The game's mechanics make the position a very important one

Sep 9, 2013 21:58 GMT  ·  By

The development team at EA Sports seems determined to offer as much data as possible to the fan base before the launch of the official demo for FIFA 14 and goalkeepers are next in line for a full evaluation.

The team states, "A solid keeper is your last line of defense in FIFA 14 and the difference between a win and a loss."

The top twenty includes:

20 David De Gea - 82 - Manchester 19 Stephane Ruffier - 82 - AS Saint-Etienne 18 Julio Cesar - 82 - Queens Park Rangers 17 Steve Mandanda - 83 - Olympique de Marseille 16 Joe Hart - 83 - Manchester City 15 Pepe Reina - 83 - Napoli 14 Diego Lopez - 83 - Real Madrid 13 Roman Weidenfeller - 83 - Borussia Dortmund 12 Victor Valdes - 83 - FC Barcelona 11 Thibaut Courtois - 84 - Atletico de Madrid 10 Rene Adler - 84 - Hamburger SV 9 Federico Marchetti - 84 - Lazio 8 Salvatore Sirigu - 84 - Paris Saint-Germain 7 Samir Handanovic - 84 - Inter 6 Igor Akinfeev - 84 - CSKA Moskva 5 Hugo Lloris - 84 - Tottenham Hotspur 4 Petr Cech - 85 - Chelsea 3 Manuel Neuer - 86 - Bayern Munchen 2 Iker Casillas - 86 - Real Madrid 1 Gianluigi Buffon - 86 Juventus

FIFA 14 has a number of improved mechanics, which means that the skill of players is even more important to the result of a match, especially for such an important position as that of goalkeeper.

The game will be launched on September 24 in North America and three days later in Europe on the PC and all other home consoles.