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Lionel Messi pips Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez to FIFA 16 top spot

Lionel Messi celebrates scoring a goal during the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla
Image: Lionel Messi has been rated as the best player on FIFA 16.

Who is the best player in the world? Is it Lionel Messi? Cristiano Ronaldo? Luis Suarez...?

While it is a debate that is unlikely to be decided anytime soon, EA Sports have confirmed that it is Messi who they have ranked as the top-rated player on FIFA 16.

The Argentine gets a rating of 94 for the latest video game in the series, putting him just ahead of Ronaldo (93) and Suarez (90).

Bayern Munich team-mates Manuel Neuer and Arjen Robben also get ratings of 90 while Eden Hazard is the highest-ranked player from the Premier League at sixth with 89.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (89), Neymar (88), Thiago Silva (88) and Manchester City's David Silva (88) make up the top 10.

Sergio Aguero is 12th with a rating of 87 and David de Gea is Manchester United's highest-ranked player with 86, putting him 26th on the list.

Mesut Ozil (87) is the top-rated Arsenal player in the list but there are no Liverpool players in the top 50. 

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The world's most expensive player, Gareth Bale, is only 23rd with a rating of 87.

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