Mailbag: Which players will define this decade?
Football Ramble
Stak Production
4.7 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Zidane and Ronaldo in the 2000s. Messi and Ronaldo in the 2010s. But who’s going to define this decade of world football? Marcus, Jim and Andy run through the contenders, from Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal to future four-time Champions League winner Scott McTominay.
We also have a cracking discussion about who could succeed Harry Kane as England captain. Has Declan Rice emerged as the favourite? And does Jude Bellingham’s fiery character hurt his chances? Elsewhere, which manager will turn perceptions around next year and what’s the best signature celebration in football history? Apart from Speller at Old Trafford, obviously.
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| 0:58.9 | Hello everybody. |
| 1:00.2 | Welcome to the Football Rumble |
| 1:01.8 | Mailbag. Defining players, |
| 1:04.0 | young players and player celebrations |
| 1:05.7 | are the orders of the day. It's Saturday 14th of June. |
| 1:07.9 | I'm Marcus Speller. I'm Jim Campbell. |
| 1:09.5 | And I'm Andy Rassel. |
| 1:22.9 | Music It's Saturday 14th of June. I'm Marcus Speller. I'm Jim Campbell. And I'm Andy Rassel. Hello, one and all and welcome to the mailbag. |
| 1:25.5 | Remember if you want to get involved with the mailbag, you can tweet us on X at Football Ramble. |
| 1:30.4 | Messages on Instagram and Blue Sky at Football Ramble. |
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