Diego Maradona's EA FC 25 return confirmed by EA Sports – when Ultimate Team Icon will be released

Diego Maradona is returning to an EA Sports shot rubric for the archetypal clip since FIFA 22.

EA Sports has confirmed that Diego Maradona is coming to EA FC 25, with the Argentinian Icon acceptable to diagnostic successful Ultimate Team for the archetypal clip since FIFA 22.

There's ne'er been a amended clip to play EA FC 25. A immense update saw the gameplay overhauled and improved, portion Ultimate Team contented has been astatine an all-time precocious since the popular TOTY promo. But now, EA Sports has confirmed the instrumentality of Maradona successful EA FC 25, an summation that the Ultimate Team assemblage has been asking astir for years.

Along with Brazilian fable Pele, Maradona was 1 of the headliner Icons successful Ultimate Team for years, with the Argentine's Prime Icon point 97 rated betwixt its instauration successful FIFA 18 and its exit from the crippled pursuing FIFA 22. Argentine fable Maradona was removed from FIFA 22 pursuing a third-party ineligible quality successful March 2022, which yet meant helium was not included successful FIFA 23 oregon immoderate pursuing titles.

When the Argentine was removed from the FIFA 22 game, EA stated, "We stock our fans’ disappointment and anticipation to bring 1 of football’s top icons backmost successful the crippled astatine immoderate constituent successful the future." Well, that clip has come, with EA confirming Maradona volition beryllium added to EA FC 25, portion besides confirming his instrumentality date.

Diego Maradona's EA FC 25 Ultimate Team instrumentality day confirmed

EA has confirmed that Diego Maradona volition beryllium returning to Ultimate Team successful EA FC 25, with the item's merchandise day being Friday, February 14. The merchandise day is the lone spot of accusation that has been revealed by EA, on with an representation of the precocious footballer wearing his infamous Argentina fig 10 shirt.

Argentinian quality website Infobae, via Eurogamer, reported successful 2021 that a justice recognised a trademark rights assertion connected Maradona by Sattvica, the institution of lawyer Matias Morla. The nonfiction claimed that EA made a woody with Maradona's erstwhile manager Stefano Ceci who, reportedly, could not beryllium helium had ineligible powers to motion these documents, which led to Maradona being removed from FIFA.

But thankfully, it seems EA has managed to benignant retired immoderate issues, allowing 1 of the game's greats to marque his long-awaited return. Leaks person revealed that the adjacent promo successful EA FC 25 Ultimate Team volition beryllium called Grassroots Greats. @FutSheriff revealed earlier this period that Maradona would beryllium included successful the promo, which aligns with EA's authoritative merchandise day for the Icon.

Leakers, including @DonkTrading person besides revealed that much players person been added to EA FC 25 ahead of the Grassroots Greats promo, including Icons specified arsenic Franz Beckenbauer and FIFA cult heroes specified arsenic Gervinho, Victor Ibarbo, and Seydou Doumbia.