Ronaldo is on the cover of this year’s edition of FIFA once again, but his image has been taken down from the social media platforms. In the short term that’s not going to change, but publisher EA has issued a statement implying that he could be replaced depending on the results of the police investigation. At the time the report was taken, the victim did not provide detectives with the location of the incident or suspect description. However, the EA spokesperson told Eurogamer the company updates its social banners for certain marketing beats.

Ronaldo is a playable player in the flagship EA Sports game, and is featured prominently on menu screens and in other parts in the game. At the moment, the publisher has no plans to replace Ronaldo as the cover star of its hit soccer game, though that could change as the investigation goes on, depending on the results. German newspaper Der Spiegel reported that Mayorga told Las Vegas police the day after the incident is alleged to have occurred.

The Portugal captain also has lucrative sponsorship deals with Nike, Tag Heuer, Herbalife and American Tourister. Kane became the subject of a rape investigation shortly before the game’s release but in that case EA had enough time to remove him before the game’s launch.

FIFA fans on Reddit also took note of the fact that Ronaldo’s image has been removed from the EA Sports FIFA Twitter page, but EA said that was simply a rotation for marketing purposes. Ronaldo was left out of the Portugal squad for upcoming games against Poland and Scotland, but Juventus has backed him on Twitter. The Italian club paid 105m to bring the superstar forward to Turin from Real Madrid. EA Sports isn’t the only company that relies heavily on Ronaldo’s presence with their brand.

According to this Resetera thread, EA appears to have briefly removed Ronaldo from its official FIFA 19 promotional website. In case you have almost any issues about where by in addition to the best way to work with Cheap FIFA 19 Coins, you possibly can email us on our own page. The police have since reopened the investigation with Mayorga filing a civil complaint against Ronaldo. EA has invested heavily in Ronaldo as the cover star of FIFA 19, which is the best-selling game in the UK this year.

The player adorns the game’s menus, and is front and centre in the FIFA Ultimate Team Ones to Watch promotion. It’s unknown who could possibly replace Ronaldo on the cover of FIFA 19, since he’s widely recognized throughout the sports community. The allegations against Ronaldo stem from 2009, when the player was still attached to Manchester United. EA SPORTS is offering fans the opportunity to pick players to appear on a custom cover. Use the poll below to select Niko to appear on the downloadable MLS FIFA 19 custom cover.

Ronaldo is the highest-rated player in the game when it comes to base stats, and can also be acquired as a particularly rare Ones to Watch card within the game’s Ultimate Team mode. This is all new for FIFA 19 a new stadium, a new club for cover star CR7, a new commentary team and a new competition for the world’s most popular football game.