FIFA 2008: Be a Pro

By: Bob | June 5th, 2007

I’ll admit that I stopped being able to play video games once there was more than one button on the joystick (are they still called joysticks?). Even with my lack of video gaming expertise, I can understand why some might excited about the new FIFA 2008 game from EA sports. We’ve learned about the cover stars already and today we find out a little more about the game itself.

The game will feature over 620 teams, 30 leagues and 15,000 players. The only team apparently not included in the game is my Sunday league team, which is just as well because who wants to play a video game featuring a team that never scores?

FIFA 2008 has also tapped the scientific brain trust – they actually talk about physics in the press release and that is precisely the time when my brain started to drift off – to make sure that you will never have to leave your couch again. It also allows you to spend the whole game as a single player in its Be a Pro mode, which sounds like a lot of fun if you can figure out what all those buttons are supposed to do.

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Sunny

Just like to point out that mitches post about the Turkish league being a "scrub" league is absoloute horseshit. Turkey has been in the top 20 of FIFA's rankings for a decade now. (Same as the "decent Greek league" as he points out.)
johno

barca rox
ollie

i fink dat fifa 08 is well betta dan pro 2008!
it beats it all da time!

cum on u villa boys!!
shawn

WHY DO PLAYERS GO DOWN SO FAST IN ENERGY
Sepp Blatter

Hello all,
Since Malaysia is going to win the 2010 World Cup then the Management of FIFA 08 EASPORT should also include Malaysian League.
I as the President of FIFA will sue EASPORT in the World Court if Malaysia is not included in future version.
Sepp Blatter
jay green

do they have international teams
harith

i hope the game will be better than fifa 07 and i hope they should put many international teams on the list like the african and asian teams and also many teams from south america ..i mean why they didnt add the iraqi team who win the asian cup2007??
ABDALLAH

THANK YOU THAT GAMES IS VERY GOOD ?
ANDA WLLCOOM MY E_MAIELS ?
THANK YOU VARE EMBOTEN?
ben

is the a-league in this game plz f any1 nows plz tell me
Matt Wherry

does anyone know if the be a pro will be longer than one season? for example start with a lower division club then work your way up into the better divisions?
shut your mouth 2007

all fifa are shit
sandipan

hope that it would be nice @enjoyable as previous .
Bizz-A-Leng

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Tom

I can assure you, David Beckham will not be on the front of the N America version as he doesn't have a contract with Fifa 08 does he?
mitch

Wow, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F... , ... They have included scrub leagues such as the irish/turkish/swiss/norw. and yet they have to include the decent greek superleague, this is why PES is starting to get more fans than FIFA, it's a shame FIFA used to be great, 2001 for example...
david

PES! PES! PES! where are all the PES faithful, this game is crap.
david m

ARGENTINE LEAGUE ALSO?!?!?!?
Chris

they there is supposed to be 30 leagues and 15000 players. I think there will be less leagues but i think they added brazilian leauges and portugal and maybe the dutch and french leagues. Tes there will be mls. I think they will have all the new jerseys in the game if any of u get Eurosport you will see all the new jerseys.
Seadna

Can't wait to play with Waterford United and ehh.. perhaps stuff Longballford :D
sam

can you tell me the date of when its coming out? i would ahve thought it comes out when the premier league season starts, which is around the start of august??
facundo

anyone know if they have finally included the argentine league?
pat scully

cant wait to play with shamrock rovers and get stuffed by bohemians by the way im a bit gay
TREVOR

For christ sake, when are you ppl going to realize that pro evolution soccer beats fifa hands down. There isn't even a debate for this.
richie

i herd you can build your own stadium in career mode!
anto laiju

can EA SPORTS include india in the international selection.i hope they will cause india is a football loving country and with huge population.here we really love EA SPORTS FIFA 08 and enjoy it
levi

will south africa be on the int teams
thomas

I hope FIFA 08 includes the GREEK SuperLeague!We are the champions of Europe!Anyway,i hope so!
Jon

i hope this game is going to be good since im getting it for the wii. I hope they put lke every soccer team in the game for example Colombia. I also would want to be able to choose any team from the international category to play in the "career mode." I hope they put for example if you are going to play a friendly game with the computer or your friend(s) and you want to be a certain to for example "brazil" but you dont want to play with the current ( 2008 roster ) but with an earlier roster for example the (2002 roster.) That would be cool. if you have ever play a madden game when your going to play with your friends you can be that team but from a earlier year when the team you choose won the ( super bowl)for example. Thats how i want the new fifa 2008 to be. it will be cool as hell.
Dean

When is fifa 2008 out??
Joe

I hope they have the Netherlands on the Int'l teams. Also, 3rd team jerseys were a nice touch on 07. I hope they continue to update team jerseys and rosters. How much do you want to bet that Becks will be on the cover for N America copies.
francesco

does anybody knows if there is going to be any south american leagues other than brasilian?
Zoran

It would be nice to add some teams form Serbia like Fc Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade
IrishScouser

Why would they have the Champions League in it if there is already a game out called "Champions League 06-07"?Its the exact same as Fifa...And yes sean,LOI is in it
Darren King

Is it true the Eircom League Of Ireland is in it..
Marcello

How much you want to bet Materazzi wont be in the game.
jz

Fifa '07 has Champion's League--they just aren't allowed to call it that, so it has a different name.
Nelly

Does it have Champions League in it? FIFA '07 doesn't!
Sean

Peter's right - out in the Fall.

EA must wait for the Summer transfer window to close so the rosters are updated.
Peter

It is supposed to come out in the Fall.
Tom

Anyone know the release date?