FIFA 15‘s player rankings have been announced, revealing who EA believes to be the cream of the crop in the football world.
The player rankings in FIFA games are traditionally derived from a comprehensive look at each players’ attributes, strengths and weaknesses, with EA Sports working harder with each new game in the series to make the rankings closer to reality.
This year is no exception, though there will likely be some debate over Messi’s positioning at the top of the rankings, pipping Cristiano Ronaldo once again.
Check out the top 50 players in FIFA 15 below:
50. Giorgio Chiellini – Juventus (Italy)
49. Andrea Pirlo – Juventus (Italy)
48. Xabi Alonso – Bayern Munich (Germany)
47. Iker Casillas – Real Madrid (Spain)
46. Cesc Fàbregas- Chelsea FC (England)
45. Hugo Lloris – Tottenham Hotspur (England)
44. Javi Martinez – Bayern Munich (Germany)
43. Sergio Busquets – FC Barcelona (Spain)
42. Jerome Boateng – Bayern Munich (Germany)
41. Juan Mata – Manchester United (England)
40. Karim Benzema – Real Madrid (Spain)
39. Carlos Tevez – Juventus (Italy)
38. Mario Götze – Bayern Munich (Germany)
37. Diego Costa – Chelsea FC (England)
36. Toni Kroos – Real Madrid (Spain)
35. Arturo Vidal – Juventus FC (Italy)
34. Petr Čech – Chelsea FC (England)
33. Edinson Cavani – Paris Saint-Germain (France)
32. James Rodríguez – Real Madrid (Spain)
31. Thibaut Courtois – Chelsea FC (England)
30. Neymar Jr. – FC Barcelona (Spain)
29. Mats Hummels – Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
28. Mesut Özil – Arsenal (England)
27. Thomas Müller – Bayern Munich (Germany)
26. Marco Reus – Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
25. Ángel Di María – Manchester United (England)
24. Sergio Agüero – Manchester City (England)
23. Wayne Rooney – Manchester United (England)
22. Yaya Touré – Manchester City (England)
21. Xavi – FC Barcelona (Spain)
20. Vincent Kompany – Manchester City (England)
19. Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich (Germany)
18. Luka Modrić – Real Madrid (Spain)
17. David Silva – Manchester City (England)
16. Thiago Silva – Paris Saint-Germain (France)
15. Sergio Ramos – Real Madrid (Spain)
14. Gareth Bale – Real Madrid (Spain)
13. Philipp Lahm – Bayern Munich (Germany)
12. Radamel Falcao – Manchester United (England)
11. Robin van Persie – Manchester United (England)
10. Eden Hazard – Chelsea FC (England)
9. Franck Ribéry – Bayern Munich (Germany)
8. Bastian Schweinsteiger – Bayern Munich (Germany)
7. Luis Suárez – FC Barcelona (Spain)
6. Andrés Iniesta – FC Barcelona (Spain)
5. Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich (Germany)
4. Zlatan Ibrahimović – Paris Saint-Germain (France)
3. Arjen Robben – Bayern Munich (Germany)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid (Spain)
1. Lionel Messi – FC Barcelona (Spain)
Unfortunately for the Premier League, Chelsea’s Eden Hazard is the only player from an English club to make the top 10, though he is closely preceded by Arsenal’s Robin van Persie and Manchester United’s new loan signing Radamel Falcao. The rest of the top 10 is almost entirely composed of German and Spanish league teams,
While there will be those who believe that this year Ronaldo should have been at the number one spot considering his 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or win, Messi continues to be the poster boy and cover star of the series, so it’s no real surprise that he is again rated so highly, even if he wasn’t as impressive last season.
FIFA 15 is set to release in Europe on September 25th, the UK on September 26th and the US on September 23rd.
Via The Guardian
