Are Video Games The Cause of a Change in Football?
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For millions of fans across the world, video games — primarily the record-high-selling FIFA series from Electronic Arts, but also its rival series Pro Evolution Soccer and the more cerebral Football Manager — act as both a gateway drug to football and, later, another way of satisfying an established addiction. Players rank among the most ardent devotees of all three. Andrea Pirlo has proclaimed that “after the wheel, the PlayStation is the best invention of all time.” Zlatan Ibrahimovic wrote in his autobiography that he “could go 10 hours at a stretch” playing football video games early in his career. John Terry used to host Pro Evolution Soccer get-togethers for... Read More »