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Ronaldinho center stage on FIFA 07 cover

Seven soccer stars announced as regional cover athletes for EA's upcoming soccer game; licenses extended with Premier, Mexican leagues.

Wayne Rooney runs screaming from Ronaldinho's giant disembodied head.

Wayne Rooney runs screaming from Ronaldinho's giant disembodied head.

Soccer's international flavor will once again be on display on the cover of Electronic Arts' FIFA 07. The publisher today announced that it has signed seven soccer stars to grace the cover of the upcoming sports game, which ships to stores on October 3.

Though the players on each cover will be determined by region, one athlete will be featured on all covers. Brazil's Ronaldinho, who plays professionally for FC Barcelona, will be featured as the center piece of each cover and will be flanked with local stars. Ronaldinho, who was featured on the cover of FIFA 06, is the two-time FIFA player of the year and apparently a big fan of EA's FIFA franchise.

In North America, LA Galaxy star Landon Donovan and Mexico's Francisco Fonseca will be featured alongside Ronaldinho on the cover. Similar honors go to Manchester United's Wayne Rooney in the UK (pictured), Bayern Munich's Lukas Podolski in Germany, Valencia's David Villa in Spain, and Olympique Lyonnais's Juninho Pernambucano in France.

EA also announced that it has extended its licensing deals with two professional soccer leagues. The publisher reached an agreement with the Premier League for an additional four years of licensing, extending the deal through the 2010-2011 season. EA also extended its partnership with the Mexican First Division League, but no terms were announced.

FIFA 07 is being released on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, and PC. For more information on the game, check out GameSpot's preview.

94 Comments

  • alecskinner

    Posted Sep 26, 2006 8:27 am GMT

    ronaldinho is the worlds best player surely now he and rooney is great

  • nely_nelson

    Posted Sep 24, 2006 7:22 pm GMT

    Zidane should not be on the front cover.HE disgraced the world cup by head butting materazzi. sure Ronaldinho had a dissapointing world cup but he is still great.

  • mcmhango

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 4:43 pm GMT

    ZIDANE!!!

  • mcmhango

    Posted Sep 18, 2006 4:42 pm GMT

    ZIDANE SHOULD BE ON THE DAMN COVER NOT HORSY

  • ov3rdance

    Posted Sep 10, 2006 10:02 am GMT

    EA. i want FA CUP not English cup...

  • ov3rdance

    Posted Sep 9, 2006 8:09 am GMT

    How about jeff Demsey. he's score the only goal for the U.S. put him on the cover.

  • wasup321

    Posted Sep 3, 2006 8:59 pm GMT

    reyna shouldntt br on north america cover or landon donavon it should be the only american who has proved he can play outside the g ay little mls

    Fulham's very own brian mcbride he's the reason why italy didn't win every game yayyy for mcbride the only american who played in the world cup

  • wasup321

    Posted Sep 3, 2006 8:51 pm GMT

    gerrard whould be good too

  • wasup321

    Posted Sep 3, 2006 8:48 pm GMT

    HENRY is the best put him, no dinho again or that little punk rooney, i like the north american one. im glad they didnt put freddy adu, that over hyped little wimp. Why didnt they put micheal ballick on the german one ????
    oh yeah ballack is a sellout ballack is a sellout ballack is a sellout ballack is a sellout ballack is a sellout ballack is a sellout ballack is a sellout

  • Paul028

    Posted Aug 31, 2006 9:11 am GMT

    I agree with most of these comments. Rooney was not a good choice, i don't know why EA chose him, instead they should have Totti, Henry, or Cristiano Ronaldo. I thought that Ronaldinho was a good choice because he is one of the best players in the game of soccer. I was also thinking that maybe EA should try putting players that not everyone knows. Promoting other players then the "top dogs". But then again that may not appeal to everyone. Or maybe have more then just 2 or 3 players on the cover. Anyway, Ronaldinho was a good choice but Rooney was not.

  • xpurex

    Posted Aug 26, 2006 5:11 pm GMT

    After my opinion Cannavaro and C.Ronaldo deserves the front this year but it would be extremly good if they look at someone much better then wayne rooney...afcourse Henry i mean...he is a great french player and a legend. 3 world cups!

  • SocaWarrior

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 8:46 am GMT

    I would have liked to have Seen Titi on my cover. But hey, we everybody loves Ronaldinho... right?

  • Urdzinssss

    Posted Aug 21, 2006 3:07 am GMT

    He is probably the greatest player in the world right now,but i am whrealy disappointment because is is not fair-again RONALDINHO psc I dont think he is better than Fabio Cannavaro,David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldu,Zinadine Zidane,--->I can say only it's stupid in the FIFA 07 cover can be Fabio Cannavaro and David Beckham.

  • jayh1304

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 3:32 pm GMT

    I cannot believe that buck teeth and fatty have got on the cover again! i really cannot believe it! EA have new people, better people and all

  • D-ice3000

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 3:48 pm GMT

    I think you're all forgetting that the cover will feature different soccer stars according to the area in which you live in (i.e. Wayne Rooney in England, Landon Donovan is the USA and Lukas Podolski in Germany, ect...), its not like Ronaldinho is the only one on the covers. SO STOP CRYING.....But if i had to pick one player for the cover itd be Cristianado Ronaldo, despite my hatred of him, he carried his team to the quarter finals of the world cup and played great on Manchester last season

  • igordebraga

    Posted Aug 15, 2006 4:02 pm GMT

    This cover isn't cool as FIFA 06 (http://img.clubic.com/photo/00142287.jpg)...
    at least your suggestions are good. Zidane's headbutt.... Ronald McDonald... LOL!

  • El_Esbirro

    Posted Aug 15, 2006 12:41 pm GMT

    Well...Barcelona did win the Champions league and he is Barcelona's top star...plus the FIFA series in recent years has concetrated on bringing the CLUB Soccer expierience to videogames, so it's fair that Ronaldhino is on the front cover. But he's not the only TOP NOTCH Soccer Player that's on the planet, and putting Ronaldhino again on the cover, gives out the impression that he's the only Soccer SUPERSTAR around...which is completely false.

    EA should make the game cover more for everybody, instead of a single star(the world cup gave us an example of TEAMWORK...ITALY played like a team and they are ALL CHAMPIONS)....i think that's the main point everyone is trying to make to the guys who pick the cover stars for the FIFA games.

    If the FIFA is about International Club Soccer Teams, make the cover with all the stars around the globe...that would be really great, and Nobody could possibly complain about that.

  • sigma8

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 8:28 pm GMT

    Zidane on the cover? Sure. But not for Fifa 07. Maybe put him on the cover of the next Tekken as a special playable character.

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 7:39 pm GMT

    Ronaldinho is really good, but he seriously dissapointed last world cup

  • Fatality4u

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 1:37 pm GMT

    He is probably the greatest player in the world right now. It is about talent and respect, and he has both.

  • Volgin_1

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 1:24 pm GMT

    Ronoldinho is a great player on Barce. He has the most chemistry with that team. I think Henry should be on it.

  • Agent_of_Dread

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 11:25 am GMT

    why the hell is that tosser [ Ronaldinho ] on the cover again! he shouldn't have been on it once, he's a total wank and is one of the most overated footballers, and we don't need to see his buggrd face on another great game cover, EA need to get some new, better looking players

  • Weasel000

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 11:10 am GMT

    best for all is to put Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina, ex Juventus) on the first cover ... just 2 be right

  • ov3rdance

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 10:52 am GMT

    Zidane is retired, he is not in the game that why EA don't put in the cover. otherwise they will put him on the cover for sure. how about Gerrard and Robben.

  • benesperm2

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 10:20 am GMT

    I THin ryan giggs and c.ronaldo shell be on the front cover!

  • Crew_SK

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 10:14 am GMT

    what sort of freaks are these? Why put the best players from the World Cup on a cover of a game with football clubs, and frankly, Ronaldinho was great when playing at Barcelona. Barcelona won the Champions League don't you think that is the reason why he should be on the cover? You can't play WORLD CUP in FIFA 07.

  • wenbin09

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 6:54 am GMT

    Ronaldinho mentioned that his poor form in the world cup was due to himself hammering on his ps2 playing fifa all night.. no wonder he will be on the cover.. lol...

  • RoboticZombie

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 6:53 am GMT

    "anvusp:
    What the heck? Ronaldinho AGAIN!? Put Zidane's headbutt on the cover!" agree.

  • BATISTAKING

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 6:17 am GMT

    comes him
    he presently the actor the best in the world

  • Hrasko

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 6:06 am GMT

    Hey, Ronaldinho IS good. At least on Barcelona. It is the brazilian tech's fault that he su**ed on world cup.

  • ymcop

    Posted Aug 13, 2006 11:45 pm GMT

    Zidane and Materazzi! What a cool idea!

  • Orasion_Seiz

    Posted Aug 13, 2006 6:54 pm GMT

    Ronaldinho isnt that good anymore and Rooney isnt playing his best right now so why put those two on the cover. I would have been happy if Zidane and Materazzi were the front cover.

  • soulknight63133

    Posted Aug 13, 2006 5:50 pm GMT

    Don't judge a (game) book by it's cover...lol. Anyway, we're gamers why should we care whose on the cover anyway..we don't have any "rights" or "say so" in the matter whatsoever. Trust me your life will become less stressful when you stop worrying about things you CAN'T control. Unless your life is already stress free and you have to find ways to create them.

  • tr00pa_26

    Posted Aug 13, 2006 2:32 pm GMT

    im sick of those two

  • Silly_Monkee

    Posted Aug 13, 2006 6:33 am GMT

    anvusp
    "Put Zidane's headbutt on the cover! "

    HAHA

  • gungopea

    Posted Aug 13, 2006 4:29 am GMT

    oh great crappy fifa will stop pro evo getting premiership teams fo more years now

  • andy_hal

    Posted Aug 13, 2006 3:58 am GMT

    ur all fecking cocks get a life its only a cover its not as if u hav 2 play as him froo da game or anything i jst shove the case on my shelf and put the disc in
    u neva hav 2 luk at the cover again

    n ronaldhino is a gay and he realy screwd up at world cup hes stil a decent player bt he shouldnt b on the cover twice

  • anvusp

    Posted Aug 13, 2006 12:34 am GMT

    What the heck? Ronaldinho AGAIN!? Put Zidane's headbutt on the cover!

  • tgawn

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 9:41 pm GMT

    Football doesn't suck and who cares weather Ronaldinho is a fan of winning eleven its a good cover and why does everyone care aboutthe look on his face and why is it the people say Zidane is a d**khead for headbutting matterazzi??? he deserved it and Grozzo should have got one too (they are the d**kheads)

  • azizrulez

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 8:43 pm GMT

    Man i cant believe it
    he totally screwed up at the world cup
    better put zidane on the front page

  • tribe81

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 5:26 pm GMT

    "HyperMetaDragon
    Well, here's an idea for the idiots there: put the winners of the World Cup on the cover. And if you don't know who that is, it's the ITALIANS!"

    Racist cheats shouldnt be on any cover, maybe if you like they should put all the players that are leaving the serie a on the cover of the next fifa game italian football is a joke...

  • HyperMetaDragon

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 4:52 pm GMT

    Well, here's an idea for the idiots there: put the winners of the World Cup on the cover. And if you don't know who that is, it's the ITALIANS!

  • dark_link93

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 3:34 pm GMT

    He sucks on the world stage, and people still love him? Come on, bring some new faces to the front cover.

  • ranjan_united

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 11:02 am GMT

    why not show zidane head-butting materazzi as the front cover ?? :-)

  • henry2727

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 10:33 am GMT

    Last year FIFA 06 had the same cover. Rooney can't play football he is a butcher. I hope EA take some new stuff into the game because it is getting very boring.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 9:38 am GMT

    i never really liked soccer games

  • mithund

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 7:31 am GMT

    yeah, Zidane should have been on the cover. As a final tribute.

  • dexdi1

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 7:13 am GMT

    they should put cannavaro or zinedine zidane they really play well in the world cup

  • nxn666

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 7:06 am GMT

    fifa sucks too

  • nxn666

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 7:05 am GMT

    mexican league sucks

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