To provide context for the AI's selection of Mbappé, statistics for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2025 were included.

Stray further afield from pundits and former employees of the U.S. Soccer Federation ... to identify the best (and worst) players in the Premier League at a bunch of specific skills.

Lamine Yamal is 17 years old and sometimes — when he's not scoring Champions League goals, or flooring defenders, or leading ...

And at other times, like Tuesday night, he looks like the best soccer ... progressive dribbling numbers are nearly on par with Vini's. And so is his sauce. Some of his on-ball skills are mind ...

Kvaratskhelia legendary qualities of his unpredictable dribbling and raw flair and match-changing abilities which resembled ...