Ever since breaking my Madden 21 coins duck earlier in the year, I have traded handegg for soccer, since I paid full-price to get FIFA 21 at launch and I figured I need to get my money's worth. My relationship with EA Sports' football simulation is a storied oneI dropped countless lunchtimes to FIFA Football 2003 -- the one with Roberto Carlos on the pay -- as my college friends and I had a league we'd play through, and while it was not a particularly great match, I cherish those memories to this day.

Buthonestly, I've been warm-and-cold with the FIFA games for well over a generation today: I think that the gameplay lacks the authenticity of the present PES collection, and the demonstration is miles off NBA 2K21 and MLB The Display 21. Yes, the show is in a much better condition than Madden NFL 21 -- which, presumably due to its lack of global appeal, gets a percentage of FIFA's funding -- but in recent years I have fought to really get"into" it.

Among the problems, of course, is that I'm simply not very good at the Buy Mut 21 coins game -- or, at least, I have been unable to compete online. I've had this weird issue with the FIFA franchise where I'd be able to smash the AI on, say, Professional issue -- but, conversely, I'd get crushed on World Class. This has always rubbed me the wrong way: it felt, for the longest time, like I either had the choice to win every game 8-0 or lose it 2-0. Because of this, I have found myself tiring of this franchise fast.