Russia-Ukraine War: FIFA 22 – EA Sports have released a statement following the Russia-Ukraine War, the Russian National Team, as well as the Russian clubs, will be removed from FIFA 22 as EA Sports stands in full support with the people of Ukraine during this war. This decision from EA Sports came to light after their discussion with owners at FIFA and UEFA. Many football clubs ended their sponsorship rights with Russian tycoons and companies in order to send a strong message to the country who is responsible for this aggression. Read Full Statement below. Follow InsideSport.IN for the latest sports news and updates.
Russia-Ukraine War: EA Sports to ‘REMOVE’ the Russian National team and Russian clubs from FIFA 22 – Read Full Statement
A statement from EA SPORTS FIFA: pic.twitter.com/v3pZvpblgS
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) March 2, 2022
Russia-Ukraine War: Russia National team to be removed from FIFA 22
“EA Sports stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and like so many voices across the world of football, calls for peace and an end to the invasion of Ukraine.
“In line with our partners at FIFA and UEFA, EA Sports has initiated process to remove the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from EA Sports FIFA products including: FIFA 22, FIFA Mobile and FIFA Online.
“We’re also actively evaluating related changes to other areas of our games.
“We will keep our communities up to date on any actions taken, and thank players for their patience as we work through these updates.”
This means it plans to remove the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from FIFA 22, NHL 22, FIFA Mobile and FIFA online.
A statement posted on the official FIFA Twitter account confirmed that it “has initiated processes” to remove the teams, due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Another statement was posted on the official NHL 22 account, saying it was also removing Russian teams, as well as Belarusian teams.
Russia-Ukraine War: EA Sports to ‘REMOVE’ the Russian National team and Russian clubs from FIFA 22 – Read Full Statement
