Juve and Milan in 'top four clubs'

The IFFHS has drawn up statistically the best club sides from 1991 to 2008 with Juventus and Milan in the top four.

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics named its All-Time Club World Ranking for the past 18 years by taking into account results of national championships, cup competitions, the six continental confederations and FIFA.

Barcelona have come out on top with 757 points, followed by Manchester United on 678, but the rest of the top four is all-Italian.

Juventus come in third with 621 points, just pipping Milan on 611. Both are in front of the Real Madrid ‘Galacticos’, who have 605 points.

There are another four Italian sides in the top 20, as Inter come in sixth, with Roma in 14th, Parma – relegated to Serie B last season – in 16th position and Lazio completing the rundown.

Torino get a mention in 63rd place and Fiorentina are in 65th position. Sampdoria are 76 in the rankings, Bologna 104, Genoa 112, Palermo 119, Udinese 122, Cagliari 133, Napoli 137, Perugia 140 and Vicenza 192.

1 Barcelona (Spain, 757 points)
2 Manchester United (England, 678)
3 Juventus (Italy, 621)
4 Milan (Italy, 611)
5 Real Madrid (Spain, 605)
6 Inter (Italy, 567)
7 Bayern Munich (Germany, 563)
8 Arsenal (England, 550)
9 River Plate (Argentina, 503)
10 Chelsea (England, 442)
11 Liverpool (England, 435)
12 Porto (Portugal, 425)
13 Boca Juniors (Argentina, 420)
14 Roma (Italy, 405)
15 Ajax (Holland, 400)
16 Parma (Italy, 373)
17 Sao Paolo (Brazil, 367)
17 Valencia (Spain, 367)
19 Glasgow Rangers (Scotland, 364)
20 Lazio (Italy, 342)