THESE ARE THE WORLD'S 50 BEST FOOTBALLERS, ACCORDING TO FIFA

                                 

The top ten is, predictably, dominated by players in the German and Spanish leagues – well, Bayern Munich and Barcelona to be precise. We do not get to a Premier League player until number ten: Chelsea’s Eden Hazard  who just happens to be the cover co-star for the UK edition of the game.

Anyway, here is the full list:

 Anyway, here is the full list:

50. Giorgio Chiellini – Juventus (Italy)

49. Andrea Pirlo - Juventus (Italy)

48. Xabi Alonso - Bayern Munich (Germany)

47. Iker Casillas - Real Madrid (Spain)

46. Cesc Fàbregas- Chelsea FC (England)

45. Hugo Lloris - Tottenham Hotspur (England)

44. Javi Martinez - Bayern Munich (Germany)

43. Sergio Busquets - FC Barcelona (Spain)

42. Jerome Boateng - Bayern Munich (Germany)

41. Juan Mata - Manchester United (England)

40. Karim Benzema - Real Madrid (Spain)

39. Carlos Tevez - Juventus (Italy)

38. Mario Götze - Bayern Munich (Germany)

37. Diego Costa - Chelsea FC (England)

36. Toni Kroos - Real Madrid (Spain)

35. Arturo Vidal - Juventus FC (Italy)

34. Petr Čech - Chelsea FC (England)

33. Edinson Cavani - Paris Saint-Germain (France)

32. James Rodríguez - Real Madrid (Spain)

31. Thibaut Courtois - Chelsea FC (England)

30. Neymar Jr. - FC Barcelona (Spain)

29. Mats Hummels - Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

28. Mesut Özil - Arsenal (England)

27. Thomas Müller - Bayern Munich (Germany)

26. Marco Reus - Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

25. Ángel Di María - Manchester United (England)

24. Sergio Agüero - Manchester City (England)

23. Wayne Rooney - Manchester United (England)

22. Yaya Touré - Manchester City (England)

21. Xavi - FC Barcelona (Spain)

 20. Vincent Kompany - Manchester City (England)

19. Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich (Germany)

18. Luka Modrić - Real Madrid (Spain)

17. David Silva - Manchester City (England)

16. Thiago Silva - Paris Saint-Germain (France)

15. Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid (Spain)

14. Gareth Bale - Real Madrid (Spain)

13. Philipp Lahm - Bayern Munich (Germany)

12. Radamel Falcao - Manchester United (England)

11. Robin van Persie - Manchester United (England)

10. Eden Hazard - Chelsea FC (England)

9. Franck Ribéry - Bayern Munich (Germany)

8. Bastian Schweinsteiger - Bayern Munich (Germany)

7. Luis Suárez - FC Barcelona (Spain)

6. Andrés Iniesta - FC Barcelona (Spain)

5. Manuel Neuer - Bayern Munich (Germany)

4. Zlatan Ibrahimović - Paris Saint-Germain (France)

3. Arjen Robben - Bayern Munich (Germany)

2. Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid (Spain)

1. Lionel Messi - FC Barcelona (Spain)