Soccer Superstars to Grace Cover of 2006 FIFA World Cup

Electronic Arts (EA) has revealed that superstar footballers will be featured on the front packs of 2006 FIFA World Cup video game. It’s an old marketing strategy but it still gives the feeling that football heroes are involved in the game as much as die-hard sports gamers are. So, EA in partnership with adidas has customized covers of the game as a way for the world’s superstar footballers to represent the 2006 FIFA World Cup in each of the countries they play for, or are very popular in. So now, gamers will be excited not just about the game, but also the package that the game came in. Here are the list of players that were selected by EA:

 

TEAM	ATHLETE	PACK AVAILABILE IN:
England	Frank Lampard	England
China	Zhi Zhen	China
Germany	Lukas Podolski	Germany
Italy	Alessandro Del Piero	Italy
Mexico	Jamie Lozano	USA, Canada, Mexico
Portugal	Simao	Portugal
Netherlands	Arjen Robben	Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg
Switzerland	Ricardo Cabanas	Switzerland
Spain	Xavi	Spain
USA	Claudio Reyna	USA, Canada, Mexico
NA	Will feature the FIFA World Cup trophy and the Official Emblem	All other Countries

 

2006 FIFA World Cup will hit retails shops on April 24 in North American and April 28 in Europe.

Electronic Arts (EA) has revealed that superstar footballers will be featured on the front packs of 2006 FIFA World Cup video game. It’s an old marketing strategy but it still gives the feeling that football heroes are involved in the game as much as die-hard sports gamers are. So, EA in partnership with adidas has customized covers of the game as a way for the world’s superstar footballers to represent the 2006 FIFA World Cup in each of the countries they play for, or are very popular in. So now, gamers will be excited not just about the game, but also the package that the game came in. Here are the list of players that were selected by EA:

 

TEAM	ATHLETE	PACK AVAILABILE IN:
England	Frank Lampard	England
China	Zhi Zhen	China
Germany	Lukas Podolski	Germany
Italy	Alessandro Del Piero	Italy
Mexico	Jamie Lozano	USA, Canada, Mexico
Portugal	Simao	Portugal
Netherlands	Arjen Robben	Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg
Switzerland	Ricardo Cabanas	Switzerland
Spain	Xavi	Spain
USA	Claudio Reyna	USA, Canada, Mexico
NA	Will feature the FIFA World Cup trophy and the Official Emblem	All other Countries

 

2006 FIFA World Cup will hit retails shops on April 24 in North American and April 28 in Europe.