FIFA 23 official overall releases as Messi becomes the highest-rated player along with his PSG teammate

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EA has finally revealed the top player cards for FIFA 23 and PSG stars Messi and Mbappe remain the highest-rated players in the game. Despite winning the French league, Leo has gotten substantial nerfs to his pace, dribbling and passing while the Frenchman retains his high stats.

With FIFA 23 to be released at the end of the month, fans were desperately looking forward to the official releases from EA. And last month's leaks only bolstered the need to look at the official player ratings. Upon closer inspection, the Xbox glitch that had revealed all major player ratings on August 29 was spot on when it came to player cards.

PSG has been a fantastic team in recent games, and are consistent with their standing in real life. The program has some amazing celebrities, courtesy of its Qatari owner. Despite losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League, the French team succeeded in winning the Ligue 1 and other domestic honours last season.

After a lukewarm debut season at PSG, Messi has had some substantial changes to his in-game stats in FIFA 23. French fans were expecting La Pulga to live up to his name, but many felt that he was not performing at his best considering how the team performed in the UEFA Champions League.

As a reflection of his previous season's performance, Messi's insane 93 FIFA 22 overall rating has been brought down in FIFA 23 to 91. He will be sharing the title of the highest rated player in the game with a couple of other illustrious names such as Benzema, Lewendonski and Kevin de Bryune.

Now let's talk numbers. The 35 year old Argentinian maestro might have been at the top of the game when it came to his pace and dribbling over the last few years, but his age seems to be catching up to Messi.

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