EA is adding women to EA Sports FC Ultimate Team not because itArsquo;s going woke

Firstly, you werenArsquo;t complaining about realism when your William Saliba tackled my EAFC 24 Coins EusAeacute;bio last weekend, despite the former being injured and the latter being dead. Secondly, I think my mum could beat Virgil Van Dijk this season, let alone a professional striker who is the fifth-highest scorer ever for the United States women's national soccer team. Thirdly, it is sexism, and fourthly, the WSL is great, actually.

Allow me to expand on those points a little. IArsquo;ve been to around half of Liverpool womensArsquo; home matches this season, because even for a local itArsquo;s impossible to get tickets for the menArsquo;s matches at Anfield, so IArsquo;ve probably watched more womenArsquo;s football than you recently. Despite Liverpool being eighth in the table and two places behind Everton (weArsquo;re newly promoted after serial under-investment from FSG, so itArsquo;s more respectable than the menArsquo;s team), the quality of football is higher than I expected. Missy Bo Kearns, the other scouser in our team, scored a lovely goal against Tottenham to finish a move that any Premier League side would be proud of. January signing Fuka Nagano would outclass any of our current menArsquo;s midfielders.

I have a great time at the womenArsquo;s matches, largely because of the positive, family atmosphere in the stadium. ItArsquo;s an atmosphere the FC community could learn from. Fans of either team intermingle, thereArsquo;s lighthearted banter between them, and everyone comes together to complain about the refs like all good football fans should. Young kids, predominantly but not exclusively girls, queue up for autographs with their favourite players after the final whistle. ItArsquo;s open and welcoming.

WhatArsquo;s my point here? How does this relate to Ultimate Team? WomenArsquo;s football has been overlooked and underfunded on a national and international level for decades. Its popularity has exploded in recent years, especially in England after the national teamArsquo;s recent successes. More young girls are getting into watching and playing football, and they want to play FC, too. Sure, they can control their favourite female players in friendly matches, but FC pushes you to play Ultimate Team Andash; and thatArsquo;s what all their friends probably play, too.

EA is adding women to EA Sports FC Ultimate Team not because itArsquo;s going woke, but because it sees a profit. If that means ItArsquo;s doing so because this is its fantasy game mode, where Saeed Al-Owairan (a player known for one Fut 24 Coins for sale goal in the 1994 World Cup) and David Ginola (a player known because his name is an anagram of vagina dildo) are the greatest to take the pitch. If you want realistic online gameplay where men play against men and women play against women, Online Seasons is right there.