by Andi Tolentino
Because of its popularity, FIFA is trying to make the game spread soccer throughout the United States.
Soccer has not been the most popular sport in the United States compared to football and basketball but the video game FIFA is a pretty popular game among FIFA gamers.
The FIFA video games have made at least 34 percent of FIFA players become fans of the actual professional soccer sport.
The company even saw players of FIFA playing in-game as a professional soccer team has doubled just in the past year. This made FIFA in the United States the second biggest market in the world.
Whether it was FIFA, the coverage of the 2014 World Cup or the coverage on the Premier league, FIFA’s video game has made a significant influence on soccer in the United States.
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Source: Polygon
Image: Polygon
