FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer covers over the years: Who did it better?

The FIFA series

FIFA 1994 

Humble beginnings

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FIFA 1995

FIFA 95’s cover for Sega

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FIFA 1996

Number 1 best-selling sports game for a long time

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FIFA 1997

The game’s technology drastically improved with the ‘97 version

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 FIFA 1998

David Beckham featured on the English version of the game

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FIFA 1999

Dennis Bergkamp made an appearance on the ‘99 version

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FIFA 2000 

Not everyone expected Sol Campbell to feature

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The FIFA series alongside the PES series

2001   

Pro Evolution Soccer introduces itself into the gaming world

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2002

FIFA always had the image rights

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2003

Edgar Davids or world famous referee. You decide.

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2004 

Seriously, why are we adding a referee to the cover?

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2005

Aesthetically very comparable

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2006 

It’s clear who got the better set of players

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2007 

The Ronaldinho-Rooney domination begins

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 2008

Ronaldo enters the gaming world

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2009 

PES shifted their interests from Ronaldo to Messi

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2010 

Torres’s performances did warrant a sponsorship deal. Ronaldinho leaves as well

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2011 

Kaka was deemed highly marketable, while Messi continued his relationship with Konami

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2012 

Wilshere was a surprise as Ronaldo began his domination in the PES series

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2013 

EA decided to pick up Messi, while Ronaldo stuck with PES

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2014 

Messi became the face of FIFA, while Konami made Bayern the focal point

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2015 

Hazard was voted onto the FIFA cover, and World Cup winner Gotze featured for PES

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2016 

Henderson on the FIFA cover, while rising star Neymar made it for PES

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2017

Marco Reus was voted onto the latest edition, while the Barcelona side featured on PES