Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala have been confirmed as the cover stars on the Standard Edition of EA Sports FC 26.
Bellingham and Musiala Confirmed As EA FC 26 Cover Stars
Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala will star on the cover of this year’s EA FC 26 video game.
The pair will feature on the front of the Standard Edition, which is expected to be released on all major gaming platforms towards the end of September.
Real Madrid’s Bellingham is on the cover for a second time, having been selected as a lone cover star last year. Bayern Munich’s Musiala, meanwhile, features for the first time.
He becomes the first Bundesliga player to star on the cover since Marco Reus in 2017.
It had already been leaked by insiders in recent weeks that the duo, who were previously roommates during their England youth days, would front the new game.
But EA Sports have now officially confirmed the news on their X (formerly Twitter) account.
A tweet posted on Wednesday afternoon read: “Roommates to Rivals to Cover Stars.
“Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala are side by side with the community on the FC 26 Standard Edition.”
An image of the EA FC 26 Standard Edition cover was also included in the tweet (see below).
Roommates to Rivals to Cover Stars. @BellinghamJude and @JamalMusiala are side by side with the community on the #FC26 Standard Edition.
See the full reveal today: https://t.co/5s9nHPPxcw pic.twitter.com/MHWSXG45L9
— EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) July 16, 2025
It follows on from Zlatan Ibrahimovic being confirmed as the cover star for the Ultimate Edition of EA FC 26 on Monday. The Swede is also set to return in-game as an Icon in Ultimate Team.
The EA FC 26 trailer is due to be released later today. It will be streamed on EA Sports’ YouTube channel on Wednesday, 16 July, at 4:57pm BST.
Former EA Sports FC/FIFA Cover Stars
- EA Sports FC 25 – Jude Bellingham
- EA Sports FC 24 – Erling Haaland
- FIFA 23 – Kylian Mbappe
- FIFA 22 – Kylian Mbappe
- FIFA 21 – Kylian Mbappe
- FIFA 20 – Eden Hazard
- FIFA 19 – Cristiano Ronaldo
- FIFA 18 – Cristiano Ronaldo
- FIFA 17 – Marco Reus
- FIFA 16 – Lionel Messi
- FIFA 15 – Lionel Messi
- FIFA 14 – Lionel Messi
- FIFA 13 – Lionel Messi
- FIFA 12 – Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere
- FIFA 11 – Kaka and Wayne Rooney
- FIFA 10 – Theo Walcott, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard
- FIFA 09 – Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho
- FIFA 08 – Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho
- FIFA 07 – Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho
- FIFA 06 – Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho
- FIFA Football 2005 – Patrick Vieira, Fernando Morientes and Andriy Shevchenko
- FIFA Football 2004 – Thierry Henry, Alessandro Del Piero and Ronaldinho
- FIFA Football 2003 – Roberto Carlos, Ryan Giggs and Edgar Davids
- FIFA Football 2002 – Thierry Henry
- FIFA 2001 – Paul Scholes
- FIFA 2000 – Sol Campbell
- FIFA 99 – Dennis Bergkamp
- FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 – David Beckham
- FIFA 97 – David Ginola
- FIFA Soccer 96 – Ioan Sabau and Andy Legg
- FIFA Soccer 95 – Erik Thorstvedt
- FIFA International Soccer – David Platt and Piotr Swierczewski
When Is The EA FC 26 Release Date?
The release date for EA Sports FC 26 will be confirmed in Wednesday’s official trailer.
It is possible to estimate when the game will be released, though. Based on recent years, it is expected that the latest edition of the video game series will come out on Friday, 26 September.
Those with Early Access will be able to play the game a week earlier, from Friday, 20 September.
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