By: EFE Updated 08 Mar 2022, 17: 54 pm EST
The players of “FIFA 17” no longer From now on they will be able to compete in this video game neither with the Russian national team nor with the official teams of the Russian league , according to a statement from the EA Sports company, which is thus adds to the numerous vetoes against this country for its invasion of Ukraine.
“EA Sports is in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and, like so many voices in the world of football, calls for peace and an end to the invasion of Ukraine”, collects the note published by the American distributor on its social networks.
In this way the millions of users that it has this franchise around the world will no longer be able to choose either the Russian national team or the three licensed teams in the game such as CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow and Spartak Moscow.
A veto that will be extended to all FIF products A for EA Sports, i.e. “FIFA 22”, “FIFA Mobile” and “FIFA Online”, three titles in which any trace of football related to the country ruled by Vladimir Putin will disappear.
A decision, they say, that is in line “ with the line carried out by our partners in FIFA and UEFA“, associations that had already expelled Russian teams from all their international competitions.
For the time being, starting today it will not be possible to obtain any article related to teams or footballers who play in Russian clubs in the envelopes for the “Ultimate Team” mode, in which the player can create the team of his dreams through these rewards that can be obtained by completing missions in the game or buying them directly in the store.
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