Here’s Our Sporting Top Ten Lists Of 2022 – Do You Agree?

2022 has been a great year for sport, with some fantastic individual and team performances across the year.

In this article, we will be bringing you all our sporting top tens of the year, some with a little twist, some a little tongue in cheek and others purely based on the merits of those listed.

We’ll start with a list which fans of bet365 Sport will certainly be interested in as it may be one that has seen them land a big win this season; our list of top ten ‘surprise’ results of 2022!

The Top Ten Sporting Shocks Of 2022

1. 80/1 outsider Rich Strike wins the Kentucky Derby
2. Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1 – FIFA 2022 World Cup Group Stage
3. Zimbabwe beat Pakistan – T20 World Cup
4. Cameroon beats Brazil 1-0 – FIFA 2022 World Cup Group Stage
5. Qualifier Daniel Galan beats 4^th Seed Stefano Tstitsipas – 1^st Round US Open
6. Netherlands beat South Africa – T20 World Cup
7. Japan beat Spain and Germany (2-1 in both games) – FIFA 2022 World Cup Group Stage
8. Morocco reach World Cup Semi Finals – FIFA 2022 World Cup
9. Francis Tiafoe beats Rafael Nadal – 4^th Round US Open
10. North Macedonia beats Italy 1-0 – FIFA World Cup 2022 Playoff

The Ten Best Premier League Teams Of 2022

1. Manchester City
2. Arsenal
3. Newcastle United
4. Liverpool
5. Tottenham Hotspur
6. Chelsea
7. Brighton
8. Manchester United
9. Brentford
10. Crystal Palace

The Ten Best Non-Premier League Clubs 2022

1. Real Madrid
2. Paris St Germain
3. Bayern Munich
4. Benfica
5. Napoli
6. AC Milan
7. Inter Milan
8. Barcelona
9. Borussia Dortmund
10. FC Porto

The Ten Best International Teams Of 2022

1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. France
4. Morocco
5. Croatia
6. Netherlands
7. Hungary
8. Denmark
9. England
10. Spain

The Best Players In The World In 2022

1. Kylian Mbappe (Paris St Germain & France)
2. Erling Haaland (B.Dortmund/Man City & Norway)
3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid & France)
4. Lionel Messi (Paris St Germain & Argentina)
5. Kevin de Bruyne (Man City & Belgium)
6. Mo Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
7. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich/Barcelona & Poland)
8. Neymar (Paris St Germain & Brazil)
9. Luka Modric (Real Madrid & Croatia)
10. Achraf Hakimi (Paris St Germain & Morocco)

The Ten Best Goalkeepers In the World In 2022

1. Alisson (Liverpool & Brazil)
2. Thibault Courtois (Real Madrid & Belgium)
3. Emi Martinez (Aston Villa & Argentina)
4. Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb & Croatia)
5. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid & Slovenia)
6. Ederson (Manchester City & Brazil)
7. Yassine Bounou (Sevilla & Morocco)
8. Wlodimir Sczeczny (Juventus & Poland)
9. Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich & Germany)
10. Kaspar Schmeichel (Nice & Denmark)

The Ten Best Defenders in the World in 2022

1. Achraf Hakimi (Paris St Germain & Morocco)
2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool & Netherlands)
3. Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea & Senegal)
4. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool & England)
5. Marquinhos (Paris St Germain & Brazil)
6. Joao Cancelo (Manchester City & Portugal)
7. David Alaba (Bayern Munich & Austria)
8. Rafael Varane (Manchester United & France)
9. Reece James (Chelsea & England)
10. Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich & Canada)

The Ten Best Midfielders in the World in 2022

1. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)
2. Luka Modric (Real Madrid & Croatia)
3. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund & England)
4. Aurielien Tchouameni (Real Madrid & France)
5. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City & Portugal)
6. Casemiro (Manchester United & Brazil)
7. Enzo Fernandez (Benfica & Argentina)
8. Thiago Alcantara (Liverpool & Spain)
9. Declan Rice (West Ham & England)
10. Noureddin Amrabat (Fiorentina & Morocco)

The Ten Best Attackers in the World in 2022

1. Kylian Mbappe (Paris St Germain & France)
2. Erling. Haaland (Man City & Norway)
3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid & France)
4. Lionel Messi (Paris St Germain & Argentina)
5. Mo Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
6. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona & Poland)
7. Neymar (Paris St Germain & Brazil)
8. Harry Kane (Tottenham & England)
9. Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich & Senegal)
10. Heung-min Son (Tottenham & South Korea)

The Ten Best Managers in the World in 2022

1. Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
2. Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
3. Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)
4. Graham Potter (Brighton & Chelsea)
5. Luciano Spalletti (Napoli)
6. Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
7. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
8. Louis van Gaal (Netherlands)
9. Julian Nagelsman (Bayern Munich)
10. Marco Rossi (Hungary)

The Ten Best NFL Players in the World in 2022

1. Patrick Mahomes – QB (Kansas City Chiefs)
2. Aaron Donald – DT (Los Angeles Rams)
3. Joe Burrow – QB (Cincinnati Bengals)
4. Myles Garrett – EDGE (Cleveland Browns)
5. Micah Parsons – LB (Dallas Cowboys)
6. Josh Allen – QB (Buffalo Bills)
7. Jalen Hurts – QB (Philadelphia Eagles)
8. Justin Jefferson – WR (Minnesota Vikings)
9. Travis Kelce – TE (Kansas City Chiefs)
10. T.J.Watt – OLB – (Pittsburgh Steelers)

The Ten Best QB’s In the NFL In 2022

1. Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs)
2. Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals)
3. Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills)
4. Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia Eagles)
5. Tua Tagovailoa (Miami Dolphins)
6. Justin Herbert (Los Angeles Chargers)
7. Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys)
8. Tom Brady (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
9. Jared Goff (Detroit Lions)
10. Justin Fields (Chicago Bears)

The Ten Best RBs in the NFL in 2022

1. Josh Jacobs (Oakland Raiders)
2. Derrick Henry (Tennessee Titans)
3. Jonathan Taylor (Indianapolis Colts)
4. Christian McCaffrey (San Francisco 49ers)
5. Nick Chubb (Cleveland Browns)
6. Joe Mixon (Cincinnati Bengals)
7. Saquon Barkley (New York Giants)
8. Tony Pollard (Dallas Cowboys)
9. Rhamondre Stevenson (New England Patriots)
10. D’Onta Foreman (Carolina Panthers)

The Ten Best WR in the NFL in 2022

1. Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings)
2. Tyreek Hll (Miami Dolphins)
3. A.J. Brown (Philadelphia Eagles)
4. Ja’Marr Chase (Cincinnati Bengals)
5. Cooper Kupp (Los Angeles Rams)
6. Stefan Diggs (Buffalo Bills)
7. Davante Walker (Oakland Raiders)
8. Jaylen Waddle (Miami Dolphins)
9. Deebo Samuel (San Francisco 49ers)
10. Mike Evans (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Pound For Pound The Ten Best Boxers In 2022

1. Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine – Heavyweight)
2. Terence Crawford (USA – Welterweight)
3. Naoya Inoue (Japan – Bantamweight)
4. Canelo Alvarez (Mexico – Super Middleweight)
5. Dmitry Bivol (Russia – Light Heavyweight)
6. Tyson Fury (England – Heavyweight)
7. Errol Spence Jr. (USA – Welterweight)
8. Devin Haney (USA – Lightweight)
9. Jermell Charlo (USA – Light-Middleweight)
10. Shakur Stevenson (USA – Super-Featherweight)

The Ten Best Sporting Events of 2022

1. FIFA World Cup Final – Argentina v France
2. Women’s European Championship Final – England v Germany
3. T20 Cricket World Cup Final
4. Premier League Final Day
5. Matt Fitzpatrick Winning the US Open
6. Rich Strike Winning the Kentucky Derby
7. Japan’s World Cup Victories over Spain & Germany
8. Oleksandr Usyk v Anthony Joshua II – The Rematch
9. Ashleigh Barty Winning The Australian Open
10. Real Madrid Champions League Comeback v Manchester City.

Ten Of The Best Sporting Events To Watch And Bet On In 2023

1. Women’s FIFA World Cup
2. Rugby Union World Cup
3. Cricket World Cup (One Day)
4. Six Nations Rugby Union
5. The Ashes
6. UEFA Nations League Semi Finals & Final
7. Champions League Final
8. The Masters Golf Tournament
9. The Cheltenham Festival
10. 2024 European Championship Qualifiers