Newcomers Lewandowski, Griezmann join Messi as top-rated MLS players in EA FC 27

European experience might not be everything in MLS, but it goes far when it comes to player ratings for EA Sports FC 27.

Lionel Messi is the top-rated MLS player with an 89 overall, the game-makers revealed on their official channels, but he's closely followed by a pair of players who arrived in MLS this summer - both of whom, like Messi, played for FC Barcelona in their standout careers.

Robert Lewandowski, the Polish forward who joined the Chicago Fire this summer, and Orlando City signing Antoine Griezmann, who joined from Atlético Madrid on a free transfer, both are rated 84 overall.

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The respect for new arrivals with experience in Europe doesn't end there. Next on the list is Casemiro, the Brazilian midfielder who became Messi's Inter Miami teammate this summer after four seasons with Manchester United and a decade with Real Madrid before that.

Casemiro is an 83 overall, as is Rodrigo De Paul, another member of Inter Miami who joined the club after Messi moved across the Atlantic to suit up for the Herons.

Behind those players are a pair of players who arrived last summer, LAFC star Son Heung-min, who is rated an 81, and Thomas Muller of the Vancouver Whitecaps, who maintains an 80.

The top-ranked American player in MLS, and the only U.S. player in the top 27, is Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan.

EA FC 27 top MLS player ratingsPlayer NameEA FC 27 RatingClubLionel Messi89Inter Miami CFRobert Lewandowski84Chicago Fire FCAntoine Griezmann84Orlando CityCasemiro83Inter Miami CFRodrigo De Paul83Inter Miami CFSon Heung-min81Los Angeles FCThomas Müller80Vancouver Whitecaps FCCarles Gil79New England RevolutionDenis Bouanga79Los Angeles FCEvander79FC CincinnatiAnders Dreyer79San Diego FCLuis Suárez78Inter Miami CFMarco Reus78LA GalaxyHany Mukhtar78Nashville SCAlexey Miranchuk78Atlanta United FCPep Biel78Charlotte FCBrais Méndez78Columbus CrewGermán Berterame77Inter Miami CFJulián Fernández77New York City FCPetar Musa77FC DallasMartín Ojeda77Orlando City SCJoaquín Pereyra77Minnesota UnitedCristian Roldan77Seattle Sounders FCPhilip Zinckernagel77Chicago Fire FCKévin Denkey76FC CincinnatiCristian Espinoza76Nashville SCEmil Forsberg76New York Red Bulls

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