By Gerald Boama, May 1 2020

The top FIFA 20 ratings have been revealed, and you can check them out here – it’s a 90 for van Dijk

Every year, the top FIFA 20 ratings are a controversial point of discussion, with players such as Ronaldo and Messi contesting for the top spot. The game has been out for a while now, so excluding special players like icons and in-forms in Ultimate Team, we’ve got the complete list of top FIFA 20 ratings. As per usual, all of the ratings in FIFA 20 were leaked before the game launched and they were all correct, although the FIFA 20 winter upgrades have since changed some of the lower rated players.

VIRGIL VAN DIJK(Liverpool)

Anfield devotees have proclaimed their Dutch powerhouse to be the greatest defender in the world – and in FIFA 20 he gets the stats to back it up. 90 defending, 86 physicality and 77 pace make him an immovable force, but VVD is slick at breaking forwards too, with 70 passing and 72 dribbling. Overall rating: 90.

LIONEL MESSI (Barcelona)

With EA having lost Juventus’ rights to Konami, it seems that Cristiano Ronaldo’s status as the game’s best active player is gone. Ronaldo gets an OVR of 93, whereas Messi scores 94. That’s broken down as 87 pace, 92 shooting, 92 passing, 96 dribbling, 39 defending, and 66 physicality.

CRISTIANO RONALDO (Piemonte Calcio)

No, that team name isn’t a typo: with no Juventus in the game, Ronaldo resides at the replacement club called FIFA 20 Piemonte Calcio. And yes, you can assume that his OVR of 93 being worse than Messi’s are a direct result. Ron will still run rings round most opponents however, with scores of 89 pace, 93 shooting, 82 passing, 88 dribbling, 81 physicality, and 35 defending.

EDEN HAZARD (Real Madrid)

After his move from Chelsea the garden of Eden looks rosy as ever with an overall of 91, although not all fans are happy – there’s been a Twitter backlash from those who claim he should have scored 92 or 93. Not that it prevents him from being one of FIFA 20’s outstanding players. Hazard’s individual ratings are 91 pace, 83 shooting, 86 passing, 94 dribbling, 35 defending, and 66 physicality.

FIFA 20 Top 50 players

• Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 94
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Piemonte Calcio) 93
• Neymar Jr (PSG) 92
• Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) 91
• Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) 91
• Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) 91
• Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) 90
• Mo Salah (Liverpool) 90
• Luka Modric (Real Madrid) 90
• Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) 90
• Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) 89
• Alisson (Liverpool) 89
• N’Golo Kante (Chelsea) 89
• Harry Kane (Tottenham) 89
• Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 89
• Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) 89
• Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) 89
• Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 89
• Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) 89
• Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 89
• Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) 89
• Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 89
• David de Gea (Manchester United) 89
• Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) 88
• Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) 88
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 88
• Gerard Pique (Barcelona) 88
• Christian Eriksen (Tottenham) 88
• Sadio Mane (Liverpool) 88
• Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) 88
• Paul Pogba (Manchester United) 88
• Edinson Cavani (PSG) 88
• Marco Reus (Dortmund) 88
• Ederson (Manchester City) 88
• Hugo Lloris (Tottenham) 88
• David Silva (Manchester City) 88
• Diego Godin (Inter) 88
• Paulo Dybala (Piemonte Calcio) 88
• Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) 88
• Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan) 88
• Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 87
• Jordi Alba (Barcelona) 87
• Son Heung-Min (Tottenham) 87
• Fernandinho (Manchester City) 87
• Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich) 87
• Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham) 87
• Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) 87
• Thiago (Bayern Munich) 87
• Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) 87
• Dreis Mertens (Napoli) 87

By Gerald Boama, April 30 2020

Tired of 11v11 and want to dominate the streets? We’re here to help with our top FIFA 20 Volta tips, whether you used to stomp all over FIFA Street back in the day or you’re brand new to this world of football like you’ve never seen it before. FIFA 20 is the latest instalment in the franchise with numerous improvements across the board, but our FIFA 20 Volta tips will help you get to grips with the biggest addition of all.

NAIL THE BASIS

When you’ve played through the initial game in the Volta story mode, you’ll have the option to play some training drills. Don’t skip these! They’re vital in helping you learn the intricacies of FIFA 20’s Volta football, from dribbling to defending and everything inbetween. You can take on more skill games from the main menu if you want to revisit them.

USE SKILL POINTS ON UPGRADING YOUR SKILL LEVEL

Despite street football being all about skills, you only start with two star skills so you can only do the most basic of moves. When you earn some skill points, invest them in the skill moves attributes until you reach five star. Then you can really start showing off.

JOCKEY WHENEVER YOU DON’T HAVE THE BALL

Volta pitches are small enough that you can easily intercept the ball, since passing lanes are so tight. You just need to ensure you’re jockeying whenever you’re not in possession, by holding L2/LT and moving your player into the passing lanes. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll find you’re intercepting the ball a surprising amount. The same applies when your opponent is about to have a shot — jockey and your player should automatically block thanks to the new contextual defending.

Pay attention to players’ favourite formations and home turfs

Like in Ultimate Team, chemistry is important in Volta. Three attributes contribute toward your chemistry; home turf, favourite formation, and position. Having multiple players with the same home turf will increase your chemistry, as will having players with the same formation you’re using as their favourite. Of course, playing people in the correct positions also helps!

Bounce the ball off walls to get it past opponents

If you’re playing with walls, use them to your advantage! Opposition players will often close you down so if you have a teammate in space but can’t pivot to send the pass, hit with some power against the wall and bounce it round the defender.

FIFA 20 celebrations list: How to do all of the new and old celebrations

By Gerald Boama April 25, 2020

All of the old and new FIFA 20 celebrations, along with how to do them

There’s not much that can be as infuriating as when you concede a goal in the last minute and your opponent knows all of the FIFA 20 celebrations to gloat. If you want to be that person however and not skip the replay, there’s plenty of fancy moves and dances you can execute in FIFA 20 to make that happen. Whether you’re looking for a Mannequin, Airplane, Break Dance, or more, we’ve got the full FIFA 20 celebrations list here.

Section 1

FIFA 20 celebrations: Basics

Scissors: Hold L1, press Square
Challenge: Hold L2, double tap Square
Twist Flip/Spinning Frog: Hold L2, spin RS anti-clockwise
One Eye: Hold R2, press R3
Swagger: Hold R1, double tap Circle
Nailbiter: Hold R2, hold RS up
Pigeon: Hold R1, press R3
Guitar Dance: Hold R1, flick RS up twice
Knee Slide: Hold R1, flick RS left twice
Speed Walk: Hold L2, flick RS right twice
Hand Spring/Power Slide: Hold L1, spin RS clockwise

Signature: X
Random: Circle
Cancel: L1 + R1

Section 2

FIFA 20 celebrations: Running Moves

Thumb Suck: Hold Square
Arms Out: Tap Square, Hold Square
Wrist Flick: Tap Triangle, Hold Triangle
Aeroplane: Hold R3
Point to Sky: Hold RS up
Shhhhh!: Hold RS right
Telephone: Hold RS down
Can You Hear Me?: Hold RS left
Hands Out: Flick RS right, hold RS left
Come On!: Flick RS left, hold RS right
Blow Kisses: Flick RS down, hold RS up
Double Arm Swing: Flick RS up, hold RS down
Flying Bird: Flick RS right, hold RS right
Hand on Head: Flick RS left, hold RS left
Heart Symbol: Flick RS down, hold RS down
Arms Pointing Up: Flick RS up, hold RS up
Windmill: Spin RS clockwise

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