Fulham are better than
Manchester United and
Arsenal, according to the latest
Club World Rankings.
Spanish champions Barcelona
and Italian treble winners Inter
Milan share top spot in the latest list produced by
the by the International Federation of Football History and
Statistics, which takes into account matches played between August
1 2009 and July 30 2010 in domestic league, domestic cup and
continental cup competitions.
Champions League finalists Bayern
Munich are in third place, with Premier League
champions Chelsea the
highest-placed English side in joint fourth alongside
Werder Bremen and Roma.
But it's not only Fulham who
have sprung a surprise: Jose
Mourinho's new club Real
Madrid are down in a lowly 20th place despite their
near-miss in La Liga last
season, while Juventus and AC
Milan are both outside the top 40.
Manchester City are down in
142nd, 14 places behind Dundee
United.
The Cottagers are in the top 10, manly down to their surprise
run to the final of the Europa League last season.
IFFHS CLUB WORLD RANKINGS
1. Barcelona Spain
Internazionale Italy
3. Bayern Munich Germany
4. Werder Bremen Germany
AS Roma Italy
Chelsea England
7. Atletico Madrid Spain
8. Lyon France
9. Fulham England
10. Manchester United
England
11. Arsenal England
