Messi's rating would drop one as Ronaldo won consecutive Ballons d'Or in 20, but he would remain atop the charts for a little while longer. When you weren't busy throwing your controller through the wall as the Colombian wheeled away in celebration, you were in awe of Messi's 94 base card. It was at this point that Ronaldo started to win the Ballon d'Or battle, but Messi won the ratings war. Messi would keep that 94 rating for FIFA 13, with a minor boost to shooting and passing but a small drop-off in dribbling. The introduction of Team of the Year and Team of the Season handed Messi 98 and 99 overall cards, the latter of which had 99 pace, 99 passing, 99 shooting and 99 dribbling. Messi was on fire this year / LLUIS GENE/GettyImagesĪ big jump up to 94 for Messi, who was still the best player on the game at this point - 2 ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. Before the year was up, Messi would earn four special cards, the highest of which sat at 96. FIFA 11 - 90ĭespite winning his first Ballon d'Or during the previous game cycle, Messi would retain his 90 rating for FIFA 11, which was still good enough to make him the best player on the game. A further two upgrades would come his way and Messi would end the game as a 95 overall. Messi would start FIFA 10 Career Mode as a 90 but, by the time Ultimate Team was released, he had already jumped up to a 91. He'd end up finishing second in the Ballon d'Or ratings in 2008, shortly after this game was released, so you knew an upgrade was coming. To this day, he is yet to fall back under that rating. The first time Messi would hit 90 would be in FIFA 09. His best stats: Dribbling (95), Acceleration (95), Sprint Speed (95), Ball Control (94) and Short Pass (90). Messi secured a +2 upgrade to an 86 for FIFA 08, as well as a +11 boost to his goalkeeper handling stats. His Career Mode potential was up at 94 by this point, and understandably so after he bagged 14 goals in 26 games in 2006/07. ![]() Up to 84 for his second FIFA appearance.and a 3* weak foot. A modest rating of 78 signalled his emergence as an intriguing young player with a lot of room to grow, but it wouldn't be long before his rating started to rise. Messi was just starting out at this point / Etsuo Hara/GettyImagesĪn 18-year-old Messi boasted 88 dribbling and 87 acceleration when he made his debut in the FIFA series.
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