EA Reveals FIFA 20 Standard Edition, Champion Edition Cover Athletes

Update:A teaser image for FIFA 20’s Ultimate Edition cover athlete has been released, and someone has pieced together who it might be.

Following the image’s release, Twitter user @Simpleblue88 noticed a striking similarity between the image and a picture of Zinedine “Zizou” Zidane.

Those interested can compare the images for themselves here.

Original Story: FIFA 20 has a slew of different editions to choose from, and EA has revealed which athletes will grace the covers of two of them.

In a post to Twitter by the official EA Sports FIFA account, the company revealed that Eden Hazard would grace the cover of the title’s standard edition, while Virgil van Dijk would be featured on the game’s champions edition.

Eden Hazard is the winger and attacking midfielder on the Real Madrid team, and serves as the captain of the national team of his country of origin, Belgium.

Virgil van Dijk, meanwhile, is a Dutch player and the centre-back of the Liverpool team, as well as the captain of the Netherlands national team.

The athlete who will grace the cover of the deluxe edition of the game has yet to be revealed, but the tweet from EA Sports FIFA says the reveal will come soon.

#FIFA20 Cover Stars revealed!

⚽ Standard Edition: @hazardeden10
⚽ Champions Edition: @VirgilvDijk
⚽ Ultimate Edition: Coming Soon 👀

Pre Order -> https://t.co/kNhJMf0Pmv pic.twitter.com/JteUkBH4e7

— EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) July 26, 2019

The latest entry in the FIFA franchise, FIFA 20 is the 27th installment in the long-running series. It includes a bevy of new features and improvements not seen in past entries.

These range from tweaks to the game’s character customization systems and trait selection to new modes and gameplay options offered through the title’s Pro Clubs.

More info on all of these changes was shared in the game’s recent pitch notes, which we covered on July 25. You can find our full breakdown of the notes here.

FIFA 20 is set to launch on Sept. 27 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and the Nintendo Switch. For more on the game, check out a recent gameplay trailer released for the game which covers off set-piece refresh and composed finishing.