Sergio Agüero announced his health-related retirement on December 15 – EA SPORTS removed the Argentine from FIFA 22 the next day.
In the past week the sad news made the rounds that Sergio Aguero actually due to ongoing heart problems should end his career . The Argentine has been one of the best attackers in the world over the past decade, and has left deep marks in the history of the Manchester City club.
In the summer of 2021, the 33-year-old switched to FC Barcelona, and even at an advanced age he was still given an excellent rating of 87 points in FIFA 22 . After Agüero announced his premature departure from professional football, EA SPORTS reacted quickly and removed the striker from his latest offshoot.
Agüero still playable without live form
Agüero is no longer playable in career mode, kick-off mode, online seasons and online friendly games. In kick-off mode, he can still be taken to the virtual turf by deactivating the live form for both the top Catalan club and the Argentine national team – his map is of course still available in FUT.
Agüero may have disappeared from the packs, but the objects already on the transfer market and in the individual clubs remain – after all, the cards are the property of the FUT players. And as long as the traders don’t mess around with them in the coming days, EA SPORTS will probably not have to intervene in the freedom of the transfer market.
FUT: Icon card? Hero object?
In FIFA 23, Agüero will no longer appear at all – unless the developer decides to retrospectively honor him for his impressive career. An icon map would certainly be too exaggerated at this point in time, but a hero object would be possible. The record goalscorer Manchester City would have deserved this award in any case.