What’s the story?
Cristiano Ronaldo’s back-to-back Champions League hat-tricks have meant the Real Madrid superstar now owns the best FUT card in FIFA 17. The latest FUT release for Ronaldo sees him reach near perfection, as EA Sports continue to reward the Portugal captain’s on-pitch exploits with increased rating points.
Ronaldo’s good run of goalscoring form has merited his new FUT card, and that makes him the best player there is in FIFA 17.
The context
The FIFA Ultimate Team is is a game mode which allows you to build “All-Star” squads to play with online against other people. In this game mode, you are able to acquire players from various teams to build your own squad. You can then take this team and play one on one games or special tournaments online or against the computer.
The way you acquire players is through packs. You get money for the packs by playing in games or trading your existing players on this auction system.
The heart of the matter
Ronaldo scored three goals against cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid last week to sink them 3–0 in the Champions League semi-final first leg, and that hat-trick was the forward’s second in a row in Europe, having also netted a treble against Bayern Munich in the previous round.
As such, it comes as no surprise that EA Sports boosted Ronaldo in his latest FUT card. His attribute ratings are almost insane, making him a machine in FIFA Ultimate Team.
Ronaldo’s FUT card is rated 98, with ratings for pace, dribbling and shot all above 95. The Real Madrid star has perfect ratings for shot power, positioning, heading, stamina and a lot more.
What’s next?
It is the fourth game in a row the Ronaldo has earned a 98-rated card or higher from EA Sports, suggesting the 32-year-old is far from slowing down.
EA Sports’ latest FUT card release for Ronaldo means that the four-time Ballon d’Or winner’s Team of the Season card will probably carry the maximum rating of 99.
Author’s take
Of late, Ronaldo has looked unstoppable on the pitch. With his goals knocking out Bayern Munich and pushing Atletico Madrid to the brink of exit, it seems fair that EA Sports have also done their bit to glorify the world’s best player. FUT players have a perfect Ronaldo available now, but it remains to be seen whether he continues his red-hot form on the pitch.
