Fifa22: Ronaldo and Messi - Where do the best players rank on the game?
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The rankings for Fifa 22 have dropped, with the game's top players listed - and like most years they have caused some controversy.
The game is set for release on all major consoles in just a couple of weeks and its publisher EA Sports, has announced the rating for players from some of the world's very best teams.
Once again Lionel Messi is rated as the game's best player with a humongous score of 93.
But the big surprise is, for the first time in years, second place is NOT Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Who are the highest ranked players on Fifa 22?
Robert Lewandowski, with a 92 rating, is in second place behind Messi after scoring 48 goals in 40 games for Bayern Munich last season.
New Manchester United forward Ronaldo is in third place on 91.
Ranked fractionally below Ronaldo based on stats, but still with an overall rating of 91, is cover star Kylian Mbappe, as well as Kevin De Bruyne, Neymar and Jan Oblak.
Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are two notable downgrades from Fifa21, after a disappointing season for Liverpool.
1. Lionel Messi - Paris Saint-Germain - RW - 93 rated
2. Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich - ST - 92 rated
3. Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United - ST - 91 rated
4. Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City - CM - 91 rated
5. Kylian Mbappe - PSG - ST - 91 rated
6. Neymar - PSG - LW - 91 rated
7. Jan Oblak - Atletico Madrid - GK - 91 rated
8. Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur - ST - 90 rated
9. N'Golo Kante - Chelsea - CDM - 90 rated
10. Manuel Neuer - Bayern Munich - GK - 90 rated
11. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen - Barcelona - GK - 90 rated
12. Mohamed Salah - Liverpool - RW - 89 rated
13. Gianluigi Donnaruma - PSG - GK - 89 rated
14. Karim Benzema - Real Madrid - CF - 89 rated
15. Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool - CB - 89 rated
16. Joshua Kimmich - Bayern Munich - CDM - 89 rated
17. Son Heung-min - Tottenham Hotspur - LM - 89 rated
18. Alisson Becker - Liverpool - GK - 89 rated
19. Thibaut Courtois - Real Madrid - GK - 89 rated
20. Casemiro - Real Madrid - CDM - 89 rated
21. Ederson - Manchester City - GK - 89 rated
22. Sadio Mane - Liverpool - LW - 89 rated
Other big surprises include Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland and Man United's Bruno Fernandes.
Each have a solid rating of 88, but both players are outside the top 20 players in the game, behind the likes of Tottenham's Son Heung-min and Real Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Let us know what you think about the Fifa 22 ratings in the comments below.
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