Electronic Arts (EA) Sports announced that hundreds of "Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 18 Ultimate Team" ("FUT 18") players will get boost ratings as part of Rating Refresh. EA Sports gave the list of Premier League, Ligue 1 and Calcio A players that were permanently upgraded.
EA Sports takes winter upgrade season as a time to upgrade football players in the game to reflect their performance more accurately. Eurogamer reported that players' base card owned by gamers before Feb. 23 don't get an upgrade as Ratings Refresh only apply to new cards from packs. Moreover, In-Form versions of players only get an upgrade if their new base rating is higher than their original In-Form card's rating. In addition, Eurogamer said that EA Sports will not downgrade players whose performances weren't as satisfactory as in real life.
For the Premier League, some of the players who have been upgraded include Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea whose rating went from 90 to 91, Crystal Palace midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek whose rating went from 69 to 74, West Bromwich Albion's center back Ahmed Hegazi whose rating went from 68 to 75, Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope whose rating went from 68 to 75 and Manchester City center back Nicolás Otamendi whose rating went from 83 to 85. The list of other Premier League players whose ratings have been upgraded is available here.
Ligue 1 players who have been upgraded include Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani whose ratings went from 87 to 88, Girondins de Bordeaux forward Malcom whose ratings went from 79 to 82, Olympique Lyonnais striker Mariano whose rating went from 76 to 80, OGC Nice full-back Patrick Burner whose rating went from 63 to 68 and Olympic Lyonnais midfielder Houssem Aouar whose rating went from 67 to 75. The list of other Ligue 1 players whose ratings have been upgraded is available here.
Calcio A players who have been upgraded include Juventus forward Paulo Dybala whose rating went from 88 to 89, Internazionale goalkeeper Samir Handanovičwhose rating went from 87 to 88, Lazio striker Ciro Immobile whose rating went from 82 to 85, Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin whose rating went from 83 to 84 and Hellas Verona striker Moise Kean whose rating went from 64 to 70. The list of other Calcio A players who have been upgraded is available here.
