Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, and Robert Lewandowski emerge as highest-rated players in EA Sports FIFA ’23 edition


Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, and Robert Lewandowski emerge as highest-rated players in EA Sports FIFA ’23 edition

Five players shared the top rank this year, according to EA Sports‘ confirmation of the 23 players with the best ratings in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team. The 23 highest-rated players in FUT 23 have been made public, signalling the formal start of the FIFA 23 rating rollout. One Premier League player has been verified as the joint highest-rated player, sharing top rank with four other players.

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The Premier League leads the list with 11 of the 23 players now playing in England. Neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo are the sole holders of the top slot for the first time in more than ten years, with Messi falling from 93 to 91 overall and Ronaldo falling to 90 rating, his lowest rating since FIFA 11.

With four of their stars included, Paris Saint-Germain has the most individual players in the top 23 list, followed by Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and Liverpool with three each. The global launch of FIFA 23 is scheduled for Friday, September 30, 2022.

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Who are other players included in the 23-man list released by EA Sports?

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Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne, PSG’s Messi and Mbappe, Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski and Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema are all rated 91 overall on FIFA 23, the joint highest-rated players in the game.

De Bruyne and Mbappe maintain their 91 ratings, Benzema received two more overall ratings than Messi, who received two fewer, and Lewandowski receives a startling decrease from 92 to 91 overall. Alisson and former Liverpool striker Sadio Mane stay at 89, but Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk moved up from 89 to 90.

Ronaldo dropped to 90th overall and is joined in the top 23 by Casemiro, another star from Manchester United, while the remaining players from the Premier League are Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son of Tottenham, Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante, Manchester City duo Ederson and Erling Haaland.

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