5 players who are better in FIFA than in real life

#3 Vincent Kompany – 85

Kompany’s high rating is surprising considering his injury woes

Another Manchester City man to make the list is the heroic captain that lifted the Premier League trophy in City colours for the first time in 44 years. Vincent Kompany was an excellent defender in his day and probably could still be. His problem is staying fit long enough to show that.

The Belgian-born stopper has made only five appearances this season and was in and out of the squad the season before through injury too. While being injury prone doesn’t make you a bad player it certainly isn’t useful to have someone spend more time on the treatment table than the football pitch.

Coming in at 85, his rating puts him ahead of Chelsea’s David Luiz (84), fellow Belgian international Jan Vertonghen (83) and Arsenal’s summer signing Shkodran Mustafi (84). Fingers crossed his recent return from injury is his last one and he can get back to showing why FIFA have given him that rating, but for the time being it’s nothing less than generous.