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Scott McTominay, Antony and Harry Maguire are all set to be available for Manchester United in their FA Cup semi-final against Coventry City.

You've heard of the Puskás Award – now it's time for the Pubkas Awards.

After making it all the way to last year’s FIFA Women's World Cup Final, the Lionesses are back in action as they take part in a series of friendlies against Austria and Italy. But how much exactly do they make as part of the national team? Despite their success on the pitch, which has seen them narrowly miss out on winning the World Cup and be crowned UEFA Women's Euro 2022 champions, the England Lionesses' wages are, still, shockingly low compared to the men's team. Each player on the women's team received a bonus of £55,000 for winning Euro 2022.

women’s soccer teams from countries in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean in order to find the best team of the year. It’s a cup filled with soccer stars, from the US’ Trinity Rodman to Colombia’s Linda Caicedo, who stunned at the Women’s FIFA Soccer Cup last year.

There doesn't appear to be much chance of Ruben Dias leaving the Manchester City winning machine any time soon.

FIFA 23, yet several of the players have expressed disappointment over their likeness in the game.On Tuesday (March 22), a major FIFA 23 update introduced the likes of the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) and National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) to the game.The update introduced all 12 NWSL teams, along with their kits and four of the league’s stadiums.However, the newly-introduced leagues do not appear to have adequately captured the likeliness of many of its stars (via Kotaku).“I’m grateful EA Sports is finally including the NWSL but this does not represent me,” wrote Caprice Dydasco, who plays for Houston Dash.“Be grateful they gave you hair lol,” joked Liverpool striker Katie Stengel.Be grateful they gave you hair lol— Katie Stengel (@ksteng12) March 22, 2023“Please tell me I did not do an entire body scan for that,” tweeted Sydney Leroux, an Olympian gold medalist who currently plays for Angel City FC. “You are going to scare my children.”You are going to scare my children.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has shared that the organisation’s upcoming FIFA game series will be “the best egame for any girl or boy,” despite moving away from long-time developer Electronic Arts (EA).As noted by The Times‘ chief sports reporter Martyn Ziegler, Infantino confirmed that FIFA still plans to launch its own football game to rival former FIFA developer EA.“The new FIFA game – the FIFA 25, 26, 27 and so on – will always be the best egame for any girl or boy,” stated Infantino, who added that FIFA will “have news on this very soon”.Infantino says FIFA will go head-to-head with EA Sports by launching rival video game (EA Sports refused cash demands to keep FIFA's name)"The new FIFA game – the FIFA 25, 26, 27 and so on – will always be the best egame for any girl or boy, we will have news on this very soon."— Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) March 16, 2023The company’s partnership with EA came to an end in May 2022, following reports that negotiations “hit the wall” when FIFA demanded double the money it was receiving from EA in its existing deal.When the partnership ended, Infantino said “the only authentic, real game that has the FIFA name will be the best one available for gamers and football fans”.“The interactive gaming and esports sector is on a path of unrivalled growth and diversification,” he added.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Computer Space, FIFA International Soccer, GoldenEye 007, The Last of Us, NBA 2K, Quake, Wii Sports and Wizardry.A panel of experts and the public will vote on the winners.“It’s always difficult to narrow the World Video Game Hall of Fame nominations down to just 12 finalists because there are so many games that have had an enormous influence on popular culture or the video game industry itself,” said Jon-Paul C. Dyson, director of the The Strong’s International Center for the History of Electronic Games in Rochester, where the hall is based.“This year’s finalists are some heavy-hitters,” he said.The Hall of Fame recognizes arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile games whose popularity has been far-reaching and influenced other games or society at large.Finalist FIFA International Soccer is the most popular sports game franchise of all time, according to the hall, and is a worldwide best-seller with updates every year from publisher Electronic Arts.

EA Sports has revealed the full soundtrack for FIFA 23, featuring songs by Gorillaz, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Phoenix and more.The next instalment in the long-running FIFA series is due to be released next Friday (September 30) on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Stadia, PS4 and Xbox One.FIFA 23‘s soundtrack, as promised, will feature more than 100 tracks by “a range of global hitmakers” as well as numerous “rising stars”. The collection incorporates music from 34 countries overall.In addition to the aforementioned acts, players can expect to hear tunes by the likes of Jack Harlow, Rosalía, Central Cee, M.I.A., Loyle Carner, Nas, Denzel Curry (feat.

FIFA has announced it will continue to make football simulation games following the split from EA.Yesterday (May 10) it was confirmed that FIFA and EA will end their partnership of over two decades, with FIFA 23 the last collaborative title.At the time, EA confirmed it would be renaming the franchise EA Sports FC with the current game modes, football leagues, tournaments and clubs set to remain.However FIFA has now announced it too will continue making football simulation games.

EA CEO Andrew Wilson has reportedly claimed that the company has been “impeded” by the FIFA brand.During an internal company meeting in November, Wilson stated that the FIFA license had been “an impediment” to EA’s plans for the series. That’s according to anonymous comments provided to VGC. Supposedly, Wilson claimed that FIFA had prevented EA from expanding its games into modes away from traditional 11vs11.Wilson went as far to say that the only value EA got from the license in a non-World Cup year was “four letters on the front of the box”.

Microsoft has revealed the new games that are coming to Xbox Game Pass throughout November.Joining the service on Wednesday November 18 is sci-fi game Exo One. It describes itself as “an interplanetary journey through space and time.

Twitch streamer Tyler “Trainwrecks” Niknam has responded to his alleged ban from Nicholas “Nickmercs” Kolcheff’s Apex Legends tournament, which was apparently due to gambling concerns.The $50,000 (roughly £36,000) tournament is hosted by Kolcheff in association with both EA and developer Respawn Entertainment, and has a whole host of streamers involved.

FIFA has suggested that it is open to working with new video game companies in what is being seen as a direct attack towards EA‘s attitude regarding the football governing body lately.In a statement titled “FIFA set to widen gaming and esports portfolio“, the governing body has explained that it is “bullish and optimistic about its long-term future in gaming and esports following a comprehensive and strategic assessment of the gaming and interactive entertainment market”.First spotted by VGC,

FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) portion of EA’s FIFA series are apparently mostly done with coins that can’t be purchased with real world money.EA chief experience officer Chris Bruzzo recently sat down for an interview with Eurogamer that explored the FIFA games use of loot-boxes and how players purchase in-game. Bruzzo said in the interview that “in our video game, you can use either FUT coins or FIFA points.

FIFA 22, Electronic Arts (EA) has released a statement on the game’s record-breaking launch and where the franchise could go next.Namely, we could be seeing the football series undergo a name change, as a press release states that the company is “exploring the idea of renaming our global EA SPORTS football games.

EA’s FIFA. They have regularly featured in the games and have their own cult following.Michelle Tierney, chief commercial officer at Guild Esports said in a press release: “We’re immensely proud of this unique partnership, and the opportunities it will offer for both Guild and Harps to create impact in Ireland’s growing esports scene.

Xbox is now officially the partner of England’s national football teams as part of a multi-year relationship.The partnership encompasses both the male and female national English teams and the eLions esports team, the virtual squad representing England in FIFA matches.

FIFA 21 users can now play as Dua Lipa as part of the game’s latest update – check out the preview images below.The latest instalment in the long-running EA Sports series was released on various consoles last month (October 9).

The new Amazon series “El Presidente,” premiering Friday, lays bare the 2015 FIFA soccer scandal that exposed the international organization’s wide-ranging corruption, resulting in the ouster of its president, Sepp Blatter, and the arrests of top-tier members — including US officials.