Barcelona have been knocked off the top of the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) Club World Ranking after a poor run of results.
But to many people’s surprise it isn’t Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, or even Manchester United who have displaced them.
No, the current table toppers in the IFFHS Club World Ranking are Chelsea. That’s right, that Stamford Bridge club that seemingly stumbles from crisis to crisis like a drunk from bar to bar – the club whose manager last week went into meltdown, whose owner is reportedly a crazed megalomanic, and whose players include the £50m striker who doesn’t score goals and the club legend who can’t earn himself a new deal.
Chelsea have endured a miserable Premier League season, their first campaign of domestic struggle since, wait, their first since last year come to think of it.
So, no place for Manchester United – 12 points clear in the Premier League – and no room for Borssia Dortmund or Manchester City. Controversial perhaps, we’ll leave the criteria and mathematics to the boffins.
IFFHS Club World Ranking – Top 10
1. Chelsea | England | 307 points
2. Atletico Madrid | Spain | 304
3. Bayern Munich | Germany | 292
4. Corinthians | Brazil | 287
5. Barcelona | Spain | 283
6. Boca Juniors | Argentina | 281
7. Real Madrid | Spain | 277
8. Juventus |Italy | 241
9. Inter Milan | Italy | 234
10. Sao Paulo | Brazil | 230
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