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Aussie A-League featured in FIFA 08

Randolph Ramsay
By Randolph Ramsay, Site Manager, GameSpot APAC

Next EA Sports football title to include Australia's A-League; Melbourne Victory's Archie Thompson named local "ambassador."

EA Sports' FIFA series has long featured a wealth of real-world football leagues, but Australia's comparatively small local competition has missed out on the digital treatment thus far. But the country's burgeoning A-League must have caught EA's interest in recent times, given the confirmation today that the A-League will be one of the official playable competitions in the upcoming FIFA 08.

In addition, Melbourne Victory striker Archie Thompson has been named the game's official "ambassador" in Australia and New Zealand. While Thompson won't actually appear on the cover of FIFA 08, he will be a spokesperson for the game and will be used in other EA promotions.

"I know that plenty of the boys at Melbourne Victory enjoy playing video games, so it’s fantastic that we can now play as our favourite Hyundai A-League club either in a league or against other international clubs," Thompson said in a press release.

FIFA 08 will be released on the PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and Wii in September this year.

Randolph Ramsay
By Randolph Ramsay, Site Manager, GameSpot APAC

Randolph Ramsay loves games in the same way monkeys love bananas. Sure, they can live without it, but what's the point? He also loves fighting games, but never plays online in case people notice just how bad he is at them.

37 comments
konj187
konj187

they better have some Bosnian teams

xRobinho10x
xRobinho10x

all i ask for now is the argentinian league, ukranian league, alongside with second division football

sherbandel
sherbandel

But what about Romanian, Russian and Ukranian Leagues ? Shelborne nearly got in the champions league, but Dynamo Kiev, CSKA Moskow, Spartak , STEAUA BUCHAREST, Sakhtar Donetk and other clubs played in the Champions League. And will play this season too.

unbad
unbad

why not released at start of the season????

Warfust
Warfust

The more clubs the better in my opinion.

marco12334
marco12334

Alwayz loved fifa. Pro Evo n Fifa were Neck+Neck last year, i think EA may of cracked it! IMO its the licencing that makes it special, love playing as my favourite team (aston villa) in season mode and chalenging for europe, bringing in new faces and seeing what they look like in a Villa shirt...beautiful :D

the_player_here
the_player_here

Great news!! Now, why not add a couple more leagues and international teams?! If it's not asking too much of course. Anyway, I gotta have this one! Cheers

colindr
colindr

Vyce3 "Australian league + Irish league = must buy" I agree. The Irish league should definitley be in it. Shelbourne nearly got into the champions league. Go Bray Wanderers!!! (Hey we drew with Ipswich when they were in the Premiership)

jcloverboy
jcloverboy

Now I'd love to get the league from Argentina in there

haesuse
haesuse

good to hear this. adding smaller leagues should have never been a problem to begin with. it doesnt take much money to license aussie, or bosnian or russian league, and it makes even bigger fan base!

Vyce3
Vyce3

Australian league + Irish league = must buy

spetz_naz_basic
spetz_naz_basic

I was expecting a couple of 'big' A-League clubs to feature as 'Rest of the World' teams within a year or so, but a playable league in 08 is the stuff of dreams :D rpm8000, Archie's 5-goal show in last season's grand final against a certain United may have something to do with it ;) but from a neutral perspective it makes sense anyway, Archie is arguably the single most recognisable player in the league. International returnees like Craig Moore haven't had time to make an impact yet.

Foolz3h
Foolz3h

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rpm8000
rpm8000

Haklin, Your spot-on brotha. Adelaide United should be on the cover and what do I hear that Thompson is going to promote the game is Aus not happy Jane!! I don't understand what the whole fuss is about Thompson anyway.

aozman
aozman

that so maddd if only the wud put the premier league (division under the A-league) then i will appear in a fifa omg

Haklin
Haklin

They need Adelaide united on the cover

gillri
gillri

what you mean michaeltheCM? it is football just because americans and austrailians are too lazy/stupid to think up their own name they nick the originals and best! you even know what FIFA stands for? which has been around almost as long as america, SA and austrailia themselves

SaL_92
SaL_92

to darth homer, techinaclly aloisi does play in the a-league even though its not john aloisi , its his brother

meesey01
meesey01

Should be awesome, and it's confirmed that the Wii version will have online too so I can't wait for it.

Darth_Homer
Darth_Homer

Sage, Aloisi doesn't actually play in the A-League. Still, a great decision. Can't wait to kick around...

tribe81
tribe81

this is heaps good i am going to get back into fifa for this reason ... Adelaide United will have the best team after i edit and buy up big lol

Nintendo_Man
Nintendo_Man

Great news, i hope they let us play in the Asian club championship.

Greg_888_v8
Greg_888_v8

great news, although i wish PES had got the license first

Sagacious_Tien
Sagacious_Tien

I would have thought Aloisi to get the job, but still, I'm just glad to see Australia get noted. Now, if they made as many improvements to the game like Madden 08 did over 07 (cause Fifa 07 was quite ho hum) than they've almost certainly got my money. At the very least, it has my interest.

Volodnikov9
Volodnikov9

It's great that they have this, but what about the Serbian Meridian Superliga?? Cmon, how can you miss out on teams like Crvena Zvezda and Partizan. That's why I like FIFA on the PC, for the mods!

Foolz3h
Foolz3h

Thompson should be on the Australian cover just as Aloisi was on PES. :P

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