Electronic Arts
As we reported in the beginning of September, this month is a sports fan’s dream when it comes to new video game releases. NBA 2K19, NBA Live 19, NHL 19, and FIFA 19 are all being released this month.
And with FIFA 19 beginning its rollout on September 25th with its Champions Edition and the demo becoming available on September 13th, Electronic Arts has just released the top 100 player ratings for the upcoming game.
The list is very interesting as for the first time ever Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have the same rating in FIFA.
In FIFA 18, Messi was rated 93 with Ronaldo at 94. This year sees both players rated 94.
Here’s what EA’s profile of Ronaldo says this year…
The FIFA 19 cover star’s career has been packed with awards and trophies, but after his high-profile move to Juventus this season, it’s clear that Ronaldo isn’t done racking up silverware. The Portuguese forward continues to play like the world’s best, and his ratings are evidence of an astoundingly talented player. Ronaldo beats defenders left and right when attacking, burning them with his 90 Pace and bamboozling them with a 90 Dribbling rating. But the most complete forward in football stands above the rest with a 93 Shooting rating, evidence of a natural finisher who puts away more chances than he misses on a regular basis.
Here’s how they describe Messi…
Still going strong after years of breaking records and winning trophies, the Argentine attacker is undoubtedly one of the greatest to ever play the game. Messi’s talents and skills make him extremely versatile; 96 Dribbling shows why his technique is the best in the world, and his 88 Passing rating gives him a playmaking ability that few others even come close to. Combine that with the 91 Shooting rating and it’s easy to understand why Messi has broken nearly every possible goalscoring record. It all adds up to the recipe for a true football legend.
And here is the entire top 100 player ratings for FIFA 19…
100. Kostas Manolas (Roma) – 85
99. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) – 85
98. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) – 85
97. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) – 85
96. Blaise Matuidi (PSG) – 85
95. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) – 85
94. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) – 85
93. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) – 85
92. Edin Dzeko (Roma) – 85
91. Koke (Atletico Madrid) – 85
90. Marco Reus (Dortmund) – 85
89. Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid) – 85
88. Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) – 85
87. Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) – 85
86. Alisson (Liverpool) – 85
85. David Alaba (Bayern Munich) – 85
84. Fabinho (Liverpool) – 85
83. Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich) – 85
82. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 85
81. Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid) – 85
80. Radja Nainggolan (Inter) – 85
79. Alex Sandro (Juventus) – 86
78. Medhi Benatia (Juventus) – 86
77. Dani Parejo (Valencia) – 86
76. Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) – 86
75. Douglas Costa (Juventus) – 86
74. Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea) – 86
73. Naldo (Schalke) – 86
72. Fernandinho (Manchester City) – 86
71. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) – 86
70. Leroy Sane (Manchester City) – 86
69. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) – 86
68. Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich) – 86
67. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) – 86
66. Ederson (Manchester City) – 86
65. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) – 86
64. Marco Verratti (PSG) – 86
63. Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City) – 86
62. Thiago (Bayern Munich) – 86
61. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) – 86
60. Sadio Mane (Liverpool) – 86
59. Ivan Perisic (Inter) – 86
58. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) – 86
57. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) – 87
56. Alexis Sanchez (Manchester United) – 87
55. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) – 87
54. Dries Mertens (Napoli) – 87
53. Mauro Icardi (Inter) – 87
52. Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) – 87
51. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) – 87
50. Andres Iniesta (Vissel Kobe) – 87
49. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) – 87
48. Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) – 87
47. Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) – 87
46. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) – 87
45. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) – 87
44. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) – 87
43. Gerard Pique (Barcelona) – 87
42. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) – 87
41. Thiago Silva (PSG) – 88
40. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) – 88
39. Samir Handanovic (Inter) – 88
38. Gonzalo Higuain (Milan) – 88
37. Casemiro (Real Madrid) – 88
36. James Rodriguez (Bayern Munich) – 88
35. Gianluigi Buffon (PSG) – 88
34. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) – 88
33. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) – 88
32. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) – 88
31. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) – 88
30. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) – 88
29. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur) – 88
28. Marcelo (Real Madrid) – 88
27. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 88
26. Isco (Real Madrid) – 89
25. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) – 89
24. David Silva (Manchester City) – 89
23. Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich) – 89
22. Edinson Cavani (PSG) – 89
21. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) – 89
20. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – 89
19. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) – 89
18. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) – 89
17. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) – 89
16. N’Golo Kante (Chelsea) – 89
15. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) – 90
14. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) – 90
13. Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid) – 90
12. Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) – 90
11. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – 90