With FIFA 18 pretty much dead and buried now, all football fans will surely have their eyes turned to EA Sports’ FIFA 19. The next game in EA’s ‘FIFA’ franchise is set to come out late next month as per Goal, and despite the demo not being available yet, some fans have already got their hands on the player ratings for some of the world’s biggest stars. MORE: Lionel Messi’s ex-teammate REVEALS who Barcelona superstar played as ‘A LOT’ on FIFA Every year, EA get hammered by fans of the game who call in the question the player ratings that some stars receive, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to be any different this time round if Real Madrid’s player ratings are anything to go by! Real Madrid Fifa 19 ratings LEAKED pic.twitter.com/6YHEvvw238 — sic (@realftmadrid) August 24, 2018 As per the above tweet, stars like Luka Modric, who was 88 rated last year, and Sergio Ramos, who was 90 rated on FIFA 18, have both received boosts for this year’s version of the game. However, one player rating that should surprise every football fan if Raphael Varane’s, as EA have somehow decided that he is only worthy of being an 86. Although this means that he has received a boost on his 85 rated last year, some fans will surely be confused as to how a player who has won the Champions League, La Liga and the World Cup these past few years can only be rated 86. Time will tell if these ratings are going to be implemented into the final game, however for now, it looks like EA may have some angry fans knocking on their door if these ratings, especially Varane’s, are anything to by.<doc-sep>FIFA 19 ratings have been leaked and show Real Madrid fans won't be missing Ronaldo too much (On the game at least) So here it is then, here is your first glimpse of the all-important player ratings on FIFA 19, the latest instalment of the famous EA Sports franchise that has so far promised Jesse Lingard's Milly Rock celebration (important) and even a House Rules mode, which includes the playground favourite game of Headers & Volleys. Advertisement Still, the most important aspect of any new FIFA release is the player ratings, the seemingly arbitrary number used to categorically define, in the minds of 12 to 16-year-olds at least, which players are the best in the world. Obviously, they have no real bearing on a footballer's actual ability, but it is always fun to watch people get angry and accuse FIFA of biasedly knocking down their favourite player to a shameful, shameful 79 whilst simultaneously boosting someone they don't believe is worthy to a positively ludicrous 85. With that mind, here are the first set of leaked ratings taken from the upcoming FIFA 19 demo, which will be released on September 12. Perhaps the most important takeaway from the teams shown - PSG, Atletico, Tottenham, Man City, Man United, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Real Madrid - is that Madrid doesn't actually appear to have been weakened after losing Cristiano Ronaldo's OP shooting, dribbling, running, heading, everything, to Juventus, as Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos deservedly become two of the highest rated players in the game. Here are the teams. Atletico Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur Advertisement Not much to report here, other than Diego Godin, who has arguably been the best pure defender in the world over the last few years, getting bumped up to a 90 player (+2 88 in FIFA 18). Well done, don Diego. We're proud of you. Elsewhere, Griezmann (+1 from 88) and Harry Kane (+2 from 86) will probably feel hard done by after just falling short of the hallowed 90 rating despite impressive World Cups. Once they hit form during the season, however, they are likely to cross over into the realm of the gods after the update hits. Final note: Absolutely nobody is playing a 76 rated Moussa Sissoko in their starting Spurs XI. Get big Vic or little Lucas in. That is shambolic. Advertisement Bayern Munich and Manchester City Advertisement Nothing too shocking from either of these two sides. Jerome Boateng gets knocked down to an 86 (-2 from 88) after a disastrous World Cup whilst Leroy Sane, despite being left out of the Germany squad, gets his just rewards for a fine debut season in England and is upgraded to an 86 (+4 from 82). Kevin De Bruyne becomes a 91 (+2 from 89) because he is Kevin De Bruyne and should have had that rating last season, whilst David Silva goes close to 90 territory by jumping to a 89 (+2 from 87). He is a god already anyway, to be honest. His rating is redundant. Final note: Just look at those top four options off the City bench. Woof. Real Madrid and Juventus Advertisement Two big guns now. Cristiano Ronaldo stays exactly the same on his lofty perch of a 94 rating, whilst a few notable former teammates of his see big gains in their own number. Luka Modric FINALLY enters the realm of the gods, hitting 91 (+2 from 89) after completely bossing the World Cup and, er, pretty much every single football match he has played in the last four to five seasons. Similarly, Ramos goes up to a 91 (+1) and will surely be the highest rated defender on the game. One man wrecking crew Isco also sees a huge jump in his rating too, rising from a lowly 86 to a practically satanic 89. New signing Thibaut Courtois gets bumped to a 90 (+1 from 89) simply by moving from Chelsea whilst Marcelo also gets a little increase (+1 from 87) because his hair has presumably grown an inch and boosted his heading attribute. Final note: RAPHAEL VARANE AS AN 86 IS AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE AND I SIMPLY WON'T STAND FOR IT PSG and Manchester United Kylian Mbappe deservedly skyrockets to an 87 (+4 from 83) after a blistering World Cup, whilst Neymar stays exactly the same on 92. New in Paris, Gianluigi Buffon is still going strong on a 88 (-1 from 89). For United, Jose Mourinho's Sam Allardyce 2.0 tactics are the only thing keeping Paul Pogba from the 90 rating his ability warrants, and Chris Smalling (no change), Antonio Valencia (-1 from 83) and Alexis Sanchez (-2 from 89) can all consider themselves extremely fortunate to not see greater drops in their ratings. Final note: I refuse to accept that Lassana Diarra is an 80. Absolutely not. There you have it in terms of ratings, something for and your mates to argue about when you're not discussing all your latest Fantasy Football mishaps.<doc-sep>Real Madrid without Ronaldo is a bit like Saturday morning's sausage sandwich without brown sauce, and I will fight anyone who disagrees me on this, but now we know what FIFA 19's sausage sandwich will look like, or something. I've said this a lot on articles to do with Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus this summer but I really mean it and it needs repeating. Real Madrid without Cristiano Ronaldo still seems a bit strange to me. It's not quite like Steven Gerrard spending 17 years as a Liverpool first teamer before moving to LA Galaxy but Cristiano Ronaldo's nine years at Real saw him become almost as synonymous with Los Blancos as Gerrard was with the Reds. Loading… Advert 10 Furthermore Ronaldo hasn't moved to the MLS or to the Chinese Super League instead he's move to Juventus, one of the biggest clubs in the world whose results we check on every week and we often watch. Meanwhile at the Bernabeu their lead scorer of all time has waltzed out the building and they're yet to replace his 40 goals a season with any new attacking signings, that just seems odd. However things aren't actually looking too shoddy for Julen Lopetegui and his side, as is demonstrated by the FIFA 19 rankings for Real's starting XI: Real Madrid. Image: Twitter Advert 10 Gareth Bale will be hoping that he can take over from Cristiano Ronaldo as Real's go to man, now that the man he was always expected to take over from has sod off, but despite an excellent 88 rating he's still not Real's numero uno attacker. Instead that honour falls to Isco. The Spain midfielder is Real's best attacker with 89, although he's still outdone by three players in the team, including the goalkeeper. Thibaut Courtois, newly signed from Chelsea, has a 90 rating, as does Germany midfielder Toni Kroos but World Cup Golden Ball winner Luka Modric is their best player on 91. Modric was the best player at the World Cup. Image: PA Advert 10 Of course those are all decent numbers for the Real players but a quick look across to Juventus' player ratings show that Ronaldo is still the man: Ronaldo is rated 94. Image: Twitter<doc-sep>FIFA 19 player ratings have allegedly been leaked from the demo... with a few huge surprises. Cover star Cristiano Ronaldo has retained the top spot, while Manchester United ace David De Gea has been named as the best goalkeeper on the game. 8 Jose Mourinho's lowest rankest star is defender Luke Shaw EA Sports still have the power to change these ratings before the full version of the game is released on September 28. But the leaked images have given fans the chance to inspect the Manchester United, Manchester City, PSG, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus squads. Statistics show that Jose Mourinho will be relying on Pogba this season - regardless of the ongoing transfer speculation. The French World Cup winner has been given an 88 rating, which is one higher than striker Romelu Lukaku. FIFA 19 'The Journey' revealed with Alex Hunter starring for Real Madrid... and you'll play as his sister Kim too 8 Kevin De Bruyne is City's top player, according to the stats 8 Harry Kane is Tottenham's top star De Gea has been given a 91 rating, which is one above Thibaut Courtois, Jan Oblak and Manuel Neuer. Kevin De Bruyne is Manchester City's shining star following his impressive display last season. New boy Riyad Mahrez has been given the same rating - 85 - as Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and Marco Asensio. For Tottenham, it comes as no surprise that Harry Kane is leading the line with a score of 89. 8 Arjen Robben has been left on the sidelines in the demo 8 Neymar is the highest rated for French side PSG 8 Sergio Ramos will be leading by example on FIFA 19 Moussa Sissoko, who plays in central midfield, has been rated the weakest player in the squad with 76. Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos are the two highest rated players in Real Madrid's squad following the departure of Ronaldo. The Portuguese superstar, who was ranked one above Lionel Messi last year, is rated at 94. Experience the atmosphere inside the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before it even opens in FIFA 19 video 8 Jan Oblak is rated below United shot-stopper David De Gea 8 Cristiano Ronaldo joined Juventus this summer from the Spanish giants<doc-sep>
Fifa 19 is nearly upon us. Fans of the game have been patiently waiting for the latest edition of the famous franchise and it's just over a month until it lands. There's already been a shed load of announcements detailing some serious in-game improvements, with players now allowed to actually change the rules of matches against their friends. The 'lounge mode' means you could play a game with no offside rule for example, or where only long-shot goals count. But the real news that everyone wants is the new and updated player ratings. Every year EA Sports' ranking system sparks mass debate. And the debates have already begun after the player ratings for the upcoming demo - which is released on September 11 - were leaked. Real Madrid are one of the teams involved in the demo and their numbers will certainly cause a bit of a stir. You can see them in all their beauty below. REAL MADRID'S PLAYER RATINGS FOR FIFA 19 DEMO The big talking point has to be the rankings for Real's attackers. Gareth Bale comes in at 88, one down from last year, while Isco gets a huge boost to 89. A very brave decision from EA. Karim Benzema gets a serious downgrade to 84, with Marco Asensio actually one higher than the Frenchman at 85. Maybe Benzema's five goals in all competitions last season really did do a lot damage... Raphael Varane can feel pretty hard done by at 86, five lower than Sergio Ramos. New signing Thibaut Courtois, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric all deservedly break the 90 mark. It does seem weird, though, looking at a Real Madrid team on Fifa without the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo. Juventus' new man looks like he will keep his 94 rating, with Paulo Dybala being pushed up to 89 and Douglas Costa coming in at 86. Real and Juve look like the teams to be in online season matches. News Now - Sport News