FIFA 22 removes Mason Greenwood due to his arrest
Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault on January 31, and just a day later, EA SPORTS decided to remove him from FIFA 22.
On January 30, a number of posts began to circulate on social media after they were posted on Greenwood's ex-girlfriend's Instagram Story. In them, she bleeds and is covered in bruises after a football player tries to force her to have sex against her will.
The story quickly spread around the world and Manchester United said he was suspended from training or playing with the club until further notice.
Since other brand sponsors such as Cadbury and Nike announced their plans to distance themselves from the playerEA looks set to do the same in the latest FIFA 22 update.
Mason Greenwood FUT 22 card price skyrocketing
In the February 1st update, players quickly noticed that Greenwood had been removed from all offline modes and no longer appeared on the Manchester United team roster.
Despite this, Greenwood remains usable in FIFA Ultimate Team, where his card has tripled in value since the first allegations against him.
After the above tweet, Greenwood's price on Xbox actually went down a bit, but on PlayStation and PC it's still selling for 10 coins.
With many predicting that this will be the end of the 20-year-old Greenwood's career, this could very well be the last time he ever played in FIFA.