Jude Bellingham has been crowned the 2024 World’s Best Playmaker by the IFFHS! 🏆

Breaking Messi’s dominance in this category, the Real Madrid star earned the prestigious honor awarded annually by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) since 2006.

In this year’s voting, Bellingham secured an impressive 133 points, comfortably outpacing Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City, who came second with 96 points.

Remarkably, Toni Kroos, who retired after the 2023/24 season, claimed third place in the rankings. The Top 10 also featured notable talents such as Musiala, Messi, Olmo, Wirtz, James Rodriguez, Calhanoglu, and Odegaard.