Soccer - By the Numbers
FIFA 13 has officially been released in North America exactly a week ago.
If you already have the game - go play it.
If not, here's an article to keep you somewhat entertained.
If you don't like entertainment, go play PES.
"Modern" is active players who wear their position associated numbers.
"Classic" is inactive (or currently ineffective) players who used to wear the numbers.
"Market Values" is the Modern players' estimated transfer fee in CAD.
Jersey # | Positions | Modern | Market Values | Classic |
#1 | Goalkeeper | Iker Casillas | $44,336,250 | Oliver Kahn (G) |
#2 | Right Back | Daniel Alves | $38,002,500 | Cafu (R) |
#3 | Centre Back | Gerard Piqué | $50,670,000 | Paolo Maldini (LB/CB) |
#4 | Centre Back/Centre Midfielder | Sergio Ramos | $50,670,000 | Ronald Koeman (CB/CM/F) |
#5 | Left Back | Ashley Cole | $15,834,375 | Zinedine Zidane (CAM) |
#6 | Centre Midfielder/Sweeper | Xavi | $38,002,500 | Franz Beckenbauer (SW) |
#7 | Right Winger | Cristiano Ronaldo | $126,687,000 | David Beckham (RM) |
#8 | Centre Midfielder [Defensive] | Andrés Iniesta | $88,672,500 | Niko Kovač (CM) |
#9 | Striker | Radamel Falcao García | $63,343,500 | Ronaldo (ST) |
#10 | Centre Midfielder [Offensive] | Lionel Messi | $152,024,400 | Diego Maradona (CAM) |
#11 | Left Winger | Ezequiel Lavezzi | $38,002,500 | Ryan Giggs (LM) |
To even out the odds, here's one for Adidas.