FIFA 09 Edu Cover change?

[morgank1986]

I know how we were all happy to see Mo Edu in a TFC kit on the cover of FIFA 09. Sadly a more recent cover has popped up that's not as TFC friendly.

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn132/morgank1986/fifa09.jpg

[Damien]

Next year they'll have to put Laurent Robert with TFC's jersey on the front to make up for it!

[trane]

I like the kid but does he merrit being on the cover? I means nothing anyway.

[Shaughno]

Well.. he's supposedly the most promising US player. So from that standpoint, no it's not unwarranted. Realistically, probably. :p

We knew about this change though from the thread about him being on the cover though. ;)

[Angelo1405]

hahahahahhahahahahaha

well atleast they had TFC on the demo for the world to see.

[rocktml]

yup changed along time ago....

[Parkdale]

It makes more marketing sense to have him in that kit.

[Keyman]

I can't believe Maurice Edu is on the cover of FIFA 09, it's ridiculous.

[Don Julio]

It's fucking awesome that TFC is in the demo - that is serious exposure - and Edu is the reason why they could justify it. Enjoy.

[rocktml]

It's fucking awesome that TFC is in the demo - that is serious exposure - and Edu is the reason why they could justify it. Enjoy.

I know, never in a million years would I think that could be possible.....but isn't the game made here in Canada, Montreal?

[I_AM_CANADIAN]

I'm pretty sure the EA studios are in Burnaby, BC, so yeah, it's made in Canada.

[rocktml]

I'm pretty sure the EA studios are in Burnaby, BC, so yeah, it's made in Canada.

so why they cant seem to slip in Team Canada or add Montreal and Vancouver to "rest of world" is beyond me.

[I_AM_CANADIAN]

I remember seeing Canada in the World Cup 98 game (when they didn't qualify) but that's about the only favor they've ever done us.

[MUFC_Niagara]

Canada is never in FIFA....

[PaulinosTFC]

They're from fucking VANCOUVER...they could care less about Canadian Soccer or TFC for that matter lol

[FluSH]

sad it had to happen...

[Velvet Elvis]

Canada is never in FIFA....

Canada was in FIFA World Cup 2006 ... you could select them and try to get them through the CONCACAF qualifiers and make the tournamnet.

[ccopela]

Canada was in FIFA World Cup 2006 ... you could select them and try to get them through the CONCACAF qualifiers and make the tournamnet.

Who was on the team?

[Damien]

Canada was in FIFA World Cup 2006 ... you could select them and try to get them through the CONCACAF qualifiers and make the tournamnet.

I guess that's if you set the difficulty to VERY HARD

[Velvet Elvis]

Who was on the team?


I'm trying to remember.

Onstadt, Stalteri, Hutchinson, Radzinski, Serioux, deVos, ...

[Don Julio]

They're from fucking VANCOUVER...they could care less about Canadian Soccer or TFC for that matter lol

I don't beleive that, and the only evidence is this demo. TFC is about the absolute last club that it makes sense to put in this demo, yet there it is. Edu is about the absolute last person it makes sense to put on the cover, yet there he is. Somebody, and I'm guessing more than one person, is a big fan of TFC.

Vancouver and Impact would be a separate licensing deal and not worth the trouble or money.

I have no idea why Canada isn't in there yet though.

[Hitcho]

Kudos to Edu and TFC (before we were removed from the cover), but does anyone outside of TFC even know who he is?! I bet most US fans don't even really know him or wouldn't recognise him on the cover at least, and the same probably goes for Rangers fans too!

It's great that he's on there, and I like EA's open attitude to putting up and coming names from developing soccer nations on the cover, but it's almost laughable in a way! Only TFC fans really know him, worldwide there are no more than a few thousand hardcore TFC fans, and he doesn't even play for us any more!

[Don Julio]

Rangers certainly didn't know him if they paid that much for him!

[troy1982]

Kudos to Edu and TFC (before we were removed from the cover), but does anyone outside of TFC even know who he is?! I bet most US fans don't even really know him or wouldn't recognise him on the cover at least, and the same probably goes for Rangers fans too!

It's great that he's on there, and I like EA's open attitude to putting up and coming names from developing soccer nations on the cover, but it's almost laughable in a way! Only TFC fans really know him, worldwide there are no more than a few thousand hardcore TFC fans, and he doesn't even play for us any more!

The EA covers are country and region specific. The cover with Edu is only available in North America or possibly the enitre Americas.

[I_AM_CANADIAN]

That's true, my version of FIFA 2003 had Landycakes on it...

[Shakes McQueen]

The EA covers are country and region specific. The cover with Edu is only available in North America or possibly the enitre Americas.

True. FIFA 08 had Ochoa, Jozy Altidore, and Ronaldinho on the cover in North America. In the UK, it had Wayne Rooney on the cover.

- Scott

[Detroit_TFC]

http://www.geocities.com/tuktoyaktyk/FIFA09_DS.jpg

[Daveisonfire]

^wait...explain!

[Cadaren]

Someone find a big enough version to print off for my 360

[Chapman]

could try there
http://www.info.ea.com/artwork/na-1-20080912112712/2f7a9d41346b2b9a/FIFAS09_NA_NDSkeyart_jpg_jpgcopy.jpg

[Detroit_TFC]

Seems weird they would change it for the other platforms and not DS.

[EvanVidinu]

Seems weird they would change it for the other platforms and not DS.

Even Ronaldihno is wearing his Brazil jersey, rather than the AC Milan one on all the other covers.
FUCK UP SHIT!