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.

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