{"id":290339,"date":"2023-09-11T16:34:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=290339"},"modified":"2023-09-11T16:34:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:34:55","slug":"messi-and-ronaldo-downgraded-as-ea-sports-fc-24-ratings-are-leaked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/messi-and-ronaldo-downgraded-as-ea-sports-fc-24-ratings-are-leaked\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi and Ronaldo downgraded as EA Sports FC 24 ratings are 'leaked'"},"content":{"rendered":"
Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have seen their ratings downgraded ahead of EA Sports FC 24’s official release later this month, a leak has suggested.<\/p>\n
The latest edition of the popular franchise will be released on September 29 on consoles and PC, though it has undergone a drastic overhaul in appearance.<\/p>\n
That is because EA Sports no longer holds a partnership with FIFA, meaning the governing body’s name has been dropped fully from the video game.<\/p>\n
Rechristened using the developer’s title instead, the series remains effectively the same, with gamers able to buy and sell virtual cards of the world’s best players.<\/p>\n
But after several high-profile moves over the past season or so, there have been numerous changes in ratings, with four players again tied for the top spot.<\/p>\n
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with his lowest rating ahead of EA Sports FC 24’s release<\/p>\n
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Lionel Messi has been awarded a 90 overall, though he remains inside the top five players<\/p>\n
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Kylian Mbappe, Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland and Alexia Putellas have all been awarded a rating of 91, pushing Messi out of first place in a surprise move.<\/p>\n
Indeed, the superstar, now with Inter Miami in the United States after leaving Paris Saint-Germain, is one of eight players handed a 90 overall rating.<\/p>\n
Joining him on the same number are Sam Kerr, Robert Lewandowski, Harry Kane, Karim Benzema, Aitana Bonmati, Thibaut Courtois and Caroline Graham Hansen.<\/p>\n
It has been over a decade since Messi was rated 90 or below, a run stretching back to FIFA 11, but regardless, he remains one of the best cards to pull in the game.<\/p>\n
Ronaldo, meanwhile, has been hit with his lowest rating in 16 years. The Al-Nassr frontman, despite his success in Saudi Arabia, will start off with an 86 overall.<\/p>\n
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Paris Saint-Germain ace Kylian Mbappe is the joint-highest card after being given a 91 rating<\/p>\n
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The latest edition of the popular franchise will be the first without FIFA’s official branding<\/p>\n
In comparison to FIFA 23, that is a downgrade of four.<\/p>\n
The last time Ronaldo was stuck with a similar rating was FIFA 07, in fact, when he received a substantial downturn due to a harsher rating system.<\/p>\n
Also featuring in the top 20 for EA FC 24 are Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Neymar, Casemiro, Virgil van Dijk, Ruben Dias, Alex Morgan, Alisson and Ada Hegerberg.<\/p>\n
EA, however, are yet to officially announce the final ratings and stat distributions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The rollout has already begun, though, with the release preceded once again by the announcement of the ratings for a select number of teams worldwide.<\/p>\n
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