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You probably won't agree with the Top 50 players according to FIFA 15

Ahead of the launch of EA Sports latest offering in the FIFA series, the games giant has publishe...
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15.01 8 Sep 2014


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You probably won't agree with the Top 50 players according to FIFA 15

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15.01 8 Sep 2014


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Ahead of the launch of EA Sports latest offering in the FIFA series, the games giant has published a list of who they deem to be the 50 best players in world football.

As always no one is going to agree with the all of the names on the list, nor the order in which they appear.

For example, is Wayne Rooney really better than Bayern Munich and Germany's Thomas Muller?

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Is Lionel Messi only No 1 because he is the cover star for FIFA 15 and is Chelsea's Eden Hazard really among the world's Top 10 at present?

Here is the list (with regional cover stars in bold) and what do you make of it?

 

50. Giorgio Chiellini – Juventus (Italy)
49. Andrea Pirlo - Juventus (Italy)
48. Xabi Alonso - Bayern Munich (Germany)
47. Iker Casillas - Real Madrid (Spain)
46. Cesc Fàbregas- Chelsea FC (England)
45. Hugo Lloris - Tottenham Hotspur (England)
44. Javi Martinez - Bayern Munich (Germany)
43. Sergio Busquets - FC Barcelona (Spain)
42. Jerome Boateng - Bayern Munich (Germany)
41. Juan Mata - Manchester United (England)

40. Karim Benzema - Real Madrid (Spain)
39. Carlos Tevez - Juventus (Italy)
38. Mario Götze - Bayern Munich (Germany)
37. Diego Costa - Chelsea FC (England)
36. Toni Kroos - Real Madrid (Spain)
35. Arturo Vidal - Juventus FC (Italy)
34. Petr ÄŒech - Chelsea FC (England)
33. Edinson Cavani - Paris Saint-Germain (France)
32. James Rodríguez - Real Madrid (Spain)
31. Thibaut Courtois - Chelsea FC (England)

30. Neymar Jr. - FC Barcelona (Spain)
29. Mats Hummels - Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
28. Mesut Özil - Arsenal (England)
27. Thomas Müller - Bayern Munich (Germany)
26. Marco Reus - Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
25. Ángel Di María - Manchester United (England)
24. Sergio Agüero - Manchester City (England)
23. Wayne Rooney - Manchester United (England)
22. Yaya Touré - Manchester City (England)
21. Xavi - FC Barcelona (Spain)

20. Vincent Kompany - Manchester City (England)
19. Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich (Germany)
18. Luka Modrić - Real Madrid (Spain)
17. David Silva - Manchester City (England)
16. Thiago Silva - Paris Saint-Germain (France)
15. Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid (Spain)
14. Gareth Bale - Real Madrid (Spain)
13. Philipp Lahm - Bayern Munich (Germany)
12. Radamel Falcao - Manchester United (England)
11. Robin van Persie - Manchester United (England)

10. Eden Hazard - Chelsea FC (England)
9. Franck Ribéry - Bayern Munich (Germany)
8. Bastian Schweinsteiger - Bayern Munich (Germany)
7. Luis Suárez - FC Barcelona (Spain)
6. Andrés Iniesta - FC Barcelona (Spain)
5. Manuel Neuer - Bayern Munich (Germany)
4. Zlatan Ibrahimović - Paris Saint-Germain (France)
3. Arjen Robben - Bayern Munich (Germany)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid (Spain)
1. Lionel Messi - FC Barcelona (Spain)


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