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Owing to the success of the US Women's National Team, and the Women's World Cup, EA Sports today announced Alex Morgan, Christine Sinclair, and Steph Catley will all be appearing on separate covers of FIFA 16 when it releases this fall.

Believe it or not, all three women will be the first to ever be featured on a FIFA cover. Morgan will appear on the US covers of the game, Sinclair on the Canadian covers, and Catley on Australian covers.

“It is an incredible honor to be one of the first women featured on the cover of EA SPORTS FIFA,” said Morgan. “I know people all over the world play this game and I’m really excited that FIFA 16 is putting such an important spotlight on women’s soccer. And now to share the cover with today’s greatest player is surreal.”

“This year’s World Cup showcased the unbelievable talent and skill in women’s soccer,” said Sinclair. “I’m thrilled that EA SPORTS is celebrating female athletes in FIFA 16. To be featured in the game and to promote women’s soccer with Alex is really special and another exciting step for women in sports.”

“As soon as we knew Women’s National Teams were joining FIFA 16, we immediately recognized that Christine and Alex would be the perfect cover athletes based on their accomplishments and what they represent for their respective countries and the sport of women’s soccer," said David Pekush, Sr. Manager of North America Marketing for EA SPORTS. "They are exhilarating players and exude heart and courage on the pitch, and we are extremely proud to be working with them this year.”

Look for more news on FIFA 16 in the coming weeks.

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# 21 bad_philanthropy @ 07/20/15 10:18 PM
Yeah, this isn't an issue any more complicated than Alex Morgan being the most prominent /recognizable brand in women's football right now.
 
# 22 JHedges2 @ 07/20/15 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bad_philanthropy
Yeah, this isn't an issue any more complicated than Alex Morgan being the most prominent /recognizable brand in women's football right now.
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Originally Posted by terrycurran62
It's completely irrelevant who or what is on the cover on FIFA 16 or any game for that matter. Are buyers so fickle as to care what's on the cover of a game. What matters is the quality of the game itself.
Yep to both of these.
 
# 23 redsox4evur @ 07/20/15 10:44 PM
Cabke hit the nail on the head. This was a business decision. Wambach is 35 and could end up retiring. As a casual women's soccer follower, if you paid 100 million dollars to pick Rapinoe or Lloyd out of a lineup I couldn't do it. Also not many people talked about Lloyd prior to the WWC. It was Wambach, Solo, and Morgan that were the names being talked about. Solo wouldn't happen because of legal actions. But Alex Morgan I know who she is and could pick her out of a lineup.
 
# 24 bukktown @ 07/20/15 11:09 PM
That's awesome news!
 
# 25 dubcity @ 07/20/15 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Cabke
Solo has a lot of legal issues, Wambach is 35 and may not even play in the Olympics, Rapinoe is 30 and has never been the "face" of the team and isn't nearly as recognizable.

I'll disagree with Rapinoe not being nearly as recognizable, but it's a moot point because EA wasn't going to touch her with a 10 foot poll. Same with Wambach. For reasons we can't really discuss, lol. Morgan is the safe pick to represent women's soccer in America, even if those of us who actually follow the sport know that she was far from the most important player on that team.
 
# 26 sarlndr @ 07/21/15 02:00 AM
I've never seen that woman before in my life. She's nice looking.

Hopefully EA has concentrated on the other things in the game as well as adding the women's tournament or whatever it is.
 
# 27 rafaelpaolo84 @ 07/21/15 07:58 AM
I like it!
 
# 28 Hunkerdown @ 07/21/15 09:47 AM
Really cool
 
# 29 Shinyhubcaps @ 07/23/15 12:37 AM
They should've made Alex Morgan the sole cover athlete. This way it just looks half-baked. If you're going to go for it, then really GO FOR IT!
 
# 30 AuditMonkey @ 07/23/15 02:08 AM
From a Canadian perspective I will say Sinclair is an awesome choice for us to have on our cover. She's an amazing leader and is well known in Canada.
 
# 31 Mad 69 @ 07/23/15 09:22 AM
Will women's teams be in Fifa 16? Not really looking forward to it it I guess I can use one of the girls teams as a scrub team to beat on.
 
# 32 redsox4evur @ 07/23/15 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Mad 69
Will women's teams be in Fifa 16? Not really looking forward to it it I guess I can use one of the girls teams as a scrub team to beat on.
Yes they are. But you can only do women v women games with them.
 

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