Wayne Rooney has also had a sustained period of dominance when it comes to the FIFA cover, sharing the honours every year from FIFA 06-12 on the worldwide editions. Prior to that, Marco Reus' FIFA 17 selection came in between periods of Lionel Messi and Ronaldo dominance, with Messi serving as cover athlete of FIFA 13 to FIFA 16, sharing the honours on FIFA 15 with Hazard. Mbappe made his cover debut in FIFA 21, succeeding the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Eden Hazard on the cover of EA's annual game.

cover of the FIFA 16 video game’s upcoming release the first time a female soccer player has been featured by the franchise in.

Salah contract, Phillips out and how Liverpool's January transfer window could look Morgan stands next to Argentina’s Lionel Messi on the U.S. FIFA 16 not only has women in it but theyre going to be on the front cover, just as if they constituted about half of the human race and participated in equally exciting but dramatically.

Chilwell replacement, Christensen's contract and how Chelsea's January transfer window could look.

Torres replacement, Sterling's contract and how Man City's January transfer window could look.

Pogba's contract, Martial's exit and how Man Utd's January transfer window could look.

His selection makes him the first player to repeat as a cover athlete since Cristiano Ronaldo, who fronted both FIFA 18 and FIFA 19.

Mbappe will be on the cover of FIFA 22 when the game is released later this year, having previously been on the cover of FIFA 21.

Fifa 16 cover