FIFA 18: Cristiano Ronaldo draws level with Pele and Diego Maradona in overall ratings

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Cristiano Ronaldo

What's the story?

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has drawn level with footballing legends like Pele and Maradona in FIFA 18 FUT after EA Sports released his newly updated card. Ronaldo's 95-rated card is the best non-icon card on FIFA 18 and sells for a whopping 3.78 million coins on PS4.

In case you didn't know

Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest goal scorer in the history of the UEFA Champions League and has the third-best goals-to-appearances ratio amongst the top 10 scorers in the Champions League.

Heart of the matter

Cristiano Ronaldo in FIFA 18 is now tied with both Pele and Maradona, but he ranks ahead of both the legends, courtesy individual attributes. Ronaldo's shooting comes in a 95, while the same for Pele and Maradona stand at 93 and 91, respectively. Ronaldo has a physicality stat of 82, which is also higher than Pele and Maradona, who both have 75.

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The two legendary footballers catch up with Ronaldo in dribbling, however. Ronaldo, who is at 92, is three points behind the two South Americans.

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Cristiano Ronaldo's FUT card

Five-star skill moves and a four-star weak foot, combined with staggering in-game attributes, it is no surprise that Ronaldo's card in FUT 18 is the best.

What's Next?

Ronaldo will be looking to extend his form in the Champions League, he has scored 9 goals in the group stages and an absolute mouth-watering clash awaits in the Round of 16 as Real Madrid take on PSG who have been on fire in Ligue 1 as well as in Europe.

Author's Take

The best player in the world surely deserves the best card in FIFA 18 too, an upgrade well deserved for Ronaldo. Can we expect another upgrade? If Ronaldo does step up against PSG next year, we might just see one.

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