FIFA 21 is the latest entry into the popular FIFA franchise by Electronic Arts, and like every other year, the devs at EA Sports have released the official cover art for the game. This year, Paris Saint Germain talisman Kylian Mbappé is the cover athlete, replacing Real Madrid icon Eden Hazard from last year.
The official trailer for FIFA 21 is scheduled to drop on 23rd July, and the covers for all three editions of the game, featuring the Frenchman was revealed on the official Twitter handle of EA SPORTS FIFA.
The #FIFA21 Standard edition cover art 👇
Pre-Order -> https://t.co/Ucbq7ap4Wu pic.twitter.com/kr3TSs0gdw
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) July 22, 2020
The leader of the next generation. @KMbappe is the #FIFA21 global cover star!
The #FIFA21 Champions edition cover 🏆⬇️
Pre-Order today ➡️ https://t.co/Ucbq7aGFO2 pic.twitter.com/0Q64KynQLc
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) July 22, 2020
Looking fresh, @KMbappe 🤩
Pre-Order the Ultimate Edition by 14 August for a guaranteed #OnesToWatch special player item 👉 https://t.co/Ucbq7aGFO2 pic.twitter.com/zuuLlFqVJn
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) July 22, 2020
The 2018 World Cup winner himself tweeted following the reveal, a ‘dream come true’ for the 21 year old forward.
Cover Star ⭐️
Can’t wait to play this!
Proud to be the #FIFA21 cover star
Dream come true. @EASPORTSFIFA pic.twitter.com/RGpStusWwH— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) July 22, 2020
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However, the cover art of FIFA 21’s standard and ‘Champions’ editions are quite different from the previous entries into the franchise. This year, the cover art are basically collages of Mbappé’s pictures on a white background, and the FIFA fandom hasn’t received the design very well.
FIFA 21 cover art featuring Mbappé receives banter from the netizens
Twitterati went all out on Twitter to criticise EA for their lack of effort to make an eye catching cover, and the fans of the franchise quickly jumped on with their hilarious reactions to the design. Below here are some of the funniest tweets-
Looks like a 12 years olds maths book
— Sean Cobblery (@ZanderTrego) July 22, 2020
Almost as good as mine which I’ve made in 2 minutes pic.twitter.com/YYwL7G2iUI
— Eric (@Ericctfo) July 22, 2020
This looks like it was made from photo collage in 20 minutes for a 7th grader report. And I definitely know you guys had more than 20 minutes.
— I saw @UR2SLOW_ eat a 1,000 cheese slice burger (@SiLVeR_Smash) July 23, 2020
the year is 2027. the newest installment of EA Sports’ FIFA series is on store shelves. pic.twitter.com/5glefNDEs5
— mabetech (@mabetech) July 22, 2020
EA Design Team pic.twitter.com/Q05ps6lCAD
— RyT🌬 (@rodrygotime) July 22, 2020
made my own cover in 2 minutes, looks exactly the same as yours, disgusting pic.twitter.com/GIouky7KHU
— GarryBug (@GarryBug2) July 22, 2020
Don’t worry boys, I made a better cover! pic.twitter.com/Y8dFzluSQy
— Johnnnnny TLOU2 IS GOTY 🇺🇸 (@ScaryPumkinMan) July 23, 2020
Is this the real cover? it looks like a teen fan art
on paint 😂— 🅓3🅧🅣🅔🅡 (@D3xter013) July 22, 2020
Graphic designer EA Sport 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Pe0cH6fFzI
— Daniel (@daniel_space1) July 22, 2020
— vibrance (@leverhero) July 22, 2020
YO THE FIFA 22 BOX ART JUST GOT LEAKED!!!! pic.twitter.com/O3TMVBQQr7
— Davedoot (@Davedoot1) July 22, 2020
— Eric Gil (@ericgc_11) July 22, 2020
2030 new fifa pic.twitter.com/3BxEto1p2U
— vitɑn 🐙 (@lichiacanibal) July 23, 2020
— Deil (@SenketDeil) July 22, 2020
Back when FIFA covers looked like FIFA pic.twitter.com/FdHuu9jnJE
— ĶĂŁĶÖ (@CrispyKovacic) July 22, 2020
— RyT🌬 (@rodrygotime) July 22, 2020
10 mins on PicsArt with literally no previous graphic design skill lmao pic.twitter.com/fi4aiKPHQ7
— KaiFM ALL COPS ARE BASTARDS (@prodguillotine) July 22, 2020
The Cover was looking iffy so I made sure to fix it, and I also made sure to put as much effort into fixing it as EA does 😍😍 pic.twitter.com/Ihq54aFfYx
— Temple Strike (@StrikeTemple) July 22, 2020
— Mathespio (@Mathespio) July 22, 2020
Chupa @EASPORTSFIFA fiz bem melhor pic.twitter.com/xcyaEItG23
— João Araújo (@arazema_99) July 23, 2020
Essa aqui tá melhor pic.twitter.com/tXGIaZgpiC
— Tassi🔴⚫ (@GabrielTassi1) July 22, 2020
thanks, i prefer my version 😎 pic.twitter.com/a4b2qvhzHu
— Askar (@Major_Askar) July 22, 2020
— Ponche Otako™ (@pincheotaku) July 22, 2020
Fixed you;re game pic.twitter.com/nDmMaP5VPP
— Infiniteermoon (@infiniteerniv) July 22, 2020
Thought the design looked familiar 🧐 EA graphic artists taking laziness to another level 😂 pic.twitter.com/E2cHTqB3pN
— Gëggenpressing FC (@KloppOfTheKop_) July 22, 2020
— Rei Dos Pudim (@ReiDosPudim1) July 22, 2020
No thanks, I think i’ll wait for next year pic.twitter.com/j7y9vthdHb
— Cam’s funky hell 🍩 (@FunkyCami) July 22, 2020
Some tried their own editing skills onto redesigning the cover for the game.
— Schembriisaac (@Isaacschembri7) July 22, 2020
First, get the licence of Juventus. Then make beautiful cover, as I do.. @EASPORTSFIFA pic.twitter.com/nkw5jlClug
— İsmet (@ismetimo) July 22, 2020
10 mins on PicsArt with literally no previous graphic design skill lmao pic.twitter.com/fi4aiKPHQ7
— KaiFM ALL COPS ARE BASTARDS (@prodguillotine) July 22, 2020
made this in about 7 minutes. how much better is it? pic.twitter.com/X9ekiVTVyg
— Drippy♦️ (@Dripchann) July 22, 2020
well, my cover for FIFA 21 😀😀 pic.twitter.com/Y6fN24MPmX
— Oscar Viedma (@oviedmamorales) July 22, 2020
Just something I quickly done, what you guys think? pic.twitter.com/pUFpbvIO0V
— JustFrags (@JustFrags) July 22, 2020
This should be the official cover of FIFA 21 @EASPORTSFIFA #FIFA21MoSalahCover pic.twitter.com/5kZAVIXcZX
— Mena Shehata (@MenaShehata) July 22, 2020
Hmmm, I created something here too pic.twitter.com/DmqGMzSC6y
— Raquel Segal (@p1zzaplanet) July 22, 2020
Even this troll cover is 100 times better pic.twitter.com/w8sWcncTwr
— Nabil (@HmichNabil) July 22, 2020
I would just take this pic.twitter.com/x7smEHbmus
— kul (@kulandayy) July 22, 2020
Hey @EASPORTSFIFA , you can use this, but only must give me the credits. Thanks. pic.twitter.com/raOaShH4I6
— Nadinael ^.^☔ (@Nadinael) July 22, 2020
The cover design is very top, but I would prefer the classic style.
Something like that👇 pic.twitter.com/uUIyqdyOVU
— 𝘾𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙣 | 𝘼𝙡𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙤𝘾𝘽 (@_AlvaroCB) July 23, 2020
FIFA 21 is scheduled to be released on 9th October 2020 on Microsoft Windows, PS4, Xbox One as well as Nintendo Switch and the Xbox Series X.
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