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TORONTO — Teenage defender Kadeisha Buchanan is among six Canadians dropped from the FIFA 16 video game because of a dispute with the NCAA.
The EA Sports title is made in suburban Vancouver, British Columbia, and is scheduled for release Tuesday. It features Canada and 11 other women’s national teams for the first time.
The video game developer said Thursday the six Canadians, six Mexicans and a Spanish player had to be removed from the game because of the risk of losing their college eligibility.
EA Sports said in a statement it does not agree with this position. It adds that “all rights were secured following standard protocol with national governing bodies and federations” and none of the players in question were to be paid by EA Sports.
