{"id":198636,"date":"2022-08-16T12:08:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T10:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=198636"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:31:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:31:27","slug":"soccer-stars-marvel-fifa-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/soccer-stars-marvel-fifa-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Former soccer stars given the Marvel treatment in FIFA 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We cover a great many crossovers in our news section. However, these usually involve Fortnite and whichever brand, person, or media phenomenon is<strong> all the rage <\/strong>at the moment. Today, we have a very different crossover to present to you in FIFA 23, one that you may never have anticipated unless you idolize footballers as though they were literal superheroes. Do you get where I\u2019m going with this yet?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"FIFA 23\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/d6928552-e426-4293-a59d-028b05df6c1e\/1485090147\/fifa-23-2022-07-27_9-41-35.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">FIFA 23<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/fifa-23.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/fifa-23.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ea.com\/press-releases\/press-releases-details\/2022\/EA-Sports-and-Marvel-Entertainment-Collaborate-to-Bring-Iconic-Football-Heroes-Back-to-the-Pitch-in-FIFA-23-Ultimate-Team\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"EA is partnering with Marvel\">EA is partnering with Marvel<\/a> to reimagine the world\u2019s favorite football stars as superheroes ahead of the launch of FIFA 23 in September. While the movement only currently concerns past footballers who have made an impression on the industry, we can assume the formula will be retained for use in other collaborative instances with today\u2019s football stars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a list of the footballers currently involved in the collaboration and the names of their superhero <strong>alter-egos<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Landon Donovan of the USA takes up the shield of the Captain America-inspired The Brave.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Chelsea Defender of legendary proportions Ricardo Carvalho is being immortalized as The impossible-to-surprise Anticipator.<\/li><li>Former Man City midfielder Yaya Tour\u00e9 stands resolute as the Greek god-inspired The Citadel.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Claudio Marchisio, the former Juventus midfielder, once more takes up his dressing room nickname and becomes Il Principino &#8211; The Little Prince.&nbsp;<\/li><li>South Korea\u2019s Park Ji-Sung dons an Iron Man-inspired suit to become Tigerheart.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay, so it\u2019s an interesting collaboration with really awesome cover art, but what does it mean for the average player? Essentially, this collaboration merely results in a few <strong>skilfully created<\/strong> images of the stars as superheroes. These images will replace the real-world players\u2019 photos &#8211; exclusively in FIFA 23\u2019s Ultimate Teams mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will also be numerous FIFA World Cup FUT Heroes items available in the FIFA 23 Ultimate Teams lootboxes. EA has also said that Marvel will even release an <strong>Online Marvel Heroes comic book<\/strong> at a later date. Marvel seems to really be invested in this collaboration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Former-soccer-stars-given-the-Marvel-treatment-in-FIFA-23-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Former soccer stars given the Marvel treatment in FIFA 23\" class=\"wp-image-198641\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaboration does, however, deem to be purely cosmetic and won\u2019t impact gameplay much &#8211; or at all. While I have no issue with the glorification of former soccer stars who have left their names prominently etched into the very fiber of the industry, I don\u2019t know if this collaboration in its current state is the way to do it. Hopefully, there is more to this collaboration than meets the eye. We\u2019ll have to wait until FIFA 23 is released to find out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other FIFA news, we\u2019ve got it on good authority that <a href=\"https:\/\/fifa-23.en.softonic.com\/articles\/fifa-23-womens-soccer-leagues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> FIFA 23 will feature two prominent women\u2019s soccer leagues<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We cover a great many crossovers in our news section. However, these usually involve Fortnite and whichever brand, person, or media phenomenon is all the rage at the moment. Today, we have a very different crossover to present to you in FIFA 23, one that you may never have anticipated unless you idolize footballers as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/soccer-stars-marvel-fifa-23\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Former soccer stars given the Marvel treatment in FIFA 23&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9222,"featured_media":198639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[3307,1617],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-198636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionfifa-23","tag-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198636"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323367,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198636\/revisions\/323367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198636"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=198636"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=198636"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=198636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}