Big surprise at the unveiling of the cover: For the first time we get to see a woman on the cover of the game series!
While the Bundesliga is still in the summer break and the pros are sweating in their training camps, there is finally first information about FIFA 23, starting with the traditional unveiling of the new cover star.
After the French world class striker Kylian Mbappé already appeared on the cover last year, he gets surprising support for the upcoming version.
For the first time in 30 years, a woman on the FIFA cover
Not to keep you in suspense for too long, you can check out the cover here first:
Next to Kylian Mbappé, the current world champion and superstar of the French top team Paris Saint-Germain, you can see a woman on the latest FIFA cover.
Who is the woman on the cover? The player’s name is Sam Kerr and she plays for Chelsea FC’s women’s team. The Australian striker is not only her country’s record goal scorer with currently 54 goals, but also a real world-class attacker.
In this country at least, it is the first time that a woman has made it onto the cover: although there was already an experiment in the USA in 2016, where the players Alex Morgan, Chrisine Sinclair and Stephanie Catley were featured on the American cover, it ultimately took six more years before a woman was also allowed to grace the international version.
It’s not just FIFA that wants to give more space to women’s football: Football Manager also announced last year that women’s teams would be firmly integrated into the game in future and could not be switched off.
FIFA 23 is the last football game from EA Sports that is allowed to use the brand name of the Football Association – in future you will have to put up with the name EA Sports FC. There will be a lot more exciting info about FIFA 23 in the next days – so keep your eyes open when you visit GlobalESportNews
What do you think: Is a woman a step in the right direction? Or do you not give a damn about women’s football – no matter who is on the cover? Feel free to write us your opinion in the comments.
