The world of video games is not exempt from the reality that society sometimes experiences, and a good example is what has happened today. EA Sports has confirmed that FIFA 22 eliminates a player for his legal problems
The information appeared on the cover of leparisien, French media, which confirmed that Electronic Arts had decided eliminate Mendy, Manchester City player trained by Pep Guardiola, due to the serious accusations of rape and sexual assault of which he is presumably the author.
FIFA 22 eliminates a player for his legal problems
The news was first revealed to the French media by a representative of Electronic Arts, to later issue a statement justifying the decision they had made from the studio’s offices.
As Benjamin Mendy has been removed from the Manchester City and French national team teams, he is also removed from these respective teams in Fifa 22 and his appearance in Fifa Ultimate Team and Ultimate Draft is suspended pending his trial.
Therefore, it seems that unless the judicial procedure determines that Mendy is innocent of each and every one of the cases of which he is accused, the player will not only not play again in the real world, but will also stop playing in the real world. the virtual one in the FIFA franchise.