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By FRANCO PANIZO
EA Sports’ FIFA 16 was released in stores across the globe this week, meaning that gamers everywhere got to do one of their favorite things. Besides play, of course.
A popular trend for many fans of the annual video game is to look up and discuss the player ratings on their preferred clubs and international sides, including the U.S. Men’s National Team. This year comes with a bonus, however, as the U.S. Women’s National Team is also in the game for the first time.
As expected, the American women have much higher ratings in contrast to the men because of their status as a top dog and reigning World Cup champs. Carli Lloyd leads the way with a 91 rating, up five points from the demo, and following her are Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe at 90 apiece.
The highest-rated player on the U.S. Men’s National Team is Clint Dempsey, who was given an 81. Following him on the squad are Michael Bradley at 80 and Brad Guzan with a 79. Jozy Altidore comes in at a 74.
Other noteworthy ratings in the U.S. pool include Tim Howard at 80, Jermaine Jones’ 77, the 70 given to DeAndre Yedlin and Julian Green with his 68.
Player ratings can and will change since EA Sports updates them on a week-to-week basis based on how things are going at the club level. That said, here is a closer look at the initial FIFA 16 player ratings for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams, others in the men’s player pool, and current and former youth national team members:
American Player Ratings on FIFA 16
USMNT – 4 stars
Brad Guzan 79
Nick Rimando 76
William Yarbrough 69
Omar Gonzalez 76
John Brooks 76
Timmy Chandler 73
Tim Ream 70
DeAndre Yedlin 70
Brad Evans 69
Greg Garza 69
Ventura Alvarado 66
Michael Bradley 80
Fabian Johnson 76
Alejandro Bedoya 75
Kyle Beckerman 74
Mix Diskerud 71
Joe Corona 68
Clint Dempsey 81
Jozy Altidore 74
Aron Johannsson 74
Chris Wondolowski 72
Gyasi Zardes 72
Graham Zusi 71
USWNT – 5 stars
Alex Morgan 84
Abby Wambach 90
Megan Rapinoe 90
Carli Lloyd 91
Morgan Brian 77
Tobin Heath 85
Meghan Klingenberg 81
Julie Johnston 82
Becky Sauerbrunn 86
Ali Krieger 82
Hope Solo 87
Sydney Leroux 82
Christen Press 73
Lauren Holiday 82
Heather O’Reilly 81
Christie Rampone 85
Kelley O’Hara 82
Ashlyn Harris 80
Lori Chalupny 69
Amy Rodriguez 76
Shannon Boxx 71
Whitney Engen 80
Alyssa Naeher 76
Others
Tim Howard 80
Geoff Cameron 77
Jermaine Jones 77
Benny Feilhaber 75
Matt Besler 74
Maurice Edu 74
Lee Nguyen 74
Bill Hamid 73
Matt Hedges 72
Ike Opara 72
Dax McCarty 72
Ethan Finlay 71
Luis Robles 71
Sacha Kljestan 71
DaMarcus Beasley 71
Steve Birnbaum 70
Andrew Farrell 70
Wil Trapp 70
Alfredo Morales 70
Danny Williams 70
Eric Lichaj 70
Robbie Rogers 70
Jonathan Spector 70
Brad Davis 70
Harry Shipp 69
Josh Gatt 69
Sebastian Lletget 69
Miguel Ibarra 68
Rubio Rubin 68
Matt Miazga 68
Julian Green 68
Andrew Wooten 68
Teal Bunbury 68
Juan Agudelo 68
Sean Johnson 68
Charlie Davies 68
Michael Orozco 68
Terrence Boyd 67
Bobby Wood 67
Brek Shea 67
Tommy Thompson 66
Amobi Okugo 66
Marvell Wynne 66
Matt Polster 65
Fatai Alashe 65
Dillon Serna 65
Emerson Hyndman 64
Kellyn Acosta 64
Desevio Payne 63
Lynden Gooch 63
Erik Palmer-Brown 63
Paul Arriola 63
Bradford Jamieson IV 62
Marky Delgado 62
Cody Cropper 61
Romain Gall 60
Jordan Allen 59
Conor Donovan 57
Boyd Okwuonu 54
Andrija Novakovich 52
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