FIFA content creator Lukedutchh did not hold back in his criticism of EA and FIFA after the news about Toney's removal from the game broke. "Fifa literally promote gambling to children. This whole thing is so fucking pathetic," he Tweeted. "Not to mention that they still FC 24 Coins, to this day, hold the belief that loot boxes arenArsquo;t gambling. Biggest hypocrites of all time."

FIFA's squad updates are primarily targeted towards real life updates in a team's squad, including their overall rating based on the players' current form. With that in mind, there were also those pointing out that EA is merely reflecting the FA's decision, rather than removing Toney as a stand against gambling.

Speaking of loot boxes, Blizzard and Plaion were recently fined by the PEGI Complaints Board and Enforcement Committee for not communicating that Diablo: Immortal and Hunt: Showdown featured loot boxes.

"Both games were published in 2022 and although they contain paid random items (like loot boxes or card packs), this was not disclosed to PEGI when the games were submitted for a rating license," said the rating agency in a statement. "Since this amounts to a violation of the rules described in the PEGI Code of Conduct, the PEGI Enforcement Committee sanctioned both companies with a fine of Aeuro;5000."

EA has been selling card packs since FIFA Ultimate Team was introduced, and has shown no signs of slowing down despite the amount of flack FIFA has received buy EAFC 24 Coins.