EA removes Benjamin Mendy from FIFA 22 following rape charges

As reported by Eurogamer, Manchester Metropolis defender and French Nationwide crew competitor Benjamin Mendy is out of FIFA 22 on-line roster, after he was charged with 4 counts of rape and one rely of sexual assault inside the Chester Crown Courtroom on September tenth.  He was suspended by his membership on September tenth, pending the outcomes of the police investigation.

The alleged jail incidents occurred between October 2020 and August 2021, in step with the the BBC, with one incident allegedly involving a girl beneath 18. Mendy is presently awaiting trial, which is able to begin on January twenty fourth, 2022.

EA Video video games knowledgeable Eurogamer, regarding the state of affairs: “As Benjamin Mendy has been far from the energetic rosters of every Manchester Metropolis and the French Nationwide crew, in FIFA 22 he has moreover been far from respective rosters and suspended from exhibiting in FIFA Ultimate Group (FUT) packs and Ultimate Draft whereas he’s awaiting trial.” 

EA did confirm to Eurogamer that, whereas his card shouldn’t be going to appear in any packs going forward, he ought to appear in an occasional sport and may be bought on the in-game public sale residence. It’s as a result of the changes to the cardboard packs have been made after some players had already accessed Mendy in packs all through the game’s 10-hour trial interval for EA Play subscribers that started remaining week sooner than they eradicated him.

This isn’t the first time EA has eradicated players from FIFA over real-world events. In 2019, they eradicated Marco van Basten from FIFA 20 after he used a Nazi salute on dwell tv. As well as they eliminated Emiiliano Sala from FIFA that exact same 12 months, after he died in a airplane crash.