Football fans around the world are outraged by the absence of the ball from the 2018 World Cup in Russia in a selection posted on the official accounts of sports video game developer EA Sports and sports equipment manufacturer Adidas.
On Saturday, in one of the social networks, companies posted a photo with footballs from the latest world championships, available in the FIFA23 simulator. But among the six balls presented, there is no ball for the 2018 World Cup, which took place in Russia.
Under the post, users left dozens of comments asking why the Russian tournament ball was not in the selection.
“The politicization of a video game is a shame. Telstar 2018 is not included in the selection because it took place in Russia,” wrote one of the fans. One of the most popular comments, with nearly 2,000 likes, is also linked to the decision of the two companies: “Russia 2018?”
In March, EA Sports started the process of excluding the Russian national team and Russian clubs from the FIFA 22 simulator due to the situation in Ukraine.
Source : MatchTV
