Messi Unlikely to Grace FIFA 17 Cover

Leicester City's James Vardy may be on  FIFA 17's cover. Credit: Yibada.com

FIFA 17 is already a hot topic with fans eager to know which soccer player will appear on the cover of the followup to FIFA 16. According to International Business Times, it has almost become an tradition for the fans to see the Argentine and FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi in every FIFA title. But for 2017, it has been widespread that the world-renowned soccer player will not be the cover for the next installment, and the reasons are still in question.

Noted by Attack of the Fan Boy, Lionel Messi has been the cover star of FIFA for the many years that the installment has gone on. Such games include FIFA Street, FIFA 13, FIFA 14, FIFA 15 and the existing FIFA 16.

Rumors of Messi's contract coming to an end may have signaled that his affiliation with the development team will result in the superstar no longer being the face of 2017's FIFA expansion.

According to the Leicester Mercury, the search for the candidate for the next superstar to be given the privilege of being the cover has started. As much as many soccer fans would want to see the classic favorite Cristiano Ronaldo as the cover star, he is already affiliated with Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series and presumably will continue to be so. One of the closest contenders as rumors have stated is Leicester City FC's James Vardy, but EA Sports is yet to confirm his involvement.

FIFA 17 is still in production, and until EA Sports would declare anything about the title, all is to be taken as a grain of salt. [Source]

SHOCK: See How Brazil's Ms. BumBum Celebrated Messi Ballon d'Or Win (Photo)

Instagram: Suzy Cortez

With Cristiano Ronaldo in mixed form at the moment and fellow Barcelona star Neymar still a little way behind in the "world's greatest" stakes, Leo was basically a shoe-in for world football's ultimate individual accolade. Supporters the world over were quick to congratulate the Argentine prodigy on his success.

However, few have done so with quite the same enthusiasm as Suzy Cortez.

Despite the fact she's a Sao Paulo supporter, Suzy (aka Miss BumBum Brazil) has posted a series of snaps on her official Instagram page celebrating the Barca star's Ballon d'Or victory. [Source]

What Christiano Ronaldo Envies Most About Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo admitted rival Lionel Messi has a better left foot than he does before the Barcelona man accepted his fifth Ballon d'Or on Monday.

The comments came as he, Messi and fellow nominee Neymar spoke to reporters ahead of Monday's gala awards ceremony in Zurich.

Messi won the Ballon d'Or for the fifth time in his career, reclaiming his place as the world's best player after Ronaldo won the prize in 2013 and 2014.


Asked whether there was anything about Messi's game that he envied, Real Madrid galactico Ronaldo said he was a fan of the Argentine's left foot.

"His left foot is pretty good -- better than mine," he said. "I'd like to have his left foot."
At the other end of the stage, Messi's Barca teammate Neymar interrupted. "I'd take both of his feet," the Brazilian said amid smiles from all three superstars.


Messi, asked the same question, replied: "Envy is a very negative trait. Cristiano has many great qualities which every player would like to have. We each have our individual styles." [Source]