Football: Historic covergirls for Fifa 16

Alex Morgan will become the first woman to feature on the cover of the Fifa game. Photo / Getty

Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair have made history by becoming the first women to feature on the front cover of the football video game Fifa 16.

Morgan will appear on the American version and Christie will feature on the Canadian cover - with both appearing alongside Barcelona's Lionel Messi.

The pair played in this year's Women's World Cup and Morgan was part of the United States team which won the tournament earlier this month, as they beat Japan 5-2 in the final, while Sinclair was captain of hosts Canada.

The next edition of the world's best-selling sports game will feature women's teams for the first time.

Morgan said: "It is an incredible honour to be one of the first women featured on the cover of EA Sports Fifa."

"I know people all over the world play this game and I'm really excited that Fifa 2016 is putting such an important spotlight on women's soccer."

Twelve international women's teams will now be playable in the game, which has only ever featured men's team since it was first released in 1993.