EA Sports FC 24 Cover Features Over 30 Players but Not Messi, Ronaldo and Mbappe

Electronic Arts has just revealed the cover for EA Sports FC 24 Ultimate Edition. Instead of the usual star or two, this cover features over 30 players from past and present. The cover features popular football players such as Erling Haaland, Ronaldinho, David Beckham, Sam Kerr, and more. EA will be revealing the game on July 13, but the first trailer is now out.

EA Sports FC 24 Ultimate Edition cover

Notably, big names are missing from the cover, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. Kevin De Bruyne, Benzema, Mohammed Salah, and Robert Lewandowski also apparently did not make the cut. Here are all the footballers featured on the cover of EA Sports FC 24 Ultimate Edition:

The front row, from left to right, has Alexander Isak (Newcastle United), Selma Bacha (Lyon), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool), Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), and Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).

In the row above, from left to right, we have Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), David Beckham (England), Vinícius Jr. (Real Madrid), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Sam Kerr (Chelsea), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Marquinhos (PSG), and Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund).

The third row, from left to right, features Mia Hamm (USA), Johan Cruyff (Netherlands), Alex Scott (England), Ronaldinho (PSG), Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg), Riquelme (Boca Juniors), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), and Leicy Santos (Atlético Madrid).

Finally, the back row, from left to right, consists of Marta (Orlando Pride), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Rudi Völler (Germany), Pelé (Brazil), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), and Andrea Pirlo (Italy).

EA Sports FC 24 official announcement trailer

The cover also confirms an earlier leak about the cover, which was right about the Ultimate Edition. The leak suggests that the standard edition of the game will feature Erling Haaland as the cover star. The first trailer of EA Sports FC 24 is out ahead of the full reveal in two days. You can see the complete trailer below.