The corona virus is currently making the world turn a little bit slower. After real football came to a standstill, the ball rolls less and less on the virtual stage in FIFA 20. That’s when the English second division team Leyton Orient came up with the idea of organizing a virtual football tournament – the response was overwhelming.
Curfew or avoiding large crowds due to COVID-19? “Not with us” thought the English club Leyton Orient from East London, which currently plays in the second division.
Leyton Orient organizes FIFA Ultimate QuaranTeam
Apparently he didn’t feel like spending the forced break – which also has an impact on FIFA esports – with games in four wins. So he quickly launched a virtual football tournament on Twitter .
In its call, the club went in search of 63 other clubs for the knockout tournament in FIFA 20. All interested teams should do was to retweet the relevant post . But the organizers certainly didn’t expect the lively interest that followed.
128 teams are there
Within a very short time, so many teams followed the call that Leyton Orient had to increase the number of participants to 128 teams from all over the world . The current Premier League champions Manchester City, Feyenoord Rotterdam, AS Roma and RB Salzburg are also part of the game.
The only German participant is Hamburger SV, which will be represented by the HSV eSports department.
The groups for the tournament are to be drawn as early as this Wednesday. The first games in Ultimate QuaranTeam should start in the coming days. Those responsible also want to provide precise details on the process and possible streams.
Who is competing in UltimateQuaranTeam?
Well-known clubs from all over the world are also involved, but who will actually use the gamepad in FIFA 20? Each club decides for itself, as the organizers announced.
Each team nominates a representative who will be sent to the race. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a football professional, esports player or fan. Grimsby Town , the organizer’s league competitor in the second English division, is sending its own professional Bradley Garmston into the race , for example .
The reigning English champions are apparently represented by a player from the Manchester City Esports department.
It is not yet officially known whether FIFA professional Umut “ Umut ” Gültekin, who has just been called up to the squad of the German national team, will hold up the flag for HSV and thus also for Germany.
Incidentally, according to Leyton Orient, the UltimateQuaranTeam focuses on having fun , but they still want to use the campaign, which is now making huge waves on the Internet , to do good .
The crowdfunding platform JustGiving is raising funds to benefit a mental health charity in England and Wales and the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Solidarity Response. A win-win situation for everyone involved.
FIFA 22 – FUTs
What could be cooler than just relaxed gaming and doing some sofa sports on the side? In FIFA 22, the player is on the move fast, but without getting sore muscles. With the Ultimate Team Event cards, the collecting instinct is now also satisfied. However, the FUT Heroes keep creeping into my mind, so here are the best Ultimate Team Event cards that are definitely worth adding to your collection.
Heroes cards selected by EA for top qualities
Admittedly, the FUT heroes will cost quite a bit of coin, but it turns out that EA has once again brought some top-class players into the game when it comes to selection. As a collector and hunter, it’s an added attraction for FIFA gamers to now include their own favorite heroes in the portfolio and benefit from their individual skills. Both in the game and in team building, the FUTs will revolutionize the game once again.
EA SPORTS FC: FIFA GAME SERIES TO BE CONTINUED UNDER NEW NAME
Of course, the soccer simulation game series will not be discontinued completely. After FIFA 23, EA will relaunch the game under the name EA Sports FC and market it independently. Old FIFA hares should now become quite an ear, after all, the EA Sports Football Club used to be a part of the actual game for years. A lot of playing was rewarded, points could be collected and items, boosts or balls for the individual game modes could be unlocked.
In this context, there could also be a complete revolution of the classic game. There is a heated discussion in the FIFA community about whether the game, which is expected to be released in the fall of 2023, will be free-to-play. This option is said to be on the table for the game makers from EA, because: It seems that EA earns most of its money with the purchases of FIFA Points in the game mode Ultimate Team and not with the sale of the game itself.
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