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    'Fortnite' gets soccer skins from major clubs and a Pelé emote

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    Nick Summers
    Nick Summers
    01.19.2021

    American football has been part of the Fortnite experience for years. On January 23rd, however the ludicrously-successful battle royale will be embracing club soccer, too. Here’s the full list of compatible teams: Manchester City, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, AS Roma, Seattle Sounders FC, Atlanta United, Los Angeles FC, Santos FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United, Sevilla, Sporting CP, Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Schalke 04, VFL Wolfsburg, Rangers, Celtic, Cerezo Osaka, Melbourne City FC, Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers and EC Bahia.

  • Soccer legend Pele suing Samsung over doppelganger

    by 
    Edgar Alvarez
    Edgar Alvarez
    03.30.2016

    Korean tech giant Samsung isn't a stranger to lawsuits, with its most famous legal battle being that never-ending one against Apple. But now, Samsung is about to face another legal challenge, after soccer legend Pelé has filed a $30 million lawsuit over a lookalike featured in a New York Times newspaper ad. Pelé, whose actual birth name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian football players often shorten their full name), alleges that Samsung broke off negotiations with him for an advertising campaign and instead hired someone who "very closely" resembles his image, according to a complaint filed in a federal court in Chicago.

  • FIFA 14 getting legendary players for Ultimate Team on Microsoft consoles

    by 
    Mike Suszek
    Mike Suszek
    08.20.2013

    FIFA 14 will include legendary players from the sport's history in its ever-popular Ultimate Team mode, EA announced at its Gamescom press conference. The legendary players will be exclusive to Xbox 360 and Xbox One, and will first be available in random Ultimate Team gold packs when the Xbox One launches this November. We have the full list of players available after the break. FIFA 14 will launch in North America on September 24 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, then in Europe on September 27. What's more, European players that pre-order the Xbox One system will receive a copy of FIFA 14 as well.