Gary Lineker’s view on FIFA 17 ratings is spot on

Ahead of the launch of Fifa 17 on September 27th, EA Sports have been releasing information on players' ratings for the game.

The top three rated players in the game have been revealed, and while no-one was surprised to see Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi make the cut, the order has annoyed some. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/771691395727892480 Ronaldo is rated higher than Messi and some view the decision from EA as being akin to blasphemy. https://twitter.com/benkicks23/status/771505405696569344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw If that wasn't bad enough for Messi fans, EA have only gone and rated Dimitri Payet as a (slightly) better passer. https://twitter.com/messi10stats/status/771774012649250816 While the Fifa series is popular the world over, and gives countless hours of entertainment to millions of people, it's probably better not to read too much into the ratings. Because, you know, it's just a game. Gary Lineker best summed up how it's not worth getting into a muddle over player ratings for the game, and we couldn't agree more. https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/771776068999122944 At least he did until someone showed him his own ratings.

@GaryLineker atleast your passing stats are sexy! pic.twitter.com/lcC41su8pu

— Cristiano Acconci (@MrAcconci) September 2, 2016

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