Full List Of FIFA 21 Icons Has Been Released
FIFA 21 is assembling its team and tearing across the pitch as EA Sports' football simulation has just revealed its 100 icons - well, it ended up being 101. As usual, the best and the rest of the football world are lacing up their boots for FIFA 21.
Importantly, there are 11 new faces arriving in-game for the first time. Say hello to Eric Cantona, Petr Čech, Ashley Cole, Samuel Eto'o, Philipp Lahm, Ferenc Puskás, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Davor Šuker, Fernando Torres, Nemanja Vidić, and Xavi. The all-star roster for the FIFA Ultimate Team and a whole host of new features were confirmed in the new pitch notes.
Here's the full list of all 101 icons:
Eric Cantona (New)
Petr Cech (New)
Ashley Cole (New)
Samuel Eto'o (New)
Phillip Lahm (New)
Ferenc Puskas (New)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (New)
Davor Suker (New)
Fernando Torres (New)
Nemanja Vidic (New)
Xavi (New)
Pele 98 CAM
Maradona 97 CAM
Ronaldo 96 ST
Cruyff 94 CF
Ronaldinho 94 LW
Yashin 94 GK
Maldini 94 CB
Eusebio 93 CF
Baggio 93 CAM
Best 93 RW
Baresi 93 CB
Henry 93 ST
Gullit 93 CF
Matthaus 93 CM
Rivaldo 92 LW
Raúl 92 CF
Cannavaro 92 CB
Butragueno 92 ST
Lineker 92 ST
Figo 92 RW
Moore 92 CB
Stoichkov 92 ST
Van Nistelrooy 92 ST
Schmeichel 92 GK
Puyol 92 CB
Del Piero 92 CF
Bergkamp 92 CF
Zanetti 92 RB
Nesta 92 CB
Hierro 91 CB
Nedved 91 LM
Scholes 91 CM
Socrates 91 CAM
Trezeguet 91 ST
Seedorf 91 CAM
Gerrard 91 CM
Ballack 91 CM
Viera 91 CM
Roberto Carlos 91 LB
Owen 91 ST
Van Der Sar 91 GK
Kluivert 91 ST
Pires 91 LM
Shevchenko 91 ST
Shearer 91 ST
Desailly 91 CB
Blanc 91 CB
Laudrup 91 CAM
Lehmann 90 GK
Lampard 90 CM
Makélélé 90 CDM
Veron 90 CM
Zola 90 CF
Ferdinand 90 CB
Deco 90 CM
Inzaghi 90 ST
Overmars 90 LM
Larsson 90 ST
Petit 90 CDM
Hernandez 90 ST
Rui Costa 90 CAM
Rijkaard 90 CDM
Litmanen 90 CAM
Crespo 90 ST
Gattuso 89 CDM
Campbell 89 CB
Nakata 88 CAM
Click to enlargeConsidering FIFA 21 promised 100 icons and actually delivered 101, does this mean there's room for a few more along the way? Just like Super Smash Ultimate has been drip-feeding us the occasional extra fighter, there might be more players sitting on the substitution bench.
Another big change is the fact squad management items have been given the boot from FIFA 21. Previously, players would spend a small fortune on fitness cards as training cards took up unnecessary space in packs.
The latest notes explained, "Fitness items have been a light management element in Ultimate Team since the very beginning. The decay of players' fitness was put in the game originally to encourage rotation in the squad and to simulate some of the management decisions that football squads have to consider.
"However, we've evaluated these mechanics and have decided that it wasn't creating the desired effect in rotation and players were spending time doing a management action that was frequently required and, ultimately, not very fun.
"So this year, while Fitness and Player Stamina will still be important factors inside of a match, dictating, for example, how much you can sprint and for how long, you will no longer have to manage that mechanic in the menus as well."
With a new generation of consoles just over the horizon, FIFA's mammoth roster of icons pushes the title toward becoming a must-buy ahead of its October release. Considering there's so much on offer, It looks like FIFA 21 won't be forced to hit the showers early.
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