FIFA Soccer 2008 – Who Will Be On The Cover?

Every year it’s the same. Who will we see on the cover of FIFA Soccer/Football this year?

*UPDATE*: The FIFA 08 covers for FIFA 08 Spain, FIFA 08 Germany, FIFA 08 USA, FIFA 08 Poland and FIFA 08 UK are published. You can see the FIFA 08 covers here.

I’ve previously covered the announcement of FIFA 2008 or FIFA Soccer 2008 as it will be known in the US. Now more details have surfaced.

Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Barcolona’s Ronaldinho will headline a global lineup of superstar athletes to be featured on the front packs of FIFA Soccer 2008. Ronaldinho will be the center-piece of global packaging and marketing campaigns. He will also be placed on FIFA 2008 covers alongside star players from select teams around the world.

This means there will be a specific cover for selected countries. So who will it be? Well, the following list is the confirmed names.

If you want to know more about FIFA 2008 then go to FIFA2008News.com for the latest news.

The players appearing on the cover of FIFA Soccer 2008 in North America and the United Kingdom will be revealed next month. I’m not sure who it will be yet, but a guess could be Freddy Adu from Real Salt Lake and David Beckham from…well..LA Galaxy.

Now the goodness doesn’t stop here. EA also revealed that many of the players who will be appearing on its FIFA Soccer 2008 covers are participating in state-of-the-art body motion capture at a private facility in Barcelona, Spain. Cover stars Ronaldinho, Klose, Ramos, Barnetta, and Ivanschitz are being motion captured for the EA SPORTS FIFA videogame development team. The body movements, individual moves and playing style of each player is being captured, digitized and will become the life-like movement of the virtual players in future versions of EA’s FIFA Soccer games.

“We are proud to call some of the world’s best soccer athletes our partners. The access, guidance and insight they give us means that FIFA Soccer 08 will create a next gen experience that not only looks authentic, but that captures the emotion, finesse and beauty of the game,” said Joe Booth, senior producer for FIFA Soccer 08.

“Ronaldinho and all the FIFA Soccer 08 cover stars bring a passion for the sport that is raw and true. They enjoy helping us bring that real-world experience into the game,” said Matt Bilbey, International Director, EA SPORTS. “Their expert skills, commitment to success and passion for soccer inspire our development team and help us make FIFA Soccer 08 the most natural-feeling soccer videogame in the world.”

FIFA Soccer 2008 is scheduled for world wide release this fall on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP, PC and mobile.

Remember to read the other posts on Connected Internet about FIFA 08:

• FIFA 08 Xbox360 And Playstation 3 Trick Moves
• FIFA 08 Which Version Will You Buy?
• FIFA 08 Soundtrack Details Released
• FIFA 08 Official Developer Blogs Online
• FIFA 08 Xbox360 And Playstation 3 Screen Shots
• FIFA 08 Playstation 2 Screen Shots
• FIFA 08 Gameplay And Preview Videos
• Football Manager 2008 – A First Look

Who do you think will be on the cover from the UK and US? Who should be on the cover from your country? Personally I think Michael Gravgaard from FC Copenhagen, Denmark should be on the Danish cover.

For further details and to discuss FIFA 08 please visit FIFA 2008 News.

Update: Christiano Ronaldo and Michael Owen will definitely not be on the cover of FIFA 08. Konami has just signed them for Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.