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FIFA 17 Games To Be Shown Live On Television

FIFA 17 Games To Be Shown Live On Television

BT Sport will be broadcasting the action.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

If playing FIFA 17 on your console isn't enough for your fix, you will now be able to watch some of the best players in the world playing the game as part of the EA FIFA Majors Ultimate Championship tournament.

That's because BT Sport, currently vying to retain the rights to Champions League and Europa League games from 2018 onwards, have claimed the rights and have ventured into the world of eSports and virtual football.

The tournament sees some of the most talented FIFA players in the world tussle it out, with players able to play on Xbox One or PS4 depending on their preference.

FIFA
FIFA

There are four EA FIFA Majors left, which will all be shown live on BT Sport.

The North American regional final in Vancouver on 8 April is next up - with the Asia-Pacific regional final in Singapore on 22 April to follow, as well as the European regional final in Madrid on 6 May.

The overall FIFA 17 Ultimate Team Championship final will take place in Berlin on 20 and 21 May.

Will any of the players pick Gianluigi Buffon in their side? He's changed quite a bit in the game over the years.

Credit: awesomePCgames

Whoever comes out on top in the upcoming FIFA Ultimate Team Championship Series will be swimming in the money, as they will rake in nearly £130,000 in prize money. It's not too shabby for the runner up either, as they will earn £65,000.

With the deal sealed, BT Sport will become the first platform to show competitive FIFA 17 games in the UK and Ireland.

If you want a bit more of FIFA 17 goodness, a clever free-kick trick has emerged and you might want to give it a go.

Reddit user Pemoniz came up with a method to conquering the annoying defensive tactic that many adopt when you've got a free-kick in a promising position - that being them putting a player on the line to stop your goal-bound effort.

Explaining about his theory, he said:

"Remember, if the opponents puts a player on the line, call a 2nd free kick taker and do a fake shot with him. The AI will get the defender off the line.

"Fake shot (Shoot+pass)+ hold button you used to call the 2nd free kick taker."

If you are on PS4 Hold L2 and press square and X or alternatively if Xbox is your go-to console, Hold LT and press B and A. - just make sure you do it quickly.

Here is the process:

Two players stand over the ball.

Fake the shot with your second kick taker.

AI will automatically move the player from the line and if you are any good at free-kicks and have a player with good free-kick stats, you've hit the jackpot.

Give this trick a bash and see how you get on taking free-kicks. Practice makes perfect!

Do let us know how you get on.

(h/t The Guardian)

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