Both Russian national teams and professional clubs will be impacted.
will also be removing Belarusian clubs as well. The decision does not appear to impact the presence of Russian players in either sport.
“EA Sports stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and like so many other voices across the world of football, calls for peace and an end to the invasion of Ukraine,” the company said in its statement. In addition to removing teams, EA says that it is “actively evaluating related changes to other areas of our games.” EA joins other tech companies, including
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