The ease with which Epic Games creates Fortnite skins through its partnerships is relentless. Following on from Star Wars and Marvel collaborations, it's time for football to take centre stage!
As of January 23, you'll be able to buy jerseys for your avatar from some of the world's biggest clubs. All in all, Epic Games has managed to partner with 23 different teams.
You'll find some of the most prestigious teams in the Champions League, as well as some other clubs that shine outside Europe. Here are all the clubs available:
- Manchester City (England)
- Juventus (Italy)
- AC Milan (Italy)
- Inter Milan (Italy)
- AS Roma (Italy)
- Seattle Sounders FC (USA)
- Atlanta United FC (USA)
- Los Angeles FC (USA)
- Santos FC (Brazil)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (England)
- West Ham United (England)
- Sevilla FC (Spain)
- Sporting CP (Portugal)
- Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany)
- FC Schalke 04 (Germany)
- VFL Wolfsburg (Germany)
- Rangers FC (Scotland)
- Celtic FC (Scotland)
- Cerezo Osaka (Japan)
- Melbourne City FC (Australia)
- Sydney FC (Australia)
- Western Sydney Wanderers (Australia)
- EC Bahia (Brazil)
Pelé Emote
Fortnite has also partnered with one of the game's most recognisable legends — Pelé — whose emote hits the Item Shop on January 23.
Pelé Cup
In addition to these cosmetics, Epic Games is organizing a competition open to all, which will of course take place in a game mode that suits football fans.
The Pelé Cup will be held on January 20, and the best players will have a chance to win the Kickoff Set and the Pelé emote for free. Those with the highest scores can even win a personalised, autographed jersey.
Play your own football tournament in Creative Mode
For the occasion, Epic Games has released a 4v4 game mode, available on the Creative Mode home page. Use your own body, harvesting tool, bonuses, gas pedals and more to try to score more points than your opponent.
Each game has two rounds — winners advance to the next round for the final, while losers compete for third place.
This is not the first time Fortnite has set foot in the world of sports in general, with the publisher having already collaborated with the NFL on a range of skins.
Original content by Romain "Zorg" Becquelin.
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