{"id":19462,"date":"2020-07-22T16:09:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T15:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/?p=19462"},"modified":"2020-07-23T11:03:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T10:03:32","slug":"fifa-21-official-cover-star-with-kylian-mbappe-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/fifa-21-official-cover-star-with-kylian-mbappe-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA 21: Official Cover Star with Kylian Mbappe unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EA <\/strong>has just announced that <strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong> will appear on the cover of <strong>FIFA 21<\/strong>. This is a great achievement for the French champion, which adds this success to his already rich career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From humble AS Bondy to the feted Clairefontaine, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 was always destined for greatness. The new FIFA 21 cover star has scored FIFA World Cup\u2122-winning goals, won league titles, was named Golden Boy in 2017, and won Ligue 1 Player of The Year at the age of 20. He signed his first professional contract in 2016. A lot can happen in four years when you\u2019ve got the world at your feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ultimate &#8211; Champions and Standard Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EAS_FIFA21_Ultimate_Vert_RGB-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EAS_FIFA21_Ultimate_Vert_RGB-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19469\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EAS_FIFA21_Ultimate_Vert_RGB-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/?attachment_id=19469\" class=\"wp-image-19469\"><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EAS_FIFA21_Champions_KeyArt_Vert_RGB-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EAS_FIFA21_Champions_KeyArt_Vert_RGB-2-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19467\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EAS_FIFA21_Champions_KeyArt_Vert_RGB-2-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/?attachment_id=19467\" class=\"wp-image-19467\"><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EAS_FIFA21_Standard_KeyArt_Vert_RGB-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EAS_FIFA21_Standard_KeyArt_Vert_RGB-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19468\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EAS_FIFA21_Standard_KeyArt_Vert_RGB-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/?attachment_id=19468\" class=\"wp-image-19468\"><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Genesis&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like most maestros, Mbapp\u00e9 was a natural. His coaches at AS Bondy say he was \u2018\u2019born into football\u2019\u2019. Bondy was a place where they never gave him special treatment. He was challenged, pressure was applied, a diamond formed. He learnt how to hustle. This humility created the perfect foil for the daring, breathless ball of tricky elasticity we\u2019ve come to know as Kylian Mbapp\u00e9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Warm Up&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mbapp\u00e9, age 12, would attend France\u2019s famous finishing school &#8211; Clairefontaine, home to legends such as Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka, and many of Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s peers. Whilst training at Clairefontaine, Mbapp\u00e9 would go back home every weekend to continue playing for AS Bondy. The boy was bonded to Bondy, to his roots. Mbapp\u00e9 understood exactly what it would take for him to achieve his dreams. This is why, despite being part of a long-line of famous alumni at Clairefontaine, none have made history as quickly as Kylian has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I\u2019m Kylian, nice to meet you<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with all wunderkids, there were murmurs of a new, French \u2018\u2019you know who\u2019\u2019. But, we\u2019d heard it all before. We needed evidence. His dizzying runs, flicks, tricks, and finally &#8211; goals in the 2017 UEFA Champions League sent his club on a thrilling semi-final run. He was clearly talented. But it was at the 2018 FIFA World Cup\u2122 that Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s sparkling ability crystallized for everybody to see. Mbapp\u00e9 was the leading light, winning the Best Young Player award and scoring two goals in the final to scoop the FIFA World Cup\u2122 for France. Kylian was now the ice-cold torchbearer, the one who had turned the faltering red flame of Les Bleus, blue once again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How It\u2019s Done&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s style of play fuses flair, finesse, and oozes fun. Whether he\u2019s pirouetting away from defenders to create space for a shot on goal or exploding through the lines at lightning speed during a counter-attack; Mbapp\u00e9 cannot be missed. Literally. Inspired by the Ballon d\u2019Or winners of days past, Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s skill set feels both new and old. Old in the sense that his showmanship gets you off your seat, as all the great attackers did. But it feels new with this modern, tactical flexibility, meaning Mbapp\u00e9 can be a threat from anywhere: a defender\u2019s nightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FIFA 21<\/strong> is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch and in <strong>December 4th <\/strong>for the Next Gen <strong>PlayStation 5<\/strong> and <strong>Xbox Series X<\/strong> platforms Keep on following us also through our social <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/futukofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ultimateteam_uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> for other news and information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EA has just announced that Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 will appear on the cover of FIFA 21. This is a great achievement for the French champion, which adds this success to his already rich career. From humble AS Bondy to the feted Clairefontaine, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 was always destined for greatness. 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