Lionel Messi’s Lowest EA Sports FC 25 Rating in 16 Years Revealed: Virgil van Dijk, Martin Odegaard, and Harry Kane Ranked Above Him | Sports & Gaming

Lionel Messi has been given his lowest score in 16 years for the newest version of the FIFA – now EA Sports FC – collection with 15 gamers in the sport ranked above him.

The new installment of the hit franchise can be launched later this month for the second yr since its drastic overhaul in look, EA Sports now not holding a partnership with FIFA and dropping the governing physique's title from the title.

Gamers are nonetheless in a position to purchase and promote digital playing cards of the world's finest footballers, nonetheless, and Messi is for certain to stay some of the hotly-anticipated pulls.

But for the second yr working, the developer has formally revealed that the famous person, now enjoying for Inter Miami in MLS, has obtained one other downgrade.

Indeed, Messi's score now stands at 88, marking the primary time since FIFA 08 that he has dropped under the 90 mark. Instead, the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Martin Odegaard and Harry Kane have all been positioned above him in a serious shock.

Lionel Messi has been given his lowest score in 16 years on EA Sports FC 25 – an 88 card

Virgil van Dijk is certainly one of numerous gamers ranked above the all-time nice this yr

Liverpool defender Van Dijk and Arsenal captain Odegaard are each rated 89, yet one more than Messi, whereas Bayern Munich ace Kane is a 90. 

The highest-rated participant in the sport is a three-way tie between Kylian Mbappe, Rodri and Erling Haaland – the trio all holding a powerful 91. 

Several others narrowly missed out on this accolade. Jude Bellingham, the duvet star for EA Sports FC 25, Vinicius Junior and Kevin De Bruyne have all been awarded a 90.

Also above Messi this yr are Alisson, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Thibaut Courtois, Lautaro Martinez, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Mohamed Salah.

Messi, 37, is stage with the likes of Phil Foden, Antoine Griezmann, Ruben Dias and Robert Lewandowski, showcasing his very gradual drop-off.

He was first added to FIFA again in 2005 after making his explosive breakthrough at Barcelona and went on to boast an array of the most effective playing cards in the sport's historical past.

Jude Bellingham is the duvet star for the newest installment of the favored online game collection

Harry Kane has been rated 90 after a scintillating season with Bayern Munich and England

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has been rated an 89, inserting him in the highest 20 gamers

HIs debut got here in FIFA 06 with a modest 78-rated card however he rapidly jumped all the way in which as much as an 84 score for the following installment of the franchise.

By FIFA 09 he was rated 90 and reached a outstanding peak of 94 earlier than sliding backward, culminating in the cardboard quickly to be obtainable to players in the brand new version. 

Incidentally, Cristiano Ronaldo, who usually rivalled Messi to turn out to be the best-rated participant in FIFA video games, has now dropped all the way down to an 86 card. 

The rollout for the much-anticipated recreation is now in full swing and, as is custom yearly, the discharge has been preceded by the announcement of scores.

The recreation will formally drop on PC and consoles on September 27.