Ones to watch
Rising Stars
Emerging athletes selected by our editors, each with a documented reason.
Lamine Yamal
Forward · FC Barcelona
FootballSpain
Won UEFA Euro 2024 with Spain and the 2024 Kopa Trophy as the world's best under-21 footballer at age 17.
Jude Bellingham
Midfielder · Real Madrid
FootballEngland
Captured the UEFA Champions League and La Liga double in his debut Real Madrid campaign, claiming La Liga Player of the Season.
Florian Wirtz
Attacking Midfielder · Bayer 04 Leverkusen
FootballGermany
Orchestrated Bayer Leverkusen's historic invincible domestic double and was crowned 2023-24 Bundesliga Player of the Season.
Cole Palmer
Attacking Midfielder · Chelsea FC
FootballEngland
Won the 2023-24 PFA Young Player of the Year after recording 33 goal involvements for Chelsea and scoring in the Euro 2024 final.
Jamal Musiala
Attacking Midfielder · FC Bayern Munich
FootballGermany
Finished as joint Golden Boot winner at UEFA Euro 2024 and won four Bundesliga titles and the Champions League with Bayern Munich by age 21.