All Fifa 22 Idols: Legends of Ultimate Team and ICON Hero
FIFA 22 will add a new set of Idols (Legends) from the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, and more to Ultimate Team. In addition, FUT Heroes, a new card rarity with a new chemistry system, will be included.
Every year before the release of a new FIFA game, fans around the world share ideas about what EA SPORTS can change, add or remove from the game.
A group has been added to the collection in the last few games ICON cards, and the most recent was David Beckham, who was added in a shock update. Now all eyes are on the next unrevealed set of player cards made up thanks to leaks., pointing to faces such as Cafu and di Natale, who are likely to add to the list of idols.
In FIFA 21, EA has harvested the largest crop of such players to date, with over 100 of them played out. As you get closer release dates FIFA 22 let's take a look at all the leaked and rumored ICON cards.
FIFA 22 ICON - Legend Player Drains
This list of leaked players includes Arsenal legend Robin Van Persie, Real Madrid player Iker Casillas, iconic Wesley Sneijder as well as Manchester United legend Park Ji-soon.
In addition to these more modern players, Gabriel Batistuta, better known as Batigol, and Yap Stam are also mentioned. This couple has been on wishlists for new ICONs for a long time, but hasn't been added before.
The Futzone insider also predicted the Argentine-Spanish Alfredo Di Stefano to get a new ICON style.
Player | Club | Nationality | Rating |
Abedi Pele | Marseilles | Ghana | 89 |
Alexander Mostovoy | Celta de Vigo | Russia | 86 |
Antonio Di Natale | Udinese | Italy | 88 |
Clint Dempsey | Fulham | Соединенные Штаты Америки | 85 |
David Ginola | PSG | France | 89 |
Fernando Morientes | Real Madrid | Spain | 86 |
Freddie Ljungberg | Arsenal | Sweden | 86 |
Gunnar Solskar | Manchester United | Norway | 86 |
Ivan Cordova | Inter Milan | Colombia | 87 |
Jerzy Dudek | Liverpool | Poland | 85 |
Joe Cole | Челси | England | 87 |
Juergen Kohler | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | 89 |
Robbie Keane | Tottenham | Ireland | 86 |
What are ICON Hero cards in FIFA 22?
Simultaneously with the leak of the player ratings, it became known that FIFA 22 will introduce us to a completely new type of ICON: the Hero card. Hero cards are mostly lower ranked ICON cards or famous players from past games who have been given the opportunity to blow up the stadium again.
Whether they'll be cheaper than other ICONS or how they'll fit into Ultimate Team remains to be seen, but at least we know a new category of cards is heading our way.
Cafu, Di Natale and other leaks
Additionally, FUT Watch discovered that a number of new teams and leagues FIFA 22.
Based on this, a new list of potential ICONs has emerged - see below:
Player | Nationality | Possible rating |
Abedi Pele | Ghana | 89 |
Alexander Mostovoy | Russia | 86 |
Alfredo di Stefano | Argentina | 87 |
Antonio Di Natale | Italy | 88 |
Kafu | Brazil | 91 |
Fernando Cavenaghi | Argentina | 85 |
Iker Casillas | Spain | 92 |
Ivan Cordova | Colombia | 87 |
Jerzy Dudek | Poland | 85 |
Joe Cole | England | 85 |
Robbie Keane | Ireland | 86 |
Robin van Persie | Netherlands | 92 |
Tim Cahill | Australia | 86 |
Wayne Rooney | England | 91 |
FUT Heroes card design
How will chemistry work?
This year, EA introduced a new map design for FUT Hero selection, and for those who don't know, FUT Heroes maps also offer "unique league chemistry that is tied to their hero's specific moment, providing a green club link to any player in the same league as well as the nation's regular bond"
This should make them very handy for hybrid teams and SBCs.
FIFA 22 FUT Heroes Confirmed
On July 11, EA introduced a new card rarity called FUT Heroes, as confirmed on their web site.
Player | The league | Nationality | Rating |
Mario Gomez | Bundesliga | Germany | 88 |
Tim Cahill | Premier League | Australian | 85 |
Diego Milito | Series A | Argentina | 88 |
Jorge Campos | BBVA MX League | Mexico | 87 |
Fernando Morientes | LaLiga Santander | Spain | 89 |
Sami Al Jaber | MBS Professional League | Saudi Arabia | 86 |
Robbie Keane | Premier League | Ireland | 86 |
Abedi Pele | League 1 Uber Eats | Ghana | 89 |
Clint Dempsey | MLS | U.S. | 85 |
New ICON club leak
FUTWatch previously reported two other changes to the code, including the addition of the ICONS Club and the Heroes Club FIFA 22 coins FUT replacing FUT 21 ICONS.