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EA apologises over FIFA anthem blunder

Electronic Arts has today apologised for a culturally sensitive blunder in FIFA 08 – in which the Northern Ireland football team stand to The Soldier's Song, traditionally sung at United Ireland sporting events.

A regional newspaper in Northern Ireland reports that fans reacted with 'surprise' to hear the anthem represent their national team in the game.

One fan posted a shocked comment on an internet football forum to simply say, "So Northern Ireland has no identity now I suppose."

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PirateThom - 547 days 3 hours ago

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I didn't even know this, but picard.jpeg to EA.

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nos4speed - 547 days 1 hour ago

2 - "So Northern Ireland has no identity now I suppose."

Yup that sounds about right to me, at least they still have lepricorns and pots of gold lol, now wales, theres a country with no identity, its funny because they think there an actual country and have their own little funny language

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bloop - 546 days 20 hours ago

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"lepricorns"?????? I think a chimpanzee could've made a better attempt than that.

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Gam71 - 546 days 19 hours ago

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Probably a yank.

They have to spell everything phonetically or they spell it wrong.

Which is what they do when they spell it phonetically. Catch 22.

BTW it's "leprechauns"

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Seraphim - 546 days 21 hours ago

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If it's in the game... well, it just might not be in our game. Lol. Priceless... What a blunder it is...

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McCartneyUK - 546 days 20 hours ago

4 - @nos4speed

If your going to make fun of my country , at least spell a bit better.

It is "leprechaun" by the way :S

Muppet.

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bloop - 546 days 20 hours ago

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Just wondering, what is the Northern Ireland anthem?? I'm from the ROI and I don't think I've ever heard it?!!!!!

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Gam71 - 546 days 20 hours ago

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So an American company got something about the world wrong again.

On a side note us English want our own anthem so we don't have to listen to God save the queen so I don't see why NI can't have their own anthem.

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Strife Lives - 546 days 14 hours ago

6 - You mean Canadian Company

Was Ea Montreal,was it not?

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Exydoz - 547 days 2 hours ago

1 - Wonderfull to hear the good old Soldiers song!

This is just ridiculous, I live in Derry, N.Ireland and I'm irish this is Ireland and I would throw up if I heard God save the f-ing queen! Brit's out of Ireland!!!

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DavidMacDougall - 546 days 21 hours ago

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Im Scotish i hate the ****ing queen

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bloop - 546 days 20 hours ago

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Sin é an puck :)

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McCartneyUK - 546 days 20 hours ago

2 - @Exydoz

It's Londonderry by the way. And will remain so :)

And by the way , the "Brits" are out of Ireland. But they remain in Northern Ireland and they always will. Deal with it.

No Surrender ;)

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bloop - 546 days 19 hours ago

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Hmmmmm, you say the "Brits" are out of Ireland, but they remain in Northern.....what was that....Northern....OH, that's right, Northern IRELAND!!! Correct me if I'm wrong, but that is the word "IRELAND" I see after "Northern", yes?? Therefore, the Brits have yet to leave.

Tiocfaidh ár lá ;)

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NI Warrior 101 - 546 days 18 hours ago

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At Exydoz shut the F**k up Northern Ireland is British and will stay that way. No surrender. FTP

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