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FFT100 It's about time Inter's Argentine frontman got the Champions League football he deserves – but in the meantime, carving up Serie A defences will have to do

FFT100 At his best, Chelsea's brilliant Belgian is arguably a top-10 player in the world. But something, somewhere is holding him back

FFT100 A scintillating start to 2017/18 is merely a continuation of the Argentine's growth in prominence over the last year. What comes next could be very exciting indeed... 

FFT100 Detractors come in their hordes when you're considered Mr. Real Madrid – but Ramos has never been shy to face them. With knife between teeth, Madrid's double-winning skipper is the embodiment of his all-conquering club

FFT100 Surprised? Don't be: Mertens' individual numbers beggar belief in a sensational calendar year when he outgunned every player in Italy

FFT100 As a measure of Pogba's excellence, just look at Manchester United when he's not in the side. The Frenchman offers what nobody else can at Old Trafford – and yet there's still so much to come

FFT100 This time last year, Atletico Madrid's mercurial Frenchman was at the top of his game, having inspired fine results for club and country. The 12 months since haven't been anywhere near as spectacular for the 26-year-old – but few would be predicting a repeat in 2018

FFT100 For months on end he was sidelined by the BBC, but a foot in the door was all he needed. Having forced his way in, Isco is now more or less undroppable for Zinedine Zidane 

FFT100 It takes a special player to win Manchester United's Player of the Year award for three consecutive seasons – but then the Spaniard is deserving of such status

FFT100 "Why put another layer of gold paint on the Bentley when you are losing the entire engine?" enquired Zinedine Zidane when Real Madrid sold Claude Makelele to Chelsea in 2003. In Kroos, the Frenchman has his engine...