The pandemic saw the video game make more money than actual football for the first time ever. It’s turned into a money-spinning, content creating juggernaut with arcade-style skill moves and a need for intense levels of concentration. It’s not your dad’s football game – focused on providing as realistic a simulation as possible. The focus on Ultimate Team and rise of the professional FIFA players has reshaped the game. We don’t know if Roy Keane has ever played FIFA, but if he did he would say that the game’s gone. That’s the beautiful game, so how about the virtual one? With the FIFA 22 release date on the horizon, we decided to take a deeper look into the history of a franchise that we truly love. There’s a sense of inevitability about the idea – even today. “Legacy” fans would just have to accept the changes and were expected to follow along eventually. The reasoning behind the launch of the attempted European Super League earlier this year was that football needed to branch out to new fans. FIFA rolls on, but is the franchise maximising profit at the expense of a deeper emotional connection with fans?
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