EA Sports FC 24 and Marvel teamed up to deliver a team of super heroes onto the playing fields, all based on real soccer players.
The Heroes team are Marvel’s reimagined versions of 19 players, who together make up the Ultimate Team.
You can read the announcement below:
This year’s arrival of Ultimate Team™ Heroes into EA SPORTS FC™ 24 will see players across the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women’s Champions League emerge as all-new powerful personas that embody both their heroic career feats and signature athletic traits. Having already confirmed that some of the world’s best competitions would feature in EA SPORTS FC™, EA SPORTS recently announced an exclusive renewal with UEFA, meaning EA SPORTS FC™ 24 is the only place you can play the iconic UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women’s Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Super Cup.
The class of EA SPORTS FC 24 Ultimate Team™ Heroes spans 19 players in total:
- Alex Scott, Carlos Tévez, Wesley Sneijder, Gianluca Vialli, Bixente Lizarazu, Nwankwo Kanu, Nadine Keßler, Ludovic Giuly, John Arne Riise, Paulo Futre, Dimitar Berbatov, Tomáš Rosický, Sonia Bompastor, Jari Litmanen, Rui Costa, Vincent Kompany, Steve McManaman, DaMarcus Beasley, and Ramires.
“Marvel’s player illustrations are fantastic, and beautifully embody the heroic on-the-pitch efforts of these football legends who played in the UEFA Club Competitions – now reimagined in EA SPORTS FC 24,” said David Jackson, VP Brand, EA SPORTS FC. “Our continued collaboration with Marvel Entertainment is built on creativity, innovation and inclusion, and we’re thrilled to represent both men’s and women’s Ultimate Team Heroes in the game this year.”
In-game vanity items will be made available based off respective Ultimate Team™ Heroes, including tifos, kits, balls, and more – with additional details to be shared at a later date. Players can learn more about this year’s Ultimate Team™ Heroes through an upcoming Marvel Heroes online comic book, which will include Marvel-written bios of the player personas.
Players who pre-order* EA SPORTS FC™ 24 Ultimate Edition by August 22 will receive one of 19 Heroes in their Ultimate Team™ when they become available in-game this November.
EA Sports FC 24 will launch on September 29, 2023, across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. Players who pre-order the game be allowed a 7-day early access to the game, starting on September 22, 2023.
