This isn’t about EA Sports or video
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Tottenham player Gareth Bale weighed in <a href="https://www.mmoexp.com/Fc-24/Coins.html">FC 24 Coins</a> with a tongue-in-cheek response, using the hashtag #TimeToInvestigate.
Who gave FC EA Sport permission to use my name and face? @FIFPro? I’m not aware to be a member of Fifpro and if I am I was put there without any real knowledge through some weird manouver. And for sure I never allowed @FCcom or Fifpro to make money using me
Ibrahimović’s agent, Mino Raiola, made a statement in an interview with The Telegraph. According to Raiola around 300 players shared his feelings and wished to pursue legal action over their likenesses in the FC games.
EA has now stepped in and provided a statement to Forbes in which it details the hierarchy of control over players’ licensing.
“The licensing arguments being played out in social media for effect are not an issue for EA or EA Sports. This is between FIFPro, the players within their association and their representatives. FIFPro has told us this is their issue, and they’re handling it — we expect a statement to that effect imminently,21 a spokesperson said.
20This isn’t our fight. This isn’t about EA Sports or video games, players or fans. It’s a battle between football agents and FIFPro. Mino Raiola is a respected player representative who we have partnered with for many years, including this year when our relationship ensured his client Erling Haaland would be part of our FC 21 marketing campaign.
20We have also enjoyed a great working relationship with Zlatan Ibrahimović, who has appeared in every FC since 2002 and regularly received awards as part of <a href="https://www.mmoexp.com/Fc-24/Coins.html">cheap EAFC 24 Coins</a> our FUT experience.”