The 100 best football players according to FIFA 20

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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

Team: LA Galaxy

Position: ST

99. Bruno Fernandes

Score: 85

Team: Sporting CP

Position: CAM

98. Saul Niguez

Score: 85

Team: Atletico Madrid

Position: CM

97. Hakim Ziyech

Score: 85

Team: Ajax

Position: CAM

96. Allan

Score: 85

Team: Napoli

Position: CM

95. Rodri

Score: 85

Team: Manchester City

Position: CDM

94. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic

Score: 85

Team: Lazio

Position: CM

93. Jose Gimenez

Score: 85

Team: Atletico Madrid

Position: CB

92. Kostas Manolas

Score: 85

Team: Napoli

Position: CB

91. Koke

Score: 85

Team: Atletico Madrid

Position: RM

90. Mauro Icardi

Score: 85

Team: PSG

Position: ST

89. Dani Carvajal

Score: 85

Team: Real Madrid

Position: RB

88. David Alaba

Score: 85

Team: Bayern Munich

Position: LB

87. Blaise Matuidi

Score: 85

Team: Juventus

Position: CDM

86. Romelu Lukaku

Score: 85

Team: Inter Milan

Position: ST

85. Alejandro Gomez

Score: 85

Team: Atalanta

Position: CAM

84. Niklas Süle

Score: 85

Team: Bayern Munich

Position: CB

83. Alex Sandro

Score: 85

Team: Juventus

Position: LB

82. Fabinho

Score: 85

Team: Liverpool

Position: CDM

81. Matthijs de Ligt

Score: 85

Team: Juventus

Position: CB

80. Axel Witsel

Score: 85

Team: Borussia Dortmund

Position: CDM

79. Andy Robertson

Score: 85

Team: Liverpool

Position: LB

78. Raphael Varane

Score: 85

Team: Real Madrid

Position: CB

77. Frenkie de Jong

Score: 85

Team: Barcelona

Position: CM

76. James Rodriguez

Score: 85

Team: Real Madrid

Position: CAM

75. Gianluigi Donnarumma

Score: 85

Team: AC Milan

Position: GK

74. Marcelo

Score: 85

Team: Real Madrid

Position: LB

73. Dani Parejo

Score: 86

Team: Valencia

Position: CM

72. Wojciech Szczesny

Score: 86

Team: Juventus

Position: GK

71. Isco

Score: 86

Team: Real Madrid

Position: CAM

70. Ciro Immobile

Score: 86

Team: Lazio

Position: ST

69. Philippe Coutinho

Score: 86

Team: Bayern Munich

Position: LW

68. Thomas Müller

Score: 86

Team: Bayern Munich

Position: CAM

67. Samuel Umtiti

Score: 86

Team: Barcelona

Position: CB

66. Milan Skriniar

Score: 86

Team: Inter Milan

Position: CB

65. Ivan Rakitic

Score: 86

Team: Barcelona

Position: CM

64. Leonardo Bonucci

Score: 86

Team: Juventus

Position: CB

63. Marco Verratti

Score: 86

Team: PSG

Position: CM

62. Roberto Firmino

Score: 86

Team: Liverpool

Position: CF

61. Marquinhos

Score: 86

Team: PSG

Position: CB

60. Alexandre Lacazette

Score: 86

Team: Arsenal

Position: ST

59. Angel Di Maria

Score: 86

Team: PSG

Position: RW

58. Miralem Pjanic

Score: 86

Team: Juventus

Position: CM

57. Leroy Sane

Score: 86

Team: Manchester City

Position: LW

56. Joshua Kimmich

Score: 86

Team: Bayern Munich

Position: RB

55. Keylor Navas

Score: 87

Team: PSG

Position: GK

54. Jan Vertonghen

Score: 87

Team: Tottenham Hotspur

Position: CB

53. Lorenzo Insigne

Score: 87

Team: Napoli

Position: CF

52. Casemiro

Score: 87

Team: Real Madrid

Position: CDM

51. Thiago Silva

Score: 87

Team: PSG

Position: CB

50. Dries Mertens

Score: 87

Team: Napoli

Position: CF

49. Aymeric Laporte

Score: 87

Team: Manchester City

Position: CB

48. Thiago Alcantara

Score: 87

Team: Bayern Munich

Position: CM

47. Bernardo Silva

Score: 87

Team: Manchester City

Position: RW

46. Toby Alderweireld

Score: 87

Team: Tottenham Hotspur

Position: CB

45. Son Heung-min

Score: 87

Team: Tottenham Hotspur

Position: CF

44. Fernandinho

Score: 87

Team: Manchester City

Position: CDM

43. Mats Hummels

Score: 87

Team: Borussia Dortmund

Position: CB

42. Jordi Alba

Score: 87

Team: Barcelona

Position: LB

41. Karim Benzema

Score: 87

Team: Real Madrid

Position: SS

40. Samir Handanovic

Score: 88

Team: Inter Milan

Position: GK

39. Thibaut Courtois

Score: 88

Team: Real Madrid

Position: GK

38. Paulo Dybala

Score: 88

Team: Juventus

Position: CAM

37. Diego Godin

Score: 88

Team: Inter Milan

Position: CB

36. Hugo Lloris

Score: 88

Team: Tottenham Hotspur

Position: GK

35. David Silva

Score: 88

Team: Manchester City

Position: CAM

34. Ederson Moraes

Score: 88

Team: Manchester City

Position: GK

33. Marco Reus

Score: 88

Team: Borussia Dortmund

Position: CAM

32. Edinson Cavani

Score: 88

Team: PSG

Position: ST

31. Paul Pogba

Score: 88

Team: Manchester United

Position: CM

30. Christian Eriksen

Score: 88

Team: Tottenham Hotspur

Position: CAM

29. Toni Kroos

Score: 88

Team: Real Madrid

Position: CM

28. Sadio Mane

Score: 88

Team: Liverpool

Position: LW

27. Manuel Neuer

Score: 88

Team: Bayern Munich

Position: GK

26. Gerard Pique

Score: 88

Team: Barcelona

Position: CB

25. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Score: 88

Team: Arsenal

Position: ST

24. Raheem Sterling

Score: 88

Team: Manchester CIty

Position: RW

23. David de Gea

Score: 89

Team: Manchester United

Position: GK

22. Luis Suarez

Score: 89

Team: Barcelona

Position: ST

21. Sergio Busquets

Score: 89

Team: Barcelona

Position: CDM

20. Antoine Griezmann

Score: 89

Team: Barcelona

Position: CF

19. Alisson Becker

Score: 89

Team: Liverpool

Position: GK

18. N'Golo Kante

Score: 89

Team: Chelsea

Position: CDM

17. Kalidou Koulibaly

Score: 89

Team: Napoli

Position: CB

16. Harry Kane

Score: 89

Team: Tottenham Hotspur

Position: ST

15. Robert Lewandowski

Score: 89

Team: Bayern Munich

Position: ST

14. Giorgio Chiellini

Score: 89

Team: Juventus

Position: CB

13. Sergio Aguero

Score: 89

Team: Manchester CIty

Position: ST

12. Sergio Ramos

Score: 89

Team: Real Madrid

Position: CB

11. Kylian Mbappe

Score: 89

Team: PSG

Position: ST

10. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen

Score: 90

Team: Barcelona

Position: GK

9. Luka Modric

Score: 90

Team: Real Madrid

Position: CM

8. Mohamed Salah

Score: 90

Team: Liverpool

Position: RW

7. Virgil van Dijk

Score: 90

Team: Liverpool

Position: CB

6. Jan Oblak

Score: 91

Team: Atletico Madrid

Position: GK

5. Kevin De Bruyne

Score: 91

Team: Manchester City

Position: CAM

4. Eden Hazard

Score: 91

Team: Real Madrid

Position: LW

3. Neymar

Score: 92

Team: PSG

Position: LW

2. Cristiano Ronaldo

Score: 93

Team: Juventus

Position: ST

1. Lionel Messi

Score: 94

Team: Barcelona

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.