July 2001

The first project that they will release is the all new IGGex Channel selector. This very handy utility will let you choose among all the graphic patches that Ariel has built this year, mainly the very famous IGGex patches. Ariel started it all, building the first graphic patch ever, the Fifala Fox Sports graphic patch, now, why don't you let Ariel amaze you once again.

They have also uploaded some new Virtual Faces; Peter Scmeichel, Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Michael Carrick and published them at their Download Zone at Fifa England.

Also, while you are there, check out the recently released England Teams patch. It includes the England national team and the U21's team for Fifa 2001 and the MRA site has the full patch details for you

Another World Stars Patch

Keep up the great debate we started in the forum to see who you feel should be in your ultimate World Stars team. Join in the debate now by clicking here.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Saturday, July 28, 2001

Copa America Colombia 2001 patch released
Fifa Colombia have released their excellent patch which enables you to play the world´s oldest international tournament in your Fifa 2001, Copa America Colombia 2001. Completely updated with the current rosters and uniforms used by the nations taking part in the tournament, and with a great collection of Colombian files (thanks to an exceptional group of developers).

The Copa America Colombia 2001 patch includes:

• updated rosters for the nations playing the tournament which are originally in the game, like Colombia, Brasil and Mexico
• addition of the teams not originally included like Ecuador, Uruguay and Peru, with their current rosters
• 2GK home and away kits of extremely good quality and detail for the 12 teams playing the tournament
• new referee kits
• adboards from the real sponsors of the Copa America
• excellent new menu backgrounds with Copa America themes, with the graphical quality Fifa Colombia is well known for
• Colombian TV patches
  

Get over to Fifa Colombia now to grab your copy of this great patch. There is an English and Spanish version of the site for the patch. Full details can be found in the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Friday, July 27, 2001

Update for World Stars Patch
Over at the MRA site they have an update for the World Stars Patch.

Check out the great kits by Shlomy Sharabani in the screenshot below.

The update adds:

• New stars (check who has been included over at the MRA site)
• Nike Blue Boots
• Nike Ball Super
• Canal+ TV Logo

You can download this patch now direct from the MRA site's Patches Database. Play with the best players in the world and see who you feel is the ultimate lineup.

They have already started a popular thread in the forum to debate who you feel is the ultimate team from this list. Join in the debate now by clicking here.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Thursday, July 26, 2001

FIFA 2002 - Something To Get Excited About
The official FIFA 2002 website has just gone live and with it comes an avalanche of FIFA 2002 information and goodies.

Now, where do I start? Firstly there are a bunch of new PS2 FIFA 2002 screenshots. You can now begin to take a look at the new player detail and the various player heights are certainly very obvious.

  
Then there is the new FIFA 2002 video you can download in either high-res or low-res. Which ever way you look at it you cannot help but be excited. The video shows off a selection incredible through balls and crosses that really do get played well in front of an attacker for him to run onto.

Then there are the answers to the questions we sent in from our FIFA 2002 Forum. For example:

Q: "Will there be a "Rest of the World" section?"

A: There will be upwards of 20 teams in the ROW league from Europe, Asia and South America.

There are plenty of questions answered including EA admitting to reading the popular FIFA 2002 wishlist.

There is plenty for you to do over at the official FIFA 2002 websiteso make sure you check it out today and then head straight for our FIFA 2002 Forum to give your opinions on how FIFA 2002 is shaping up.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

FifaSkin Super Patch
Over at DanySkin they are developing the FifaSkin Super Patch which will be released in September.

   

It will feature:

• 5 G3 stadiums
  • San Siro of Milan
  • Anfield of Liverpool
  • Olimpico of Rome
  • Delle Alpi in Turin
  • and San Paolo in Naples
• 3 new balls (select your favourite with a Ball Changer utility)
• 1 new set of boots with the PTR technique
• many kits of club and national teams
• new crowds
• new menu
• new popups
• new flags with 3 technique
• new faces with the VirtualFaces technique

Check the full details in the MRA site's Patches Database and then visit the home of the patch at DanySkin.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Wednesday, July 25, 2001

Nothing But Downloads
Once again the Downloads Centre has been updated. This time with following files:

• Elfsborg 2GK Home, Everton 01-02 Away (screenshot), Halmstad BK 2GK Home, Liverpool 2GK 01-02 Away (screenshot) & Newcastle United 01-02 Away (screenshot) kits
  
• Jonathan Woodgate face (screenshot)
  
• Edited EA ball (screenshot)
  
• Zidane menu (screenshot)

And once again I'll say: "More files later".
Posted by Jakob 

First Division Stars is released
Soccered have released their much awaited FDS patch which adds the English first division to the game. The patch contains:

• very high quality Kits for all teams both home and away
• updated Rosters including transfers, revised personal stats for every player in every team
• exclusive bi-mode boots by Iceboy
• Goalkeeper gloves by Schmeichel01
• correct team names/ and logo for team select menu
• brand new First Division Menu/Legal Screens

The patch is available from Soccered's hosted patches section and has both MRA & non-MRA installers. Grab your copy of this patch after you have checked out the MRA site's Patches Database for all details on this and all the latest and greatest Super Patches.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

More Themed Downloads
Here's another themed Downloads Centre update, but this time with faces:

• Argentinian Faces Pack (see screenshot below)
  
• David Beckham Face (screenshot)
  
• Cholo Simeone Face (screenshot)
  
• Edwin van der Sar Face v1.2 (screenshot)
  
• Robert Pires Face (screenshot)
  
• Mostafa Hadji Face (see screenshot below)
  
• Thierry Henry Face (screenshot)
  
• Patrick Kluivert Face (screenshot)
  
• Luiz Nazário de Lima Ronaldo Face (screenshot)
  
  
  Argentinian Faces Pack & Mostafa Hadji Face

This time I wont write anything down here.
Posted by Jakob 

Tuesday, July 24, 2001

Canadian Super Patch
Greg Baker has sent the MRA site details of his forthcoming Canadian Super Patch which they will be hosting for him.

   

The patch consists of:

• 16 Canadian Teams - 5 "Real" (that's all we've got!) and 11 "Fantasy" Teams,
  replacing the Austrian 1st and 2nd division league
• all acurate (where applicable) 2GK kits, badges, flags and rosters
• 2 Canadian TV Patches (CBC Sports and CTV Sportsnet)
• Canadian Adboards
• New Canada League Ball
• and Canadian Menu Screens
  

Check out the screenshots and check back soon for details of the release of this excellent patch.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Slovenian Mega Patch 1.1
Niko Starman has informed us that there's a new version of the Slovenian Mega Patch 1.1 released. The one and only update for Slovenian Fifa 2001 fans and it includes:

• updated rosters (created with the amazing FEd2001 by Chau)
• fully updated tactics and player positions
• new teams in the Liga Si.Mobil (first division)
• new updated flags
• new updated logos
• 15 new designed kits (home and away) - Slovenian National Team kit included
• new ball and ingame objects
• new camera position
• the referee is stricter
• it's harder to score (goalkeepers are all on 7)
• new Stadium - Ljudski Vrt (by - Dihego www.fifamillennium.com)
• all created by 1 person (except the stadium): Niko Starman

The original version of this patch proved very popular scoring a perfect 10 in the user comments in the Patches Database. You can now download the latest version of this patch direct from the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Morocco National Team Patch
Over at the MRA site they have a small modification made for Fifa 2001 for the national team of Morocco. The patch is made with FEd2001 and adds the national team including:

• the jersey
• the team name
• the players commentary
• and also the flags

If you are a fan of the Moroccan national squad you can download this patch now direct from the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Monday, July 23, 2001

News about the biggest FIFA 2001 patch ever!
Marcos Azevedo from FifaMania.net has informed the MRA site of some news relating to the worlds biggest patch ever! Unfortunately the BR2001 v2.0 patch will not contain 180 teams, check out the reasons why over at the MRA site.

   

Check out the new screenshots and get on over to FifaMania.net to check on all the latest news on this great patch. As always, the MRA site's Patches Database has been updated with these new details.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Back Again
I hate to repeat myself, but in this case I think it’s necessary :) I’m back from my one-week long vacation and ready to give you more files. Yesterday I added the following files to the Downloads Centre:

• Argentina Shorts & Socks
  
• Chelsea 2GK 01-02 Home & Away, Juventus 2GK 01-02 Home & Away, Liverpool 2GK 01-02 Away screenshot) & VfL Wolfsburg 2GK Home & Away v1.0 kits
  
• Nike Air Zoom Total 90 FG boots screenshot)
  
• Nou Camp Snow Turf
  
• Rio Ferdinand face screenshot)
  
  
  Chelsea Home & Away Kits & VfL Wolfsburg Home & Away Kits

And those rumors were just an attempt to attract attention (HAHAHA), but the next downloads update will be themed. So if you like themed updates you’d better stay tuned. If you don’t like the themed updates, stay tuned anyway ;)
Posted by Jakob 

Sunday, July 22, 2001

Francesco Totti Interview
The guys over at Fifaitalia have recently interviewed Italian football superstar, Francesco Totti. They speak about FIFA 2002 and Franseco's involvement with the game. The interview is available in both English and Italian here.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

The FIFA Boys Meet in London
Three of the most well known guys in the FIFA community have met in London. Picuted below in order you can see Joe Lemon (Soccer Gaming), Robert Marney (Soccered) and Andrew "Drinky" Drinkwater (Soccer Gaming).


Andrew and Joe were on their way to Sweden where they has lined up a very interesting interview which will soon be published on Football Royale. Make sure you stay tuned for further developments.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Modem League Winners are Grinners
One of the most successful FIFA modem tournaments to ever take place has just been wrapped up over at scotland.fifa2001.com. Congratulations to Dave Edwards who won the event, while James Kilpatrick was the runner up.

Lasting for over 12 weeks and completing 62 games the modem tournament was an obvious success. Be sure to check out scotland.fifa2001.com as details on next years event come to hand.
Posted by Matt 

World Stars Patch v1.0
Mustafa Ilker Demiral (alias mildem) from over at the FIFASHOP.GeN.TF has sent the MRA site his new World Stars Patch version 1.0. It also includes 2 cool kits for the World Stars team (screenshot below).

The patch adds to the game the following excellent team:

• Fabien Barthez
• Oliver Kahn
• Edwin van der Sar
• Frank de Boer
• Paolo Maldini
• Jaap Stam
• Roberto Carlos
• Gary Neville
• David Beckham
• Edgar Davids
• Patrick Vieira
• Zinedine Zidane
• Dennis Bergkamp
• Alessandro Del Piero
• Vitor Borba Rivaldo
• Gabriel Batistuta
• Oliver Bierhoff
• Christian Vieri
• Patrick Kluivert

You can download this patch now direct from the MRA site's Patches Database. Play with the best players in the world and see who you feel is the ultimate lineup.

They have started a thread in the forum to debate who you feel is the ultimate team from this list. Join in the debate now by clicking here.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Saturday, July 21, 2001

New Downloads Very Soon
Good news... Jakob is back from his vacation meaning they'll be plenty of new downloadable files added to our Downloads Centre very soon. Stay tuned to this site and the Downloads Centre.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Friday, July 20, 2001

Great new MRA Skin and Wallpapers from Fifa Colombia
As promised, as part of the MRA site's new partnership with Fifa Colombia, they have today released a great new MRA Skin (that makes 109 now!) and wallpaper of Dutch and Juventus star Edgar Davids plus a new wallpaper of Gabriel Batistuta of Roma.

These wallpapers can easily be turned into Fifa 2001 menus using Menu Master 2001!

Check out these great new Skins and Wallpapers over at Fifa Colombia and there are plenty more coming soon.

Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Thursday, July 19, 2001

Popular patches from the past - Portugal International Patch
As Fifa news is rather slow at the moment, over at the MRA site they have started a new feature looking back at popular patches from the past. They have started today with a very popular one created by James Melia and Chris Arnfield - the Portugal International Patch (PIP). All Portuguese patches have proved successful as they were not included in Fifa 2001, and this one is no exception.

Check out the new screenshot below which was never published at the time the patch was released.

You can find full details and download your own copy of this popular patch direct from the MRA site.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

FIFA 2002 Movie Removed - More Coming Soon
EA Sports have been in contact with me and asked for the FIFA 2002 movie to be removed. A spokesman at EA said:

"We've asked for the movie to be removed as it's not an official video and was created pre-alpha - plus I'm not sure how it got onto the internet. It looks like the video we were thinking of giving out at E3 but given the fact the new trappings, shot model, camera angles etc weren't in the build at the time we didn't feel it was a fair representation of FIFA 2002. We are currently creating a load of video's which do show the new game in full and are much much smaller and quicker to download than this one.

I'll keep in touch with Matt Holme to ensure you guys see it first - hopefully within the next week. Thanks for your patience and understanding and also the feedback we get from your forum - we ARE listening!"

Stay tuned and we'll keep you posted.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Wednesday, July 18, 2001

FEd2001 Released - Football Royale Launched
To celebrate the launch of Football Royale, the internet's newest football news and entertainment website, we have released an updated version of FEd2001. FEd2001 Version 1.0.13 includes the following new features:

• You can now add team and player commentary to FIFA 2001
  
• A number of bugs have been fixed from the previous version

Make sure you head to the FEd2001 website and grab your copy today. If you already have a previous version of FEd2001, just download the smaller "upgrade" version.

If you have any FEd2001 problems check out the FEd2001 Forum.


Without the support of Football Royale, FEd2001 would not have been made possible. Make sure you visit the site, bookmark it and check back regularly.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Meet FIFA Community Members
Robert from Soccered has asked me to announce the following. Anyone that lives in London or the south of England and is interested in meeting some members of the Fifa community in person here is your chance. This Friday there will be a meeting in central London, the confirmed visitors will be Joe (Soccer Gaming), Robert (Soccered, Jerseyland) and Drinky (Soccer Gaming). The meeting will be casual, and will be a nice way to meet some members of the community.

If you are interested e-mail Drinky. He will let you know the spaces available.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Latest version of Czech Super Patch
The MRA site have available for you to download today version 2 of the popular Czech Super Patch by Lukas Svoboda.

Features:

• all 16 teams of the Gambrinus liga 2000/2001
• 5 second division teams
• Czech national team
• updated rosters and jersey numbers as exact as possible
• exact kits for all teams
• adboards (two versions for league matches and one version for Czech national team)
• TV logos (Czech TV, Nova, Sport1 and EuroSport can be chosen)
• three balls (Sparta, Slavia, Euro 76)
• flags
• menu badges
• Plus - 2 bonus features can be found at the MRA site!
• MRA compliant
• coming soon: new nets

Check out the full patch details and download your copy of this patch direct from the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Referee Patch v1.00
Sam Salek has sent us news of his new Referee patch.

In this patch you will find:

• 3 new referee kits (IP3D)
• FIFA ball
• FIFA shoe

Go grab your copy of these great new referee kits now from the home of the Iran Patches.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Tuesday, July 17, 2001

Copa America Patch released
Great news for all fans of the Copa America, the Spanish Fifanet Site Team have released their Copa America Patch created completely with FEd 2001.

The patch contains:

• 16 teams 12 from the Copa America plus, United States, Jamaica, Canada, and Argentina with 2Gk Jerseys
• updated rosters of every Team up to the moment
• adboards of the Copa America
• Channel Televises Sports ingame graphics
• 5 different sounds of entry from Televises Sports
• new side elements
• Stadium Pascual Guerrero of the city of Cali
• flags and badges for all teams
• and much more...

This patch can be found over at Spanish Fifanet Patches and as always full details in the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

2nd version of Ultimate Malaysia patch (UM2001)
Over at the MRA site they have released the none MRA compliant version of the Ultimate Malaysia (UM2001) patch. They had already released the fully MRA compliant version but if for some reason you do not use the MRA then this new version is for you.

You can download this 2nd version of the patch directly from the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

SG Forum Awards Results!
The results are in, the first ever Soccer Gaming Forum Awards are complete. It came down to a final vote, but a winner has been declared in all catagories. Head on over to SG Forum Awards Homepage to check out who the crown victor is. Or you can head on over to the Forums to get cracking for next years big show. Congratulations to all winners and thank you to all participants in the awards!

(Psssssss. Old Man Matt says there is some big FIFA 2002 stuff coming our way today, stay tuned!)
Posted by Joe 

Monday, July 16, 2001

FIFA 2002 Package Shot
We have received a screenshot of what is sure to be one of many FIFA 2002 packages from a new site known as FIFA2K2.


This screenshot plus all the other FIFA 2002 info we have is in our FIFA 2002 section.

Where is that bloody FIFA 2002 movie?! I'm sure you're all thinking that. Rest assured, I am hassling EA as if there is no tomorrow and I'll upload it as soon as I can.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Have you got M2 yet?
No this isn't the latest teenage health scare, it is the fantastic new utility that was released this week as part of the partnership between the MRA site and Fifa Colombia, Sweetpatch Menu Master 2001. If you want to be able to easily import any of your favourite pictures into Fifa 2001 as a menu background then go grab your copy of this now.

You can get your copy of M2 direct from the Soccer Gaming Download Centre by clicking here. Whilst there, please take a moment to post your comment on how you find the utility and we would very much appreciate if you can be online when you use M2 and click on the QXL banner to support both the MRA site's development time and their sponsors.

Don't hesitate, these are peoples comments so far:

• Simple to use and the results are great!
• Brilliant. Its simple, easy and accurate. Keep the good times rolling.
• It's the best program I ever seen. I really like this program. You done well.
• Perfect

We hope you enjoy the simplicity of this utility and can enhance the look of your Fifa 2001 menus immediately. Support the work of the MRA site by visiting there now.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Sunday, July 15, 2001

Tunisian National A League patch
Over at the MRA site they bring you news of an excellent patch by BYF079 (Faïcel Ben-Yedder) for all fans of Tunisian soccer, the Tunisian National A League patch (Tun"A"L. 1.2GK) by 2A Fifa.

The patch includes:

• the 2GK version of Tunisia National "A" league for the season 00-01 and
• it's badges
• adbords
• flags
• menus
• and teams
• it will also add the Tunisian National team
• all the missing badges for all the leagues
• and all the missing badges for all the teams ex Belgium

Check out the screen shot and then visit the MRA site and 2A Fifa to get your copy of this great patch.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

FIFA 2002 Section
Make sure you take a look at our new FIFA 2002 section. While we wait for our dedicated FIFA 2002 website to open, we've put together all of the screenshots, news and information on FIFA 2002 currently available on the net into one section.

  
One thing that we have noticed in the early screenshots are the "glowing colours" around the players who are making runs. Perhaps this is a new feature EA are incorporating in the new passing system. Be sure to check out all the shots, plus some new sketches in our FIFA 2002 section.

In regards to the FIFA 2002 movie we mentioned last week... it is still coming. We've been told by EA they will be uploading it to our FTP server on Monday. I will personally be hassling them until they do ;-)
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Fifala 2000 is relaunched
Great news for all Latino fans of Fifa 2000. The biggest, best and most downloaded patch ever, according to Xavier, is available at Fifala for you to download again with many updated features.

Over at the MRA site you can find the full list of updated features and you can download the patch from the Patches Database.

Also, please write to xbaez@fifala.com if you would like them to publish the English version of this patch.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Great new GK Patch 2.0
Sam Salek has sent us news of his great new Goalkeeper patch ver 2.00 (GKP2).

In this patch you will find:

• 6 New goalkeeper kits (IP3D)
• New gloves
• New shoes
• New ball (Adidas equipment)

Go grab your copy of these great new goalie kits now from the home of the Iran Patches.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Friday, July 13, 2001

The Last Downloads Update
Here is today's Downloads Centre update. Today a bit early, but what the heck. Here's the downloads:

• Gerland RS del Lyon Stadium (screenshot 1) (see screenshot 2 below)
  
• Arsenal FC 2GK 01-02 Away (screenshot), Aston Villa FC 2GK 01-02 Home (screenshot), Bayern München 2GK 01-02 Home (screenshot), Liverpool FC 2GK 01-02 Home & Away (see screenshot below), Manchester United Centenary (screenshot) & Glasgow Rangers FC 2GK 01-02 Home (screenshot) kits
  
• Gabriel Batistuta & Owen (screenshot) Faces

Gerland RS del Lyon Stadium & Liverpool FC 2GK 01-02 Home & Away Kits
Now I'm off for a week, but I will be back. So keep sending in files, and someday they'll be added! Have a good week :)
Posted by Jakob  | Have Your Shout |

More Kits In Jerseyland
Today the Jerseyland released a second update of kits. Today's packs were the KPN Eredivisie and the Jupiler Ligas from Holland and Belgium.

High Quality Belgian & Dutch Club Kits
The Jerseyland will release more leagues in the weekend.
Posted by Jakob  | Have Your Shout |

Thursday, July 12, 2001

Late But Here
Here's yesterday's downloads update. A bit late, but hey - it's here. Now let's take a look at the monsters:

• Arsenal 97-98 Away (screenshot), Aston Villa 2GK 01-02 Home (see screenshot below), Ipswich 2GK 01-02 Away (screenshot), Ipswich 2GK 01-02 Home(screenshot), Leeds United 2GK 01-02 Away (screenshot) & Manchester City 01-02 Home kits
  
• Georgian Home & Australia 01-02 Home & Away kits
  
• Champions League TV Logo (screenshot)
  
• Ultimate Realism Patch

Aston Villa 2GK 01-02 Home Kit

These files can be found in the Downloads Centre, which (of course) is open to everyone.
Posted by Jakob 

Ultimate Malaysia patch (UM2001) is released
Over at the MRA site they have released the much awaited Ultimate Malaysia (UM2001) patch for all fans of Malaysian soccer.

The UM2001 now includes:

• Malaysia League 2001 (M-League 2001) Primier 1 teams
• Malaysia League 2001 (M-League 2001) Second Division teams
• Malaysia National Squad 2001
• almost complete lineups for each M-League 2001 teams
• almost complete jersey numbers and accurate faces for each player
• almost complete tactics and strategy for each team
• almost accurate home and away jersey worn by each team in M-League 2001 (Primier 1 and Second Division)
• updated new jersey for Malaysia National squad (home and away)
• updated flags for each team in Primier One and Second
• updated flags for National Squad
• new menu graphic
• new scoreboard and TV logo
• Pause menu that promotes the Kuala Lumpur Sea Games 2001 and the Malaysia v Manchester United match
• and many more soon.....

Check out the release screenshot for the patch and then you can download it directly from the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Jerseyland Is Back
Great news for all FIFA 2001 fans was released today by Robert at Soccered. The Jerseyland has been relaunched meaning literally hundreds of quality new kits will be released. Here is what Robert had to say:

"About a year ago a site closed down, because it was not equipped for the future, the server was poor and the design was worse. However, this site was still popular becasuse it offered to our community something that we all want, a home for the best kits on the web. After many e-mails of concern about whether it would rise again we have relaunched The Jerseyland. The site will have in the next couple weeks over 900 kits for all the major leagues in Fifa 2001. All the kits will be top class as they will all be made by one person.

To kick off the relaunch we have released 76 never before seen kits. These kits make up every kit for the English Premier League and the Spanish Primera Liga. As a bonus, the kits are revised for the 2001-2002 season."

High Quality English & Spanish Club Kits
Over the next few days there will be Serie A and Bundeliga kits released. Make sure you pay a trip to The Jersey Land today.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Wednesday, July 11, 2001

Two "Must Have" Downloads
I thought I'd let you know about two new files that are available in the Downloads Centre which I personally recommend to everyone.

Firstly, from the guys who brought you the very useful Sweetpatch MRA utility comes one of the easiest and simplest to use programs out. If you're looking to change your FIFA 2001 menu backgrounds the new Sweetpatch Menu Master (M2) is for you. You don't need any editing experience to use this program. You simply click a couple of buttons and your favourite wallpaper or image can be transported into the background of your FIFA 2001 menues. Make sure you pay a trip to the MRA website where there is more info.


Menu Manager (M2)

• Download Sweetpatch Menu Master Here

The second is created by the first man to ever build new stadium for a FIFA game, Giorgio Lunardon. Now almost four years later, he is still creating magnificent structures for your FIFA games. His latest creation, Seoul Stadium, will get your game ready for World Cup 2002.


Seoul World Cup 2002 Stadium

• Download Seoul Stadium Here

In other news, I'll be personally talking with EA tonight and trying my hardest to get that FIFA 2002 movie file and if I'm successful I'll upload it right away.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Fantastic new partnership starts today
That's right folks, over at the MRA site the highly awaited new partnership comes alive today as 2 of the most graphically excellent Fifa sites join in a marriage made in graphic design heaven.

Today the world welcomes the new partnership of the MRA site and Fifa Colombia. David Güiza and the MRA team have been working extremely hard to bring you:

• a brand new data base with over 200 new graphic files, that is over 100 new MRA Skins and 100 new Menu backgrounds!
• a brand new Sweetpatch MRA site in Spanish
• a brand new Sweetpatch Menu Master 2001 utility

   

Check out the images above of the new Menu Master 2001 (affectionately known as "M2") which now enables you to easily turn any of your favourite images into Fifa 2001 menu backgrounds. You can download this exclusively from the Download Centre.

Check out the full details of this partnership over at the MRA site.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

A Normal Downloads Update
But what is "normal". There's nothing special about today's downloads update. There's about 10 files as usual, some of the downloads has screen shots and they can all be found in the Downloads Centre. Just another "normal" update:

• FC Porto 01-02 Home (screenshot) & Fulham Home (screenshot) kits
  
• Pauleta, Rui Costa & Figo covers
  
• Pinkyman´s Rotating Channel & Adboards
  
• Real Madrid wallpaper
  
• Sky News (screenshot) & TVE Internacional (screenshot) TV Logos

Remember to check back tomorrow as we will bring some exciting news.
Posted by Jakob 

Good and Bad News
Firstly, let's start with the bad. The release of the new FEd2001 has had to be temporarily delayed. It will not be a large delay so please stay tuned for the new release date. We're sorry for the inconvenience.

The good news will surely make up for this. We have been told by EA Sports to expect a new and never before seen movie of FIFA 2002 which we are expecting to receive, and upload by tomorrow.

In other FIFA 2002 news we have learnt from EA that the commentators for the UK version of FIFA 2002 will be John Mottson and Andy Gray.
Posted by Jakob  | Have Your Shout |

Tuesday, July 10, 2001

New shot from Sky Sports Super Sunday Patch
Over at the MRA site David Bott has sent them an excellent Fulham FC screenshot from his forthcoming Sky Sports Super Sunday Patch. The screenshot doesn't include the Skysports BETA 6 Patch which will be included in the final release.

You can find the full details of this patch as always in the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Ultimate Malaysia patch (UM2001) will be here as soon as is possible
In case you were wondering what has happened to this much awaited UM2001 patch, I thought I would keep you informed. The patch is with me and waiting to be uploaded. Unfortunately we have a few problems with the new Soccer Gaming server so we will upload this as soon as is possible. More details over at the MRA site on the 2 versions of this patch.

In the meantime check out the release screenshot for the patch and then you can find the details of this patch in the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Monday, July 9, 2001

Updated FEd2001 Out Wednesday
The new version of FEd2001 will be released this Wednesday. It will include a number of bug fixes plus the long awaited commentary feature which allows you to add your own commentary to the game.

If you still haven't downloaded the original FEd2001 make sure you pay a trip to the FEd2001 Homepage and grab your copy today.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

The Daily Dose of Delightful Dinging Downloads
Nice title huh? Well here is the latest list of loveable lunatics (better know as FIFA 2001 downloads) straight from the Downloads Centre:

• Ajax Amsterdam Home (screenshot), FC Barceona Home & Away (screenshot), Werder Bremen Home & Away (screenshot), Frankfurt Home & Away (screenshot), Manchester United Home & Away (screenshot), Perugia TS Home & Away (screenshot), Real Madrid 01-02 Home & Away, Tottenham United 01-02 Away (screenshot) & Valencia 01-02 Home kits
  
• Adidas Silver Precision boots (screenshot)
  
• Liverpool Away Goalkeeper Kit
  
• Adidas Official Ball Pack (see screenshot below)
  
• Schalke 04 Team Patch

Adidas Official Ball Pack
That’s it for today. Have a really reliable roasted ring of ragging ragamuffins – (better known as a good day).
Posted by Jakob 

Fantastic new partnership draws nearer
As mentioned last week, the MRA site have a very exciting partnership starting this week. To raise the excitement levels we have a screen shot of some of the great things to come. There will also be a brand new utility which should prove very popular. Keep checking back as the launch approaches. You will find another screen shot over at the MRA site.

Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Turkey Mega Patch II
The MRA site have just released Kerim Apaydýn's latest edition of the Turkey Mega Patch series. This time it is the TMP II for Turkey 2001-2002 season teams and includes:

• New Home and away kits of the Turkey national team
• Turkey New 32 bit adboards
• Realistic New Kits
• New Fantastic Teams Flags with crowds
• Turkey League New 32 bit Badge
• 2nd division teams in the Turkey Cup
• TV cam fix
• The speech for players
• Menu background
  

We know this will be a very popular download as Turkish patches always are. Go get your copy now direct from the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Sunday, July 8, 2001

Swiss NLA Patch 2001/2002
Over at German FIFA 2001 Online there are a lot of in-house projects going on. The latest project is the "Swiss NLA 2001/2002 Patch", developed by "Domy" for GFO.

These features are not finalised yet, more to come soon:

• current data of all Nationalliga A-clubs (including IGM settings)
• original home and away jerseys of all NLA Clubs in great quality
• original home and away flags of all Swiss teams
• original Swiss adboards
• original badges of all NLA clubs
• and much much more

Finally a patch for all Swiss FIFA Fans is coming to the scene! The patch will be released in about 2-3 weeks over at German FIFA 2001 Online. We will keep you informed. While you wait check it out in the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Now for some good news and some bad news
The MRA site has both the good and the bad news.

First the bad news - David Bott is sorry to inform us that the Nationwide Conference Patch (NCP 2001) has had to axed. And the good news - but in it's place he is going to develop a Sky Sports Super Sunday patch. The new patch will contain:

• Steve Sutton's Sky Sports Beta 6 Patch
• Premiership Kits
• Premiership Ad Boards
• Super Sunday Theme Music (Andreas Johnnson, Glorius)
• and FEd 2001 Team files for anybody who would like up to date squads

Sounds a fair trade to me. Check out all the details of this new patch as always in the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Saturday, July 7, 2001

New FIFA RTWC Update released
If you are still a big fan of Fifa RTWC 98, and we know there is a lot of you, then get yourself over to the MRA site where they have news from Nike the Bike who has just released the newest version (version 3.4) of the Official FIFA RTWC Update and the FIFA RTWC Speech Upgrade Version 1.5!

Check the MRA site for the complete update and features and then go get both the patch and the Speech update from http://www.fifartwc.cjb.net
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

A Different Update
Now while Joe's gone (don't worry he will come back), I'm the one who's going to give you the latest download updates. I know it's hard to replace Joe, but I'll do my best. And I can tell you that Jakob from the Downloads Centre has added the following files for you today:

• Iranian Referee Kits v1.0 (see screenshot below), 2 2GK Goalkeeper (screenshot) & Portuguese 2GK Goalkeeper kits (screenshot)
  
• Real Madrid 2GK 01-02 Away (screenshot) & Bordeaux 01-02 Home & Away v2.0 kits (screenshot)
  
• Classic Ball v1.0 (screenshot)
  
• Photographic Flash Crowds
  
• 34 Different Net Styles
  
• England National Kit Pack (see screenshot below)
  
• White Nike XL boots

Iranian Referee Kits and English Kit Pack
That's it for today, but Jakob has assured me that you'll get another quality update tomorrow.

Update: As many of you would have noticed, the Downloads Centre was not functionally correctly earlier. We have fixed the problem.
Posted by Jakob 

New Scottish MRA patch
Over at the MRA site they have news of Michael Penny's new Scottish MRA Compliant patch. Features included:

• updated kits for 2001-02 Scottish Premier League teams
• five G3 stadiums:
  • Pittodrie
  • Ibrox
  • Parkhead
  • Hampden
  • and another to be added with the result of the vote on the website
• 2GK texture fix
• Adidas Predator boots
• all Bells Scottish Division 1 teams
• some Scottish Division 1 kits

Make your vote count to select the 5th stadium for the patch by voting at http://scottishpatch.homestead.com/index.html. The patch should be released to coincide with the start of the new season on Friday the 27th July.

   

If anybody is interested in helping Michael he would be grateful as there is only two of them at the moment and one is away on holiday. If you would like to help Michael with the patch then e-mail him at michaelpenny9@hotmail.com

Full details as always can be found in the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

FIFA 2002 Movies and Much More at GFO2k1
Stefan Munstedt, webmaster of our popular German partner website, GFO, has let us know that you can now find a bunch of FIFA 2002 information, screenshots and even movies at his website. The movies were filmed during the FIFA 2002 press conference in France. Some of them are in German, but one which will really interest you is in English and shows-off some of the new passing system we're all looking forward to.

Thanks to the German TV station "GIGA" you can download this movie right here.

The rest of the movies plus screenshots are all available at GFO. Even if you don't speak German simply scroll down the main page and you'll be able to see the links. Keep checking back as more FIFA 2002 info comes to hand.

Our FIFA 2002 Forum is really hotting up now. With interest in FIFA 2002 really increasing there are plenty of topic discussions for you to take part in. Make sure you check it out today.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Great news for all Malaysian soccer fans
We have some great news for all Malaysian fans, the Ultimate Malaysia patch (UM2001) has been developed over the last couple of months and will be released tomorrow. (Sunday 8 July 2001).

This patch will include:

• the MLS league is replaced by the Malaysia Primier League
• the Israel league is replaced by the Malaysia Second Division
• home and away jerseys for both leagues
• lineup and tactics that almost used by the all Malaysia League team
• Save Game file feature FA Cup (from quarter final match)
• Save Game file feature Malaysia Cup (from semi-final match)
• TV logo Dunhill and RTM (also Malaysia vs Manchester United Asian Tour Match promo)
• Malaysian Adboards
• and much more to come

Check for full details in the MRA site's Patches Database and then visit tomorrow for the release of this new patch.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Bienvenidos a Colombia !
The Copa America is here!!!

That's right, after months of waiting, the Copa America will start on wednesday 11th of July in Colombia!

Fifa COLOMBIA would like to invite every football fan around the world to enjoy the oldest international football tournament in the World, wich this year will be played in our beautifull country.You can't miss it!!!

On behalve of our site and the whole Colombian people, we'll be waiting for you all to receive you with our warmest welcome to the Copa America COLOMBIA 2001!
Posted by David Guiza  | Have Your Shout |

Friday, July 6, 2001

Things that can be downloaded
Ah, get the ball! Stupid dog, come on, get it! Oh, I didn't see you come in. Hello there! Please, have a seat as I present to you the latest in FIFA 2001 add-ons from our beloved Downloads Centre. Some people call them downloads, but I being strange and all, call them, "things that can be downloaded":

• Djurgårdens IF 2GK Home (screenshot)
• Brazil Home (see screenshot below), France Home (screenshot), Iran Home (screenshot) & Scotland Home & Away kits
• Denilson de Oliveira (screenshot), Dida (screenshot), Romário (screenshot) & Walter Samuel (screenshot) faces
• Dutch League patch
• Tardini RS Stadium (see screenshot below)

Brazil Home Kit and Tardini RS Stadium
That's it from me for a week. I'll be enjoying a nice long vacation on the many lakes of the great place I live in. Jakob will be filling in for me. He will also be taking care of Matt (which Jakob seems petrified of doing), as I often do. ;-)
Posted by Joe  | Have Your Shout |

Fifa On Line Superpatch 3.0
Over at the MRA site they have the first Super Patch news of a busy weekend for you.

Fifa On Line have just released their Fifa On Line Superpatch 3.0 It is a super Italian Superpatch and the first official one in Italy that includes the Italian Serie B.

   

It includes (full details at the MRA site):

• Updated or created rosters for:
  • Italian Serie A, B and added 5 teams to Serie C
  • English Premiership
  • Spanish Liga
  • German Bundesliga
  • French Division 1
• All kits of Italian Serie A & B
• Updated or created all the badges and flags of:
  • Italian Serie A
  • Italian Serie B
  • 5 teams of Italian Serie C
• In excess of 100 kits of other championship (home and away) and of international teams (home and away)
• 10 goalkeeper kits
• Italian referee kits
• New G1 & G2 Stadiums
• and loads more!

Check out the full extensive details in the MRA site's Patches Database. The screenshots look great and when viewed get over to Fifa On Line to grab your copy of this awesome new patch.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Thursday, July 5, 2001

Soccer Gaming Forum Awards
The first ever Soccer Gaming Forum Awards have kicked off today. Giving any forum goer a chance to vote for their favorite users. Even if you aren't a forum member, you should stop by and see what the hype about the Soccer Gaming Forums is about. If you want to vote you can click right here to be brought to the SGFA main page. Good luck to all "participants" (if you are a forum member that's you), and we hope you have a good time.
Posted by Joe 

FIFA 2002 Screenshots
They beat us to the line! Gamespot UK have released the first screenshots of FIFA 2002 for the PS2. There are around 20 new shots which including ingame and menues. We've got two pictured below.

  
FIFA 2002 Screenshots
The screenshot on the right is particularly interesting. The lines in front of the players are indicating the direction they will be making their runs. Therefore you can choose where and when to place the ball allowing your team mate to run onto a perfectly timed pass.

Make sure you visit here to see all the shots and stay tuned to Soccer Gaming as we will have more FIFA 2002 information and screenshots shortly.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

An All Nighter
Remember the days of staying up late and cramming for a big assignment? This isn't that. Fire up "Old Reliable" (your computer of course) and head to the Downloads Centre and get cracking on some downloads. Select a bunch of downloads and let them download overnight. That's actually a good tip for people with slower modems. Anyway, here are todays downloads:

• 3 2GK Goalie Kits
• Brazil Home & Away, England Home kits
• Romanian ball
• Celtic Home Kit (see screenshot below) + Liverpool 00-01 Home & Away & Manchester United Centenary (screenshot) kits
• Face Making Tutorial

Celtic Home Kit
Little known fact: Contrary to popular belief,I am actually the weakest link. Oops, how'd that get in there (I don't watch that show anyway, haha)? Anyway, enjoy your plump and rosy-cheeked downloads!
Posted by Joe 

Super Patch news for you this weekend
Coming this weekend the MRA site has some great Super Patch news for you including details of:

• Fifa On Line Superpatch 3.0
• Ukraine Super Patch (USP 2001)
• Ultimate Malaysia (UM 2001)
• Scottish Patch

Check back later for details of all of this and more at the home of the Super Patch. While you wait visit their ultimate collection of Super Patches in the MRA site's Patches Database.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Great new goalie kits
Sam Salek has sent us news of his new Gk patch ver 1.00 made by IP3D. In this patch you will find:

• 6 new Goalkeeper kits
• new gloves and shoes

Go grab your copy of these great new goalie kits now from the home of the Iran Patches.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

The FIFA 2002 News
Make a dash to Soccer Gaming where we have posted the new FIFA 2002 Fact Sheet and details on the press conference which took place earlier in the week in France. Here is just one of the new features FIFA 2002 will deliver:

"All new customizable features allow you to experience the most flexible and fan-friendly FIFA yet. Create and save your own teams, players and leagues. Use them in Friendly or Season modes, or in any cup or tournament you devise"

Make sure you head to Soccer Gaming for all the information. We'll have FIFA 2002 screenshots and movies available later in the week or early next week.


Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Wednesday, July 4, 2001

New FEd2001 Version Coming Soon
While we wait for the news on FIFA 2002, some excellent news has just come through from everyone's favourite FIFA guy, Chau Le. The new version of FEd2001 is set to be released with in 1 week. The new version will include the long awaited "Commentary" feature where you can add new player and team commentary to FIFA 2001. We will have the exact release date for for you on Saturday.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

FIFA 2002 - Why Are We Waiting?
The FIFA 2002 waiting game continues. Still no sign of any information or news of the FIFA 2002 Press Conference on the internet. My EA contacts are set to be back in their office's today so I will make sure I get a hold of them and find out what is causing the delay. Stay tuned.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Independence Downloads Day
Oh say can you see, we've got more downloads? I would like to say, Happy Fourth of July to anyone who lives in America. Today, just for them, we've got red, white, and blue downloads. Well not really, but I thought it sounded good ;-) Here we go, today's downloads update direct from Mr. Knudsen at the Downloads Centre:

• Bosnia Herzegovina National Team Patch (screenshot) + Georgian National Team Patch (see screenshot below)
• Champions League Ball Steaua Bucharest Ball v1.0
• Flamengo 01-02 Home & Away Kits Real Madrid 01-02 Home Kit (screenshot) + Vicenza Homa & Away Kits (screenshot)
• Georgia Home & Away Kits (screenshot)

Georgian Team Patch
If you're in the States, enjoy the good times with family and friends whilst the sky lights up with the bright fireworks - The good times - or you can be a social outcast and spend the night playing FIFA! Yea!
Posted by Joe 

Tuesday, July 3, 2001

FIFA Venezuela Mega Patch installation instructions in English!
That's right folks!. For you who don't understand Spanish, all the FVMP installation steps are now available in English!. Where I hear you say?, in FIFA Venezuela. Now all us English speakers can enjoy the FVMP too!.

What are you waiting for? Check out the screen shot above, visit the Patches Database at the MRA site for full details and go now to FIFA Venezuela to download it!
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Downloads
Start Downloads Update:

• FIFA Aimain & Ultimate Champions League patches
• Chievo Verona Home & Away (screenshot) & Manchester City 01-02 Home kits (see screenshot below)
• Santiago Canizares
• AC Sparta Praha stadium
• Nike LFP ball (screenshot)
• English Premiership Ad Boards 2000-01 (screenshot)
• NSL League patch (screenshot)

Manchester City Kit
These and more avaliable at the Downloads Centre. End Downloads Update.
Posted by Joe  | Have Your Shout |

Monday, July 2, 2001

FIFA 2002 Press Conference
As I type this message EA Sports are currently holding the official press conference where they are announcing and demonstrating the all new FIFA 2002. Expect a large amount of information and screenshots to hit your screens very soon.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

More Soccer Gaming Auctions For Charity
Following the success of last month's auctions for charity, we have once again teamed up with QXL and are auctioning off some excellent new items. This month you can place a bid on the following items:

• Miscroft Intellimouse Explorer
  
• Microsoft Sidewinder Gamevoice
  
• Links 2001 (Golf Game)
  
• Microsoft International Soccer 2000

Remember, all proceeds go directly to the charity of your choice and we pay all the shipping costs. The reserve prices on these auctions are next to nothing meaning you could get yourself a huge bargain. For example, the reserve price on the International Soccer 2001 game is only £4. The Interllimouse Explorer is one of those new laser mice and regularly retails for around £39. We have set a reserve price of only £8. If you'd like to see what these amounts are in your currency use the Universal Currency Converter located here.

So make sure you do your bit for charity and grab yourself a bargain while you're at it. Head for our Auctions page today.
Posted by Matt 

Fantastic new partnership coming soon!
That's right folks, over at the MRA site on the 11th July they will be bringing a fantastic new partnership to the Fifa scene which will provide you with the quality of work never seen before. Bringing the programming capabilities of the MRA site and the graphical capabilities of their new partner the results will be awesome.

Check the MRA site now for a list of the great new features this partnership will deliver.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

New Scottish patch
The MRA site has been informed by Michael Penny that he is developing an MRA compliant patch that will be dedicated to the Scottish leagues. You can check how this patch is developing by visiting the patches home at http://scottishpatch.homestead.com/index.html

If you would like to help Michael with the patch then e-mail him at michaelpenny9@hotmail.com
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

FIFA 2002 Multiplayer Tournament
We (Soccer Gaming) are considering setting up a large FIFA 2002 multiplayer tournament at the end of this year in London, England. The tournament will be based around FIFA 2002 and played at a dedicated LAN tournament location in London. There will be large cash prizes up for grabs with entry open to anyone, from any country who can make it to London for the weekend. Registration will be free. You will need to pre-register for this event. At the current moment we are gathering information to see if there would be enough interest to stage this tournament. If you are interested in attending please send me an email.
Posted by Matt  | Have Your Shout |

Sunday, July 1, 2001

Look what I found!
Over at the MRA site they have some great news for all fans of Major League Soccer (MLS). I have been checking around the Fifa scene today to see if I could find any patches that were not present in the Patches Database. And bingo, I have found one glaring omission that all MLS fans will be glad to hear about!

Check out full details over at the MRA site

Also, if you are aware of any Super Patches that do not appear in the Patches Database then please do not hesitate to send me the details and I will ensure they are included.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Conmebol 2001 patch by Fifa Brasil Network
Fifa Brasil Network (FBN) is back with many new features and one of them is their great new patch called "Conmebol 2001".

Here is the features of the patch:

• More than 170 teams updated with kits , flags , badges and rosters
• PSN Graphic patch with adboards according to the championship that you are playing
• Ball and Boots specially made for this patch by Mera (H.R.M technique)
• New menus and stadiums
• Libertadores Cup
• Mercosul Cup
• World Club Championship replacing the Champions league with the best teams of the world
• Brasilian League
• Argentinean League
• Colombian League
• Chilean League
• Uruguayan League
• Mexican League
• World Cup 2002 South American Qualifying
• Classic Teams and much more

You can check all the features of the patch in the official Conmebol 2001 section in Fifa Brasil Network and in the Patches Database over at the MRA site. However they need your help to release this patch as soon as possible so they would like you to send anything about the leagues that are in the patch that could help them to murilolima@fifabrasil.com.br.
Posted by Dave  | Have Your Shout |

Downloads In Blue & Green
After a hard weekend it's always nice to relax with a nice 8-pack of downloads (Now available: 8-packs instead of 6-packs). Today - Brought to you by special guest updater on FIFA 2001 Online: Jakob. Here's the files you can find in the Downloads Centre:

Fifamania Camera utility (see screenshot 1 below) (screenshot 2)

Sweden Home, FC Barcelona 2GK 01-02 Home (screenshot) & Romanian kits (screenshot)

3 2GK Goalkeeper & Hippie Tie Dye kits (see screenshot below)

Kappa ball (screenshot)

Ukrainian Football Federation logo


Hippie Tie Dye Kits and Fifamania Camera Utility
Yep, you heard right. Everyone else were to busy to write about this update, so I agreed to help them. (Candy was involved in the negotiations)
Posted by Jakob