Welcome a new class of trailblazers from football history—including five groundbreaking ICONs who paved the way for women’s football—to Ultimate Team™ in EA SPORTS FC™ 24.
CLASS OF 24
MEET THE LATEST ICONS
MIA HAMM
First. That’s Mia Hamm in a word. First ever winner of the Women’s World Player of the Year—and the second. First to lift an official Women’s World Cup trophy with the U.S. in 1991. First two-time Women’s World Cup champion in 1999 (by which time she had already scored more international goals than any women’s player in history). First woman inducted into the World Football Hall of Fame. Often first on the scoresheet, the first player to look to in the biggest moments, and as a truly selfless leader, the first to celebrate the players around her and share in the glory of victory. Every time Hamm lifted a trophy or scored what seemed to be an impossible goal, she redefined what was possible, inspiring a generation of goal scorers and paving the way for women’s footballers to come. ICON. That’s Mia Hamm in a word.
BOBBY CHARLTON
Only nine players have won the World Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the Ballon d’Or. And only one of those players was knighted by the Queen of England. Sir Bobby Charlton’s name still echoes around some of the most famous grounds in football, a once-in-a-lifetime player whose legacy extends far beyond the reaches of any touchline. He’s synonymous with success in Manchester, in England, and the world around, setting records for club and country for both caps and goals that stood for years after his retirement. Though his ability to strike a ball or outlast his opponent made him a generational talent, Sir Bobby Charlton will forever be an ICON for what he did for the Three Lions in 1966. His classy brace against Portugal took his beloved England through to the final where, as the best player in the world at the time, Charlton gave his nation their unforgettable moment atop world football.
BIRGIT PRINZ
Winning World Player of the Year is a crowning achievement for most ICONs. Birgit Prinz did it three years in a row. Prinz was the pinnacle of German football for over a decade, winning every German Player of the Year award between 2001 to 2008 while leading Frankfurt to six Frauen-Bundesliga titles and six German Cup victories in those eight years. She could’ve laced up a new pair of Golden Boots almost every year, unstoppable in front of goal to perennially top goal scoring charts for club and country. She began her international career with a debut goal (and game winner) at the age of 16 and never looked back—a goal to win the European Championships in 1995, a Golden Boot performance to win the World Cup in 2003, and a captain’s contribution to lead Germany to a second straight world title in 2007. Winning one major international trophy is a crowning achievement for most ICONs. Birgit Prinz won seven.
ZICO
Nobody in the history of world football was more dangerous from a dead ball than Zico. He proved 101 times—more than any player ever—that a dipping, swerving, or curling free-kick could make a wall of defenders look like an effortless detour on its way to goal. And as much as Zico was a technical specialist with the ball stopped, he was a true spectacle with a match in full flow. The greatest playmakers in world football idolized his creative genius as he invented new ways to glide past his opponents, found incisive passes that barely existed, and kept fans and defenders on their toes everytime he was on the ball. Zico didn’t just epitomise the #10 shirt, he was a major part of crafting its legacy. And though he won almost everything there was to win at club level, Zico’s story isn’t just about the trophies he lifted when the final whistle blew. It’s the story of an ICON that made the game truly beautiful every time he stepped on the pitch.
HOMARE SAWA
Homare Sawa is one of the most groundbreaking footballers of all time. Her iconic career spanned more than 20 silverware-studded years, each accolade earned in a truly trailblazing fashion. Take her first league title, won in her first season as a professional—at the age of 12—scoring five times in 13 appearances. Or consider her first international appearance for Japan at 15 years of age—she scored four times. A World Player of the Year, an 11-time league winner, and widely regarded as one of the best footballers of all time, Sawa did what only ICONs do, living up to the legendary expectations she set for herself early in her career. And before she retired as Japan’s record appearance holder (205) and record goalscorer (83), she brought home football’s most coveted trophy, leading Japan to their first ever World Cup title in 2011 as the captain and tournament’s best player. If it had never been done before, Sawa did it.
CAMILLE ABILY
A born winner. A French and Olympique Lyonnais legend. A women’s football ICON. Camille Abily brought creativity to every match and a trophy (or two) home every season she played. Between 2007 and 2017, her OL side won the D1 Féminine every year except one—the year Abily was away playing in America. When she returned in 2010, she didn’t just return OL to atop their league perch, she vaulted her beloved club to European glory. Abily won five UEFA Women’s Champions League titles in the last eight years of her career, scoring 15+ goals a season from midfield and creating chance after chance for her teammates to help transform her team into one of the most dominant sides in football history.
KELLY SMITH
Starting Kelly Smith up top meant starting 1-0 up. For five years during her prime, England’s second all-time top scorer averaged more than a goal per game, bolting past defenders and leaving goalkeepers to watch helplessly as the ball flew beyond them. Starting Kelly Smith up top also meant starting to look for a bigger trophy cabinet. During the course of her decorated career, she hoisted a glittering five English league titles alongside five FA Cups. Her unmistakable ICON moment came in 2007 as Smith led her side to a memorable UEFA Women’s Cup victory, capping off an achievement that may never be repeated in football—the iconic “Quadruple”—by winning every competition she played in that year.
FRANCK RIBÉRY
Try finding a deeper bag of tricks than Franck Ribéry’s. The elusive French winger was the poster boy for flair, expressing himself every time he took the pitch with tricks, skills, and creativity. His style, however, wasn’t without substance—Ribery was one of the few wide men who consistently provided entertainment for the fans while also reliably delivering goals and assists for his team. His right foot was his weapon of choice, often chopping in from the left wing to whip in a cross or bend a ball beyond a helpless goalkeeper. During his time in Munich, Ribéry set the then-Bundesliga record for titles, winning nine in just 12 seasons in Bavaria along with a memorable UEFA Champions League in 2013. Thrilling to watch. Impossible to stop. That’s what made Ribéry an ICON.
ATTACKERS
RONALDO
JOHAN CRUYFF
MIA HAMM
RONALDINHO
BIRGIT PRINZ
GARRINCHA
FERENC PUSKÁS
GERD MÜLLER
EUSÉBIO
THIERRY HENRY
MARCO VAN BASTEN
RUUD GULLIT
GEORGE BEST
RIVALDO
DENNIS BERGKAMP
RAÚL
ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO
JAIRZINHO
ERIC CANTONA
SAMUEL ETO'O
EMILIO BUTRAGUEÑO
KENNY DALGLISH
LUÍS FIGO
HUGO SÁNCHEZ
DIDIER DROGBA
HRISTO STOICHKOV
KELLY SMITH
GARY LINEKER
RUUD VAN NISTELROOY
ALAN SHEARER
FRANCK RIBÉRY
DAVID BECKHAM
PAVEL NEDVĚD
ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO
WAYNE ROONEY
ROBIN VAN PERSIE
MIROSLAV KLOSE
MICHAEL OWEN
GIANFRANCO ZOLA
FERNANDO TORRES
DAVOR ŠUKER
ROBERT PIRÈS
JOHN BARNES
PATRICK KLUIVERT
IAN RUSH
IAN WRIGHT
DAVID TREZEGUET
HENRIK LARSSON
HERNÁN CRESPO
LUIS HERNÁNDEZ
MIDFIELDERS
PELÉ
ZINEDINE ZIDANE
BOBBY CHARLTON
ZICO
HOMARE SAWA
ROBERTO BAGGIO
LOTHAR MATTHÄUS
CAMILLE ABILY
ANDREA PIRLO
XAVI
KAKÁ
SÓCRATES
PATRICK VIEIRA
STEVEN GERRARD
GHEORGHE HAGI
BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER
MICHAEL LAUDRUP
JUAN ROMÁN RIQUELME
PAUL SCHOLES
MICHAEL BALLACK
CLAUDE MAKÉLÉLÉ
EMMANUEL PETIT
CLARENCE SEEDORF
FRANK LAMPARD
FRANK RIJKAARD
XABI ALONSO
MICHAËL ESSIEN
JUAN SEBASTIÁN VERÓN
GENNARO GATTUSO
ROY KEANE
DEFENDERS
PAOLO MALDINI
CAFU
CARLOS ALBERTO
FRANCO BARESI
ROBERTO CARLOS
BOBBY MOORE
PHILIPP LAHM
FABIO CANNAVARO
JAVIER ZANETTI
ALESSANDRO NESTA
CARLES PUYOL
MARCEL DESAILLY
RIO FERDINAND
LAURENT BLANC
RONALD KOEMAN
FERNANDO HIERRO
NEMANJA VIDIĆ
GIANLUCA ZAMBROTTA
SOL CAMPBELL
ASHLEY COLE
GOAL KEEPERS
LEV YASHIN
CASILLAS
PETER SCHMEICHEL
EDWIN VAN DER SAR
PETR ČECH
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
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