Three New Legends for FIFA 23 Announced

Three new legends for Ultimate Team in FIFA 23 have been announced on the official EA Sports website. Gerd Muller, Xabi Alonso and Jairzinho will be added to the game and the developers have already shown all three of their cards with the level of the game.

Gerd Müller

Gerd Müller was an extremely productive striker and more than earned the status of ICON with his goalscoring achievements. This German player broke Bundesliga records in jest: for example, he has the most goals, hat-tricks, top scorer titles and the record for goals in a season. At international level, he fared just as well, scoring as many as 68 goals in just 62 caps for West Germany and winning the Golden Boot for scoring 10 goals at the 1970 FIFA World Cup™ in Mexico. And four years later, at his home stadium in Munich, he scored the winning goal in the final, becoming the FIFA World Cup™ all-time leading scorer. This achievement lasted 32 years until it was surpassed by Ronaldo in 2006. The legacy and legend of football great Müller lives on through his accomplishments, which only a handful of select players can come close to.

Xabi Alonso

It's hard to find a more elegant defender than Xabi Alonso. Outstanding technique and the ability to choose the right addressee determined the signature move of this Spanish player - a long-range and surprisingly accurate pass from the depths, after which the attacking player received the ball like on a silver platter. Thanks to this talent, Xabi Alonso more than once threw the ball behind the goalkeepers from his own half of the field. Alonso has been the heart of midfield at several of Europe's top clubs and has won a corresponding number of trophies. At Liverpool, he equalized in the legendary 2005 UEFA Champions League final, and then won another such trophy with Real Madrid. Others include an FA Cup trophy, two Copa del Rey titles, a LaLiga title, three Bundesliga trophies and a decisive role in Spain's FIFA World Cup™ victory. The work of this ICON.

Jairzinho

The Brazil national team at the FIFA World Cup 1970™ is considered one of the strongest teams ever to take to the football field. In this tournament, Jairzinho achieved what no other player has ever done before or since: scoring in every FIFA World Cup™ match from the group stage to the final, helping Brazil lift the World Cup for the third time. Jairzinho was known as the Hurricane, a natural-born striker who played on the flank with insane speed and an intimidating combination of strength and technique that allowed him to easily deal with defenders, as well as an accurate finishing blow that goalkeepers could not cope with. Best of all, his KUMIR qualities are revealed by his second goal against Czechoslovakia in 1970: with the help of strength and speed, Jairzinho swept through three defenders and completed the attack with an accurate shot into the bottom corner. Brazil is famous for its technical wingers and Jairzinho is by far one of the best.