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Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 92 overallĪ real fans-favourite FIFA, for the first time, a goalkeeper was not included in the three highest-rated players, with Messi, Ronaldo and Xavi making up the top three.FIFA 11Ĭristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 89 overallįIFA 11 had the lowest-rated top three out of this list, with two players rated 89 overall, making Messi the outright highest-rated player for the first time. Surprisingly, Ronaldo dropped out of the top three and decreased to 89 overall in FIFA 10, the same year where he made his record-breaking transfer to Real Madrid.įor the second and last time in this list, two goalkeepers were in the top three, with Julio Cesar joining Messi and Casillas. FIFA 09, the first FIFA where Ronaldo and Messi were in the top three – with Ronaldo and Casillas joint highest-rated. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) – 91 overallĪnd so it begins.In FIFA 08, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Buffon were all joint highest-rated in the game – the first time Ronaldo featured in the top three. Gianluigi Buffon – (Juventus) – 91 overall FIFA 08Ĭristiano Ronaldo ( Manchester United) – 91 overall Buffon remained in the top three once again, whilst Ronaldinho dropped from 95 to 91. Wayne Rooney was the highest-rated player in FIFA 07 – 92 rated at just 20 years old. Gianluigi Buffon – (Juventus) – 92 overall Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) – 92 overall.Henry saw his rating sliced from 97 to 92 in FIFA 06 as he dropped out of the number one spot, with Ronaldinho stealing the crown. Gianluigi Buffon – (Juventus) – 95 overall Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) – 95 overall.Interestingly, Newcastle’s Kieron Dyer was rated 88 out of 99 in FIFA 2005 – higher than Wayne Rooney, Roberto Carlos and Xavi. Henry and Zidane have gone on to retire and return to FIFA as Icon Items, whilst Gianluigi Buffon is still playing at 43 years old for Parma.
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Not only was Arsenal’s Thiery Henry the highest-rated player in FIFA 2005, but the joint highest-rated player in this entire list.
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Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) – 96 overallĪfter a drastic change in 2003, the top three players in FIFA 04 featured two regularly featured players – Zidane and Ronaldo, with the latter now at Real Madrid.In FIFA 2003, the top three players saw a complete change, and for the only time in this list – a ‘keeper was the outright highest-rated player.īayern Munich’s Oliver Kahn was 95 rated in FIFA 2003, whilst Juventus’ Edgar Davids and Man United’s Roy Keane completed the top three. Roy Keane (Manchester United) – 93 overall.Zidane – now at Real Madrid – saw his rating decrease but remained in the top three, and AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko burst into the top three at 95 overall. FIFA 2002Īndriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) – 95 overallĪfter an incredible start to life in Madrid, Figo increased by three ratings in FIFA 2002 – becoming the highest rated player in the game and the joint-highest in this list. In his place, Luis Figo moved into the top three in the same season he made the daring switch from Barcelona to Real Madrid. Rivaldo became the number one player in FIFA in 2001 – maintaining his 96 rating whilst Zidane and Ronaldo both dropped, the latter completely out of the top 10. The Brazilian was playing in Italy with Inter Milan at the time, and he was joined in the list by fellow Brazilian Rivaldo, and league opponent Zinedine Zidane, who was playing in Italy with Juventus at the time. In FIFA 2000, Ronaldo entered the new century as the best player in FIFA, ranking at 97 out of 99 – the joint highest in the entire list.