He took over from Eden Hazard of Real Madrid who was the face of FIFA 20.
Since the 1990s, the franchise's main competitor has been Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer ( PES) series (now renamed as eFootball).Īs of FIFA 21, Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé is the face of the franchise, appearing on the front cover of the series and in promotional campaigns and advertisements. The main series has been complemented by additional installments based on single major tournaments, such as the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA European Football Championship, as well as a series of football management titles.
When the series began with FIFA International Soccer on the Sega Mega Drive in late 1993, it was notable for being the first to have an official license from FIFA, the world governing body of football.
įootball video games such as Tehkan World Cup, Sensible Soccer, Kick Off and Match Day had been developed since the late 1980s, and were already competitive in the games market when EA Sports announced a football game as the next addition to their EA Sports label. Listed in Guinness World Records as the best-selling sports video game franchise in the world, the FIFA series has sold over 325 million copies as of 2021. As of 2011, the FIFA franchise has been localised into 18 languages and available in 51 countries.
Ruud van Nistelrooij has not played yet this season due to a hernia problem, although he will be in the squad for tomorrow's game at Bolton Wanderers FC, while Louis Saha is considered doubtful for the trip to Lyon next week after picking up a knee injury playing for France against the Faroe Islands.ĭefensive boost On the plus side, defender Gary Neville - injured during England's match in Poland - "should be OK" for Lyon, according to Sir Alex, who will also have new Argentinian signing Gabriel Heinze available for the first time this weekend.Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, DOS, N-Gage, 32X, Mega-CD/Sega CD, Master System, Game Gear, Sega Saturn, GameCube, Gizmondo, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Super NES, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Java Platform, Micro Edition, Android, Xbox 360, Xbox, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Windows Phone, macOS, Zeebo, Stadia įIFA (also known as FIFA Soccer, FIFA Football or EA Sports FIFA) is a series of association football video games developed and released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. Striking problems Sir Alex is short of strikers at the moment. He is training on his own at the moment and he should be ready in maybe three weeks." The striker could also miss England's FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan on 9 and 13 October. "But after the injury he has had, he is still working with the remedial department. 'Coming along fine' "Wayne is coming along fine," said Sir Alex.
Following a scan a week ago, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said Rooney would be "ready in maybe three weeks". Scan results Rooney, who became the most expensive teenager in football history when he joined from Everton FC at the end of last month, broke a metatarsal bone in his foot while playing for England against Portugal in the UEFA EURO 2004™ quarter-final.