EA Sports teases legendary soccer player's return ahead of FC 26 game reveal

It's official. Zlatan Ibrahimović is set to make an iconic return to the world of soccer games. It's been confirmed that the beloved player will feature in the upcoming EA Sports FC 26, two years after his retirement.

It looks like it's going to be a good year for those eagerly awaiting EA Sports FC 26, especially with this latest announcement. Not only will Zlatan feature on the Ultimate Edition cover for the game, following in the footsteps of other soccer greats like David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane, but it also looks like he may be set to be included as an Icon for the Ultimate Team.

The announcement was made earlier today, Monday July 14, on the sports game's official X account, with a tease of Zlatan's FC 26 Ultimate Edition cover appearing on social media. The post reads: "You asked. Zlatan is back." Zlatan followed up the announcement with his own X post, stating "FC without Zlatan is not complete. I'm back."

Zlatan was popular when he featured in previous iterations of FIFA and EA FC, so there's a lot of excitement about his return to soccer games. And fans don't have long to wait to hear all about it, as a new reveal trailer is expected this Wednesday July 16.

Announcements and reveals for the EA Sports games have consistently arrived in July over the years. Last year was no exception with David Beckham, Zinedine Zidan, and Jude Bellingham revealed to be taking center stage on the Ultimate Edition cover of FC 25, alongside the game's official announcement.

Given the game's consistent release window over the years, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to expect the next entry in the EA Sports FC series to arrive this September, but you'll need to tune into that trailer on July 16 to find out for certain.

EA Sports FC 26 is expected to land later this year. You can find all the latest FC news here.

In the meantime, make sure you check out everything we know about the EA Sports FC 26 release date. Or if you find yourself looking for something that feels like EA Sports FC 26, but does things a little differently, check out our list of the best football games.

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