The world's leading video game franchise, FIFA 15, will not feature Brazilian teams. EA Sports, the game's producer, announced the decision in an official statement on Wednesday.
"The absence of national clubs and stars is mainly due to some changes in the licensing process in Brazil. Therefore, EA was unable to reach an agreement with the rights holders of the players and, consequently, they will not be included in the FIFA 15 game, and the respective clubs from the Brazilian championship are also absent," the statement said.
However, EA Sports announced that it will have the rights to the Brazilian national team. Therefore, the CBF team will be able to have its official crest and uniforms in the new version of the game.
The production company announced last week that it will have the rights to the Italian Serie A, including official crests and logos.
FIFA has been the franchise that has most "valued" Brazilian football. Since the 1990s, the game has featured teams from here. In 2013, the game included all the teams from Série A, and also Palmeiras, which was playing in the second division at the time.
FIFA 15 promised more announcements about leagues and licenses on August 13th. The game will be released for PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4 on September 25th.
FIFA's main competitor, Pro Evolution Soccer 2015, will continue to feature Brazilian teams. The manager of Konami, the producer of PES, in Europe even used Twitter to make a joke about it. "Anyway, Brazilian teams are cool in PES," he posted.
Source: ESPN