Another new addition to the hallowed top 50 is Toni Kroos. The former Bayern Munich star joins the game's elite and comes in at 36th place in FIFA 15 with an overall points score of 85. Kroos is another worthy inductee to the highest-rated players list and is fully deserving of his new-found ranking. He scored just twice in the Bundesliga last season but don't let that fool you - goals are not his commodity. The midfielder is one of the most creative players in the world today and finished as the World Cup's joint-highest assist-maker this summer after creating four goals. And he can convert them too when required, scoring two goals two minutes apart during Germany's 7-1 crushing of host nation Brazil. Kroos was named in both the FIFA World Cup Dream Team and All-Star Team as a result of his performances while Germany's winning of the World Cup no doubt propelled him into the top 50-rated players in the FIFA franchise. His displays at the tournament were hard to ignore and did not go unchecked - with Real Madrid signing him at the end of the competition and EA rewarding him with a boost in rating.
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.
