FIFA 20 ratings: Messi usurps Ronaldo as top 100 players are revealed
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The excitement over the upcoming release of FIFA 20 ratcheted up a level with the unveiling of the game's top 100 players.
Lionel Messi is the king of the hill, as the Barcelona superstar supplanted Cristiano Ronaldo to become the highest-ranked player in FIFA 20 with a 94 overall rating.
Meanwhile, Liverpool defender and UEFA Men's Player of the Year Virgil van Dijk took the biggest leap up the standings, as he moved to No. 7 overall after barely making the top 100 in FIFA 19.
Here's a look at the top 100 players in FIFA 20, along with their ratings in last season's edition of the popular game:
| Rank | Player | Rating | FIFA 19 rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | 94 | 94 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) | 93 | 94 |
| 3 | Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) | 92 | 92 |
| 4 | Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) | 91 | 91 |
| 5 | Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) | 91 | 91 |
| 6 | Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) | 91 | 90 |
| 7 | Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) | 90 | 85 |
| 8 | Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) | 90 | 88 |
| 9 | Luka Modric (Real Madrid) | 90 | 91 |
| 10 | Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) | 90 | 89 |
| 11 | Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) | 89 | 87 |
| 12 | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) | 89 | 91 |
| 13 | Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) | 89 | 89 |
| 14 | Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) | 89 | 89 |
| 15 | Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) | 89 | 90 |
| 16 | Harry Kane (Tottenham) | 89 | 89 |
| 17 | Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) | 89 | 87 |
| 18 | N'Golo Kante (Chelsea) | 89 | 89 |
| 19 | Alisson (Liverpool) | 89 | 85 |
| 20 | Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) | 89 | 89 |
| 21 | Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) | 89 | 88 |
| 22 | Luis Suarez (Barcelona) | 89 | 91 |
| 23 | David De Gea (Manchester United) | 89 | 91 |
| 24 | Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) | 88 | 85 |
| 25 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) | 88 | 87 |
| 26 | Gerard Pique (Barcelona) | 88 | 87 |
| 27 | Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) | 88 | 90 |
| 28 | Sadio Mane (Liverpool) | 88 | 86 |
| 29 | Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) | 88 | 90 |
| 30 | Christian Eriksen (Tottenham) | 88 | 88 |
| 31 | Paul Pogba (Manchester United) | 88 | 89 |
| 32 | Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) | 88 | 89 |
| 33 | Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) | 88 | 85 |
| 34 | Ederson (Manchester City) | 88 | 86 |
| 35 | David Silva (Manchester City) | 88 | 89 |
| 36 | Hugo Lloris (Tottenham) | 88 | 88 |
| 37 | Diego Godin (Inter) | 88 | 88 |
| 38 | Paulo Dybala (Juventus) | 88 | 88 |
| 39 | Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) | 88 | 90 |
| 40 | Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan) | 88 | 88 |
| 41 | Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) | 87 | 84 |
| 42 | Jordi Alba (Barcelona) | 87 | 87 |
| 43 | Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) | 87 | 89 |
| 44 | Fernandinho (Manchester City) | 87 | 86 |
| 45 | Heung-Min Son (Tottenham) | 87 | 84 |
| 46 | Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham) | 87 | 85 |
| 47 | Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) | 87 | 84 |
| 48 | Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) | 87 | 86 |
| 49 | Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) | 87 | 83 |
| 50 | Dries Mertens (Napoli) | 87 | 87 |
| 51 | Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) | 87 | 88 |
| 52 | Casemiro (Real Madrid) | 87 | 88 |
| 53 | Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) | 87 | 88 |
| 54 | Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham) | 87 | 87 |
| 55 | Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain) | 87 | 87 |
| 56 | Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) | 86 | 85 |
| 57 | Leroy Sane (Manchester City) | 86 | 86 |
| 58 | Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) | 86 | 86 |
| 59 | Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain) | 86 | 84 |
| 60 | Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) | 86 | 84 |
| 61 | Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) | 86 | 84 |
| 62 | Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) | 86 | 86 |
| 63 | Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) | 86 | 86 |
| 64 | Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) | 86 | 86 |
| 65 | Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) | 86 | 87 |
| 66 | Milan Skriniar (Inter) | 86 | 85 |
| 67 | Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) | 86 | 87 |
| 68 | Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) | 86 | 86 |
| 69 | Philippe Coutinho (Bayern Munich) | 86 | 88 |
| 70 | Ciro Immobile (Lazio) | 86 | 87 |
| 71 | Isco (Real Madrid) | 86 | 89 |
| 72 | Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) | 86 | 84 |
| 73 | Dani Parejo (Valencia) | 86 | 86 |
| 74 | Marcelo (Real Madrid) | 85 | 88 |
| 75 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan) | 85 | 82 |
| 76 | James Rodriguez (Real Madrid) | 85 | 88 |
| 77 | Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) | 85 | 82 |
| 78 | Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) | 85 | 86 |
| 79 | Andy Robertson (Liverpool) | 85 | 81 |
| 80 | Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) | 85 | 82 |
| 81 | Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) | 85 | 83 |
| 82 | Fabinho (Liverpool) | 85 | 85 |
| 83 | Alex Sandro (Juventus) | 85 | 86 |
| 84 | Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich) | 85 | 84 |
| 85 | Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta) | 85 | 84 |
| 86 | Romelu Lukaku (Inter) | 85 | 87 |
| 87 | Blaise Matuidi (Juventus) | 85 | 85 |
| 88 | David Alaba (Bayern Munich) | 85 | 85 |
| 89 | Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) | 85 | 84 |
| 90 | Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain) | 85 | 87 |
| 91 | Koke (Atletico Madrid) | 85 | 85 |
| 92 | Kostas Manolas (Napoli) | 85 | 85 |
| 93 | Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid) | 85 | 84 |
| 94 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) | 85 | 85 |
| 95 | Rodri (Manchester City) | 85 | 82 |
| 96 | Allan (Napoli) | 85 | 82 |
| 97 | Hakim Ziyech (Ajax) | 85 | 84 |
| 98 | Saul (Atletico Madrid) | 85 | 85 |
| 99 | Bruno Fernandes (Sporting) | 85 | 84 |
| 100 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) | 85 | 85 |
FIFA 20 will be released on Sept. 27.
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