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Lionel Messi Is Officially The Best Player On FIFA 20

Lionel Messi Is Officially The Best Player On FIFA 20

Messi > Ronaldo

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo as the best player in FIFA.

EA Sports have confirmed they will reveal the official ratings on Friday afternoon, but a number of online leaks appear to confirm the top three players in the upcoming release.

Messi will be handed a 94-rated card, with standout attributes including dribbling (96), pace (87), shooting (92) and passing (92).

Meanwhile long term rival Cristiano Ronaldo has been downgraded to a 93 rating after an impressive season with Juventus.

Stand out stats includie dribbling (88), pace (89), shooting (93) and passing (82) for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

Image: Twitter
Image: Twitter

Neymar, despite a mediocre season at PSG, will remain as a 92-rated player with dribbling (95), pace (91), shooting (85) and passing (87).

Real Madrid star Eden Hazard is joint fourth in the list alongside Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak, while Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Luka Modric, Alisson Becker and Marc Andre ter Stegen share a 90-rated card.

Here is the top 20 ratings in full via reliable source Dexerto

  • Lionel Messi 94
  • Cristiano Ronaldo 93
  • Neymar Jr. 92
  • Eden Hazard 91
  • Jan Oblak 91
  • Mohamed Salah 90
  • Virgil van Dijk 90
  • Luka Modrić 90
  • Alisson Becker 90
  • Marc-André ter Stegen 90
  • Antoine Griezmann 89
  • Luis Suárez 89
  • Sergio Ramos 89
  • David De Gea 89
  • Raheem Sterling 88
  • Sadio Mane 88
  • Leroy Sané 88
  • Christian Eriksen 88
  • Paul Pogba 88
  • Toni Kroos 88

Other leaked FIFA 20 Ultimate Team ratings have emerged online and Liverpool stars Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah and Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho have all been upgraded.

Do you think these ratings are accurate?

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Topics: Football News, FIFA 20, Griezmann, Football, FIFA, Neymar, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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