EA Sports has revealed the 10 highest-rated players on FIFA 20 ahead of the game s release later this month, with Lionel Messi back on top after Cristiano Ronaldo ranked first last year.
Messi enjoyed another stellar campaign for Barcelona in 2018-19, scoring 36 goals in 34 LaLiga matches, inspiring the club s title defence and run to the Champions League semi-finals.
Ronaldo s first season at Juventus – who will be known as Piemonte Calcio on FIFA 20 – went as smoothly as might have been expected, with the forward finishing as the club s top-scorer as they claimed an eighth successive Scudetto, though that was not enough to retain his crown as FIFA s highest-rated player.
Neither Ronaldo nor Messi were able to win the Champions League, however, with that hon…
Real Madrid star Toni Kroos has been named Footballer of the Year by sports writers in Germany.
The Association of German Sports Journalists (VDS), in conjunction with football magazine Kicker, gave the midfielder 185 of the 475 votes cast to ensure he won the award, which he was beaten to by Philipp Lahm in 2017-18, for the first time in his career.
The 28-year-old was a key member of the Madrid side that claimed a third successive Champions League title by beating Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev in May, adding to the UEFA Super Cup, Supercopa de Espana and Club World Cup titles claimed earlier in the season.
Freiburg striker Nils Petersen came second with 39 votes, while Schalke defender Naldo finished third after receiving one ballot fewer.
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Germany team manager Oliver Bierhoff hinted Saturday that rebel striker Kevin Kuranyi could be set for a shock recall to the national side in time for this June s World Cup.
Kuranyi has not played for Germany since walking out on the team in October 2008 after being left out of the matchday squad for a World Cup qualifier, prompting coach Joachim Loew to declare he would never pick him again.
However Kuranyi s 18 goals for Schalke 04 has forced Loew into a re-think.
Ahead of the weekend s Bundesliga games Kuranyi is joint second in the league scoring charts behind Wolfsburg s Edin Dzeko, and Bierhoff admits a shock U-turn announcement could be expected by the end of the month.
We are grateful to have players in great shape, Bierhoff told Cologne newspap…
New Manchester City recruit Patrick Vieira says he has a 100 percent chance of playing for France at next summer s World Cup finals, despite having not represented his country since June 2009.
As I m an optimist, I m going to say 100 percent, he said in response to a question about his chances of playing in South Africa on the Canal Football Club television show on Sunday evening.
The desire is there, it s my goal. In my head, I don t see myself missing the World Cup.
Vieira, who has yet to play for his new club, admitted that he had received no guarantees from France coach Raymond Domenech, who he met shortly before Christmas, and conceded that the situation is not as simple as that .
But he said that as soon as I m playing, there s no reason why I …
The minute What Remains of Edith Finch puts its titular protagonist face to face with its slapdash Frankenstein’s monster of a house, it seems the game is gearing up for a horror story, closer to Resident Evil than Gone Home. That’s actually close to the truth in one sequence, but What Remains of Edith Finch ultimately tells a subtle tale with far more pensive ideas. It plays off a heightened sense of impending mortality, but terror never truly takes a physical form. These are simply the facts, presented as only the victims and witnesses could deliver them.
More specifically, the game follows young Edith on a trip to her family’s abandoned, derelict home, built on a rural island off the coast of Washington state. Three generations of Edith’s family have lived in this hou…
Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool are the perfect club to help him realise his Premier League dream.
During his seven years at Borussia Dortmund Klopp forged a reputation as one of Europe s best coaches, and was linked with a hosts of clubs across the continent.
Klopp won five trophies with the club including two Bundesliga titles before leaving at the end of the 2014-15 campaign.
He was expected to take a sabbatical but a couple of months later he was lured to England to replace Brendan Rodgers at Anfield.
And the 49-year-old says the decision to test himself in the Premier League has already proved to be an unbelievably good one.
I was always really interested in the Premier League and being involved now is great. It s intense, but great, he told…
Cabaye set for Premiership return
A host of Premier League clubs are showing interest in Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Yohan Cabaye, .
Having failed to prove his worth at Parc des Princes, the France international is eager to leave the Saints in search of first team football, and a return to English Premier League appears on the cards.
According to the latest reports, Crystal Palace are in talks with PSG as they hope to lure Cabaye to Selhurst Park, with the player currently valued at £10 million.
However, the Eagles are not the only Premiership side keen on the 29-year-old, with the likes of Tottenham, Southampton and West Ham also in the mix.
The heavy interest in the midfielder s services is hardly surprising considering that he enjoyed two …
According to , Chelsea are the favourites in the race for the signature of Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz, but they appear to be put off somewhat by the huge fee they are being asked to pay.
The 20-year-old attacking midfielder was on impressive form throughout the 2019/20 season, scoring 17 goals and assisting nine more in 43 appearances in all competitions. His obvious quality has drawn attention from top clubs around Europe, including Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool, but it is believed he could follow in the footsteps of RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner, who is leaving Germany to join Chelsea.
However, Leverkusen s asking price is currently a sticking point for the Londoners. Leverkusen want nothing short of €100 million to let him leav…
Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic is open to leaving in the January transfer window, with Arsenal and West Ham United interested in him, according to . It has been reported that the 23-year-old is considering leaving Spanish and European giants Madrid in the middle of the season.
Arsenal and West Ham have been linked with the Serbia international striker, but the youngster would prefer a move to Germany. Jovic made his name at Eintracht Frankfurt before earning the move to Madrid and also spent the second half of last season on loan at the German club.
Jovic has made three in La Liga for Madrid so far this season. Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti is playing veteran striker Karim Benzema, and Jovic is unlikely to get much playing time in the coming weeks and months.
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Without a real passion and knowledge of the game, you will most likely fail as an agent.
(*Editor s Note. This article was completely rewritten and updated February 20, 2016.)
Being a soccer agent is perhaps one of the most desired professions in contemporary soccer.
Glamour, wealth, travels and parties are first things that meet the eye, but behind the stylish facade there is hard work, dedication, commitment, perseverance, stress and more hard work.
Roughly explained and defined, a player’s agent is a ‘natural person who, for a fee, introduces players to clubs with a view to negotiating or renegotiating an employment contract or introduces two clubs to another with a view to concluding a transfer agreement, in compliance with the provisions set for…