Gianluigi Buffon

RANKED! The 100 best players of the 21st Century: the greatest Ballon d'Or hoggers, serial winners and cult heroes since the turn of the millennium

RANKED! The 50 best players of the 2000s – the sensational decade in which some of the finest footballers ever to play the game blessed us with their gifts

RANKED! The best glovemen in history prowling six-yard boxes (and beyond) – Declan Warrington picks the top 10 across the last 23 years

ChatGPT's greatest Champions League XI includes some absolute legends – how many of these does the AI get correct?

Lists More than 600 players have reached a century of games for their countries - here are the 10 most capped footballers

TEARJERKERS We've all been through the emotional ringer watching our teams, but these moments were particularly hard to stomach...

The 'show us your medals' brigade would have a hard time criticising these superstars, although none have claimed Europe's biggest prize

RANKED! One of Europe's greatest football nations, this list of the best Italian players ever includes some of the finest talents the world has ever seen

Ballon d'Or Robert Lewandowski scored 48 goals in a season and still didn't win the Ballon d'Or - don't worry Bobby, you're in good company...

The last two seasons have been a trial for players, clubs and fans alike, but there's green shoots of optimism that 2021/22 could be the best campaign in recent memory. FFT runs down what we can't wait to happen this year...