CBS Sports' may be approaching its final rounds but already our mind is turning to who might be among the centurions for our 2025 rankings. Here are 10 players who whether through form, fitness or other reasons missed out on this year's list but might well make the top 100 in 12 months' time: We begin with the player who sat 101st in the Golazo 100, Borussia Dortmund's No.1 Gregor Kobel.
A few players from the Westfalenstadion might have been pushed beyond what ought to be their upper limits by our voting panel in light of an outstanding run in the final weeks of the season, but curiously the star of his side's run to the Champions League final didn't quite catch the imagination of our voting panel. He was ranked the ninth best goalkeeper in the world and yet over the past two seasons he ranks ahead of the likes of Thibaut Courtois, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Emiliano Martinez in terms of goals prevented per 90 minutes of league play. If goalkeeper metrics can be a little fiddly to grasp then a quick examination of his performances should offer a ringing endorsement of his qualities.
Kobel has delivered in the biggest games for his club, such that scarcely a week goes by without him being linked to the likes of Paris Saint-Germain or Chelsea. Whether or not he gets his move there is little about him to suggest he has benefited from the hot hand over the last few years. Expect Kobel's quality and acclaim to grow over the coming years.
Place this one firmly in the category of pl.