FIFA 13 Faces Licensing Dilemma with Rangers FC

Hadn't thought of this, but I'm going to suggest they just license the whole SFL. It's only 30 teams, it really wouldn't cost much, and I would be able to play as Partick Thistle for the first time since FIFA 2004!

Also, you're figure of "hundreds of thousands" of Rangers fans doesn't quite bear out when you consider they've sold less than 300 season tickets, but still...

edit: you could also take on the challenge of trying to restore Rangers to their former glory in manager mode. Even I might be tempted to do that.

@ThomasBW84 It's a big support, but it's nothing like the bigger English clubs. You'd be surprised how few people ouside Glasgow support either of the old firm (though the reverse is also true), but when you take into account the size of Glasgow compared to everywhere else, and the fact that the Old Firm smother the other Glagow clubs I think your figure is probably right.

@Lin1876 I lived in Dundee for over 4 years and with the exception of when Dundee Utd won the cup there was a much larger amount of people wearing Old Firm strips in the street than either of the home teams.

@ThomasBW84 I'd say at least 70% of Scottish football fans support the Old firm,more are probably Rangers fans though but then you've also got Ireland where most fans follow Celtic and in the North Rangers.Worldwide Celtic have an estimated 9 million fans,1 million in US alone.I live in Thailand and go watch live games regularly and the sports bars are usually only full when Old firms are on or Celtic are playing.I'm a Celtic fan and we might not be any good at atm but we are huge clubs,no doubting that.Put us in the Prem and with our size and the money/better players that will come with it,top 6 look out,it'll never happen anytime soon though,we can dream

Still can't believe this Rangers FC situation is quite real. My boss is a Rangers fan, and I'm gutted for him.

@chewytapeworm I feel sorry for some of the fans but too many are so arrogant and in denial about the magnitude of what they have done it lessens the sympathy.Many of my friends back home are Rangers supporters and all I hear is this "We are the people" nonsense.Their club are fraudsters and tax cheats and they've altered the whole landscape of Scottish football over the last 20 years for the worse with their illegal over spending.Luckily my club managed to keep with them most of the time and still run a sustainable model but we're all affected by there bad deeds and likely other clubs will go under due to lost revenue.

@wiiwii I guess you're right, some of the stuff that's happened behind the scenes at Rangers is quite scandalous. My boss at the very start of last season said he foresaw all this coming, but perhaps not quite to this magnitude. I myself am an Everton fan who are a club who have been on the brink for a long time, yet regardless are pretty well run, but also have not two pennies to rub together. It's why I get wound up with other fans moaning about a lack of investment when there's clearly no money to spend, and I can now point to Rangers as an example of what exactly can happen. Scary stuff tbf!

Not surprised, but like @chewytapeworm said, no one saw this Rangers dilemma coming. And even if you had expected it, you wouldn't have ever thought in your wildest dreams (or nightmares, depending on who you support) that it would be on such a high scale

that's just not true @PikminMonster. some people have been talking about this for a long time. it may have been glossed over by the mainstream media but there have been warnings for over a year. the orwell wining rangerstaxcase blog and channel 4s alex thomson have led the way on this. that the glasgow media and rangers fans chose not to believe it is on them.

this article is definitely an "u must be from europe to understand" cause I have no idea what any of this soccer stuff is lol I don't think north americans will ever embrace soccer :s

I hope these sort things out, and by the sounds of it, the rangers are a popular team, so hopefully the fans get what they want in the end

I don't really care about Rangers but I'd like to see the Greek Superleague in a FIFA game again since 2002.

@chewytapeworm Well run by a top quality manager and he's a Celtic supporter.Your lucky to have him.Always had a soft spot for Everton,was at a game with my uncle when I was a kid in the mid 80's vs Oxford UTD,2v0 it finished to Everton,even got a toffee they threw into the crowd.Dunno if they still do that?Since then I've always look out for their results.

EA need to take out some english leagues and put some new others, its just ridiculous that england have 4 leagues and others only got 1 and other only got 1 or 2 teams in rest of the world...

@wiiwii Yes they do still do that! I remember catching one when I was a nipper! And yes I knew Davey Moyes had a playing stint at Celtic but I didn't realise he was also a fan of the Buoys! Class heading into an eleventh season with him, we really are lucky to have him!

@chewytapeworm its about time I seen another Everton fan on this page, coyb!

Rocketship, you're my new favourite person! FTRS!

@Chewytapeworm & @Rocketship

You both probably hate me as a Liverpool Fan then

Not really. Without you, there'd be no banter and no derby

Wow, that's surprising that they actually shut down the team. Last year in Major League Baseball, two big teams, the Los Angeles Dodgers (years of fiscal mismanagement capped off by a divorce between the co-owners) and the New York Mets (lost hundreds of millions investing in a ponsei scheme) both had extreme financial problems to the point where they nearly had trouble meeting payroll and forced MLB to step in, but liquidating the teams was never considered an option. Now, with the Dodgers bought by new ownership and the Mets recovering nicely, both teams are in contention for the playoffs.

@Conde-pt England have 4 leagues because they have better quality teams down the divisions than a lot of other countries. However, I do agree that more leagues should be represented. And where are the women's teams? I was talking to a friend who's a girl and a massive FIFA fan and she agrees that they should have at least 8 international women's teams.