Alex Morgan will grace cover of EA Sports' FIFA 16 soccer game

American soccer star Alex Morgan will grace the cover of the FIFA 16 soccer game, EA Sports announced Monday.

Morgan will be on the U.S. cover of the game, alongside Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Other countries will have various players repented on the cover across the world.

Morgan, who has scored 52 goals in 91 caps with the national team, is among a trio of women that will grace the cover this year. She joins Canada's Christine Sinclair and Australia's Stephanie Catley.

This year's version of FIFA will be the first to include women's teams, with 12 new national teams added to the game. The USWNT, who are coming off a World Cup victory, were featured in a promo for the game earlier this year.


FIFA 16 will be available for PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. It hits stores in September.

What will the next Madden be called? EA Sports says "Madden NFL 15"

(Photo courtesy: EA Sports)

From 2005 through 2012, EA Sports dubbed their annual Madden NFL video game the number of the following year (Madden NFL 06 through Madden NFL 13). Last year, EA commemorated the twenty-fifth edition of the game by calling it Madden NFL 25. Starting this August, EA will be returning to the yearly number.

The next installment of Madden, due to hit stores on August 26, will be called Madden NFL 15, EA Sports announced on Monday. This year's version of the game will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.

EA said in a press release that this year's game will feature "the most immersive defensive gameplay control in franchise history." EA also boasted of an improved broadcast presentation and coined this year's marketing campaign: "Madden Season."

Pushing their improved defensive gameplay, EA's first commercial for the game features Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly "transforming" into a Madden player.


This year's cover athlete will again be voted on by the fans, ESPN announced in a tweet Monday.

Last year's cover vote included current Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller (who was eliminated in Round 2) and former Bronco running back Terrell Davis (who was eliminated in Round 1). More details on the Madden 15 cover vote will be announced on ESPN and NFL Network during the NFL Draft on Thursday, May 8.

Update: EA announced on Monday evening that cover voting will begin on the first night of the NFL draft (May 8).