In May 2020 a fan of the FIFA series, after losing a game of the popular Ultimate Team mode (he had Ian Wright‘s Icon card in the team), decided to vent all his anger by sending racist private messages on instagram to the former English Arsenal striker.
Ian Wright after the incident decided to disclose the photos of the messages received from Patrick O’Brien on all social media and to report the incident to the competent authorities. In recent weeks, the judge’s sentence has also arrived, who decided not to convict the boy because during the hearings he seemed sincerely sorry and repentant of his actions. In addition, the same boy apologized to the legend of world football and decided to evolve a sum equal to € 500 to the Irish Network Against Racism for charity.
David Jackson, VP Brand EA Sports FIFA, through statements released to the Eurogamer portal firmly condemned the incident and made it known that Patrick was banned from the FIFA community and from all other games produced by the Canadian software house and it will also be in future editions.
In a podcast released today on Spotify, Ian Wright expressed all his disappointment at the boy’s failure to condemn and did not think that accepting his apology could be a mitigating factor. In addition, he thanked EA Sports for the support shown towards them and for the initiatives dedicated to the fight against racism.
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