Fortnite will soon be all about football (the real one, not American football), with the Pelé Cup starting tomorrow (official rules available on the website). A few days later, Fortnite players will get to pick their favorite club's kits (among 23 real-world ones, as detailed below) and represent them in the game, too.

　　

SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE CLUB: KICKOFF SET

Starting January 23, choose from 10 different variants of male and female Outfits and represent your favorite club in-game.

　　Each Outfit can be swapped to any of the 23 football clubs we’ve teamed with from around the globe.

　　Clubs include:

　　Manchester City FC

　　Juventus

　　AC Milan

　　Inter Milan

　　AS Roma

　　Seattle Sounders FC

　　Atlanta United FC

　　Los Angeles FC

　　Santos FC

　　Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

　　West Ham United FC

　　Sevilla FC

　　Sporting CP

　　Borussia Mönchengladbach

　　FC Schalke 04

　　VFL Wolfsburg

　　Rangers FC

　　Celtic FC

　　Cerezo Osaka

　　Melbourne City FC

　　Sydney FC

　　Western Sydney Wanderers

　　EC Bahia

　　

PELÉ’S AIR PUNCH EMOTE

We’ve partnered with Legendary Brazilian superstar, Pelé, to bring his iconic celebration into the game. Celebrate your Victory Royale like Pelé did 1,282 times throughout his illustrious career: Pele’s Air Punch Emote will be available in the Item Shop on January 23!

　　

PLAY IN THE PELÉ CUP

On January 20, Fortnite’s football fun gets competitive with the Pelé Cup. Players participating in the Cup will have a chance to win the Air Punch Emote and Kickoff Set for free. Top scorers will also have the opportunity to win a customized signed shirt. Read the Pelé Cup official rules.

　　

MORE THAN A FOOTNOTE: PLAY IN YOUR OWN “FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT” IN FORTNITE CREATIVE

While you’re still in the game, check our new football-inspired Creative island featured in the Creative Hub! Players will use their bodies, Pickaxes, power-ups, speed boosts and more to try to outscore their opponents and come out the winner in this 4v4 bracket style gamemode. Each game features two rounds, with the winners advancing to face off against and the other team battling for 3rd and 4th in the other match.