Which Argentine footballer is better, Messi or Maradona?
While the two have not played against each other in real life, we can at least put them both on FIFA's virtual pitch and imagine them competing or collaborating - at least for now.
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It turns out that Electronic Arts may be asked to remove his character Diego Maradona from the new FIFA 22, due to copyright infringement. , Owned by Maradona's former lawyer, Matthias Morella.
The problem is that Electronic Arts signed an agreement several years ago with Maradona's ex-manager and close friend, Stefano Sassi, but a local court recently ruled, following a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Sattvica, that Morella had no legal authority to sign the agreement.
Sattvica's claim, therefore, is justified, and therefore it is very possible that EA will be asked to remove Maradona from the game, or alternatively formulate a new agreement with Sattvica, which is likely to be more expensive.
However, currently Maradona still appears in FIFA 22's FUT (FIFA Ultimate Team) mode as a prestigious and highly coveted 97 card, referring to his peak period as a player, in addition to two other cards relating to other periods in his career (today's taxes, for that matter , Settling for a ranking of 93 - although the highest in the game for an active footballer, but still less than Diego).
There is no doubt that many gamers will not like, to say the least, if Maradona's card, for which they may have paid a lot of money, will be taken out of their deck.
On the other hand, it is likely that Electronic Arts has not yet said its last word in the affair, and will do anything to keep the super-footballer in the game.