Of all the features coming to this September's FIFA 16 soccer game, the most visually apparent one is a giant roster update that includes female players—in the form of ten major national women's soccer teams with accurately rendered players. This development, and the United States' stellar performance in this summer's FIFA Women's World Cup, led to a vocal movement, and a thousands-strong petition, for something that's never before appeared on the cover of an annual EA Sports franchise: a woman as the cover star.
On Monday, EA Sports responded to Ars' questions about the cover with confirmation of multiple women as FIFA 16 cover stars, particularly the women who will co-star with FC Barcelona star player Lionel Messi on North American versions of the game. The American box for FIFA 16 will include US Women's National Team forward Alex Morgan, while the Canadian box will feature their team captain Christine Sinclair.
When asked whether this cover star choice was made due to growing public pressure for a woman on the box, an EA Sports rep pointed to the company's announcement, which indicated that women as cover-art stars were being considered "as soon as we knew Women’s National Teams were joining FIFA 16." (If EA had waited until after the US Women's National Team won the cup, the company might have opted for golden-toed star player Carli Lloyd.)
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