{"id":70796,"date":"2026-07-22T21:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=70796"},"modified":"2026-07-22T21:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:18:02","slug":"fc-27-cover-star-announced-and-its-an-obvious-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=70796","title":{"rendered":"FC 27 Cover Star Announced, And It\u2019s An Obvious Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fc26.webp?w=300\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EA Sports has announced the cover star for FC 27&#8217;s Ultimate Edition, and it&#8217;s none other than superstar Kylian Mbappe. His national team, France, may have lost to Spain in the World Cup semifinals this year, but Mbappe scored a tournament-best 10 goals, earning himself the Golden Boot award. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mbappe was also on the cover of FIFA 23 in 2022; that was when EA and FIFA were still in business together prior to the name change to FC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EA Sports will share more details on FC 27 on July 27, so be sure to check back soon for more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Back on the cover. Ready to go again.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KMbappe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KMbappe<\/a> leads the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/FC27?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FC27<\/a> Cover. See the full reveal, July 23: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6QAaAVGU75\">https:\/\/t.co\/6QAaAVGU75<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u8zPbxJH2J\">pic.twitter.com\/u8zPbxJH2J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EASPORTSFC\/status\/2079582337264726271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mbappe, 27, said in a statement that it is a &#8220;very special moment&#8221; and an &#8220;honor&#8221; to continue partnering with EA for its professional football series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Kylian\u2019s achievements for both club and country have established him as one of the defining players of his generation,&#8221; EA Sports VP Jeff Sharma said, as reported by VGC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mbappe plays for Real Madrid, where he makes many millions of dollars as a salary, not to mention his lucrative off-pitch endorsement deals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FC series is known to have multiple cover stars for its different editions, so it&#8217;s unclear who may grace the cover of FC 27&#8217;s standard edition. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FC 26 featured Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the cover of its Ultimate Edition, along with Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala gracing the cover of the Standard Edition together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other news, EA&#8217;s World Cup simulation correctly predicted Spain to win this year, and the simulation has not been wrong since 2006. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/fc-27-cover-star-announced-and-its-an-obvious-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EA Sports has announced the cover star for FC 27&#8217;s Ultimate Edition, and it&#8217;s none other than superstar Kylian Mbappe. 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