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FIFA 10 bumped to October 20

[UPDATE] EA Sports NA multiplatform release of annual soccer sim arriving three weeks after Euro launch; Blanco, Kljestan, Lampard named to cover

EA Sports is well aware that soccer (also read: football) enjoys the bulk of its popularity abroad. As such, the publisher has taken to naming regional heroes to the cover of its annual footie sim, FIFA Soccer. As such, the publisher said last week that Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, Arsenal's Theo Walcott, and Chelsea's Frank Lampard would front the cover of FIFA 10 in the UK.

Blanco, Kljestan, and Lampard, in various states of enthusiasm.

Blanco, Kljestan, and Lampard, in various states of enthusiasm.

Today, EA Sports teased out the aforementioned dynamos' North American equivalents, saying Major League Soccer stars Cuauhtemoc Blanco of Chicago Fire and Sacha Kljestan of Chivas USA will appear on the cover of FIFA 10 in North America. The North American athletes will be joined by Lampard, who EA Sports noted will be featured on the game's cover globally.

A five-time MVP of the Mexican Premier League and two-time MLS All-Star, Blanco joined the Chicago Fire as midfielder in 2007. Also a prominent MLS athlete, Kljestan led Chivas USA in 2008, earning team MVP with the most goals scored on the year. Earning his international cover-star status, Chelsea's Lampard is only the second English Premier League midfielder to have scored more than 100 career goals.

Along with revealing the box art for FIFA 10, EA Sports also noted that the game is now expected to arrive in North America on October 20, nearly three weeks after its previously announced international release of October 2.

[UPDATE] Following the publication of this article, EA Sports clarified the release schedule of FIFA 10 in Europe, saying that the game remains on track to release in the region on October 2.

In development at EA Canada, FIFA 10 will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, DS, and PC. For more information, check out GameSpot's previous coverage of FIFA 10.

71 Comments

  • grimmreaperr666

    Posted Aug 28, 2009 7:56 am GMT

    i was hoping 4 proper graphics ...not cartoon. I mite go 2 pes this year unless ea does somethin special to bring me back to fifa

  • grimmreaperr666

    Posted Aug 28, 2009 7:55 am GMT

    i was hoping for proper graphics......not bloody cartoons. I think i might turn to pes this year unless ea dus somethin really special to bring me back

  • sanim02

    Posted Aug 17, 2009 7:49 pm GMT

    Damnit I was hoping for Steven Gerrard or Fernando Torres instead of Walcott..-_-

  • TuTu528

    Posted Aug 15, 2009 2:26 am GMT

    BOOOOOOOOO man fifa is one of my favorite games, why do they get it earlier???? And the only reason ronaldinho was on the front was because he was and always will be, a BEAST!

  • AirPortugall

    Posted Aug 14, 2009 1:54 pm GMT

    I'm just happy that there's no Ronaldinho on the cover - man is he ever ugly lol

  • kenshin911

    Posted Aug 14, 2009 8:42 am GMT

    not fair ea you should stop doing that sending us the game 3 weeks later.... we want it the same day

  • crazycheese45

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 4:59 pm GMT

    I'd rather see good European players on the cover than two mls players

  • AxlRoseIsMyDad

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 12:53 pm GMT

    Glad to see Cuauhtemoc Blanco. and why the **** is lampard there!!?? We wan't WAYNE ROONEY, not lampard god damn it !!!

  • BigBangBear

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 11:32 am GMT

    Would love to have seen DeRosario on the cover representing Canada. He is a good enough player to represent MLS in general not just Canada.

  • ThursdayFc

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 10:29 am GMT

    The one thing i don't like on the cover, Fifa soccer 10 wtf why can ea just put Fifa 10. Football International Federation Association 2010.

  • QcamBer

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 4:51 am GMT

    Fusion_Master, i think youl get the ugly one that we will get lol
    tis like the cover disgner died or somthing, so they give the guy who brings coffe to do this cover
    at list the players at the uk cover are more great then the us =D

  • deoxyschaser

    Posted Aug 13, 2009 4:05 am GMT

    cool having a day of school 2 get this game but now i have to wait an extra 18 days! omg what day do i take of now 2nd october or 20th october

  • Fusion_Master

    Posted Aug 12, 2009 7:47 pm GMT

    @JunglemanchiId - Scored a Hattrick for England?

    ----

    Who's gonna be on the Aussie cover? Are we just going to have the same cover as the UK?

  • bgphil08

    Posted Aug 12, 2009 11:46 am GMT

    Schelotto should have been on the cover

  • SkidRow18

    Posted Aug 12, 2009 7:37 am GMT

    looks really great

  • JunglemanchiId

    Posted Aug 12, 2009 6:56 am GMT

    On a cover in the UK, 3 English players...great....

    What has Walcott done to deserve a place on the box?

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Aug 12, 2009 6:03 am GMT

    Already pre-ordered!!

    Thank you, EA!

  • frazzle00

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 9:31 pm GMT

    Americans have a football league !?

  • DarylJ100

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 1:54 pm GMT

    looking good but nothing about be a pro it must be taken out !!

  • fps_d0minat0r

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 1:23 pm GMT

    their lacking that realistic filter that PES has.....probably the only good thing about PES 2009 lol.

    hopefully they'll both be revolutionary this year.

  • Stitticus

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 11:31 am GMT

    Big names sell games, simple. Personally I don't care which players look up from the cover all I want is for EA to fix the body checking in the game which never results in a foul..it was FIFA 09 not NFL 09

  • DieBrothers

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 10:15 am GMT

    blanco is a good player he deserved to be on the cover years later.
    But change kljestan for rooney
    Viva Mexico Cabrones!!!

  • SolhZ

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 9:16 am GMT

    There's plenty of people in the US who aren't Eurosnobs and support their local MLS team, and the league as a whole, and are happy to see MLS players on the cover of the North American version.

  • sidepipes20012

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 8:33 am GMT

    So nobody cares that they are pushing this back to Oct. 20. Iam very dissapointed in this. The EPL starts in a week. WTF is going on!!!

  • tig1979 posted Aug 11, 2009 7:52 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    tig1979

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 7:52 am GMT (hide)

    Yes no more Ronaldinho and his teeth plastered everywhere!!! How about some bikini girls on front cover or something though?!!

  • JoshZA

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 7:45 am GMT

    Can't wait for this game

  • xbox4life76

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 6:44 am GMT

    Blanco and who?? But seriously...us North Americans don't want to see MLS guys on the cover...Put guys who we want to watch, international stars...Ronaldo, Del Piero, Ronaldinho...seriously...though won't affect me buying the game...

  • criminal-b

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 6:36 am GMT

    @ jasopan did u even read it the cover shown above is just the north american cover there box art is diffrent 2 difrent regions so "your beloved walcott" is stil on the uk cover

  • ThAdEa82

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 6:29 am GMT

    Ouch...right on time for the flood of games coming out

  • QcamBer

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 5:57 am GMT

    @Seifer-fx

    demn... this cover is realy ugly :S
    why!?!?!!?!?!!!

    there are just some white splatter on the sides and in the US cover, well it is awsome! i dont catch why they changed the cover to the uk so dramaticly, i mean all the other EA SPORTS games have the same cover style as the US, and UK (ugly rooney one), well, it is just so ugly... but, what ever, i just hope the ball's speed in this game will be much faster (and realistic...) then the ball in fifa 2009, i could kick and go make me a dinner and go back to see if i missed lol

    for now, i am waiting for the gameplay day or what ever it is


    sory for my bad english

  • JB2B

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 3:56 am GMT

    Looking forward to it, I'm curious if Fifa can score the 2-1 against PES after it's late equalizer with 09.

  • Ardiendo

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 3:44 am GMT

    Oh MLS players. LOL.

  • Ardiendo

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 3:42 am GMT

    Who are Blanco and Kljestan?!

  • jasopan

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 2:46 am GMT

    WHat happened to the old cover? My beloved Walcott

  • hot_shot_9

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 2:04 am GMT

    Lol, rooney looks crack up on the cover XD

    Anyway, good cover although i would have perferred it to have arsenals red first kit instead of the 2nd... But ohwell..

    Lol, Ronaldinhos time is over

  • RHISHI_71

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 12:07 am GMT

    We want Rooney..... on the cover !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • RHISHI_71

    Posted Aug 11, 2009 12:06 am GMT

    Walcott, Rooney n Lampard cover was great than new one.....

  • stewiegriffin20

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 10:56 pm GMT

    YES!!!!!!That means I don't have to stare at Rooney's train-wreck of a face.

  • houdeany

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 10:03 pm GMT

    and BTW, the cover with the MLS players is for America only,
    Europe get the cover with Theo Walcott, Wayne Rooney & Frank Lampard.

  • houdeany

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 10:01 pm GMT

    @Ramoramoramo
    Cut your garbage out,
    every country is aloud to play football..
    You are just being ridiculously childish.
    It doesn't matter is the MLS is not to the standard of European football, they haven't been around for 100 years, like a lot of European clubs.
    If your going to be a kid about it, don't post.

  • yanchang17

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 8:32 pm GMT

    @digitalgawd
    Messi is contracted to PES

  • AlphaWarrior10

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 8:12 pm GMT

    Were are the stars from the mexican league

  • jayji062 posted Aug 10, 2009 6:28 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    jayji062

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 6:28 pm GMT (hide)

    Nice to have two MLS stars on cover!

  • digitalgawd

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 6:17 pm GMT

    Messi needs to be on the cover, seriously

  • cmpepper23 posted Aug 10, 2009 5:41 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    cmpepper23

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 5:41 pm GMT (hide)

    I liked it much better with Ronaldinho. Lampard = FAIL. Also the MLS players should be Stuart Holden of the Dynamo and De Rosario of Toronto FC.

  • r3dman1

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 5:19 pm GMT

    @Seifer-fx

    I can tell you why no Liverpool players are on the cover.. Pro Evo has Liverpool license and they obviously focusing on English players therefore you would only have Stevie-G on the cover if Pro Evo didnt have Liverpool license...

  • rbrignoni

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 5:17 pm GMT

    Can't wait for the yearly release of FIFA. Now this is real Football.

  • Seifer-fx

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 5:02 pm GMT

    @QcamBer

    If your in the UK its going to be Lampard, Rooney and Walcot.

    Interesting that they have players from the top english clubs but NO players from Liverpool? Strange as they almost won it last year and have a player that is on par with Lampard in Gerrard.

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