WATCH: FIFA 16 to include women’s football for first time
FIFA release their new game - FIFA 16 - in September, and for the first time in its history it will include women’s teams.
The newest version of the EA Sports game will feature 12 international women’s teams - Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, and the USA.
A YouTube trailer released today shows a line-up of the female footballers announcing: “We’re in the game”.
As the tagline says: “We’re not here to stand and watch - this is our game too.”
Several high-profile players have been involved with the development of the graphics and have tweeted in support of the new release.
Finally it happened! @EASPORTSFIFA include me and my @england teammates in the new #FIFA16 Can't Wait! ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/0CWtS3oxfc
— Steph Houghton MBE (@stephhoughton2) May 28, 2015
Can not wait for #FIFA16 to be released! @EASPORTSFIFA @EASPORTS #INTHEGAME @CanadaSoccerEN @FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/PxPQ7sVHNW
— Jonelle Filigno (@JFiligno) May 28, 2015
Unfortunately, the Republic of Ireland women’s team are not part of the 2016 release.
EA Sports have missed a trick there, what could be cooler than Stephanie Roche’s wonder goal rendered as a computer graphic?
