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Best Football Clubs in 2021

Though the list of the best football clubs most of the time includes fixed names of outstanding ones of the football world, their order on the lists changes over the years. Various items might affect their ranks, including coaches, managers, skillful players, or even luck.

Within the following article, we have focused on the names of the best football teams in the world in 2021, which we have set based on the outcomes of matches played on 20 June 2021. Almost always, the topic has been amongst the most visited ones especially, by big football fans, who are so interested in their favorite teams.

Since the lists often contain the names of the clubs which have long rivalry history, the orders do not only seem a usual rank but a superiority between them in their fans' viewpoint.

Stay with us within today's article to get more about the names of the best football clubs in 2021 and their ranks.

Taking a Look at the Best Football Clubs in the World in 2021

If you are a football fan who follows hot topics regarding the football world, the following article will be a good case for you to read. Taking about the best football clubs in 2021 is a subject that depicts the superiority between top clubs based on their performances. So, keep reading to get the exact ranking between the giant and outstanding football teams in 2021.

RB Leipzig

Nickname(s): Die Roten Bullen (The Red Bulls)
Head Coach: Julian Nagelsmann
2020-21: Bundesliga, 2nd of 18th season

The tenth place on the list of best football cubs in 2021 is RB Leipzig, a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. In the club's opening season, 2009-10, after dominating the NOFV-Oberliga Sud, RB Leipzig advanced to the Regionalliga Nord as champions.

Their exceptional performance in the 2012-13 season led them to end it without any defeats, which earned them a promotion to the 3.Liga (III) and ended 2013-14 as runner-up, which led them to gain a raise to the 2.Bundesliga (II).

Thei winning against Karlsruher SC in the 2016-17 season wroked as an ensurance of RB Leipzig promotion to the Bundesliga. One year later, they ended as runner-up in the Bundesliga and caught a place for themselves in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League.

The German professional football has a nickname, "The Red Bulls," which comes from the only club's investor, the energy drink company called Red Bull. RB Leipzig will play through the 2021-22 season, which is their 13th season in its existence and the sixth consecutive season in the top flight of German football.

Sevilla FC

Nickname(s): Los Nervionenses/Los Hispalenses
Head Coach: Julen Lopetegui
2020-21: La Liga, 4th of 20

Sevilla FC is one of the other teams in the list of the best clubs in 2021, which has passed about 131 years from its foundation. Meanwhile, they have appeared in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga.

Winning six UEFA Europa League, a record than any European club, led Sevilla to be one of the most successful clubs at the European level. Sevilla, the oldest Spanish sporting club devoted entirely to football, won a national league La Liga title in 1945-46, five Copa del Rey, one Spanish Super Cup, the 2006 UEFA Super Cup, and six UEFA Cups/UEFA Europe League.

Based on Sevilla's history, there is a rivalry between it and Beits, considered as one of the biggest competitors in the world of football. The health rivalry has aroused extreme emotion between the fans of both sides during all these years. The following season, 2021-22, will be the club's 115th one and its 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Manchester United

Nickname(s): The Red Devils
Head Coach: Ole Gunner Solskjær
2020-21: Premier League, 2ns of 20

The eighth place on the list of best football clubs in the world in 2021 belongs to Manchester United, famous as "The Red Devils." There might be no football fans who have not heard about the team who mostly has appeared in a red shirt, white shorts, and black socks. There is a rich history behind the club's name during its 143-year lifespan, which has earned them the qualification of being one of the top clubs in 2021.

Owning a record of 20 League titles, 12 FA Cups, five League Cups, and 21 FA Community Shields has made them the only club in English football, which has more trophies than others. However, it is not the whole gaining, because the high number of their achievements has caused us to mention only a few honors.

Edinson Cavani, Marcus Rashford, and Bruno Fernandes are some of the stars, which will appear in the club's squad in the following season, its 30th one in the Premier League and the 47th consecutive one in the top flight of English football.

The 2021-22 Premier League, the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, the 2021-22 FA Cup, and the 2021-22 EFA Cup are four others that Manchester United will participate in the 2021-22 season. Like the previous season, they will play under Ole Gunnar Solskjær's management, but with a new shirt sponsor, TeamViewer.

Lille OSC

Nickname(s): Les Dogues
Head Coach: Vacant
2020-21: Ligue 1, 1st of 20 (champions)

Another name on the list of best football clubs in 2021 is Lille Olympique Sporting Club, known simply Lille, a French professional club in Lille, Hauts-de-France. The club, which is the result of a merging Olympique Lillois and SC Fives, now is the current champion of the top tier of French football, Ligue 1. Since its foundation in 1944, they have earned four league titles and six Coupe de France ones.

As the club's history show, the years between 1946 and 1956 were the most successful periods that they experienced under George Berry and Andre Cheuva's management. RC Lens is the only long-standing rivalry for Lille that competes with them in the Derby du Nord.

Currently, a Luxembourg-based investment fund, Merlyn Partners SCSp, is their owner. Nicknamed Les Dogues, Lille will appear in the 2021-22 season as its 78th season, which will be the club's 22nd consecutive one in the top flight of French football.

They also will play in the season's edition of the Coupe de France and the domestic league. Owning various brilliant players has deserved the club to be placed amongst the best football teams in the world in 2021.

In the 2021-22 season, many stars, such as Jose Fonte, Reinildo Mandava, and Mike Maignan, will represent the club. To get the complete list of Lille's players, you can check the club's page on Sportmob.

Bayern Munich

Nickname(s): Der FCB (The FCB), Die Bayern (The Bavarians), Stern des Südens (Star of the South), Die Roten (The Reds)
Head Coach: Hansi Flick
2020-21: Bundesliga, 1st of 18 (champions)

If you are a big football fan, you would have probably looked for the name of Bayern Munich in the list of the best football clubs in 2021. The club will appear in the 2021-22 season as its 123rd one during its 121-year lifespan in the top flight of German football, which is its 57th consecutive one, too.

Bayern Munich, the winner of the 2020-21 Bundesliga, will take part in the following season in not only the domestic league but in the season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. They will also play in the UEFA Champions League and the DFL-Supercup.

Bayern Munich, which has always been the most successful club in German football history, has recorded 31 national titles, including nine consecutively, 20 national cups, and many other European honors. In addition to reaching eleven European Cup/UEFA Champions League finals, winning the club's sixth title within the 2020-final, which was a piece of a continental treble, they became the second club in Europe that could achieve it two times.

As it is clear, Bayern Munich owes all these honors to the reputed stars that have played for it during its 121-year history. Through the following season, the club is proud of being represented by various outstanding players whose reputations have reached everyone, such as David Alaba, Alphonso Davies, and Lucas Hernandez.

AC Milan

Nickname(s): I Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks), Il Diavolo (The Devil)
Head Coach: Stefano Pioli
2020-21: Serie A 2nd of 20

AC Milan has allocated the middle place of the list of the best football clubs in 2021 to itself. "The Red and Blacks" has appeared its whole history but the 1980-81 and 1982-83 seasons in the top flight of Italian football.

Through winning 18 FIFA and UEFA trophies, Milan has made itself the fourth highest out of any club and the most out of any Italian ones. However, the former is a joint with Boca Juniors.

Taking a look at the honors will reveal a long list of achievements, which covering all of them here is impossible. In this section, we have only mentioned some of them, including three Intercontinental Cups, one FIFA Club World Cup, seven European Cup/Champions League titles. By winning 18 league titles, Milan has put its name behind its local rivals, Inter Milan with 19 ones, and Juventus with 36 ones, as the most successful club in Serie A.

Their contest with the former in the Derby della Madonnina is a long-standing rivalry in the club's history, considered one of the derbies in football that fans follow seriously.

Atletico Madrid

Nickname(s): Colchoneros (Mattresses), Indios (Indians)
Head Coach: Diego Simeone
2020-21: La Liga, 1st of 20 (champions)

Ranked fourth amongst the best clubs in the world in 2021, Atletico Madrid is a Spanish professional club, nicknamed Mattresses or sometimes Indians. Playing in La Liga, Atletico Madrid has achieved the Copa del Rey ten times, two Supercopa de Espana, one Copa President FEF, and one Copa Presidente EFE.

However, the rich history behind the name of this outstanding club owns much more achievements, which we only mentioned some of them. The rich history behind the clubs' name, which partly comes from the talented stars it has had since its foundation, during the 2021-22 season will pass its 115th season in the existence of the club in the top flight of Spanish football.

Several stars such as Marcos Llorente, Stefan Savic, Mario Hermoso, and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco will appear in Atletico Madrid during the 2021-22 season. As expected, the club will probably have a brilliant and successful outcome via the appearance of these skillful and talented players.

Through the following season, Atletico Madrid not only will appear in the domestic league, but it will play in the season's edition of the Copa del Rey. One of the other hot topics related to Atletico Madrid is its rivalry. Its history describes the emergence of competitions between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, two outstanding clubs in the football world.

Inter

Nickname(s): I Nerazzurri (The Black and Blues), La Beneamata (The Well-Cherished One), Il Biscione (The Big Grass Snake)
Head Coach: Simon Inzaghi
2020-21: Serie A, 1st of 20 (champions)

The third place on the list of the best football clubs in 2021 belongs to Inter, an Italian professional football club. Nicknamed "The Black and Blues" due to the color of its kit, Inter is the only Italian side that has taken part in the top flight of Italian football from one year after its foundation till now.

Winning 19 league titles, 7 Coppa Italia, and 5 Supercoppa Italiana are a small part of its achievements. They have also enhanced their history by winning three UEFA Cups, two Intercontinental Cups, and one FIFA Club World Cup. However, to earn the awards, they have competed with their rivalries a lot of times.

AC Milan, the club that shares San Siro, the largest one in Italian football with Inter, is one of their rivals, which contest with each other in the Derby della Madonnina. One of its other long-standing rivalries is with Juventus that competes the Derby d'Italia.

However, they consider the previous one as the most followed derbies in football. There is no wonder why it has been the only club with the highest attendance in its home matches and the sixth in Europe.

Manchester City

Nickname(s): City, Cityzens, The Citizens, The Sky Blues
Head Coach: Pep Guardiola
2020-21: 1st of 20 (champions)

With reputed football players, such as Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, and Riyad Mahrez, there is no wonder how Manchester City has been able to keep itself still a giant amongst the best football clubs in 2021.

The club, which is currently under Pep Guardiola's management, has made a history full of honors for itself during its 114 years. Following their winning the Premier League in 2018, they became the only team in the Premier League to achieve 100 points in one season. Their appearance for the 20th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football in the 2021-22 season shows that their slogan, "Pride in Battle," has worked for them.

One of their recent achievements is winning four trophies in 2019, by which the Sky Blues accomplished a unique sweep of all domestic awards in England and led them to become the first English men's team to win the domestic treble. Based on the mentioned items, you might agree with its second place on the list of the best clubs in the world in 2021.

Chelsea

Nickname(s): The Blues, The Pensioners
Head Coach: Thomas Tuches
2020-21: Premier League, 4th of 20

Finally, the club, which has placed first on the list of the best football clubs in 2021, is Chelsea, followed by about 72.2 million fans. The 116-year-old club has had many superstars that helped it to reach its current position.

During the 2021-22 season, it will appear with several astonishing players, such as Antonio Rudiger, Marcos Alonso, and Andres Christensen. As most football fans know, Chelsea is a club that appears in the Premier League, the top division of English football.

Comparing with other England's most successful clubs, it has recorded more than thirty competitive honors in its rich history, including six league titles and seven European trophies. Within the following season will be the club's 108th competitive season and also the 33rd consecutive one that the club has appeared in the flight of English football.

The 116th year of the club has coincided with their appearance in the 30th successive season in the Premier League. They have achieved all their honors under their unique motto, "Without God, it is in vain."

As you read through the article, we presented a list of the best football clubs in 2021, which their orders come from after matches played on 20 June 2021. However, the topic seems to be a bit controversial and arouses many for and against viewpoints. So, if you have any idea regarding any part of the article, share it with us via the comment section.