WCR Top 25 - January 2, 2024

All of the rankings are below.  If you don’t like the list, please feel free to check out our methodology page, which includes links to all of the source data we are using. 

1.  Manchester City (Eng) (125 pts) (5 first place votes) (LW 1) - W 3-1 at Everton; W 2-0 vs Sheffield United.  TW:  Sun., 7/1 vs Huddersfield (FA Cup).

2.  Real Madrid (Esp) (119.5 pts) (LW 2) - LW: No matches.  TW: Wed., 3/1 vs Mallorca; Sat., 6/1 at Arandina (Copa del Rey).

3.  Bayern Munich (Ger) (114.5 pts) (LW 3) - LW: No matches.  TW:  No matches.

4. Liverpool (Eng) (108 pts) (LW 6) - LW: W 2-0 at Burnley; W x-x vs Newcastle United.  TW:  Sun., 7/1 at (6) Arsenal (FA Cup).

5. Inter Milan (Ita) (106 pts) (LW 5) - LW: D 1-1 at Genoa.  TW: Sat., 6/1 vs Hellas Verona.

6. Arsenal (Eng) (97 points) (LW 4) - LW:  L 0-2 vs West Ham United; L 1-2 at Fulham.  TW:  Sun., 7/1 vs (4) Liverpool (FA Cup).

7. Atlético Madrid (Esp) (91 pts) (LW 7) - LW: No matches.  TW: Wed., 3/1 at Girona; Sat., 6/1 at Lugo (Copa del Rey).

8. Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) (87 pts) (LW 9) - LW: No matches.  TW: No matches.

9. Paris St. Germain (Fra) (86 pts) (LW 8) LW: No matches.  TW:  Wed., 3/1 vs Toulouse (French Super Cup); Sun., 7/1 at Revel (Coupe de France).

10. Barcelona (Esp) (80 points) (LW 11) - LW: No matches.  TW: Thu., 4/1 at Las Palmas; Sun., 7/1 at Barbastro (Copa del Rey).

11. RB Leipzig (Ger) (77 pts) (LW 10) - LW: No matches.  TW:  No matches.

12. Juventus (Ita) (69.5 pts) (LW 12) - LW: W 1-0 vs Roma. TW: Thu., 4/1 vs Salernitana (Coppa Italia); Sun., 7/1 vs Salernitana.

13. Borussia Dortmund (Ger) (57 pts) (LW 13) - LW: No matches.  NW: No matches.

14. Real Sociedad (Esp)  (54 pts) (LW 15) - LW: No matches.  TW: Tue., 2/1 vs Deportivo Alavés; Sun., 7/1 at Malaga (Copa del Rey).

15. Aston Villa (Eng) (44 pts) (LW 14) - LW: L 2-3 at Manchester United; W 3-2 vs Burnley.  TW:  Sat. 6/1 at Middlesbrough (FA Cup).

16. PSV Eindhoven (Ned) (42.5 pts) (LW 19) - LW: No marches.  TW: No matches.

17. AC Milan (Ita) (41.5 pts) (LW 20) - LW: W 1-0 vs Sassuolo.  TW: Tue., 2/1 vs Cagliari (Coppa Italia); Sun., 7/1 at Empoli.

18. Porto (Por) (41.5 pts) (LW 18) - LW: W 1-0 vs Chaves. TW: Fri. 5/1 at Boavista.

19. Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) (38 pts) (LW 17) - LW: L 2-4 at Brighton; W 3-1 at Bournemouth.  TW:  Fri., 5/1 vs Burnley (FA Cup).

20. Napoli (Ita) (31.5 pts) (LW 16) - LW: D 0-0 vs Monza.  TW: Sun., 7/1 at Torino.

21. Benfica (Por) (29 pts) (LW 21) - LW: W 3-0 vs Famalicão.  TW: Sat. 6/1 at Arouca.

22. Brighton (Eng) (20.5 pts) (LW NR) - LW: W 4-2 vs Tottenham Hotspur.  TW: Tue., 2/1 at (22) West Ham United; Sat., 6/1 at Stoke City (FA Cup).

23. West Ham United (Eng) (20 pts) (LW NR) - LW: 2-0 at Arsenal.  TW: Tue., 2/1 vs (23) Brighton; Sun., 7/1 vs Bristol City (FA Cup).

24. Sporting CP (Por) (14.5 pts) (LW 24) - LW: W 2-1 at Portimonense.  TW:  Fri. 5/1 vs Estoril.

25. Manchester United (Eng) (14 pts) (LW 23) - LW: W 3-2 vs Aston Villa; L 1-2 at Nottingham Forest.  TW: Mon., 8/1 at Wigan (FA Cup).

Also receiving points:   Girona (Esp) (9), Newcastle United (Eng) (5), Chelsea (Eng) (2.5).