Player packs and the problem with FIFA
Football is a game of two haves — the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’. There is always a champion and a loser. There is always a veteran and a youngster. And there are always the rich, and the poor.
Wealth hasn’t just transfixed modern football, but the video games that simulate it. The FIFA series has epitomised this in recent years, becoming ever more cinematic, polished, laden with all the bells and referee whistles. Yet, underneath the shiny surface there is a darker price being paid for entertainment.
