[Fifa news] Final cover art REVEALED

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WIth the exception of Messi Stans (or perhaps Atletico backers), it's hard to imagine many being anything but excited after the reigning (and likely soon repeat) winner of FIFA's The Best Men's Player award Cristiano Ronaldo was named cover star for "FIFA 18".

Big, high-profile games like FIFA necessitate star power. And while it was cool to see the "next generation" of stars get the nod on FIFA 17's cover vote, returning to the likes of a Ronaldo (not unlike Messi before him) seems to restore a natural order of sorts to the FIFA/FUT universe.

While the cover art had been revealed (and ostensibly set-in-stone) for some time, one common refrain in social media comments was that Ronaldo was pictured in the defending two-time European champions Real Madrid's 2016/2017 kit, rather than their newer 17/18 shirt the team's been sporting in their early seemingly more-dominant-than-ever matches.

This afternoon, amidst Chelsea and Spurs' epic match and before a full Sunday slate in Spain that includes both Madrid and rivals FC Barcelona, EA unveiled what appears to be a finalized FIFA 18 cover (or as they put it, "pack"):