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EA Sports FC/FIFA cover history: All cover athletes
EA Sports FC/FIFA cover history: All cover athletes | OneFootball
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The EA Sports FIFA/FC franchise has a long history of iconic cover athletes that include the world's best soccer players of the last three decades.
Ever since the first FIFA video game launched in 1993, soccer fans across the globe have enjoyed playing as their favorite superstars or for their favorite clubs. Each new edition, released annually worldwide, always contains new modes, graphics, and players to explore, ultimately transporting players from the comfort of their homes to high stakes matches on the pitch.
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Beyond the in-game action, though, the games are always unique and recognizable for their cover athletes. Some of the best and most popular players to ever play soccer graced the cover at one point or another, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and more recently, Kylian Mbappe.
Here's a breakdown of every cover athlete throughout the last 30 years of the EA Sports FIFA/FC franchise.
FIFA International Soccer
FIFA International Soccer cover / EA Sports
FIFA Soccer 95
FIFA Soccer 95 cover / EA Sports
FIFA Soccer 96
FIFA Soccer 96 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 30, 1995
- Cover athletes: Ioan Sabau and Andy Legg
FIFA 97
FIFA 97 cover / EA Sports
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Nov. 8, 1997
- Cover athlete: David Beckham
FIFA 99
FIFA 99 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Nov. 30, 1998
- Cover athlete: Dennis Bergkamp
FIFA 2000
FIFA 2000 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Oct. 26, 1999
- Cover athlete: Sol Campbell
FIFA 2001
FIFA 2001 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Nov. 8, 2000
- Cover athlete: Paul Scholes
FIFA Football 2002
FIFA Football 2002 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Nov. 1, 2001
- Cover athlete: Thierry Henry
FIFA Football 2003
FIFA Football 2003 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Nov. 5, 2002
- Cover athletes: Roberto Carlos, Ryan Giggs, and Edgar Davids
FIFA Football 2004
FIFA Football 2004 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Oct. 18, 2003
- Cover athletes: Thierry Henry, Alessandro Del Piero, and Ronaldinho
FIFA Football 2005
FIFA Football 2005 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Oct. 11, 2004
- Cover athletes: Patrick Vieira, Fernando Morientes, and Andriy Schevchenko
FIFA 06
FIFA 06 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Oct. 4, 2005
- Cover athletes: Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho
FIFA 07
FIFA 07 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 25, 2006
- Cover athletes: Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho
FIFA 08
FIFA 08 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 27, 2007
- Cover athletes: Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho
FIFA 09
FIFA 09 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Oct. 3, 2008
- Cover athletes: Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho
FIFA 10
FIFA 10 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Oct. 2, 2009
- Cover athletes: Theo Walcott, Frank Lampard, and Wayne Rooney
FIFA 11
FIFA 11 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 28, 2010
- Cover athletes: Kaka and Wayne Rooney
FIFA 12
FIFA 12 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 30, 2011
- Cover athletes: Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere
FIFA 13
FIFA 13 cover / EA Sports
FIFA 14
FIFA 14 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 24, 2013
- Cover athlete: Lionel Messi
FIFA 15
FIFA 15 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 23, 2014
- Cover athlete: Lionel Messi
FIFA 16
FIFA 16 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 22, 2015
- Cover athlete: Lionel Messi
FIFA 17
FIFA 17 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 27, 2016
- Cover athlete: Marco Reus
FIFA 18
FIFA 18 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 29, 2017
- Cover athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo
FIFA 19
FIFA 19 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 28, 2018
- Cover athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo
FIFA 20
FIFA 20 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 28, 2019
- Cover athlete: Eden Hazard
FIFA 21
FIFA 21 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Oct. 9, 2020
- Cover athlete: Kylian Mbappe
FIFA 22
FIFA 22 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Oct. 1, 2021
- Cover athlete: Kylian Mbappe
FIFA 23
FIFA 23 cover / EA Sports
- Release date: Sept. 30, 2022
- Cover athlete: Kylian Mbappe
EA Sports FC 24
EA Sports FC 24 cover / EA Sports
EA Sports FC 25
EA Sports 25 cover / EA Sports
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