5 players who are better in FIFA than in real life

#1 James Rodriguez – 87

James has struggled for game time this season

Despite moving to Monaco for massive money in 2013, it was the 2014 World Cup in Brazil that saw James Rodriguez announce himself to world football as one of the big names. Some of his performances were world class and his goal against Uruguay was one of the best in the tournament.

Deservedly he earned his move to Real Madrid for which was approximated to be around €80 million. Life as a Galactico started so well for James, as he scored 17 times in his debut season. But for some reason, since Zinedine Zidane has taken over the hot seat at the Bernabeu he’s been constantly linked with moves away from the club.

James has completed the 5^th lowest amount of minutes this season out of the first team squad (752). A bit of that is put down to injuries, missing nine games this season in total through them. But it’s not the main reason for his lack of time on the pitch.

This is why his 87 rating is very generous to the Colombian sensation. If he was playing regularly it could be justified but the fact of it is he isn’t. His rating puts him higher than Thomas Muller (86) and Angel Di Maria (86). He’s even behind 84-rated Isco in the pecking order.