Fifa 16 game will feature women's football teams, says EA Sports

12 international women's teams will be in the latest installment of the football game
Game on: Female players in the latest edition of the franchise
EA Sports
Miranda Bryant28 May 2015

Female footballers are set to feature in Fifa’s official video game for the first time.

Developers today announced that women will star in the next version of the multi-million-selling Fifa video game franchise.

England women are among the 12 international teams set to appear in Fifa 16, to be released in September.

It is a landmark moment for the women’s sport and comes as England’s women arrived in Canada earlier this week for the Women’s World Cup, set to start in Canada next week.

It is a contrast from under-fire Fifa president Sepp Blatter’s controversial 2004 suggestion that female players could wear tighter shorts to promote the game.

The video game version of England player Steph Houghton

The other teams set to feature in the new game are Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden and USA.

England captain Steph Houghton said the team are “thrilled” and that she hopes the move will help to “raise the profile” of the women’s game.

She said: “It’s a really exciting year for women’s football with the forthcoming World Cup and to find out we will be included in Fifa for the first time is a special feeling.

“To be one of the first female players included in the game is something we’ll always be able to look back on and be proud of. Hopefully it will help raise the profile of the women’s game even further.

“Quite a few of us in the team play Fifa so I’m sure there will be a bit of banter about our ratings and a few extra competitive games while we’re away in Canada... I’m looking forward to scoring as myself for the first time.”

David Rutter, vice president and general manager of EA Sports Fifa, said: “Bringing some of the best women’s players and teams in the world to our franchise is a massive event for EA Sports, and we are equally excited about bringing millions of fans a new way to play.

“We’re making sure fans get an authentic experience when playing with Women’s National Teams thanks to our innovative player capture and reference tools, as well as the sophisticated gameplay platform which we will continue to innovate on in FIFA 16.”

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