Juventus’
forward from Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo warms up prior to the Italian
Serie A football match AC Chievo vs Juventus at the
Marcantonio-Bentegodi stadium in Verona on August 18, 2018. Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP
Cristiano
Ronaldo’s arrival in Italy has boosted the international popularity of
Serie A which will return in the FIFA 19 video game to be launched next
month, the Lega Serie A confirmed Monday.
Lega Serie
A chairman Gaetano Micciche said the agreement had been reached to
include the Italian league in the new edition of the world’s most famous
football simulator.
“We are very happy to come back in a famous and popular game like FIFA 19,” Micciche said in a statement.
“The
agreement signed with an internationally renowned partner such as EA
Sports testifies to the worldwide recognition that our championship
has.”
Maurizio Finocchiaro, Electronic Arts Italy General Manager,
underlined “the high potential of the next season for Italian
football”.
Ronaldo, 33, made his Serie A debut for Juventus in a
3-2 win at Chievo at the weekend after a 100 million euro move from Real
Madrid.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was the cover star in the FIFA 18 edition with his former club.
The
Italian league has also seen the return of former Chelsea and Real
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti to Italy as coach of Serie A runners-up
Napoli.
The new edition, which will be available from September
28, also allow fans to compete in the new UEFA Champions League
tournament mode, which includes all stages of the competition.
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