Wrexham to be added to FIFA 22

[KB1862 𝕏 @KB1862 Instagram Bainbridge316]

So, Wrexham are being added to FIFA 22 making them the first National League side to do so. 

This is crazy. Obviously their Hollywood owners have something to do with this. 

Why not add other National League clubs too? 

Without sounding biased, Notts County have every right to be added too considering we're the oldest professional club in the world. 

[DangerousSausage]

Wrexham's owners have obviously made the club well known internationally, and that opens doors. EA are obviously of the opinion that the interest in them justifies adding them to the game.

I'm not all that fussed. My last football game was PES, and I was quite happy to rename a team and change the kit until I'd made my own Notts! FIFA went downhill when they started following the microtransactions trend. It's high time FIFA and PES had a decent challenger IMO, they've dominated the genre for far too long.

[KB1862 𝕏 @KB1862 Instagram Bainbridge316]

@DangerousSausage I agree it's good from a business point but from a football point its bad and a lot of fans are against it. 

PES for me is slowly becoming better than FIFA. The last 2 fifas have been poor tbf and pes 2020 was better than FIFA 20. 

There is a football game coming to challenge fifa and pes. Ufl is a new football game looking to challenge them. On top of that former fifa ultimate team players are making a new game to challenge them too. 

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There were rumours the National League would be added to FIFA 22.

A few years back, I helped with the stats and did some promotional work with EA Sports. I mentioned after Notts got relegated that it would be a shame for them not to add Notts County - they replied saying that they might do something similar to as they did with Rangers (add them to the 'rest of the world' when the Scottish giants had to start over). After I heard nothing, I suggested that the National League could be included.

I never heard back after that, but it would make sense to include the National League.

Football Manager has had the National League North/South for years now, the amount of UK based fans could warrant the National League.

Yet it seems EA Sports don't really listen to their players.

[KB1862 𝕏 @KB1862 Instagram Bainbridge316]

@Chris EA Sports don't listen and it's showing as the years go on. I mean for example FUT is saying elite players in the top division won't be relegated and will remain there. They're looking after those who spend the money in game. 

It makes sense for National League to be added because even normal football fans will go on, as you say Football Manager, and be a lower league team to rise them to the top. Now imagine if they included National League in to the game. You'd have more people invested in Career Mode starting from the bottom up. 

There's so many teams that deserve to be added and as I said without being biased Notts County are deserving of a spot in the game. 

The amount of outrage it caused when EA Sports announced they'd be adding Indian Super League over National League was overwhelming. They faced alot of criticism for that. It just shows you that they don't listen to their customers. 

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UPDATE: EA Sports have now removed Wrexham from FIFA 22. 

Must have faced such a backlash that they had no alternative but to do so. 

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@KB1862 A mode to take a team from the NL to the Football League would be a good addition to their career mode, I often start with a lower tier team and build them up. I'm pleased Wrexham has gone, though I did hope they would just add the league.

[menzinho]

Plot Twist...

They're back in! I'm also not too fussed about it, the hope is (for us) that all the media attention and everything that comes with it just puts more pressure on them. I want Wrexham to be that team that everyone wants to beat...

[KB1862 𝕏 @KB1862 Instagram Bainbridge316]

@Chris same here bud. Football Manager or Fifa I like to take teams from low down up to the top. 

@menzinho i have a tendency to dislike teams that have big owners come in like this tbf. I'm. On the same page, I will be rooting for teams against Wrexham. 

Just seen they've been added back in. Absolutely ridiculous. Boycott back on for fifa 22 now from myself. 

[Fozzy]

I think looking at the the stats for players like Cal and Ruben would make me angrier than if they remain excluded to be honest.  I would want them to have at least equal status to Messi & Ronaldo and higher than Neymar or Mbappe!

 

[liampie]

they have the chance to just add the national league, that would solve most of the problems.

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@liampie but they won't because there's not much money to be made from that in their eyes. 

[RetroPie 𝕏 @Retro_Pie]

A man of my age shouldn't really care, but I do feel it is unfair to other talented players in this league to allow Wrexham to be added and no other clubs. What makes them so special? The takeover does not make them special in my eyes.

[KB1862 𝕏 @KB1862 Instagram Bainbridge316]

@RetroPie I agree it shouldn't matter but EA Sports are showing that they care more about money than fans. As you said their are talented players in National League that should be showcased but they'd rather take into account of Hollywood owners bringing in more money from those people. 

[Joshua]

Power of Hollywood and publicity, I don't really care if they are in it or not. I just think its time the National League was added, as others have said. The career mode could do with some new additions to it, a 'road to the Football League' or 'From National League to Premier League' would be good.