5 significant differences between FIFA 17 and FIFA 18

#4 Cover star

Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled as FIFA 18's cover star yesterday

While the cover star of FIFA 17 was chosen on the basis of votes cast by fans, this time EA has gone ahead and chosen one on their own. Bundesliga star Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund will be replaced by Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo.

While this would mark the first time that Ronaldo has been chosen as the cover star of FIFA, his nemesis Lionel Messi had been featuring as the cover star since FIFA 2012 until last year.

With Ronaldo emerging as the new face of FIFA, it is another gain for the Portuguese over his rival from Barcelona, Messi. This marks another feather in the Portugal captain’s cap, who has had a phenomenal last 12 months.