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REVEALED: Karim Benzema edges out Lionel Messi to become the top-rated player on FIFA23, with FIVE players sharing the game's highest score... and there's 11 Premier League stars in the top 23

EA Sports have revealed their 23 highest-rated players on FIFA 23 ahead of the popular video game's release later this month - with Real Madrid's Karim Benzema coming out on top.

Lionel Messi had been given the highest rating by EA Sports since their 2018 edition of the game, but this time around the Paris St-Germain superstar has to settle for fifth place behind Benzema, Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Kylian Mbappe (PSG) and Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City).

While all five of those players have received ratings of 91 on the game, it is Benzema's overall statistics which leave him at the summit.