FIFA 19 Ultimate Team: What Icons are in the new game and how do you get them?

More than a dozen new legendary players have been added to this year's FIFA, including England midfield duo Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard

The World Cup expansion for FIFA 18 allowed many gamers to get their hands on the most elusive players in FIFA Ultimate Team, ICONs from the history of football.

Introduced in FIFA 14 as Legends, ICONs have become some of the best and most popular players in FIFA Ultimate Team, and FIFA 19 promises to be no different.

Each ICON has three different versions, the highest rated of which is the player's Prime ICON i.e. when they were at their peak during their playing career. For example, new ICON Steven Gerrard has an 89-rated edition for 2000/01, a 91-rated version for 2004-2006 and a latter-era Liverpool captain card with an overall score of 86.

A host of new ICONs have been announced for FIFA 19, with these legends of the game set to be included alongside some of the best players from past editions of FIFA.

What new ICONs are in FIFA 19?

England midfielder Frank Lampard has also been added to FIFA 19, along with Gerrard, with many eagled-eyed Liverpool fans pointing out that EA Sports have given the former Reds captain a high rating of 91 compared to Lampard's 90 overall score.

Ultimate Team players can strengthen their frontline with the additions of Johan Cruyff, Eusebio and Raul, as well as Brazil legends Rivaldo and Socrates. Claude Makelele is sure to be a popular option in central midfield, with his French nationality allowing him to have good chemistry with the winners of the 2018 World Cup and help build hybrid teams.

Italy's recent history is represented by Gennaro Gattuso, Roberto Baggio and Fabio Cannavaro, while Clarence Seedorf's all-round attacking stats make him an interesting proposition for FIFA 19.

Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland icon George Best is included, as well as the likes of Michael Ballack and Luis Figo.

These new ICONs will take their places in Ultimate Team alongside many legendary players from previous editions, who are set to be included once again this year.

How can I get ICONs in FIFA 19?

There are numerous ways to add ICONs to your Ultimate Team, but they will still be difficult to acquire in FIFA 19 due to their high ratings and ability to generate good chemistry links with players of any league or nationality.

The most straightforward way to get ICONs is on the Transfer Market, where other gamers have put their players up for sale. These can sometimes cost a lot of in-game coins, especially for the top-rated legends.

ICONs can be opened in packs from the Store. These packs can be bought with in-game currency or else FIFA Points, but the chances of pulling an ICON or a very highly rated player are usually low. You just have to be lucky, or patient, or both!

Prime ICONs are now all available from the very start of the season and are available both in packs and through Squad Building Challenges (SBCs). Versions found in packs are sellable on the Transfer Market, while SBC rewards are untradeable and often require multiple special cards (Team of the Week, Man of the Match, etc.) to be submitted to complete their challenges.

Full list of FIFA 19 ICONs and ratings

Player	OVR	POS	PAC	SHO	PAS	DRI	DEF	PHY
Cruyff	94	CF	91	92	91	94	42	73
Eusebio	93	CF	94	94	86	93	45	79
Best	93	RW	93	91	84	94	58	71
Baresi	93	CB	70	49	76	72	95	82
Baggio	93	CAM	86	84	92	92	40	61
Rivaldo	92	LW	87	91	88	92	44	78
Van Nistelrooy	92	ST	86	91	74	85	37	82
Giggs	92	LM	90	80	90	90	44	67
Moore	92	CB	68	64	83	78	93	85
Raul	92	CF	88	92	82	90	47	75
Figo	92	RW	92	88	89	92	41	80
Cannavaro	92	CB	80	43	63	68	95	85
Stoichkov	92	ST	92	93	86	92	50	86
Lineker	92	ST	88	91	73	86	36	76
Butragueno	92	ST	94	90	80	92	41	68
Klose	91	ST	88	88	76	82	41	80
Seedorf	91	CAM	80	87	90	88	68	82
Trezeguet	91	ST	81	92	70	82	45	80
Ballack	91	CM	81	90	88	83	80	86
Gerrard	91	CM	77	90	90	85	77	84
Socrates	91	CAM	84	90	91	90	45	84
Hierro	91	CB	73	68	76	70	93	87
Scholes	91	CM	72	87	91	80	64	82
Nedved	91	LM	85	88	90	90	60	80
Zola	90	CF	86	91	88	91	43	63
Veron	90	CM	76	85	90	85	77	85
Vieri	90	ST	83	91	74	83	40	84
Keane	90	CM	72	71	85	81	87	89
Lampard	90	CM	74	90	88	84	73	82
Makelele	90	CDM	80	50	78	80	88	88
Campbell	89	CB	80	45	60	54	90	90
Gattuso	89	CDM	73	65	72	73	91	89
Nakata	88	CM	85	84	86	87	62	65

Goalkeeper ICONs

Player	OVR	POS	DIV	HAN	KIC	REF	SPD	POS
Lehmann	90	GK	87	91	86	86	57	90

Note: The ratings above are for the Prime version