To many fans, it was shocking to see that Cristiano Ronaldo, the world-renowned, second-best player on the planet, had gotten bumped down in  EA FC 24 Coins ratings and had fallen to third place in the EA Sports FC rankings, especially after his return home to Manchester United.

Alas, the devastating goalscorer has only gone from a 92 rating to a 91. so he's still an undoubtedly exceptional player in EA Sports FC. At 35 years of age, Ronaldo has retained 5* skills and 4* weak foot in the game, with high/low work rates. The Portuguese striker's general stats have him with 87 pace, 93 shooting, 82 passing, 88 dribbling, 34 defending, and 75 physical.

Robert Lewandowski is the man who has taken second place from Cristiano, and it is hard to argue with the Bayern player's upgrade. Many believe he has deserved a Balon D'or for what he has done in the past couple of seasons.

He scores goals for fun, and in doing so, has earned himself a plus-1 overall rating, going from 91 to 92. Lewa may fit well into FC 24's new slower and improved gameplay, with 4* skill moves and 4* weak-foot and a high/medium work rate; he is not the flashiest player, but a great one nonetheless. The striker has 78 pace, 92 shooting, 79 passing, 86 dribbling, 44 defending, and 82 physical.

It will forever be strange to see Lionel Messi donning the navy of Paris Saint-Germain instead of the iconic colors of FC Barcelona. Still, even in this new era of football and this new era of Messi, he remains the world's best and EA Sports FC's best player.

The Argentinian magician retains his 93 rating and looks well on his way to winning another Balon D'or, given the incredible year he is having. Messi may 'only' have 4* skill moves, 4* weak-foot, and medium/low work rates (the latter of which may be unjust to some), but he is undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with in Ultimate Team and other game-modes. The recent Copa America winner has 85 pace, 92 shooting, 91 passing, 95 dribbling, 34 defending, and 65 physical.

FC 24 is the latest in the annual soccer franchise from developer and publisher EA Sports. While fans will no doubt enjoy the overall quality on offer from the game, which features some subtle improvements for diehards that will be much appreciated, its most noticeable changes are also its most surface level, resulting in an experience that feels like it's still lacking something special to push it over the top.

Anyone paying attention to Fut Coins for sale  the advertising leading up to FC 24 will know that one of its major selling points is HyperMotion technology. HyperMotion is a combination of machine learning technology blended with the most advanced motion capture EA has been able to implement in the series yet, resulting in what should be hyper-realistic player movements. In theory, this should be tangible with both individual player movements and with team-based formations, the latter of which will ebb and flow much more organically as a result of what's occurring on the pitch.