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.

Yamal's sample size of greatness just keeps getting bigger. His exploits in the Champions League on Tuesday were silly.

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 ...