Medvedev further explained his celebration during a press conference following his win. “I like to play FC. I like to FC 24 Coins play PlayStation,” he said. “It called the 16dead fish celebration. If you know your opponent when you play FC, many times youre going to do this.”
He said he ran the idea of the celebration past his team in the locker room and received support: “They were like, 16That legendary!’ Everybody who I saw who plays FC thinks that legendary.”
Medvedev – who typically doesn’t engage in flashy celebrations – clarified that he wanted to do something for his fans “to make them laugh”. He then quipped that he got hurt while executing the move: “It’s not easy to make it on the hard court, so I got hurt a little bit but I’m glad I got to make it legendary for myself”.
While celebrations and taunts play a large role in the FC franchise, it was announced in August that opponents’ celebrations can be switched off across all modes on the upcoming FC 24 game. FC 24 is due to release on October 1 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch.
EA Sport partners with 14 Serie A football teams for ‘FC 24’ onwards
EA Sports have signed a deal with 14 Serie A football clubs, meaning they have the exclusive rights to use their likenesses in FC games.
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The deal means the teams in question can no longer appear in any rival football game and also means EA will now sponsor the Italian Supercup, which will now be known as the EA Sports Supercup from 2024 onwards.
The teams snapped up by FC 24 Coins for sale EA Sports in the deal are Bologna F.C. 1909, Cagliari Calcio, Empoli F.C., ACF Fiorentina, Genoa C.F.C., Hellas Verona F.C., FC Internazionale Milano, A.C. Milan, S.S.C. Napoli, U.S. Salernitana 1919, U.C. Sampdoria, U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, Spezia Calcio, Torino F.C., Udinese Calcio, and Venezia F.C.