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Virgil van Dijk is officially the highest-rated centre back, and the Dutch defender has maintained his rating from EA Sports FC 24, which also stood at the 89 mark. A major portion of the game’s community will try to get their hands on his card, considering that it is expected to be overpowered in the beginning phase of EA Sports FC 25’s Ultimate T


Part of a mid-fielder's job is to take control of the ball and dribble it upfield before passing it to your attackers. Jamal Musiala is one of the best athletes for doing this with creative flexibility, partially due to how high this player's Dribbling stat is. Musiala has a fantastic 94 Dribbling subcategory score paired with a 93 Balance that makes it hard for rival defenders to take the ball away from


When Rodri steals a pass or stops a rival player's progress, he can follow up his actions with 93 Short Passing and 91 Long Passing to give a teammate momentum. With 93 Reactions and 94 Composure stats, there are very few people more reliable than Rodri, making him arguably the best mid-fielder in **EA Sports FC 25 ** for you to have on your t

Gregor Kobel has been a revelation for Borussia Dortmund, and the Swiss international has been a rock for the team. He was vital for their run in the UEFA Champions League , and without him, it wouldn’t have been possible for Dortmund to reach the fin


The 90 Dribbling and 90 Ball Control also make Wirtz able to keep the ball when pressured by rival players. Due to his lower Physicality though, you'll want to keep Wirtz's passes quick to prevent stronger athletes from overwhelming him. This level of specialization on your team can be crucial for its consistency, especially against enemy teams whose players have similarly defined ro

EA SPORTS FC 25 remains the visual peak of EA SPORTS titles, even though Madden is right on its heels. The pre-game introductions, the player animations, the crowd, environments and the lighting are beautiful. Then there's Messi's hair that flows in the wind. There are two graphical options in the menu with the option to include some ray tracing and the other favoring resolution. There was a glaring graphical bug during daytime games that couldn't be replicated at night and changing the graphical options didn't get rid of it. Player models during the game in the middle of the field would begin ghosting. This may be related to the lighting direction at the time, but it's apparent enough that it's an issue (it doesn't seem to happen at night or in the rain). Otherwise, every visual aspect of the FC25 Game Blog Walkthrough remains top tier.


Although FC Barcelona has been struggling over the past couple of years, Marc-André ter Stegen has been outstanding for them. The German keeper has saved them on numerous occasions, and he has deservedly received an overall rating of 89 in EA Sports FC 25’s Ultimate T


Marquinhos is regarded to be currently one of the best centre backs in the world, and the Brazilian defender has been outstanding for PSG in Ligue 1. He has been guiding their backline to several trophies domestically, and their goal is now to find success at the European le


Christiane Endler is officially the highest-rated female goalkeeper in EA Sports FC 25, and the Chilean shot-stopper has been phenomenal for Olympique Lyonnais Féminin. Her presence has helped the team massively, and they have ended up winning several laurels, including the UEFA Women’s Champions League and m


But in presentation and organisation, EA FC feels very different. It feels a lot more Tactico-coded; no longer do players play in Defence or Midfield but as Inverted Wingbacks, Ballplaying Centre Backs, Wide Forwards, Shadow Strikers, and Roaming Playmakers. There have been options to control your positioning on a more micro level before, but this brings it front and centre, emphasising tactical input - how the players react to this is called FC

The AI received a major overhaul with everything being added this year. The amount of skill moves that can be done will take mastering, as everything from recent years carries over, but with important and positive updates. There's a noticeable change in ball behavior across the board. The gameplay isn't as wide open as in the past it came down to finding a skill player breaking away and making a direct pass to try and score the goal. The AI is aggressive on defense and will now counter and catch players that tend to break away. This is where the strategy really comes into play as proper pass placement and moving the ball into scoring position is much more important.


Her overall stats in the game are quite well-balanced, with the major highlights being 89 defending, 83 passing, and 82 physical. In the meantime, her other numbers are 76 dribbling, 75 pace, and 73 shooting, making her ideal for the centre back posit


As part of my preview for EA FC 25 , I was sent around 90 minutes of panel discussions of the new features in the game. But sometimes these can cloud your judgement - I've been playing EA FC (or FIFA , as it was then) since FIFA '99, as well as several of its competitors, so I know how the game feels. The best place to start was with a ma