Topics: Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Vinicius Jr, Phil Foden, Mohamed Salah
The top 20 forwards in world football have been named and stars from Real Madrid, Manchester City and Liverpool all feature.
ESPN have been ranking the best players in the game by position, including goalkeepers, defenders and midfielders.
But of course all eyes were on the strikers, which includes wingers and attack-minded players.
The publication put together a top 30 and mentioned each player's key attributes and a stat to know, as well as explaining why they have been included.
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Among the high-profile names in the first batch of ten are Alexander Isak, Ollie Watkins, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leao and Cole Palmer.
But the list hots up in the final ten, with England pair Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden just squeezing in.
Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi is still in a respectable seventh despite now plying his trade with Inter Miami in the MLS.
Real Madrid sensation Vinicius Jr just misses out of a top three which includes goalscoring machines Erling Haaland, Harry Kane and new teammate Kylian Mbappe - the latter topping the list after being described as "the best player in the world".
Here is the list in full:
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