11 New Icons For FIFA 21 Ultimate Team Have Been Predicted

Barcelona legend Xavi and Roma hero Francesco Totti are amongst the 11 footballers predicted to receive 'Icons' cards in the upcoming FIFA 21 Ultimate Team.

EA Sports first debuted icons -- initially known as legends -- to the fan-favourite online mode back in FIFA 14.

And the FIFA publisher has since continued to build the ever-expanding roster, featuring the likes of Diego Maradona, Pele and Johan Cruyff.

EA Sports has already revealed that Manchester United icon Eric Cantona is the first legend to become a new Icon in FIFA 21.

However, the folks over at Dexerto have looked at 11 players who will arrive in FIFA 21 alongside Cantona to take the Icons roster to 100.

The publication believes that "pass master" Xavi could be one of the newest additions and pointed to his illustrious playing career with Barcelona and Spain.

Totti spent his entire club playing career at Roma and also enjoyed success on the international stage with Italy, winning the 2006 World Cup.

"Totti will always be an Icon in Rome, even if he's not picked this year," Dexerto wrote.

Posted below are Dexerto's predictions for the 11 legends who could receive Icon cards in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team.

Samuel Eto'o

Edgar Davids

Diego Forlan

Ferenc Puskas

Philipp Lahm

Lilian Thuram

Xavi

Francesco Totti

Alfredo Di Stefano

Lucio

Ashley Cole

EA Sports dropped the first official look at the forthcoming FIFA 21 at EA Play Live last month.

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe has also been named as the cover star for the next instalment in EA Sports' franchise.

FIFA 21 will launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on 9th October, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions also arriving in 2020.

Featured Image Credit: FifaRosters/PA

Topics: Xavi, gaming news, GAMING, FUT, Samuel Eto’o, FIFA 21, Diego Forlan, Ashley Cole, Ultimate Team, Francesco Totti

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

@AdnanRiaz9