This effectively removes most Russian players from FIFA 22
as well, given only five current Russian national football team squad members —
captain Aleksandr Golovin, Denis Cheryshev, Aleksei Miranchuk, Fyodor
Kudryashov, and Nikita Khaykin — play outside of the Russian Premier League.
The company also said it would remove Russian teams from NHL
22, its game title based on the National Hockey League.
EA's move comes days after the FIFA suspended Russia's
national teams and clubs from international football and the NHL said it would
no longer consider the country when looking at locations for any future NHL
competitions.
From Apple to Nike, scores of companies have severed
connections with Russia as western nations impose sanctions, including shutting
out some Russian banks from the SWIFT global financial network. © Reuters
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