FIFA 23 FUT Birthday Team 1 revealed, featuring Joao Felix, Icon Jairzinho, and more

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The FUT Birthday promo has finally arrived in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team, introducing a host of overpowered special cards including Joao Felix as well as Icons like Jairzinho. It is one of the most popular and beloved events in Ultimate Team every year, and this season will be no different with a start like this. In addition to a wide variety of enhanced FUT Birthday cards that have been added to packs, objectives, and SBCs, EA Sports has also released exclusive versions of Icons with specific enhancements.

The FUT Birthday Icon team in FIFA 23 is led by Jairzinho and Puskas, while Joao Felix, Marquinhos, and other players are featured prominently in the normal promo lineup.

FUT Birthday is renowned for providing unique skill-move and weak-foot boosts to the players involved in the event. Upgrades to their weak-foot powers genuinely raise players like Felix and Jairzinho to previously unheard-of levels in the current FIFA 23 meta. These players already possess five-star skill moves.

The official lineup of FUT Birthday players has been revealed in-game, consisting of the following footballers:

All these players have received upgrades to their skill moves or weaker foot, boosting their viability on the virtual pitch.

The promo has also introduced special versions of legendary players, aptly titled FUT Birthday Icons. These are the legends included in the lineup:

With the likes of Joao Felix and Jairzinho being included in the promo, gamers will be more excited than ever to open packs in hopes of obtaining one of these promo cards.

Skill moves and high dribbling stats are crucial in the current meta of FIFA 23, especially for offensive players. The fact that FUT Birthday Team 1 has a good number of five-star skilled players makes this