LEICESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: 2020 New Year - 20 on the backs of Adam Lallana of Liverpool and Hamza Choudhury of Leicester City during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Liverpool FC at The King Power Stadium on December 26, 2019 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)

With a new decade upon us, we do our best to make some predictions – serious and not – about where the world of soccer will go in the 2020s.

As we enter the 2020s, the world of soccer is bigger than ever – for better and worse. Over the past 10 years, the world’s game has gotten more and more globalized, with access to top leagues expanding for viewers around the world and foreign governments investing in club ownership.

The 2010s were filled with memorable moments, performances and milestones. We saw technology enter the game with goal-line technolgy and VAR; the miracle of Leicester City’s improbable title; heartbreak and embarrasment for the U.S. men’s national team; dominance for the U.S. women’s national team. We could go on and on.

But with the start of a new decade, we took it upon ourselves at FanSided to take a look at where we saw the futures of the various sports and entertainment markets going over the next 10 years.

In the world of soccer specifically we’ve got 20 predictions about where the sport is going in the 2020s. Some are serious, some not so much; some we’ll explain, some stand on their own. Let’s dive into who’s winning, who’s retiring, which rules are changing and more over the next 10 years: