The 100 best football players according to FIFA 20

Let the games begin

When EA announced the top 100 players for the new edition of the game last year, FIFA aficionado went into meltdown on social media.

And there's no shortage of Premier League stars in the following countdown. But have they got the order right?

100. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Score: 85

Position: ST

99. Bruno Fernandes

Score: 85

Position: CAM

98. Saul Niguez

Score: 85

Position: CM

97. Hakim Ziyech

Score: 85

Position: CAM

96. Allan

Score: 85

Position: CM

95. Rodri

Score: 85

Position: CDM

94. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic

Score: 85

Position: CM

93. Jose Gimenez

Score: 85

Position: CB

92. Kostas Manolas

Score: 85

Position: CB

91. Koke

Score: 85

Position: RM

90. Mauro Icardi

Score: 85

Position: ST

89. Dani Carvajal

Score: 85

Position: RB

88. David Alaba

Score: 85

Position: LB

87. Blaise Matuidi

Score: 85

Position: CDM

86. Romelu Lukaku

Score: 85

Position: ST

85. Alejandro Gomez

Score: 85

Position: CAM

84. Niklas Süle

Score: 85

Position: CB

83. Alex Sandro

Score: 85

Position: LB

82. Fabinho

Score: 85

Position: CDM

81. Matthijs de Ligt

Score: 85

Position: CB

80. Axel Witsel

Score: 85

Position: CDM

79. Andy Robertson

Score: 85

Position: LB

78. Raphael Varane

Score: 85

Position: CB

77. Frenkie de Jong

Score: 85

Position: CM

76. James Rodriguez

Score: 85

Position: CAM

75. Gianluigi Donnarumma

Score: 85

Position: GK

74. Marcelo

Score: 85

Position: LB

73. Dani Parejo

Score: 86

Position: CM

72. Wojciech Szczesny

Score: 86

Position: GK

71. Isco

Score: 86

Position: CAM

70. Ciro Immobile

Score: 86

Position: ST

69. Philippe Coutinho

Score: 86

Position: LW

68. Thomas Müller

Score: 86

Position: CAM

67. Samuel Umtiti

Score: 86

Position: CB

66. Milan Skriniar

Score: 86

Position: CB

65. Ivan Rakitic

Score: 86

Position: CM

64. Leonardo Bonucci

Score: 86

Position: CB

63. Marco Verratti

Score: 86

Position: CM

62. Roberto Firmino

Score: 86

Position: CF

61. Marquinhos

Score: 86

Position: CB

60. Alexandre Lacazette

Score: 86

Position: ST

59. Angel Di Maria

Score: 86

Position: RW

58. Miralem Pjanic

Score: 86

Position: CM

57. Leroy Sane

Score: 86

Position: LW

56. Joshua Kimmich

Score: 86

Position: RB

55. Keylor Navas

Score: 87

Position: GK

54. Jan Vertonghen

Score: 87

Position: CB

53. Lorenzo Insigne

Score: 87

Position: CF

52. Casemiro

Score: 87

Position: CDM

51. Thiago Silva

Score: 87

Position: CB

50. Dries Mertens

Score: 87

Position: CF

49. Aymeric Laporte

Score: 87

Position: CB

48. Thiago Alcantara

Score: 87

Position: CM

47. Bernardo Silva

Score: 87

Position: RW

46. Toby Alderweireld

Score: 87

Position: CB

45. Son Heung-min

Score: 87

Position: CF

44. Fernandinho

Score: 87

Position: CDM

43. Mats Hummels

Score: 87

Position: CB

42. Jordi Alba

Score: 87

Position: LB

41. Karim Benzema

Score: 87

Position: SS

40. Samir Handanovic

Score: 88

Position: GK

39. Thibaut Courtois

Score: 88

Position: GK

38. Paulo Dybala

Score: 88

Position: CAM

37. Diego Godin

Score: 88

Position: CB

36. Hugo Lloris

Score: 88

Position: GK

35. David Silva

Score: 88

Position: CAM

34. Ederson Moraes

Score: 88

Position: GK

33. Marco Reus

Score: 88

Position: CAM

32. Edinson Cavani

Score: 88

Position: ST

31. Paul Pogba

Score: 88

Position: CM

30. Christian Eriksen

Score: 88

Position: CAM

29. Toni Kroos

Score: 88

Position: CM

28. Sadio Mane

Score: 88

Position: LW

27. Manuel Neuer

Score: 88

Position: GK

26. Gerard Pique

Score: 88

Position: CB

25. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Score: 88

Position: ST

24. Raheem Sterling

Score: 88

Position: RW

23. David de Gea

Score: 89

Position: GK

22. Luis Suarez

Score: 89

Position: ST

21. Sergio Busquets

Score: 89

Position: CDM

20. Antoine Griezmann

Score: 89

Position: CF

19. Alisson Becker

Score: 89

Position: GK

18. N'Golo Kante

Score: 89

Position: CDM

17. Kalidou Koulibaly

Score: 89

Position: CB

16. Harry Kane

Score: 89

Position: ST

15. Robert Lewandowski

Score: 89

Position: ST

14. Giorgio Chiellini

Score: 89

Position: CB

13. Sergio Aguero

Score: 89

Position: ST

12. Sergio Ramos

Score: 89

Position: CB

11. Kylian Mbappe

Score: 89

Position: ST

10. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen

Score: 90

Position: GK

9. Luka Modric

Score: 90

Position: CM

8. Mohamed Salah

Score: 90

Position: RW

7. Virgil van Dijk

Score: 90

Position: CB

6. Jan Oblak

Score: 91

Position: GK

5. Kevin De Bruyne

Score: 91

Position: CAM

4. Eden Hazard

Score: 91

Position: LW

3. Neymar

Score: 92

Position: LW

2. Cristiano Ronaldo

Score: 93

Position: ST

1. Lionel Messi

Score: 94

Position: RW

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.