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The top 50 clubs in world football have been named and ranked, Man United failed to make top 20
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Updated 10:21 13 Oct 2022 GMT+1Published 10:20 13 Oct 2022 GMT+1

The top 50 clubs in world football have been named and ranked, Man United failed to make top 20

From Manchester United and Liverpool to Barcelona and Real Madrid, here are the 50 best football clubs in the world right now.

Adnan Riaz

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Manchester United failed to secure a place in the top 20 clubs in world football right now, despite climbing up one spot in the rankings.

The Red Devils have not lifted the Premier League title since legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

United have chopped and changed managers since Ferguson’s departure in a bid to climb back to the top of England’s top-flight league.

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David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have all been shown the door at United, with Erik ten Hag now in the Old Trafford hotseat.

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FiveThirtyEight released the latest update for its worldwide rankings for clubs, with 643 international teams compared using its Soccer Power Index (SPI).

Man United climbed up one place in the table to 22nd, with the Premier League club receiving an SPI score of 76.4.

Posted below are the 50 best teams in world football right now, according to FiveThirtyEight.

Erik ten Hag, the current Manchester United manager.
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50. Lille (Ligue 1): SPI -- 69.3

49. Flamengo (Brasileirao): SPI -- 69.4

48. Lens (Ligue 1): SPI -- 69.5

47. Crystal Palace (Premier League): SPI -- 69.5

46. Lazio (Serie A): SPI -- 70.1

45. Borussia Monchengladbach (Bundesliga): SPI -- 70.4

44. Real Betis (La Liga): SPI -- 70.4

43. Celta Vigo (La Liga): SPI -- 70.4

42. Celtic (Scottish Premiership): SPI -- 70.8

41. Union Berlin (Bundesliga): SPI -- 71.3

Crystal Palace.
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40. Atalanta (Serie A): SPI -- 71.7

39. SC Freiburg (Bundesliga): SPI -- 71.7

38. Valencia (La Liga): SPI -- 71.8

37. Sporting CP (Primeira Liga): SPI -- 72.0

36. Lyon (Ligue 1): SPI -- 72.1

35. Monaco (Ligue 1): SPI -- 72.1

34. Aston Villa (Premier League): SPI -- 72.6

33. West Ham United (Premier League): SPI -- 72.9

32. Feyenoord (Eredivisie): SPI -- 73.0

31. Rennes (Ligue 1): SPI -- 74.2

West Ham.
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30. Roma (Serie A): SPI -- 74.3

29. Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga): SPI -- 74.3

28. Marseille (Ligue 1): SPI -- 74.7

27. Real Sociedad (La Liga): SPI -- 74.9

26. PSV (Eredivisie): SPI -- 75.1

25. Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russian Premier League): SPI -- 75.4

24. Athletic Bilbao (La Liga): SPI -- 75.4

23. Newcastle United (Premier League): SPI -- 75.6

22. Manchester United (Premier League): SPI -- 76.4

21. RB Salzburg (Austrian Bundesliga): SPI -- 77.1

Manchester United.
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20. Brighton and Hove Albion (Premier League): SPI -- 77.2

19. AC Milan (Serie A): SPI -- 78.0

18. Villarreal (La Liga): SPI -- 78.6

17. Inter Milan (Serie A): SPI -- 79.1

16. Benfica (Primeira Liga): SPI -- 79.4

15. RB Leipzig (Bundesliga): SPI -- 79.4

14. Porto (Primeira Liga): SPI -- 79.6

13. Atletico Madrid (La Liga): SPI -- 79.7

12. Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga): SPI -- 80.0

11. Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League): SPI -- 80.7

Tottenham Hotspur.
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10. Ajax (Eredivisie): SPI -- 82.1

9. Napoli (Serie A): SPI -- 82.4

8. Arsenal (Premier League): SPI -- 83.9

7. Chelsea (Premier League): SPI -- 84.0

6. Barcelona (La Liga): SPI -- 87.1

5. Real Madrid (La Liga): SPI -- 87.5

4. Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1): SPI -- 88.3 

3. Liverpool (Premier League): SPI -- 88.6

2. Bayern Munich (Bundesliga): SPI -- 92.0

1. Manchester City (Premier League): SPI -- 93.1

Manchester City.
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Topics: Manchester United, Premier League, England, Football

Adnan Riaz
Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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