Jude Bellingham by Real Madrid and Jamal Musiala from Bayern Munich will be on the EA Sports FC 26 Standard Edition Front Cover.
The duo shared a dressing room at the youth level of England, years before Musiala promised his loyalty to his current national side, Germany.
While Bellingham was on display on last year's cover, Musiala appears for the first time, with the 22-year-old the first German and Bundesliga player who played the leading role on the cover since Marco Reus in Fifa 17.
Musiala is also the first FC Bayern Munich player who once plays on a global EA Sports FC cover. The couple also stands side by side in what the first duo cover is since FIFA 15.
“It's really nice to share this moment with Jamal, as a reflection of how far we got. I remember that our Times Rooming together in the youth team of England, we would always play the game,” said Real Madrid Middender Jude Bellingham.
“Where I come from, everyone knows the game, everyone plays it and talks so much about it. I am grateful that I get the chance to be back on the cover.
“When I found out that I would be on the cover of FC, it was such a crazy feeling. I thought, how could I tell my little brother? He is a big fan of the game, so this will be a nice surprise for him,” said Bayern Munich Jamal Musiala.
“It is something I always wanted to grow up and it is such a large part of the football culture. Who knows, maybe I can still beat Jude at FC.”
Bellingham and Musiala join Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was unveiled earlier this week as a cover star for EA Sports FC 26 Ultimate Edition, coming back as an icon, to herald a new chapter for EA Sports FC.
The ultimate edition contains a recreation of the iconic image from the Malmö Days of Ibrahimovic, where he reads a Ronaldo Nazario book, surrounded by posters of the legendary Brazilian striker.
The new game itself promises new game-wide innovations and a revised gameplay experience, powered by feedback from the FC community.
EA Sports FC 26 will contain a refined gameplay, an authentic football experience with more than 20,000 athletes in more than 750 clubs and national teams, which plays in more than 120 stadiums and 35+ competitions, a new career mode experience in Manager Live and more.
The game will be released worldwide on September 26, 2025, while players who order the ultimate edition in advance have access to the game from September 19, 2025.