SUBSCRIBE
F O R T R E S S
No Result
View All Result
  • MOVIES
  • TV
  • GAMING
  • TECH
  • COMICS
  • CULTURE
    • BOOKS
    • TOYS
    • SNEAKERS
    • INTERNET
  • VIDEO
  • WIN
Fortress of Solitude
  • MOVIES
  • TV
  • GAMING
  • TECH
  • COMICS
  • CULTURE
    • BOOKS
    • TOYS
    • SNEAKERS
    • INTERNET
  • VIDEO
  • WIN
SUBSCRIBE
No Result
View All Result
Fortress of Solitude
No Result
View All Result

fifa17-no-iceland-header

Home > Uncategorized > FIFA17: No Iceland National Team

FIFA17: No Iceland National Team

Evan SaundersbyEvan Saunders
September 21, 2016
in Uncategorized
ShareTweetSend

With just a few days away until the official release of FIFA17, EA’s marketing campaign has been taking quite a bit of negative publicity in the build up to the game’s release. With announcements that some game features will be missing from the XBox 360 and PS3 versions, breaking news that it won’t include the Icelandic national team has angered football fans around the world.

So why is this news? If you missed this year’s Euro Championship in France, Iceland gained huge cult status after an impressive run in the tournament. After having qualified for a major championship for the first time in their football history, they were unlikely to progress much further. But their team spirit and impressive fan support gave them the obvious title of enjoyable team, with impressive viking-esque chants and clapping in stadiums throughout Euro 2016. All of that before beating England in the second round game, meaning they would reach the quarterfinals. Another impressive stat was that more than 8% of Iceland’s population of 331,000 were at the games in France.

But now, the team won’t feature in this year’s FIFA game after EA offered a measly $15,000 to the Icelandic football association, KSI, for the team’s player and kit rights. The KSI made a counter offer, which EA themselves rejected. KSI president Geir Thorsteinsson said that “they are the ones buying these rights and they almost want it for free.” He went on to state: “The performance at the Euros show that we are quite a good team and many would like to play with our team. It’s sad for the players – but the criticism should be towards EA Sports.” I fully agree with that statement. “I really feel if we are giving away rights, or offering rights, it has to be proper negotiations and fair fees. I didn’t feel that this was done in a fair and open manner.”

What’s more surprising it that the team was rumoured to be included with 10 other teams to be included in FIFA17.

fifa17-no-iceland-01

Iceland has never featured in any previous versions of FIFA, but would have been odds on to be included in this year’s edition. The news is making gaming headlines around the world, and may mean that we’ll get to see the team in some sort of update or patch quite soon.

ShareTweetSend

FOLLOW US

ADVERTISEMENT

POPULAR

  • The 15 Most Powerful Characters In The Marvel Universe

    The 15 Most Powerful Characters In The Marvel Universe

    26 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • The 15 Most Powerful Anime Characters Of All Time

    2 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Dr Seuss Cancelled Due To Racist Imagery

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • #CancelHenryCavill Trends After Trolls Learn That Henry Cavill Dated Gina Carano

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 12 Most Powerful Characters In The DC Universe

    146 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

4 Exciting Games You Should Look Out for This Year
Gaming

4 Exciting Games You Should Look Out for This Year

byStaff Writer
March 5, 2021
Coming 2 America Review
Movies

Coming 2 America Isn’t the Eddie Murphy Show and That’s OK

March 5, 2021
LEGO Technic
Toys

New LEGO Technic Car Sets: Drive What You Love!

byCaryn Ganess
March 5, 2021
Y: The Last Man Footage Revealed in New Hulu Teaser
TV Series

Y: The Last Man Footage Revealed in New Hulu Teaser

byCaryn Ganess
March 5, 2021
Chaos Walking
Competitions

Win Movie Tickets To An Early Screening Of “Chaos Walking”

byStaff Writer
March 5, 2021

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Fortress of Solitude

Fortress of Solitude

Fortress of Solitude has become one of the most popular geek entertainment interest websites in South Africa and covers news and reviews on movies, games, comic books, gadgets, TV series, toys, sneakers and more.

The articles on Fortress of Solitude are written by a group of talented, professional and experienced freelance writers, all experts and leaders in their various fields.

Categories

  • Board Games
  • Books
  • Comic Books
  • Competitions
  • Gaming
  • Internet
  • Movies
  • Podcast
  • Sneakers
  • Tech
  • Toys
  • TV Series

Newsletter

Sign up for news in your inbox.

  • For more information on COVID-19
  • About Us
  • Authors
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy & Site Disclaimer
  • Contact Fortress of Solitude

© 2021 Fortress of Solitude, a division of Fortress Entertainment. Registered in South Africa. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Latest
  • Home
  • Movies
  • Gaming
  • Comic Books
  • Tech
  • TV
  • Toys
  • Sneakers
  • Win
  • Video
  • Fortress Podcast
  • Subscribe
  • About
  • Contact
  • RSS Feeds
  • Privacy & Site Disclaimer

© 2021 Fortress of Solitude, a division of Fortress Entertainment. Registered in South Africa. All Rights Reserved.