FIFA 23, the final game in the series from EA under the FIFA banner, launched last week. No doubt it will quickly become one of the best-selling games of the year, as pretty much every installment in the series tends to do. Jack Grealish probably won't be picking up a copy though, as the Man City star isn't pleased with the way he looks in-game.
The issue athletes usually have when they're included in games based on the sport they play is the rating attached. Grealish doesn't have a problem with that. The virtual remodel of his face is why the England International has taken issue with FIFA 23. So much so that he has called out the team behind the game, claiming they have made him look like a character from Toy Story.
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“Nah c'mon man... look like that geezer out of Toy Story,” Grealish said via B/R Football (thanks, Sporf). While the character from the Pixar movie Grealish is comparing his FIFA-self to isn't divulged by the player, apparently he's referring to Sid. When the two images are shown side-by-side, you can definitely see the resemblance.
Definitely not the best character from the Toy Story universe to look like. If EA had given Grealsih Buzz Lightyear's chiseled good looks there might not have been a problem. As for why Grealish looks like Sid, you'd have to ask EA. While some players have had their faces scanned for the games, the studio doesn't have the time to get to everyone. The above might serve as proof that EA hasn't made it to Grealish's house yet.
Hopefully that will change before the series undergoes its biggest overhaul in almost three decades. There has been a FIFA game every year since 1993, meaning 2023 will be the first time there isn't one for 30
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