Theo Walcott Announced as FIFA 16's Fastest Player

As gamers around the world wait patiently for the much-vaunted release of FIFA 16, developers EA Sports have released their list of the fastest players in the game. 

Arsenal's Theo Walcott will be the most difficult player to catch with a speed ranking of 96. Fortuna Dusseldorf's 24-year-old midfielder Mathis Bolly also earns a 96, while Borussia Dortmund's speed demon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang clocks in with a 95. 

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Here's the top 20 players, as per The Metro:

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1. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) – 96
2. Mattis Bolly (Fortuna Dusseldorf) – 96
3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) – 95
4. Ernest Asante (Stabaek Fotball) – 95
5. Jurgen Damm (Tigres Uanl) – 95
6. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) – 94
7. Jonathan Biabiany (Inter Milan) – 94
8. Dominic Oduro (Impact De Montreal) – 94
9. Kekuta Manneh (Vancouver) – 94
10. Marco Sau (Cagliari) – 94
11. Innocent Emeghara (San Jose) – 94
12. Fahad Al-Muwallad (Al-Ittihad) – 94
13. Ryo Miyaichi (St. Pauli) – 94
14. Lucas (Paris Saint-Germain) – 93
15. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) – 93
16. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) – 93
17. Luciano Narsingh (PSV) – 93
18. Maicon (Lokomotiv Moscow) – 93
19. Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow) – 93
20. Bruma (Real Sociedad) – 93

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Curiously, there's no place in the top 20 for Walcott's teammate Hector Bellerin, who was the Gunners' fastest player in speed tests conducted in February. 

FIFA 16 is set to be released on September 22.