Following the plea from the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine earlier today, EA has now complied as part of tha major gaming industry and removed the Russia National Team and all Russian clubs from their football sports title FIFA. The decision was announced via a Twitter post, which you can check out below:

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.

In line with our partners at FIFA and UEFA, EA Sports has initiated processes to remove the Russian National Team and all Russian clubs from EA Sports FIFA products including: FIFA 22, FIFA Mobile, and FIFA Online. We’re also actively evaluating related changes to other areas of our games.

We will keep our communities up to date on any actions taken, and thank players for their patience as we work through these updates.

Despite the obvious split between EA and FIFA the football organization, it’s good to know that they can still stand in solidarity in times like this as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine. You might recall that EA CEO Andrew Wilson was recently quoted in an internal meeting calling the FIFA brand an “impediment” on their football franchise, and you can read all about it here.

In case you missed it, check out Title Update 6.1 for FIFA 22 here, which brings a number of changes and fixes to the game.

Source: Twitter