A cryptic clue seemingly hints at the possibility that the Vanarama National League will finally feature on the much loved FIFA.
For many a year now, supporters of clubs at the highest tier of the non league football pyramid have urged EA Sports to consider adding the league to the game.
Now however, a tweet has emerged by FUT Watch, stating on Tuesday night: There was a team in the code called “FUT 21 Icons”
“In the latest code update, EA renamed it to “Icons Club”
They also added a new team called “FUT Heroes Club”
They also added England Division Five, Liga Cyprus, and Magyar Liga to the code.
They also added England Division Five, Liga Cyprus, and Magyar Liga to the code
— FUT Watch (@FutWatch) June 29, 2021
— FUT Watch (@FutWatch) June 29, 2021
FIFA have two popular game modes being Career Mode and Ultimate Team. Ultimate Team is the most popular as it’s online gaming.
Career Mode is where you can manage your club and take it up the divisions, sign players, sell players, develop youth etc.
They’ve always had England’s top 4 leagues on the game but never the National League. If the National League was to be on FIFA, it wouldn’t be via a mod like we are currently having to put up with right now.
The FUT Watch Twitter account isn’t an EA account, however anything they tweet is always true as they see what’s been added into the ‘code’ displayed. For EA to add ‘England Division 5’ into the code then it looks really promising for the league to be put on FIFA 22.
For far too long EA Sports have ignored #NonLeague fans calls to have their beloved teams included on FIFA. Sign our petition to get the @TheNationalLge into #FIFA20.
EA Sports get us in the game! ⚽️
SIGN 👉 https://t.co/EwYHp2RWKH pic.twitter.com/TF4dNWuLRc
— Vanarama (@Vanarama) March 22, 2019
A few seasons ago, one fan made an audacious attempt to get it on, by creating a petition, which went on to get over 11,000 signatures.
That idea was from a member of the league sponsors Vanarama, and even created a campaign video to get the division implemented into what was then FIFA 20.
Vanarama wrote on the change.org petition: “We think its time for proper football to be featured on the next FIFA, FIFA 20.
“Every year passionate non-league fans have been calling for their top division to be available on each new instalment of the FIFA series only for it to fall on deaf ears.
“Therefore Vanarama the title sponsor of The National League is running a campaign to get EA Sports to include The National League, English football’s fifth tier on FIFA 20.”
Since then, it would seem that the game makers have chose not to add the league in, and it isn’t set to make an appearance for 2021’s edition.
However, one fan has took time and effort to create a mod, adding every team, player, kit so that those supporters can live the experience of what it would be like to play the National League on FIFA.
@SomersGaming has created a tutorial on how to install the FIFA 20 National League mod, and he has spoken to us at Fan Banter about what made him do so.
He said: “I’ve wanted to have a deeper road to glory career mode challenge for a number of years and when one of my favorite YouTube content creators – Cutzy, started using mods on the PC it opened my eyes to the possibilities.
“I looked into what could and couldn’t be done and just jumped in head first.
“It’s a particularly difficult mod to create as there is so much that has to be changed but the end result is worth it in my opinion.
“I plan to continue to improve the mod all the way upto the release of FIFA 21 and hopefully recreate it for that too and maybe even extend it to the National League North and South too.”
So, how do you install this mod? Take a look at the clip below, it’s a worthwhile watch…
It also worth noting that you can always contact Twitter user @SomersGaming if you need help on taking this up.
Fans reacted to the cryptic clue which hints that the National League will finally feature on FIFA…. we hope!
@Connor_4400: Finally adding in the conference, been waiting fucking years to do a Wrexham career mode
@sub2waldy: @FUTHazzam Torquay bottled it but still in Fifa next year
@ScottWills91: Wrexham!
@SNeale05: @Vanarama cmon lads, confirm it
@yxngraak: RTG career modes boutta be different can’t wait for the mighty torquay united to win the champions league
@jbart1999: @georgehubbert98 How many Fifa points did u have to buy for them to keep Grimsby in the game 😂
@kd02__: NATIONAL LEAGUE!!!!!!!!!
@01Dobbo: National League clubs have Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mcelhenny to thank for that
@WelshLad247: WREXHAM ON FUCKING FIFAAAAAA 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
@Declan_JP: Incredible knowing this time next year I’ll be winning the Fifa Championships with my 99 rated Gold Omotayo card
@SNeale05: WREXHAM ON FIFA
@Connor_4400: oh my GODD
@LewisRWalsh: Oh my god oh my god oh my god we’re actually gonna be on fifa
@Tom1Walker0: Aldershot career mode… it’s been so long 😭😭
@TyronLM_: National League in Fifa 😏
@tommyshuffle1: Wrexham finally on fifa? Jheeeeeee
@MeelayyB: Imagine national league in FIFA! 😍
@fifachief999: Boreham wood career mode
@cjgwhu: DAGGERS ON FIFA AGAIN LFG
@jackdooley1999: Southend still remain 🤣
@Storm_Mage: I hope this means the National league so I can finally do a Stockport County RTG again!!!
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