Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Iceland says dropped from FIFA 17 game after rights dispute (Reuters)
By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Iceland team that grabbed headlines at Euro 2016 has been left out of Electronic Arts's highly-anticipated FIFA 17 video game due to a dispute over image rights, the country's soccer chiefs said. The Football Association of Iceland told Reuters it was approached by EA after the team's successful run at the European Championship, but it turned down the company's offer of $15,000 to use its image rights in the hugely popular game, which comes out annually and features club and international teams.
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