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Football Manager 2021 Predicts The Best Players In The World For The Next 10 Years

Football Manager 2021 Predicts The Best Players In The World For The Next 10 Years

From Kylian Mbappe to Erling Haaland, Football Manager 2021 has predicted the best players in world football for the next 10 years.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Football Manager 2021 has predicted that Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland will be two of the best players in world football in the next 10 years.

Sports Interactive's fan-favourite title recently had its beta released on the Epic Games Store and Steam ahead of its 24th November launch.

And Goal has now used FM21 to see which footballers will be named the best player in the world for every year until 2030.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who ranked third in Goal's best players for 2019-20 season, is predicted to climb back to the top of the football world this season.

FM21's experiment found that the 33-year-old Argentine superstar scored 17 times and registered 18 assists in the experiment.

And six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi was still named the best player in the world, despite Real Madrid beating Barcelona to the La Liga title.

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Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo finished second and Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski came third for the 2020-21 simulation.

Borussia Dortmund striker Haaland, 20, enters the picture and is crowned the winner for the 2021-22 season.

The Norway international is tipped to win the accolade four times before the end of 2030.

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Mbappe is one of Europe's fastest-rising stars and is seen as one of the next dominant footballers for the decade.

However, the 21-year-old French forward was only named the best footballer in the world once during the FM21 simulation.

Posted below are FM21's results for the best players in world football for the next 10 years.

  • Lionel Messi (2021)
  • Erling Haaland (2022)
  • Lautaro Martinez (2023)
  • Erling Haaland (2024)
  • Romelu Lukaku (2025)
  • Erling Haaland (2026)
  • Erling Haaland (2027)
  • Amine Gouiri (2028)
  • Erling Haaland (2029)
  • Kylian Mbappe (2030)

FM21 is slated for release on 24th November for PC, macOS and mobile devices, while Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X and Xbox One versions of the title are also confirmed.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: gaming news, GAMING

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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