Summary
EA has unveiled the athletes featured on the Ultimate Edition of the upcomingEA Sports FC 25. Among them is Jude Bellingham, the English player from Real Madrid, alongside football legends like Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, and Gianluigi Buffon, with Aitana Bonmati representing the women’s teams. In the standard edition ofEA Sports FC 24, the cover athlete was Erling Haaland, a Norwegian professional player for Manchester City. In contrast, theFC 24Ultimate Edition cover featured 31 players from various nationalities, with Erling Haaland at the center.
Recently, insider Leandesign shared that Jude Bellingham, the Real Madrid player, would be thecover athlete forEA Sports FC 25. Shortly after Leandesign’s post on social media,Insider Gamingcorroborated the information, also announcing Jude as the cover star while confirming that the Ultimate Edition would feature both current and former athletes. Insider Gaming detailed which athletes appeared in the Ultimate Edition cover and even the order of their appearance, which has now been officially confirmed.
In a Twitter announcement, Electronic Arts revealedEA SportsFC 25Ultimate Edition’s cover athletes. From left to right are Gianluigi Buffon, Aitana Bonmati, Jude Bellingham, Zidane, and David Beckham, surrounded by numerous trophies. Jude Bellingham in the center reinforces the information that he will be the cover athlete for the standard edition ofEA Sports FC 25,along with the facthe’s one of the few active players on the Ultimate Edition cover,along with Aitana Bonmati. In the same Twitter post, EA announced that the game will be fully revealed on July 17 on YouTube.
Electronic Arts Shares EA Sports FC 25 Ultimate Edition Cover
Like its predecessors,EA Sports FC 25is expected to be available in Standard and Ultimate editions. In the past, the Ultimate Edition offered a range of exclusive advantages, including digital items, additional athletes for the Ultimate Team mode, and most notably, early access. According to aDealabsreport, those who pre-order theEA Sports FC 25Ultimate Edition will be able to dive into the game a week before other players. The same report also claims thatEA Sports FC 25will be released on September 27across current and last-gen platforms.
EA Sports FC 25will be the second game in Electronic Arts' football series following the end of its partnership with FIFA. AfterFIFA 23, the companies parted ways, and the franchise was renamedEA Sports FCthe following year.FIFAhad already informed fans that anew title in theFIFAfranchisewould eventually arrive, and it seems that this may happen sooner than fans expected, but not under the Electronic Arts banner.
EA has promised to revealEA Sports FC 25on YouTube on July 17. The trailer may also confirm the release date, which, if rumors are correct, is set for September 27.
