Best Central Midfielders

Top-rated central midfielders (CM, RCM, LCM) — FIFA 08

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Benedetto Antonoli96+3

2

Andrea Pirlo88+3

3

Steven Gerrard88+2

4

Michaël Essien88+1

5

Scott Brown86+0

6

Francesc Fabregas85+4

7

Xavi85+3

8

De la Peña85+3

9

Luis Oscar González85+1

10

11

Michael Ballack84+4

12

Xabi Alonso84+3

13

Wesley Sneijder83+6

14

Mark van Bommel83+3

15

Michael Carrick83+3

16

Barry Ferguson83+2

17

Juan Sebastián Verón83+1

18

Eugenio Corini83+0

19

20

Tim Borowski82+6

21

Yaya Gnegneri Touré82+4

22

Tomás Galásek82+4

23

John Obi Mikel82+4

24

Simone Perrotta82+2

25

Scott Parker82+1

26

Mathieu Bodmer81+6

27

Fabio Liverani81+3

28

Mikel Arteta81+2

29

Stilian Petrov81+1

30

Simone Barone81+1

31

Edgar Davids80+9

32

Fernando Rubén Gago80+7

33

Dejan Stankovic80+4

34

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36

Kevin Nolan80+3

37

Ighli Vannucchi80+2

38

39

Marcos Senna80+1

40

Joey Barton80+1

41

Clarence Seedorf79+10

42

Casper Zeeberg79+10

43

Manuel Fernandes79+8

44

Edu79+6

45

46

Sergio Almirón79+3

47

Xavier Margairaz79+3

48

Sebastián Battaglia79+2

49

Jimmy Bullard79+1

50

Peter Bernard Luccin79+0

#	Player	Position	Nation	Team	OVR	POT	Growth
1	Benedetto Antonoli	CM	Italy		96	99	+3
2	Andrea Pirlo	CM	Italy	AC Milan	88	91	+3
3	Steven Gerrard	CM	England	Liverpool	88	90	+2
4	Michaël Essien	CM	Ghana	Chelsea FC	88	89	+1
5	Scott Brown	CM	Scotland	Celtic	86	86	+0
6	Francesc Fabregas	CM	Spain	Arsenal FC	85	89	+4
7	Xavi	CM	Spain	F.C. Barcelona	85	88	+3
8	De la Peña	CM	Spain	R.C.D. Espanyol	85	88	+3
9	Luis Oscar González	CM	Argentina	F.C. Porto	85	86	+1
10	Iniesta	CM	Spain	F.C. Barcelona	84	90	+6
11	Michael Ballack	CM	Germany	Chelsea FC	84	88	+4
12	Xabi Alonso	CM	Spain	Liverpool	84	87	+3
13	Wesley Sneijder	CM	Netherlands	Real Madrid C.F.	83	89	+6
14	Mark van Bommel	CM	Netherlands	Bayern Munich	83	86	+3
15	Michael Carrick	CM	England	Manchester United	83	86	+3
16	Barry Ferguson	CM	Scotland	Rangers	83	85	+2
17	Juan Sebastián Verón	CM	Argentina	Argentina	83	84	+1
18	Eugenio Corini	CM	Italy	Torino	83	83	+0
19	Tiago	CM	Portugal	Juventus	82	89	+7
20	Tim Borowski	CM	Germany	SV Werder Bremen	82	88	+6
21	Yaya Gnegneri Touré	CM	Ivory Coast	F.C. Barcelona	82	86	+4
22	Tomás Galásek	CM	Czechia	FC Nürnberg	82	86	+4
23	John Obi Mikel	CM	Nigeria	Chelsea FC	82	86	+4
24	Simone Perrotta	CM	Italy	AS Roma	82	84	+2
25	Scott Parker	CM	England	West Ham United	82	83	+1
26	Mathieu Bodmer	CM	France	Olympique Lyonnais	81	87	+6
27	Fabio Liverani	CM	Italy	Fiorentina	81	84	+3
28	Mikel Arteta	CM	Spain	Everton	81	83	+2
29	Stilian Petrov	CM	Bulgaria	Aston Villa	81	82	+1
30	Simone Barone	CM	Italy	Torino	81	82	+1
31	Edgar Davids	CM	Netherlands	Ajax	80	89	+9
32	Fernando Rubén Gago	CM	Argentina	Real Madrid C.F.	80	87	+7
33	Dejan Stankovic	CM	Serbia	Inter Milan	80	84	+4
34	Tinga	CM	Brazil	Borussia Dortmund	80	84	+4
35	Baraja	CM	Spain	Valencia C.F.	80	84	+4
36	Kevin Nolan	CM	England	Bolton Wanderers	80	83	+3
37	Ighli Vannucchi	CM	Italy	Empoli	80	82	+2
38	Costinha	CM	Portugal	Atalanta BC	80	81	+1
39	Marcos Senna	CM	Spain	Villarreal C.F.	80	81	+1
40	Joey Barton	CM	England	Newcastle United	80	81	+1
41	Clarence Seedorf	CM	Netherlands	AC Milan	79	89	+10
42	Casper Zeeberg	CM	Netherlands	Holland	79	89	+10
43	Manuel Fernandes	CM	Portugal	Everton	79	87	+8
44	Edu	CM	Brazil	Valencia C.F.	79	85	+6
45	Hugo Viana	CM	Portugal	Osasuna	79	83	+4
46	Sergio Almirón	CM	Argentina	Juventus	79	82	+3
47	Xavier Margairaz	CM	Switzerland	Osasuna	79	82	+3
48	Sebastián Battaglia	CM	Argentina	Boca Juniors	79	81	+2
49	Jimmy Bullard	CM	England	Fulham	79	80	+1
50	Peter Bernard Luccin	CM	France	Atlético Madrid	79	79	+0