijatovic (Real Madrid)
3. Zidane (Juventus)
4. Bergkamp (Arsenal)
5. Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid)
6. Möller (Dortmund)
7. Raúl (Real Madrid)
8. Schmeichel (Man Utd)
9. Kohler (Dortmund)
10. Sammer (Dortmund) & Vieri (Juventus/Atlético Madrid).
1998
1. Zidane (Juventus)
2. Šuker (Real Madrid)
3. Ronaldo (Inter)
4. Owen (Liverpool)
5. Rivaldo (Barcelona)
6. Batistuta (Fiorentina)
7. Thuram (Parma)
8. Bergkamp (Arsenal) & Davids (Juventus)
10. Desailly (Milan/Chelsea).
1999
1. Rivaldo (Barcelona)
2. Beckham (Man Utd)
3. Shevchenko (Dinamo Kiev/Milan)
4. Batistuta (Fiorentina)
5. Figo (Barcelona)
6. Roy Keane (Man Utd)
7. Vieri (Lazio/Inter)
8. Verón (Parma/Lazio)
9. Raúl (Real Madrid)
10. Matthäus (Bayern).
1990-99:
1. Bergkamp & Ronaldo : 27 points
3. Klinsmann : 25
4. R. Baggio : 22
5. Matthäus : 20
6. Stoichkov : 19
7. Zidane : 18
8. Maldini & Rivaldo : 16
10. Del Piero & Šuker : 14
12. Sammer : 13
13. Cantona & Batistuta : 12
15. F. Baresi, Savićević, M. Laudrup, Litmanen & Weah : 11
20. Papin & Van Basten : 10
22. Schillaci, Pancev, Schmeichel, Mijatovic & Beckham : 9
27. Brehme, Shearer & Shevchenko : 8
30. Gascoigne, Hässler, Bokšić, Brolin, Hagi & Owen : 7
36. Scifo, Prosinečki, Desailly, Kluivert, Roberto Carlos, Raúl & Figo : 6
43. Lineker, B. Laudrup, Zola, Möller, Vieri & Roy Keane : 5
49. Vialli, Chapuisat, T. Ravelli & Thuram : 4
53. Rijkaard, Belodedici, R. Koeman, Kostadinov, Overmars, Davids & Verón : 3
60. Hughes, Giggs, Djorkaeff & Kohler : 2
64. Buchwald & Waddle : 1.
18 December, 2011
Premier League Player of the Month [1994-2011]
4 times : Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Alan Shearer
3 times: Robbie Keane, Robin van Persie, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dwight Yorke, Ashley Young
2 times : Cesc Fábregas, Dimitar Berbatov, Nicolas Anelka, James Beattie, Dion Dublin, Tim Flowers, Robbie Fowler, Ryan Giggs, David Ginola, Andrew Johnson, Roy Keane, Scott Parker, Matt Le Tissier, Rob Lee, Danny Murphy, Teddy Sheringham, Chris Sutton, Fernando Torres, Peter Odemwingie, Tony Yeboah, Gianfranco Zola.
















