Just a few days ago kicker eSport had reported that the implementation of the announcement from March 2 is waiting. At that time the developer had announced that all Russian teams will be removed from FIFA 22. This step has not been taken in the following weeks, also it has not been communicated anymore;

Now EA SPORTS wants to act: The patch notes to Title Update 9, which appeared in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, announce the exclusion of Russia from the current title. In addition to the removal of the Russian national team and the Moscow clubs ZSKA, Lokomotive and Spartak, other consequences are imminent

Otkritie Bank Arena is also out

The default setting of the favorite club will automatically fall on Paris Saint-Germain in the future, if the “Sbornaja” or a Russian club had previously been selected – the same applies to the arena player. Otkritie Bank Arena, the home ground of Spartak Moscow, will also be excluded

In career mode, Russian teams will no longer participate in competitions in new scores. Offers to take over the Russian national teams will also no longer be received. In addition, the integration of a new video intro for the CONMEBOL Sudamericana is targeted

Additional server update necessary

In Pro Clubs, if a Russian kit was previously chosen, the PSG kit will be applied instead, instead of the Otkritie Bank Arena, the mode’s default stadium will be used. Also removed in Pro Clubs are all stadium customization objects that have a Russian theme

Title Update 9 will probably still be available on Wednesday for PC users. Console players on the PlayStation 4 and 5, the Xbox One and the Xbox Series X|S will have to wait a few more days, as usual. However, EA SPORTS also communicated that the Russia out will be accompanied by an additional server update – date unknown.

One gameplay fix, three FUT fixes.

All other adjustments of the ninth title update fade comparatively into the background. Regarding the gameplay, only a bug is fixed where the goalkeepers controlled by the player no longer let go of the ball and thus delayed the scheduled continuation of the game

In FIFA 22 Ultimate Team (FUT) at least three problems are solved. The opening of the packs occurred partly in the order in which they were received – and not in the order specified by the player. In addition, the ping display in the match lobby sometimes played crazy, nine-digit numbers irritated the fans.

As a third measure, a bug is eradicated in FUT, which still displayed placeholder images for some items. EA SPORTS also introduces various updates to the competitions CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana – adjustments to jerseys, logos, players & Co. are part of the standard program.