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“Ain’t No Joke” – 2 Days Before Season Opener, NWSL Superstars in Shambles Over Massive EA Sports FIFA Blunders

Published 03/23/2023, 7:45 AM EDT

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Soccer stars and fans are eagerly waiting for the kickoff of the NWSL. While they have to still wait for a couple of days, one of their waits finally got over. EA Sports has rolled out the NWSL feature for FIFA 23. Fans were waiting for this ever since the rumors floated.

This edition of the game will be the final as the partnership between EA Sports and FIFA is ending after 29 years. While the future of FIFA’s side of the game remains uncertain at this point. EA Sports is ready to rebrand the series of upcoming editions. According to various reports, EA has decided to rename the title EA Sports FC.

FIFA made a statement stating that they will keep the series alive and will partner with other third-party developers. Meanwhile, the NWSL feature has put social media in the turmoil. Many players are disappointed and fans are angry. There are many problems with the latest feature added to FIFA 23. A few of these are addressed by the NWSL players themselves.

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NWSL players react to horrible graphics

Players are disappointed in the graphics of the NWSL feature of FIFA 23, and that is a gross understatement. Many players took to Twitter to show their disgust for the mockery they faced from the developers. From young starlets like Madison Hammond to experienced stars like Sydney Leroux, many shared their thoughts on the new feature. Here is how NWSL players reacted to the tomfoolery of an NWSL feature in FIFA 23.

Not only players but fans are also clowning on EA Sports for very sloppy work on the NWSL update. Stats are messed up, graphics work is horrible and it simply cannot capture the essence of the league; these are a few of the points fans are raising. It is very clear that EA has rushed the update to make it out before the kickoff of the NWSL season.

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Another outrage against FIFA 23

This war over graphics isn’t even the first outrage the NWSL feature has caused. The first turmoil was when the top 10 ratings of the players got leaked in the Women’s division after the NWSL package and it had only one USWNT representative. Fans didn’t let that go easily, asking for players who had put the entire soccer world in a frenzy. Big names like Mallory Swanson and Sophie Smith were missing from the top 10.

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Alex Morgan did stand at the 2nd spot behind Chelsea megastar Sam Kerr. However, fans took the absence of Mallory Pugh Swanson at heart and raged on social media. Do you think EA Sports has done respectable work on the NWSL update? Drop your views in the comments below.

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Rishabh Chaudhary

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Rishabh is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports, coming with a year of experience in digital marketing and 19 years of being a sports fan. Like most people in India, he started by watching cricket and then all sports. He writes poetry and songs in his free time and plays FPS games like Valorant and CSGO.
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