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Fikayo Tomori apologises to John Terry during blind ranking challenge

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Published 10:00 8 Mar 2026 GMT

Fikayo Tomori apologises to John Terry during blind ranking challenge

Tomori blind-ranked 10 of the world's greatest centre-backs of all-time.

Ryan Smart

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England defender Fikayo Tomori has completed a blind ranking of his top 10 centre-backs - and was left with an agonising choice between first and 10th for his last two picks.

Tomori, who currently plays his club football for AC Milan, took part in the popular challenge for SPORTbible.

Every time a player is shown, they must be assigned a ranking between one and 10 - without the person involved knowing who will be shown next.

Tomori's challenge began with legendary Italian centre-back Alessandro Nesta, who he immediately ranked in second place.

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He took slightly longer over Rio Ferdinand and Virgil van Dijk, ranking them fifth and sixth respectively.

Sergio Ramos, meanwhile, slotted in behind Nesta into third place, with his former Spain team-mate and long-time Barcelona adversary Gerard Pique being picked in seventh.

Image: SPORTbible
Image: SPORTbible

Tomori chose Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany for the ninth spot, having already picked Juventus icon Giorgio Chiellini in eighth.

That left first and 10th left open - meaning Tomori would have to make an unpopular decision either way.

When John Terry's name was read out, Tomori immediately put his hands over his face and leaned back in his chair before erupting in laughter.

Tomori made his Premier League debut for Chelsea on the final day of the 2015/16 season, and was part of the first-team squad - albeit without playing a game - during Terry's final season as a professional footballer in 2016/17.

He said: "10... Hey, JT - I'm sorry!"

Image: SPORTbible
Image: SPORTbible

That left him with Italy and AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini to place in first position - which Tomori said made him feel better about not giving Terry the top spot.

"That makes me feel a little bit better that I put JT 10th, because I knew he was gonna come up," Tomori said. "So I had to leave him first.

"But JT... if I was to change it around, maybe I would shift everyone down.

"So I'd take John Terry out of the 10th one, slide everyone down and put John Terry third. That's what I'd do."

Featured Image Credit: SPORTbible

Topics: AC Milan, Chelsea, Fikayo Tomori, John Terry, Liverpool, Paolo Maldini, Sergio Ramos, Virgil Van Dijk, Spotlight

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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