Cristiano Ronaldo lost his contract with top club Manchester United and recently signed with Al-Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia. His performances have now also left traces in FIFA 23.
Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi – who is the best footballer of our time? At least now, as we can slowly see an end to both of their world careers, things seem to be clearly defined. Messi is the world champion, Ronaldo is playing in Saudi Arabia.
Ronaldo had a very turbulent first half of the season at Manchester United, to put it mildly. In the end, it resulted in the termination of his contract and the move to the desert.
FIFA 23 has now also reacted to the development of the performances and career of the world star. When you start a career game, Ronaldo has the worst starting value in over 15 years.
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Ronaldo is declining in Career Mode
What’s going on? While in the online mode FUT of FIFA 23, adjustments to the player card values are rarely made, this is different in Career Mode.
Since the release, there have already been 8 updates in the popular single player mode. Ronaldo has already lost points as it became clear that he would no longer play for Manchester United in the second half of the season.
Shortly after the exit of his Portuguese national team, there was already another downgrade. Since December 17, 2023, Ronaldo has a total rating of 88 in Career Mode (via sofifa.com).
The decision to leave Manchester for another club has not been good for the superstar in FIFA 23, and now fans are feeling the consequences. He is being penalized for his move to the desert.
There may be further downgrades. During the last downgrade, it was not yet known that Ronaldo would not manage to play again in a European top league.
Already before the season, downgrades for Ronaldo were expected:
When was the last time there was a weaker Ronaldo? To find a worse starting value for the superstar, you have to go back far – to 2006.
At that time, he also played for Manchester United – his first foray into the English Premier League before moving to Real Madrid for 80 million pounds.
His overall rating in FIFA 07 was 87, his potential was 92. That he deserves more than 92, he has repeatedly proven impressively over the years. Whether he can turn it around again in FIFA remains questionable.
By the way, the 87-rated card was recently available with an SBC in FUT. However, not with the pixelated avatar from 2006:
Is this it for strong Ronaldo cards? That is uncertain. On one hand, new strong special cards could continue to come in FIFA 23, on the other hand, there continue to be wild rumors about the superstar’s future.
There is said to be a clause in Ronaldo’s contract that allows him to move to Newcastle on loan to the Premier League if they play in the Champions League next season (via sportbild.de). However, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe denies this (via spox.com).
In the FUT mode of FIFA 23, Ronaldo will probably remain at his known value of the gold card – he is rated 90 overall.
If you want to read more about cards in FIFA, check it out here: FIFA 23: 5 strong special cards under 50,000 coins for your Ultimate Team
