FC 100 list marks a decade of tracking soccer's elite

The FC 100 has ranked the world's best men's soccer players every year since 2016, offering a running record of the sport's elite. Across that decade of lists, Lionel Messi has been the one constant presence.

Gab Marcotti reflected on how the rankings and the game itself have evolved since the list began, using the decade of FC 100 editions as a lens on broader change in men's soccer.