Breakthrough changes had not presented EA SPORTS and FIFA to start the new FRS season. The greatest innovation was the Team of the Year (Tony) and the Team of the Season (Tots) Cup — two new 2VS2 competitions based on the major events in FUT mode.

Almost two and a half months after the proclamation of the cups, however, the first tournament must be canceled again.

The Tony Cup, which was considered offline event from 21 to 23 January 2022, falls victim to the Corona Pandemic. Our top priority is the protection of competitors, employees, tournament staff and community, establishes EA the cancellation.

The decision was made on the basis of the rising dissemination of the delta and omicron variants as well as international travel restrictions and recommendations official bodies.

Prize money also for invited teams

Meanwhile, the organizers hope to be able to perform the Tots Cup in the summer as planned — also as compensation for the qualifiers of the Tony Cup, which are allowed to participate automatically.

In addition, the proposed prize money of $500,000 of the Tony Cup is evenly distributed to all teams, which has already caused amusement and criticism in social networks.

Because except the 16 via the FRS open sporty qualified duos, 16 invited teams also filled the field with participants. These will now receive $15,625, without having done something to do — unfair how some players and influencers find. The Tony Cup ranks in a whole ridge of FIFA events that had to be in recent past.

At the forefront of the FIFA World Cup 2021 and the FIFA Nations Cup 2021, which were canceled in the short term. EA SPORTS and FIFA do not seem to have too happy hand for their offline events that winter would have a tightening of global pandemic, but had been foreseeable.

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