FIFA Off The Bench

The Back Post: A Week Of FIFA 10

by Romily Broad | 13-November-2009

Welcome to a new thing! It's called The Back Post, it'll happen every week (as long as I'm not on holiday, or in the pub, or something), and it'll serve as a place to splurge a load of updates and links to recap a week in the life of FIFA 10.

The Big Shout - Premier League Or Champions League?

by Stevie Morgan | 06-November-2009

In this week's FIFA 10 podcast, which you can listen to here, Romily Broad and myself discussed the merits of European football's two biggest prizes and I was of the opinion that The Premier League is worth far more than the Champions League.

The Big Shout - Female Coaches In The Men's Game?

by Stevie Morgan | 05-October-2009

On this week's Big Shout for the FIFA 10 podcast, Romily Broad and myself discussed whether there could ever be a place in the men's game for female coaches. This was after the England women's coach, Hope Powell, said that she would consider a job in the Premier League if the right offer came along.

The Big Shout - Do Premier League Footballers Deserve Every Penny?

by Stevie Morgan | 30-September-2009

This week's topic on the FIFA 10 podcast was whether Gary Neville was right to claim top footballers deserve their huge wages. Stevie Morgan doesn't agree.

The Big Shout - Is It Too Early To Press The Panic Button?

by Stevie Morgan | 02-September-2009

The topic of this week's Big Shout in the FIFA 10 podcast was whether or not it's right to start flicking the chicken switch after only three games in to a new season. What do you think?

The Big Shout - Does Football Need Video Technology?

by Stevie Morgan | 22-August-2009

The big talking point this week in The FIFA 10 Podcast was whether or not video technology has any place in football. We have EA SPORTS president Peter Moore's view, but what's yours?

About The Bloggers

David Rutter is the Producer for FIFA 10 on PS3 and Xbox 360. A lifelong football fan, David supports Leicester and Hitchin Town. In addition to playing FIFA, Rutter also enjoys CoD4, GRAW, and NHL.
Aaron McHardy is responsible for gameplay design on FIFA 10. He did that on FIFA 08 and 09, too. A professional footballer prior to working at EA, Aaron displayed his skills for the motion-capture cameras on FIFA Street and FIFA Street 2.
Marcel Kuhn is an Associate Producer on FIFA 10 and looks after the front-end design, specifically for things like Manager Mode and Live Season. Prior to EA, Marcel worked for a marketing agency in Germany for several years and, later, worked for a comic publisher.
Romily Broad is community manager for EA SPORTS Football World. Principally, that means he gets to play FIFA a lot and claim that it's actual work. Between games he also brings us the weekly FIFA podcast and all the cool stuff you might find over at EA SPORTS Football World.
Christophe Labrune came to EA Canada from France in 2001 and, after some time in QA and localistion, joined the FIFA crew for FIFA 2004. He was the force behind Be A Pro Seasons in FIFA 09, and is now Online Producer for FIFA 10 on PS3 and Xbox 360. Christophe is a fanatical supporter of his hometown, Metz.
Stevie Morgan has worked in sports broadcasting for the past 12 years, despite always being picked last for football at school. He has also founded a support group for fellow fans of Southampton FC who, like him, have found things a bit much over the past few years and are suffering from post-Premiership depression.
 
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