Eric Cantona, Xavi and Fernando Torres announced as the newest Icons to join FIFA 21's Ultimate Team mode along with eight other legends added for EA Sports' next instalment
* EA Sports reveal the 11 new Icons that can be used in the new FIFA 21 game
* Eric Cantona, Xavi and Fernando Torres will feature in the Ultimate Team mode
* Eight other legendary players have also been added to FIFA's next instalment
* Players will also be able to add Ferenc Puskas and Petr Cech to their squads
EA Sports have announced the 11 new legendary stars that will grace FIFA 21's Ultimate Team mode, allowing players to incorporate the likes of Eric Cantona, Xavi and Fernando Torres into their squads.
Fans will be able to get their hands on the next instalment of the FIFA series on October 6, which will feature over 100 'Icons' for the first time ever.
Along with Cantona, Xavi and Torres, gamers will also be given the chance to add Nemanja Vidic and Ashley Cole into their teams on Ultimate Team (FUT).
Manchester United legend Eric Cantona has been added into FIFA 21's Ultimate Team mode
EA Sports announced 11 new 'Icons' that will be incorporated into FIFA 21 – released on Oct 6
Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas has been added to the popular game series for the first time ever, while German duo Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm make their returns.
Samuel Eto'o and Petr Cech complete the star-studded line-up added to FUT for this year's title.
Icon cards have become a staple in FUT and are some of the rarest items to be acquired in the game mode.
FIFA 20 saw the addition of Zinedine Zidane, Pep Guardiola and Didier Drogba as icons, while fans are also able to include Pele, Diego Maradona and Paolo Maldini into their teams – if they are lucky enough.
Fans will also be able to put Fernando Torres into their team, who is now an icon in the game
Barcelona legend Xavi also makes his return to the game following his retirement in 2019
Following the announcement of the new icons last week, EA Sports stated: 'Create your dream squad as a combination of today's superstars and footballing giants of the past like Eric Cantona, Xavi, and Philipp Lahm joining Pele, Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff, Ronaldo Nazario, Zinedine Zidane and more to make up the prestigious FUT 100.'
Along with the announcement of the new icons, EA also confirmed that they will be making the game 'less toxic' for players going forward.
Goal celebrations such as the 'Shush' and 'A-OK' will be removed while the amount of time allocated to celebrate goals has also been reduced.
Explaining the recent removal and reductions, producer Sam Rivera told SPORTbible: 'There are people who play a lot of matches in the weekend and they need to complete 30 matches in a certain amount of time.
Serbian legend Nemanja Vidic will also be made available in FUT from October 6
Hungarian icon Ferenc Puskas has been added to the game for the first time ever
'We really felt like there were instances where if we're giving you an experience, it has to be smooth and it has to be to the point. I just want to come here and play; that's what the game is for.
'The game flow is so important and we need to keep it as short as possible. I play a lot of FIFA and for years I've felt we needed to trim this animation down so you don't have 15 seconds of celebration plus ten replays.
'We're now at a point where you have time to celebrate, which is part of football and that's what we want, and then you watch one replay of the goal and you're back into play.
'It's a change the hardcore community are going to appreciate a lot.'
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FIFA 21 ULTIMATE TEAM ICONS
Eric Cantona (New)
Petr Cech (New)
Ashley Cole (New)
Samuel Eto'o (New)
Phillip Lahm (New)
Ferenc Puskas (New)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (New)
Davor Suker (New)
Fernando Torres (New)
Nemanja Vidic (New)
Xavi (New)
Pele 98 CAM
Maradona 97 CAM
Ronaldo 96 ST
Cruyff 94 CF
Ronaldinho 94 LW
Yashin 94 GK
Maldini 94 CB
Eusebio 93 CF
Baggio 93 CAM
Best 93 RW
Baresi 93 CB
Henry 93 ST
Gullit 93 CF
Matthaus 93 CM
Rivaldo 92 LW
Raúl 92 CF
Cannavaro 92 CB
Butragueno 92 ST
Lineker 92 ST
Figo 92 RW
Moore 92 CB
Stoichkov 92 ST
Van Nistelrooy 92 ST
Schmeichel 92 GK
Puyol 92 CB
Del Piero 92 CF
Bergkamp 92 CF
Zanetti 92 RB
Nesta 92 CB
Hierro 91 CB
Nedved 91 LM
Scholes 91 CM
Socrates 91 CAM
Trezeguet 91 ST
Seedorf 91 CAM
Gerrard 91 CM
Ballack 91 CM
Viera 91 CM
Roberto Carlos 91 LB
Owen 91 ST
Van Der Sar 91 GK
Kluivert 91 ST
Pires 91 LM
Shevchenko 91 ST
Shearer 91 ST
Desailly 91 CB
Blanc 91 CB
Laudrup 91 CAM
Lehmann 90 GK
Lampard 90 CM
Makélélé 90 CDM
Veron 90 CM
Zola 90 CF
Ferdinand 90 CB
Deco 90 CM
Inzaghi 90 ST
Overmars 90 LM
Larsson 90 ST
Petit 90 CDM
Hernandez 90 ST
Rui Costa 90 CAM
Rijkaard 90 CDM
Litmanen 90 CAM
Crespo 90 ST
Gattuso 89 CDM
Campbell 89 CB
Nakata 88 CAM
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