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Alex Morgan must love making history. After winning the 2015 Women's World Cup with the USWNT and taking part in New York City's first Ticker Tape Parade for female athletes, Morgan will once again be part of another historic milestone by appearing on the video game cover of FIFA 16 alongside international football superstar Lionel Messi. This is the first time a woman has appeared on the cover of a FIFA game, which is also the first game to include playable female characters. Read more on this news below.
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"It is an incredible honor to be one of the first women featured on the cover of EA SPORTS FIFA," the star player said in a statement this week, according to CBS Sports. "I know people all over the world play this game and I'm really excited that 'FIFA 16' is putting such an important spotlight on women's soccer. And now to share the cover with today's greatest player is surreal."
Morgan will grace the title's covers sold in the United States while the Canadian version will feature Christine Sinclair and the Australian will feature Steph Catley.
The cover itself was revealed on Twitter as well. Check out this new cover for FIFA 16 thanks to SportsCenter (via UPROXX):
BREAKING: #USWNT's Alex Morgan will join Lionel Messi on cover of FIFA 16. She's 1st woman to star on cover of FIFA. pic.twitter.com/bFgK1qhkgh
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 20, 2015
Morgan also took to Twitter to share even more excitement about the news. Check out her tweet right here:
I’m so honored to be featured on the cover of #FIFA16. Thank you @EASPORTSFIFA! https://t.co/vw73wtfncJ pic.twitter.com/5vp8RLUk1x — Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) July 20, 2015
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