FIFA 21 is an video game published by as part of the . It is the 28th installment in the FIFA series, and was released on 9 October 2020 for , , and . Enhanced versions for the and were released on 3 December 2020, in addition to a version for in March 2021.
Ultimate Team features 100 icon players, including 11 new names: , , , , , , , , , , and all feature as icons for the first time. was not featured as an icon in FUT 21 compared to previous games.
Ultimate Team sees the addition of a feature in the form of Division Rivals, Squad Battles and Friendlies with a friend online to unlock objectives and rewards. FUT was surrounded by controversy due to it being classified as a and a source of online gambling. In January 2019, EA agreed to stop selling FIFA points in , following government pressure. Petitions to ban the points elsewhere began in June 2020, with the points' legality being debated in the and , the latter via the UK's . Similarly, a Dutch judge decided that EA should be fined €0.5 million per week until the loot boxes were removed
