EA Announce FIFA 19 ICON Ratings EA are announcing more FIFA 19 Icons, along with their ratings, today. The new Icons will be announced every hour and we\u2019ll keep you updated as each one is revealed. 10 FIFA 19 Icons were announced back in August, including Steven Gerrard, Johan Cruyff and Eusebio. So far, EA has announced seven more, including Manchester United legend George Best who will be joined by German internationals Jens Lehmann and Michael Ballack, as well as Portugal\u2019s Lu\u00eds Figo, Italy\u2019s Gennaro Gattuso and Christian Vieri, and Brazilian cult hero S\u00f3crates. FUT Icons, which replaced Legends for FIFA 18, are amongst the highest rated players in the game, and fans will be looking forward to adding them to their Ultimate Team XIs when the new game is released on September 28. Like in FIFA 18, each Icon has three cards, each with different stats, to represent the player at different stages of their career. Read more about all the new Icons as they\u2019re announced below. Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Ver\u00f3n Nicknamed \u201cThe Little Witch\u201d, Ver\u00f3n\u2019s technique and vision made him one of the best midfielders in the world. Hidetoshi Nakata Renowned as one of Japan\u2019s greatest ever players, Nakata appeared at three World Cups, and won the Scudetto with Roma in 2001. Sol Campbell An integral part of Arsenal\u2019s Invincibles team, Campbell won 73 caps for England. David Trezeguet Trezeguet lead the line as France won the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil. Bobby Moore West Ham United legend Bobby Moore is the only England captain in history to lift the FIFA World Cup. Gary Lineker A prolific goal scorer, Lineker was an integral part of an England team that finished fourth at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Fernando Hierro Hierro won five La Liga titles and three Champions League trophies during a 14 year spell at Real Madrid. Franco Baresi One of the greatest defenders of all time, Baresi won three European Cups during a 20 year career at AC Milan. Miroslav Klose The German World Cup winner is the competition\u2019s all-time leading goalscorer at 16 goals. Ruud van Nistlerooy Feared for his highly clinical finishing, van Nistlerooy won two La Liga trophies with Real Madrid, and one with Manchester United. Pavel Nedv\u011bd Best known for his time at Juventus, Ned\u011bd won the Ballon d\u2019Or in 2003. Roy Keane A tough tackling midfield enforcer, Keane captained Manchester United during their treble winning year of 1999. Emilio Butrague\u00f1o Known as \u201cThe Vulture\u201d, Butrague\u00f1o won five consecutive La Liga titles with Real Madrid. Gianfranco Zola Zola played alongside Maradona in a Napoli team that won Serie A in 1990. Paul Scholes Regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, Scholes made 718 appearances for Manchester United during a career that spanned 21 years. Ryan Giggs The Welsh Wizard dominated left backs during his 23 year career in the Premier League. Giggs was part of Manchester United\u2019s treble winning side in 1999, and won the Premier League with the club 13 times. Hristo Stoichkov A pacy and tenacious striker, Stoichkov won the Ballon d\u2019Or in 1994, and led the line for the Bulgaria side that made it to the 1996 World Cup semi-finals. Christian Vieri Nicknamed \u201cThe Bull\u201d, Vieri terrorized defenders in Italy with his pace and eye for goal. The striker was named Serie A\u2019s Italian Player of the year on two occasions. George Best Lauded as one of the best players to ever play for Northern Ireland, Best was part of Manchester United\u2019s 1968 European Cup winning squad. Michael Ballack The former Germany captain was part of a Bayer Leverkusen team that made it to the 2002 Champions League final, and won three Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich. Jens Lehmann An integral part of Arsenal\u2019s unbeaten Premier League campaign in 2003\/04, and was named UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year in 2006. Lu\u00eds Figo Known for his incredible ability to get past defenders, Figo played for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan during his incredible career. Gennaro Gattuso The former Italian international was famed for his tough tackling and aggressive playstyle, and won the UEFA Champions League on two occasions with AC Milan. S\u00f3crates The attacking midfielder from Brazil was affectionately nicknamed \u201cThe Doctor\u201d after earning a degree in Medicine while still playing professionally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
EA Announce FIFA 19 ICON Ratings EA are announcing more FIFA 19 Icons, along with their ratings, today. The new Icons will be announced every hour and we\u2019ll keep you updated as each one is revealed. 10 FIFA 19 Icons were announced back in August, including Steven Gerrard, Johan Cruyff and Eusebio. So far, EA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69315\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}