EA Delivering Free Eriksen FIFA 22 Ultimate Team Card After Distribution Error

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When it comes to the world of FIFA 22, the Ultimate Team mode dominates in popularity, but with it, unfortunately, comes its issues. EA Sports had admitted to an error in one of its most recent updates, and it has become a consistent problem with EA's patches as of late.

Fanatics of the FIFA 22 Ultimate Team mode received a 90-overall FUT Fantasy Christian Eriksen ahead of the promotional release due to an incorrect update, according to the FIFA Direct Communication Twitter account. The original 82-overall version of Eriksen was switched to the FUT Fantasy version by mistake, allowing players to collect the item.

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Players who received the 90-overall FUT Fantasy Eriksen will be allowed to keep the unit, while the 82-overall version is returning to all FUT packs. FIFA Direct Communications highlighted that the Fantasy FUT Eriksen would be regarded like all other Fantasy FUT items, meaning it can be upgraded accordingly and will be priced the same way on the marketplace. Adding to this in an additional tweet, a fix is put in place to allow players to use the Fantasy FUT item in matches, whether it's considered a starting player or a reserve. EA's FIFA 22 Ultimate Team is the game's biggest money-maker in terms of online content, with new digital content released every week.

With the shock of its premature release quickly patched and addressed by EA, players were pleasantly surprised with the compensation over the error. All players who owned a Christian Eriksen unit in their club have seen it upgraded to the FUT Fantasy version. After EA's recent controversy with a loot box fine making headlines in the sports gaming world, it's making strides to avoid further