Best Central Midfielders

Top-rated central midfielders (CM, RCM, LCM) — FIFA 06

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Steven Gerrard91+-1

2

Michaël Essien91+-11

3

Clarence Seedorf90+-2

4

Mahamadou Diarra89+-5

5

Benoît Pedretti87+-1

6

Michael Ballack86+-1

7

Andrea Pirlo86+-1

8

Xabi Alonso86+-4

9

10

Frank Lampard85+0

11

Fabian Ernst85+-3

12

Theodoros Zagorakis85+-3

13

Kieron Dyer84+0

14

Edgar Davids84+-5

15

Enzo Maresca83+0

16

Edu83+0

17

Scott Parker83+-5

18

Tim Cahill82+-1

19

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21

22

Mark Van Bommel81+2

23

Lucas Ademar Bernardi81+2

24

Iván De la Peña81+2

25

Fabio Liverani81+-7

26

Equi80+1

27

28

Lee Bowyer80+-1

29

Michael Carrick80+-2

30

31

Ángel Manuel Vivar Dorado80+-2

32

Claudio Reyna80+-3

33

Thomas Gravesen80+-3

34

Christian Tiffert80+-3

35

Peter Bernard Luccin79+-1

36

Philip Cocu79+-1

37

Jermaine Jenas79+-1

38

Claus Jensen79+-2

39

Tomás Galásek79+-4

40

Francesc Fabregas79+-5

41

Tiago79+-6

42

Stilian Petrov78+3

43

Danny Murphy78+1

44

Martin Andresen78+-1

45

David Cortes Pizarro78+-2

46

Ibson78+-2

47

Christian Grindheim78+-3

48

Ray Parlour78+-4

49

Pietro Marco Strada78+-4

50

Manuele Blasi78+-5

#	Player	Position	Nation	Team	OVR	POT	Growth
1	Steven Gerrard	CM	England	Liverpool	91	90	+-1
2	Michaël Essien	CM	Ghana	Chelsea	91	80	+-11
3	Clarence Seedorf	CM	Netherlands	AC Milan	90	88	+-2
4	Mahamadou Diarra	CM	Mali	Olympique Lyonnais	89	84	+-5
5	Benoît Pedretti	CM	France	Olympique Lyonnais	87	86	+-1
6	Michael Ballack	CM	Germany	Bayern Munich	86	85	+-1
7	Andrea Pirlo	CM	Italy	AC Milan	86	85	+-1
8	Xabi Alonso	CM	Spain	Liverpool	86	82	+-4
9	Sasa Ilic	CM	Serbia	Galatasaray SK	86	79	+-7
10	Frank Lampard	CM	England	Chelsea	85	85	+0
11	Fabian Ernst	CM	Germany	FC Schalke 04	85	82	+-3
12	Theodoros Zagorakis	CM	Greece	Thessaloniki	85	82	+-3
13	Kieron Dyer	CM	England	Newcastle United	84	84	+0
14	Edgar Davids	CM	Netherlands	Tottenham Hotspur	84	79	+-5
15	Enzo Maresca	CM	Italy	Sevilla	83	83	+0
16	Edu	CM	Brazil	Valencia	83	83	+0
17	Scott Parker	CM	England	Newcastle United	83	78	+-5
18	Tim Cahill	CM	Australia	Everton	82	81	+-1
19	Emerson	CM	Brazil	Juventus	82	79	+-3
20	Costinha	CM	Portugal	Portugal	82	79	+-3
21	Roy Keane	CM	Republic of Ireland	Manchester United	82	77	+-5
22	Mark Van Bommel	CM	Netherlands	FC Barcelona	81	83	+2
23	Lucas Ademar Bernardi	CM	Argentina	AS Monaco	81	83	+2
24	Iván De la Peña	CM	Spain	RCD Espanyol	81	83	+2
25	Fabio Liverani	CM	Italy	Lazio	81	74	+-7
26	Equi	CM	Argentina	Panathinaikos	80	81	+1
27	Arteta	CM	Spain	Everton	80	80	+0
28	Lee Bowyer	CM	England	Newcastle United	80	79	+-1
29	Michael Carrick	CM	England	Tottenham Hotspur	80	78	+-2
30	Gilberto	CM	Brazil	Arsenal	80	78	+-2
31	Ángel Manuel Vivar Dorado	CM	Spain	Getafe	80	78	+-2
32	Claudio Reyna	CM	United States	Manchester City	80	77	+-3
33	Thomas Gravesen	CM	Denmark	Real Madrid	80	77	+-3
34	Christian Tiffert	CM	Germany	VfB Stuttgart	80	77	+-3
35	Peter Bernard Luccin	CM	France	Atlético Madrid	79	78	+-1
36	Philip Cocu	CM	Netherlands	PSV Eindhoven	79	78	+-1
37	Jermaine Jenas	CM	England	Newcastle United	79	78	+-1
38	Claus Jensen	CM	Denmark	Fulham	79	77	+-2
39	Tomás Galásek	CM	Czechia	Ajax	79	75	+-4
40	Francesc Fabregas	CM	Spain	Arsenal	79	74	+-5
41	Tiago	CM	Portugal	Chelsea	79	73	+-6
42	Stilian Petrov	CM	Bulgaria	Celtic	78	81	+3
43	Danny Murphy	CM	England	Charlton Athletic	78	79	+1
44	Martin Andresen	CM	Norway	SK Brann	78	77	+-1
45	David Cortes Pizarro	CM	Chile	Inter Milan	78	76	+-2
46	Ibson	CM	Brazil	F.C. Porto	78	76	+-2
47	Christian Grindheim	CM	Norway	Vålerenga Fotball	78	75	+-3
48	Ray Parlour	CM	England	Middlesbrough	78	74	+-4
49	Pietro Marco Strada	CM	Italy	Brescia	78	74	+-4
50	Manuele Blasi	CM	Italy	Juventus	78	73	+-5