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Time of India
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Exciting New Legends Arrive First on Mobile: EA Sports Unveils Icons and Heroes for EA FC Mobile
EA Sports has officially teased the introduction of new Heroes and Icons to EA FC Mobile, making it the first platform to receive these legendary cards before they land on the PC and console versions. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The publisher revealed a total of eight football legends, comprising four Heroes and four Icons, via a recent teaser video. This marks a historic change in the EA FC (formerly FIFA) ecosystem, as for the first time, mobile players will now get exclusive early access to some of the game's most legendary names. EA FC Mobile new Icons and Heroes teased: Bierhoff, Fellaini, and more Traditionally, Icons and Heroes have made their debut on console or PC versions, but this year, EA is flipping the script. With no season reset in EA FC Mobile and regular live updates, players on the mobile platform will get to use these legends months ahead of their console counterparts, who must wait until the launch of EA FC 26 in September, 2025. Here's a closer look at the officially revealed Icons and Heroes: Icons Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Already available through the Icon Chronicles chapter. Toni Kroos - Released via the ongoing Legacies Event. - Released via the ongoing Legacies Event. Dunga - Expected to be released on July 26, 2025 as 'ICON-making Challenge as per EA FC Mobile leaks. Oliver Bierhoff - Teased, with an arrival likely in the coming 'After Daybreak' weeks. Heroes Cesc Fabregas Andrea Barzagli Marouane Fellaini Esteban Cambiasso Mario Mandzukic Among these, Cambiasso and Dunga are already confirmed to have special cards in the Mighty Winter segment of the Ragnarok event. Meanwhile, the remaining new Heroes - Fabregas, Barzagli, Fellaini, and Mandzukic are expected to arrive in the After Daybreak phase, which is the second phase of the Ragnarok campaign. While both categories represent elite footballing legends, Icon cards are designated to those retired players who have achieved the epitome of greatness, boasting remarkable achievements throughout their long, consistent careers. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Hero cards, on the other hand, pay tribute to the ex-players who may not have reached "Icon" status but still left a memorable mark on the game, particularly in specific leagues, clubs, or tournaments. According to leaks from reliable sources in the EA FC Mobile community, like @madridistaafc, and @mazenfcm, more Icons like Andrés Iniesta, Oliver Kahn, and Marcelo are rumored to be added in future events. However, since it is unconfirmed by EA, this must be considered with a grain of salt. EA Sports' decision to bring Icons and Heroes first to EA FC Mobile signals a major shift in how content is prioritized across platforms. Mobile players now enjoy a front-row seat to the legendary experience, ahead of the PC and console community. With more updates likely on the horizon and Ragnarok's second phase just around the corner, EA FC Mobile is definitely on the right track to level-up its game in 2025.
Daily Mirror
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
EA FC 25 servers down for maintenance ahead of FC 26 reveal – here's when it comes back online
EA FC 25 is experiencing a surprise downtime period, which is expected to keep players boxed out of the game for a few hours. A new bout of downtime has been sprung upon EA FC 25 with just a couple of hours' notice, not long after the most recent server shutdown. It comes as the Futties Team 2 package is expected to land in the most recent title very shortly, following the success of Futties Team 1. It also comes shortly before players are expecting to see the reveal of EA FC 26, now that the EA FC 26 Ultimate Edition cover has been announced. Curiously, though, it's not just EA FC 25 that's suffering here – it has been revealed that EA FC 25, EA FC 24 and FIFA 23 are all affected by the shutdown, meaning that if you're playing any recent footy game from the EA Sports team, chances are you're locked out. EA FC servers down and when maintenance ends The EA FC 25 server downtime began at 1am PDT / 4am EDT / 9am BST on Wednesday, July 16, and is expected to be brought to a close at 4am PDT / 7am EDT / 12pm BST. This information was revealed by a new tweet from EA Sports FC Direct, confirming the titles that would be affected and the three-hour downtime. Deactivating match creation 30 minutes before downtime began, and with such little notice, it's easy to imagine that some players were caught by surprise here – it can't have been much worse than the early July EA FC downtime, which sprung out at fans with only an hour on the clock. Either way, this bout of downtime is a longer one than last time, so nestle in and get comfy. It seems that the game is going to be taking its time.
Daily Mirror
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
EA FC 25 servers down and here's when you can get back online again
EA FC 25 has plunged into downtime in a pretty shocking turnaround, and players are finding themselves trapped outside of the game. It's time for a new bout of downtime for EA FC 25, and though players were completely blindsided by its arrival, it's hoped that the outage period will lead to a stronger game. EA FC 25 is no stranger to downtime, as we know, but it seems that it's getting a little less charitable with it this time around. As players brace for the incoming Futties promo after the major launch of Shapeshifters Team 4, players have plenty to get stuck into in the game, even as the middle of the year flies past and fans start to look to the future of the franchise, whenever that may arrive. We're entering a period which will likely see some players disengage before the new game appears, but that doesn't mean that EA isn't fighting for your attention, especially with all of the promos it has been throwing out recently. There's more to come, though, as EA FC has dunked its most recent title under some downtime with very little notice, and has boxed players out of matchmaking for the length of it. It's not really a great look, as even though downtime is par for the course with games that run on a live service, they're usually a little better signposted than this downtime was. So what's up with this EA FC 25 downtime? And when will it end? Here's what you need to know about the current EA FC 25 downtime. READ MORE: EA FC 25 servers down and when maintenance ends The EA FC 25 server downtime began at 1am PDT / 4am EDT / 9am BST on Wednesday, July 9, and is scheduled to end at 2.30am PDT / 5.30am EDT / 10.30am BST. This has been revealed by a new tweet from EA Sports FC Direct, which announced that the downtime is set to affect EA Sports FC 25 on all platforms. The tweet came with less than an hour's notice, and as it deactivated match creation 30 minutes before the downtime began, it's likely that players were blindsided by this. It's not ideal, but at the very least, we can expect some proper maintenance to take place during this time, and hopefully get some bug fixes out of it too.
BBC News
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Esports World Cup: Team Liquid prepares for the Saudi contest
The second Esports World Cup (EWC) has begun in Riyadh, Saudi the next seven weeks, teams from around the world will compete across 25 games including Call of Duty, League of Legends and EA Sports FC (EA FC).Up for grabs is a share of $70m (£50m).There are prizes for individuals and teams but, despite the tournament's name, players don't compete for their are members of organisations such as Team Liquid, one of the world's biggest esports squads. BBC Newsbeat went behind the scenes at their HQ to find out why the EWC is so important to them, and why they feel they can't ignore the controversial contest. Located in Utrecht in the Netherlands, Team Liquid's base is part office, part video game arcade and part luxury student are two rooms where team-mates can compete head-to-head or online, and streaming booths where they can broadcast live to followers on of Liquid's top players live and train in the building, where an on-site chef provides three meals a day, all of them designed to boost concentration and reaction play is work and work is play it's important to distinguish between the two, and members tell Newsbeat they spend about eight hours a day training in the run-up to major competitions. One of those is Levi de many others he got into EA FC (formerly known as Fifa) as a aged 21, he's made playing against the best against the world into a says being part of Team Liquid gets him access to the high-spec facilities and experienced coaches."We have a gameplay coach, we're analysing games from tournaments in the past and in friendly games where we try things out. We have performance coaches and mental coaches too," he in one place, he says, is more important than you might think."I think it's important to have a good environment with coaches, with players and staff to get a good chemistry", he says. Because EWC competitors don't represent their countries, teams are able to bring in talent from around the world. YanYa, part of Team Liquid's Apex Legends squad, joined from his home country of says the EWC is "the best feeling in the world because you are playing the best players"."You get a lot of excitement. You get a lot of adrenaline," he Liquid are looking to one-up their performance last year, when they finished second overall behind Saudi side Team insists that doesn't affect him, though."I don't feel pressure, I feel confident," he says. "We've been practising a lot." Individual performance is a key part of the EWC and there are big cash prizes for winning there are also special bonuses for the club championship - the team that wins the most events overall gets $7m (£5m).More players means a chance to compete in more events, and a greater chance of netting that top is a fairly new member of Team Liquid, which he joined when his former side was absorbed into - bigger esports teams swallowing smaller ones - and mergers have become more common, and not just because of the prizes up for esports organisations have gone bust in recent years after a massive investment boom in the scene fizzled Liquid's founder and co-CEO Victor Goosens says keeping the money coming in is more important than ever. While prize money isn't everything, Victor says the EWC is financially important for Team Liquid."It's another source we can plan around and project our year for and that allows us to build the company and establish ourselves as a sustainable esports organisation", he says the team is "ambitious" with its plans to win the club championship, after placing second last admits it's necessary to compete in as many events as possible in order to take the top spot, but that "it's not worth expanding if your core rosters aren't already great".You need to attract the best when online chess was added as an event at this year's Esports World Cup, Team Liquid signed up the world's top chess grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. Some esports fans have been critical of teams taking part in an event hosted, and largely funded, by Saudi kingdom has been accused of numerous human rights violations and has strict laws restricting what women can do. Like other Middle East states it's been heavily criticised for its anti-LGBT laws - homosexuality is punishable by death. It's heavily invested millions into sport, video games and esports, which critics argue is an attempt to boost its public has been backlash. Individual players have chosen not to participate, such as Street Fighter 6 pro Chris CCH, who declined a spot at this year's contest after qualifying via a partnered given its ever-growing ties to esports, he admitted that avoiding any Saudi-linked contests altogether would have made it almost impossible for him to carry on says it's a "sensitive and tricky situation to navigate" for Team Liquid, which has publicly supported gay rights."We've been very outspoken that we believe in esports for all," says Victor. "So there's a contradiction. But we believe that if we want to be around in five or ten years' time we need to play at the EWC." Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
☕️🥐FC Breakfast: Mbappé's stunning goal, Juve's brilliant new kit!
🟣 Euro 2025 Women's Recap A quick overview of the fourth day of the Women's Euro. Saturday's Results: 6 PM: Wales 0-3 Netherlands 9 PM: France 2-1 England Sunday's Schedule: 6:00 PM: Norway - Finland Advertisement 9:00 PM: Switzerland - Iceland The Juve's Stunning Jersey 💎 The new third jersey of Juventus has been leaked (via FootyHeadlines). The design is particularly eye-catching! Do you share the same opinion? Mbappé's Golazo 🚀 On Sunday night, Mbappé scored the first goal of his career in the World Cup. The Real Madrid arrow opened his account with flair. It's no wonder that "scissor" rhymes with "golazo". The Gaming Break 🎮 Mbappé's scissor kick is a good excuse to focus on the evolution of bicycle kicks in FIFA/EA FC (from FIFA 94 to EA FC 25). This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here. 📸 FRANCK FIFE - AFP or licensors
