For the first time in 20 years, the FIFA football gaming franchise has included women footballers.
Fans picked up limited edition copies of the game, the 23rd in the long running series, at a special launch event at the Etihad Stadium’s City Store which was attended by five of City’s women players including captain Steph Houghton, goalkeeper Karen Bardsley, defender Lucy Bronze, midfielder Jill Scott and striker Toni Duggan.
There are twelve international women’s teams in FIFA 16, including England, USA, Brazil and Germany, and five City players represented England at the World Cup finals which were played recently in Canada.
England were narrowly defeated 2-1 in the Semi-Final by Japan who subsequently lost 5-2 to eventual winners The United States in the Final.
City Women are just two points behind Women’s Super League 1 leaders Chelsea with a game to play following their emphatic 6-1 win over Bristol Academy yesterday.
