Cristiano Ronaldo's goalscoring ratio since swapping Manchester United for Real Madrid in 2009 can only be described as legendary. Ronaldo has scored more goals than he has played games in the Spanish capital with his return of 178 strikes from 166 La Liga appearances making him one of European football's most prolific hitmen. Ronaldo finally usurped old rival Lionel Messi to clinch the prestigious Ballon d'Or award earlier this year to claim the title of world's best player and you know he's a special player when he knocks the little Argentinian off his long-held pedestal. The only blotch on his reputation is his goal-scoring form at international level and CR7 again sustained a relatively disappointing World Cup campaign with Portugal as they were knocked out of the group stages. Still, he did make his way onto the scoresheet when he struck in his country's 2-1 win over Ghana, and became the first Portuguese player to play and score in three World Cup tournaments as a result. His 17 goals in 11 European appearances last season further cemented his reputation as the planet's best player, as did his winning goal in the Champions League final as he helped Real clinch La Decima. This has all added together to help the former United star rise in ratings on FIFA 15, with EA deciding his herculean form is worthy of a two-point rise from 92 to 94, making him the game's joint-highest rated star alongside Messi. What do you make of these leaked Real Madrid player ratings? Have EA got it right or have they made an oversight? Let us know in the comments thread, below.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
