FIFA 23 will exclude Russian teams
Jeffrey Rousseau
Staff Writer
Thursday 21st July 2022
Electronic Arts
Apex Legends publisher EA confirmed today that FIFA 23 will not feature any Russian clubs or team.
As reported to Eurogamer, the decision was attributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"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," the company said in a statement.
"In line with our partners at FIFA and UEFA, EA Sports will not include the Russian national team or Russian clubs in FIFA 23."
This isn't the first time that the publisher has excluded the country's professional football teams and clubs.
During the month of March, the publisher removed Russian organizations from FIFA 22 and NHL 22.
Days later on it proceeded to pull games and virtual currency sales from Russia and Belarus.
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