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Laurie Martin

How Leeds United compare to Premier League rivals in global club rankings list

Leeds United rank 80th in the latest global club soccer rankings, according to FiveThirtyEight.

FiveThirtyEight is a predictions site that forecasts the outcome of matches and league tables from across the world of football, as well as providing a ranking of 640 international clubs.

Sitting in 80th, Leeds have climbed two places from the last table that was announced. Premier League champions Manchester City top the rankings, with German giants Bayern Munich and Liverpool just behind them in second and third respectively. The Whites' arch rivals Manchester United sit 22nd in the table.

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Almost every Premier League side ranks above Leeds in the table, including: Chelsea (6th), Tottenham (10th), Arsenal (17th), Aston Villa (25th), Brighton (26th), Crystal Palace (35th), Leicester (36th), West Ham (39th), Newcastle (52nd), Brentford (53rd), Wolves (58th) and Everton (71st).

Southampton (85th), and newly-promoted sides Fulham (108th), AFC Bournemouth (115th) and Nottingham Forest (121st) are below Leeds in the list.

The Whites are sandwiched between Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro and Eredivisie outfit AZ Alkmaar in the table. They also topple the likes of Schalke, Shakhtar Donetsk and Anderlecht.

Leeds' overall SPI rating - a score which combines defensive and attacking ratings - is 62.2. The full list can be found here.

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