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BettingAwards Shop Chat Guestbook Links Forum Multiplayer Database Tournaments Newsletter Poll Support  Cheats Controls Downloads Information Replays Screen Shots Tutorials  Advertise Search Contact Send In News    Visit the ever-growing Patches Database for Super Patches from every corner of the globe.  We want to keep you happy and make your FIFA 2001 gaming experience even more enjoyable. Submit your request for to our team of patch makers today!  EA Sports have answered your questions direct from our FIFA 2001 Forum.
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Shlomy has developed these fantastic images and you can download them direct from the Download Centre. Let's hope its a great game and may the best team win. While you wait for the kick-off check out these and more Skins and Menus over at the MRA site.  Fifa 2002 GameCube infoStefan from German FIFA 2001 Online has sent us some exciting FIFA 2002 news as they have found some exclusive Quicktime movies showing FIFA 2002 on the GameCube. So visit German FIFA 2001 Online now for Fifa 2002 GameCube info.   Thursday, August 30, 2001 Over 65 New FIFA 2002 PC ScreenshotsJames from Sports Gaming has just released 65 new screenshots from the alpha PC version of FIFA 2002.  Just take a look at the lighting effects in the crowd at night time. It seems EA are certainly coming out with some good-looking new graphics to match what is said to be a brand new gameplay system. The curtain is slowly opening on FIFA 2002. We'll continue to keep you informed on the latest developments on EA's attempt to "re-invent the game". If you want to see the whole review head over to Sports Gaming preview page. Posted by Matt | Have Your Shout | Super League PatchWe have received a screenshot of the kits from the developing Super League Patch (SLP).
It will feature when completed:
Full details of this patch can be found in the ever expanding Patches Database over at the MRA site. Wednesday, August 29, 2001Winning is everythingAs it says on today's installment from Shlomy's excellent artwork extravaganzas, winning is everything as we cannot afford to lose (England v Germany). Today the MRA site brings you an MRA Skin and Fifa 2001 Menu for the young ginger idol who will hopefully be one of England's saviours this coming Saturday night, Mr Paul Scholes.
You can download these files direct from the Download Centre, in our brand new "Sweetpatch" area. There are more fantastic images to come as they are rolling in thick and fast from Shlomy and all I can say is that the quality is getting better and better with every new one. Online Tournament Applications To Close On SUNDAY!Yep folks that's right, the Sweetpatch Online Tournament applications will close on SUNDAY night around 8pm GMT over at the MRA site. This is your last chance to apply to play in the tournaments so hurry up and apply. After they have closed it will take a week or so to set up the tournaments, work out the format's etc. and publish the pages. If you have signed up you will receive an e-mail detailing how successful your application has been and the steps forward. Good luck everyone the Sweetpatch Online Tournaments are to start soon over at the MRA site. Excellent Turkey G3 StadiumsKerim from FifaCenter.org has sent us images of some excellent new G3 stadiums for Turkey that they have released.
We have picked 2 of our favourite images above but if you visit their site you can see and download them all including:
Visit FifaCenter.org to check out the excellent new stadiums for all fans of Turkish football. Not Dead YetSoccered might be able to stay alive, but the Soccered team needs some help. As always, Robert Marney has something to say: "Soccered might be able to stay open, but we are asking somethings from the community: 1. Anyone that has downloaded entire leagues from the jerseyland, and who would be willing to e-mail the kits please contact soccered@soccered.com once we get all the kits we can relaunch the jerseyland. 2. If there are members of the community who are interested in helping the site there is a job info page at http://jobs.soccered.com where you can help to keep the site open. Please with a bit of help we can keep the site going for the next year, we have so many plans to bring the fans a great edition of fifa." And as always I'll say: If you can help, mail Robert. Posted by Jakob Tuesday, August 28, 2001The 2000 words updateAfter a week or so of been out of service due to some technical problems, Fifa COLOMBIA is finally back, and as always there are some pretty interesting things to see there right now. But as they say "An image is worth a 1000 words"... so here you have 2000 words worth of screenshots from a couple of new Menu Backgrounds/MRA skins/PC Wallpapers for you to enjoy, of course with the great graphical quality Fifa COLOMBIA is well know for.   ...And you may be wondering about those little "back slashes" up here separating the words Menu Backgrounds, MRA Skins ans PC wallpapers, what do they mean??? Well there's the beauty of it all !!! Fifa COLOMBIA gives you the chance of getting each and every one of their wallpapers as a Menu Background for Fifa 2001 and as an MRA Skin, so that you can have your game, your PC and your utility completely personalized. So get yourself moving and GO GET YOUR MENU (slash) SKIN (slash) WALLPAPERS NOW!!! Posted by David Guiza | Have Your Shout | Download this!No, it's not one of those catchy advertising slogans. We really mean "download this!". For example, read below for the newest files that you can download for our fancy and free of charge Downloads Centre:
Posted by Joe Community Update - 29/08/01Boys and girls, I bringeth the community update dedicated to those with the back-to-school blues. In the northern hemisphere, most of those rosy-cheeked, bright eyed, ragamuffin, children are going back to school. So if you are one of them, this community update is for you. For your reading pleasure we've got two new websites to visit while you are procrastinating on your studies:
Posted by Joe Update on Sweetpatch Online TournamentsGreat news and thanks to everyone out there for the overwhelming response as we have had lots of applications especially for the Fifa 2001 tournaments. If you however are a Fifa 99 or Fifa 2000 fan then PLEASE sign up as there are still lots of empty places with lots of cash prizes up for grabs and even a random prize in each tournament. So why not come and join the Sweetpatch Online Tournaments sponsored by Casino-on-net over at the MRA site - it will be a great experience! 2 more great new Skins and Menus for you todayToday over at the MRA site we treat you to 2 more of Shlomy's excellent artwork specials. In this new series of MRA Skins and Fifa 2001 Menus we bring you a very South American feel with the prolific Gabriel Batistuta of AS Roma and Argentina and the Brazil national team.
You can download these files now direct from the Download Centre, in our brand new "Sweetpatch" section, so get over to the MRA site now and check these out. Monday, August 27, 2001No Shots, No Shoes, No ServiceMaybe that's stretching the truth, because today we've got no screenshots, but still have some downloads to tell you about:
Posted by Joe Brand new MRA Skins and MenusAs promised the MRA site have some brand new MRA Skins and Menu and Windows backgrounds for you from Shlomy Sharabani. The first 2 today are of David Beckham of Manchester United and England and Pablo Aimar of Valencia and Argentina.
In this new series we hope to release one new image each day for a while and you will be able to download both the MRA Skin plus the background image which can be used for both a Fifa 2001 menu (using the excellent Sweetpatch M2 utility) and as your Windows desktop background. These files are now available to you to download direct from the Download Centre, in our brand new "Sweetpatch" section. Sunday, August 26, 2001Conmebol 2001 has been releasedMurilo from Fifa Brasil Network has informed us that they have released the best Fifa 2001 patch ever!
They guarantee that if you are a Sulamerican guy or just love the Sulamerican football then you are gonna love this patch.
Check out the full features over at the MRA site but here are a few:
Pay Murilo and the guys a visit over at Fifa Brasil Network to get this amazing patch. The biggest and the best patch ever - in their opinion. Check out the full features as always of this and all Super Patches over at the MRA site. Soccered Is ClosingSoccered has encountered some difficulties over the past few weeks, and now the Soccered team is considering to close down the site. Here's what Robert Marney (webmaster) has to say: "I got home last night from two weeks in spain. I was devastated when I opened my e-mail client to see that I had over 200 e-mails. 115 of them were complaints and abuse, ranging from the lack of updates by me, and the download problem at the jerseyland. I will not go into the minute details. I was in a remote part of spain, without my cell phone, without internet, and without a fixed line phone. I contacted england 3 times by pay-phone other than that I was alone. I got 28 e-mails complaining that I had not updated, the news, the reviews, the screenshots, the kits, and almost everything under the sun. As for the jerseyland, the days before I left SG (our host) switched servers thus we had to move everything. When I left on my trip the download server was not yet operational, so we hosted the files on SGs alternate servers. I was told the files would not be removed, I found out that the server was taken down 3 days into my trip even thoug I was promised at least two weeks. I can go into more details about who sent the e-mails who there is to blame, but I would like to say sorry to the fans. As of right now I am 90% sure soccered will not remian open. I am looking to give the site to an abitious webmaster who can run it, I will assist from time to time, But I feel let down by you all. Over the last year I have given so much of my time to you all and I get thanked by this. Those who e-mailed me you know who you are, thank your self for ending a site which gave something different to the community. Anyone that is interested in helping to run the site please e-mail me at bobmarley@soccered.com . I am sorry." So if you can help, be sure to mail Robert. Posted by Jakob | Have Your Shout | Saturday, August 25, 2001GameSpot Footy Gaming NewsBelow is news regarding Gamespot and Gamespot UK
Posted by Joe Friday, August 24, 2001Czech Super Patch v2.10 is hereLukas Svoboda has released version 2.10 of his excellent Czech Super Patch over at the MRA site for you.
It now features:
Check out the full patch details and download your copy of this new patch direct from the MRA site. Updated feature list for the USP 2001Over at the MRA site Michael has posted news of the latest features of his Ukrainian Super Patch 2001, which will be released on 29th August.
Posted by Dave | Have Your Shout | Thursday, August 23, 2001Great new Bernabeu G3 stadium from Fifamania.itRimo from the excellent Fifamania.it has sent us a preview of Giorgio Lunardon's latest creation - the Real Madrid Bernabeu Stadium in G3!
Check out the screenshot and then you can download this fantastic new stadium now over at Fifamania.it Wednesday, August 22, 2001Downloads TodayPlenty of downloads for you to download today, direct from the world of the Downloads Centre for your FIFA 2001 game:
  Juventus 2GK 01-02 Away & Lazio 01-02 Home We hope that will tide you over until our next downloads update. If you didn't find what you were looking for, crawl your way over to the Downloads Centre to search through the thousands of other downloads. The Downloads Man will return. Posted by Joe Football Week - Day 3It's midweek, "halftime" of GameSpot UK's Football Week. Halftime usually provides entertainment, and for the curious FIFA fan, it does. Today they have posted a new interview with FIFA producer Kerry Whalen. Plus new FIFA 2002 screenshots, adding on to their already huge FIFA 2002 photo gallery. Here is a small clip of the interview: "GSUK: What does reinventing mean? Is it a case of new gameplay or improved gameplay? KW: Easy to pick up, challenging to master is the mantra we've been chanting. It's reinvented because it's been redesigned right down to the core gameplay mechanic. The result is a fun yet deeper gameplay experience." If you are a true and loyal FIFA fan you can't miss this. Otherwise, this interview doesn't say much in regards to the game. I wasn't very impressed, as it seemed they were hiding all the true and hard facts. Even so, head over to GameSpot UK's Football Week: Day 3 and take a look. Posted by Joe Bug fix for Football League Patch 2001Chris from the very popular Football League Patch team has contacted the MRA site to inform you that there is now a bug fix for the FLP 2001. The problem involved the flags installation. The bug fix includes the flags.big file which was never included in the original patch.
You can now obtain this bug fix by visiting the the MRA site's Patches Database. Help needed with Great Update PatchLaurent "The Frenchie" has contacted us because he needs help from you.
He needs help from people who:
If you can help Laurent to create this excellent patch then please contact him by clicking here. IGGex Channel Selector has been releasedAriel Santarelli now brings you the beauty of his graphic patches in this simple to use program, the IGGex Channel Selector v1.0.
The Ariel Santarelli's IGGex Channel Selector includes:
Enjoy the beauty of the most spectacular graphic patches ever as Ariel Santarelli brings you this unique collection of 8 amazing graphic patches. Download it at www.fifaengland.com (English) or at www.fifala.com (Spanish). Tuesday, August 21, 2001Hurry and make your application for the Sweetpatch Online TournamentsToday is a landmark for the Sweetpatch MRA site as they open their online tournaments section. These high quality online tournaments which contain competitions for Fifa 99, Fifa 2000 and Fifa 2001 also come with substantial prizes:
This is a SUPERB incentive with over $1000 of prize money on offer! This prize money comes thanks to the sponsorship of these online tournaments by Casino-on-net. So hurry now to for these great tournaments whilst places remain by visiting the MRA site. Also, remember to visit the Online Tournament sponsors at Casino-on-net for the best Internet casino's available. Sweaty DownloadsIn this summer heat, not even downloads can avoid getting all sweaty. Especially not today, 'cause the Downloads Centre's air condition is out of order. You can see it very obviously on todays downloads. Just look at that poor Cannavaro face, sweat is floating from it’s armpits. Eugh! Well, let’s get the cool list on the field:
 Egyptian League Top Menu But there is a way YOU can avoid the heat. Buy ‘Soccer Gaming Cool Summer Drink®’ and your dreams will come true. Available in a store near you. Posted by Jakob Monday, August 20, 2001Updated features for Hungarian Super PatchOver at the MRA site they have the updated feature list for the Hedgehog's Hungarian Super Patch 2001/2002.
You can check out all the latest details on this patch at the MRA site and then visit Hedgehog's new homepage at http://hedgehogarts.freeweb.hu/. Soccer Gaming AwardsRemember these? You thought we'd forgotten about them right? Well think again, they're back and thanks to the new panel of Joe Lemon and Chris we've made the final cut. Each category has been cut down to only five with voting set to start in a matter of days. Make sure you check out the Soccer Gaming Awards 2001 Nominees and decide who you'll be voting for. Don't forget that everyone who visits a FIFA or soccer games related site is eligible for Personality Award or perhaps even the dreaded Red Card Award. Posted by Matt | Have Your Shout | Sunday, August 19, 2001Dandy DownloadsDandelion anyone? While I have been away pondering the meaning of life, Matt has been a good little sidekick and covered for me. Now I'm back and it's time to get right down to business:
 Roma Kit Package Joe's tip of the day: Speaking of dandelions. Okay, now grab a dandelion and rub it on the girl/boy of your choice, be careful for "coodies". If it's yellow when you rub it, he/she likes you! Ah, the memories. Have a swell day boys and girls, I'll be back tomorrow! Posted by Joe FifaCenter Grand Patch v1.0Over at the MRA site they have details from bEcKhAm_aLpEr of FifaCenter of their excellent new patch, the FifaCenter Grand Patch v1.0.
In the MRA site's Patches Database you can find a very full feature list with details of each item. The summary features for the FGP is as follows:
Check out the screenshots, visit the MRA site's Patches Database for the full rundown and then pay the lads a visit over at FifaCenter to download your copy of this patch. Exclusive Argentina SuperFaces Pack for IGGexAle from www.iggex.com has sent us details of their Exclusive Argentina SuperFaces Pack for IGGex.
The faces are excellent by excellent designers (check out the screenshot for proof) so I would recommend that you visit www.iggex.com and download your copy now. Referee Patch 2.00Sam Salek has sent us details of the next instalment of his excellent Referee Patch series.
In this version you will find:
You can download your copy of this direct from from the home of the Iran Patches. Saturday, August 18, 2001Multi Patch Mexico 2001If you are still keen on playing Fifa 99 (and we know there are a lot of you) then over at the MRA site we have been sent details from Fifa 99 Mexico of a new patch for Fifa 99 called Multi Patch Mexico 2001 (MPM2001).
You can grab your copy of this patch by visiting Fifa 99 Mexico and as always full details can be found in the MRA site's Patches Database. Swiss NLA 2001/2002 Patch has been releasedIf you are a fan of Swiss league football then we have just the Fifa 2001 news you have been waiting for. Domy has developed and released the very first Fifa 2001 patch for Switzerland on behalf of German FIFA 2001 Online.
All info, features, screenshots and download location can be found in the MRA site's Patches Database. Also, check out the great work of Stefan and the lads over at German FIFA 2001 Online. EPLFX Patch PreviewTo mark the launch of the English Premiership season today, over at Fifa England they have released the EPLFX Preview file for you to try and get a feel of what the final patch will be like.
So head straight over to the downloads section at Fifa England and get it now, you won't be disappointed. You can also find the full feature list of the EPLFX patch in the MRA site's Patches Database. Friday, August 17, 2001FIFA 2002 PC ScreenshotsWe've been lucky enough to get our hands on the first screeshots of an early version of FIFA 2002 for the PC. Check out a couple of them below.   The full collection of 25 shots are available at our FIFA 2002 preview site. Keeping in mind that these screenshots are only from an early version of FIFA 2002, what do you think of FIFA 2002 so far? Post your comments and mingle with hundreds of other FIFA fans at our FIFA 2002 Forum. Posted by Matt | Have Your Shout | What's Up In The Downloads CentreOver the past couple of days we've actually added 17 new files in our Downloads Centre. They include:
  Lille and Marseille kits Make sure you take a trip to the Downloads Centre and keep your copy of FIFA 2001 up to date. 17 new downloads not good enough for you? Well hang around for another 1-2 hours and we'll have 25 screenshots of the early PC version of FIFA 2002 for you to view. You can't afford to miss that! Posted by Matt Thursday, August 16, 2001Soccered - Help WantedWe received an email from Sam Jenkins at Soccered, telling us for the need of assistance: "Help Needed: We are currently looking for an Co Webmaster as I am very busy at the moment running Soccered I have been struggling to Keep the site updated regulaly so if you are interested visit Fifa Oceania and take a look at the join us page or email me at sam@soccered.com. The site is databased so it is really easy to do." So if you have a little time and your hands and would like to help out, email Sam as soon as possible! Posted by Joe News from the First NetworkThe First Network is celebrating the opening on their new Internet Service company (www.webmasterhost.co.uk) by offering a "E-Commerce" hosting package to a FIFA Site. The competition is open to all FIFA Fans, all you have to do is tell us why you/your site should get the free hosting, Tell us what you can offer FIFA fans that no other site can, etc. We will pick the best answer on September 5th with the winner winning free E-Commerce standard hosting from Webmaster Host through www.thefirstnetwork.com. Below is a full list of the prize inclusions:
To enter the competition visit the First Network. Posted by Joe Wednesday, August 15, 2001All Systems GoAfter an unscheduled outage earlier today we're back in action with all of our sites now fully functional. Posted by Matt Tuesday, August 14, 2001Downloads in Blue and White.Welcome to another fundemental downloads update! I'm just going to get us started here. Unfortunately we do not have any screenshots today, but I'm sure if you head over to the Downloads Centre and click on the download of your choice, you'll get the true screenshot:
Posted by Joe News from the world down under.The newest website for those "down-under", FIFAustralia, has sent us an update on their progress and latest news.
Posted by Joe Fifa Download World is openAfter 1.5 months of hard work Webmasters Joost and Serjosha are proud to introduce you the Fifa Download World. In co-operation with the MRA site's partner SoccergameZ they can now offer the fans another big site with lots of downloads. Why is this site one of the best websites of Europe? Check the MRA site for all the reasons why. So please check out these great new features over at the Fifa Download World.Posted by Dave | Have Your Shout | Monday, August 13, 2001FIFA 2002 PC Screenshots - Next Week?I was able to catch up with an EA rep yesterday evening who informed me that PC screenshots of FIFA 2002 are finally being taken and should be available for us all to see by sometime next week. According to EA, the PC screenshots are looking even better than the PS2 screenshots we currently have available over at our FIFA 2002 Preview website. Posted by Matt | Have Your Shout | More MRA Skins coming soonOver at the MRA site Shlomy Sharabani (S2) has sent us some excellent wallpapers which he is currently converting into MRA Skins for you. They can also be turned easily into Fifa 2001 menu backgrounds using the M2.
Posted by Dave | Have Your Shout | Fifa England patch newsOver at Fifa England they have nearly finished what is set to be one of the biggest releases of the year, the EPLFX. If you're familiar with it then I'm sure you can't wait but if you're not then here's what all the fuss is about.
It will use FifaFX and have every Premier league:
Posted by Dave | Have Your Shout | Sunday, August 12, 2001Bayern Munich History Patch for the 1996 seasonFlo from Fifa4Winners has sent us details of his great new patch for all fans of FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga and Champions League champions 2001, in case you didn't know) for the season of 1996.
It features:
No real Bayern fan (including myself) could miss this special download. You can download the patch from the Patches Database and please visit Fifa4Winners to check out all their latest news. Greetings from Mr. DownloadsHe's tapped us on the shoulder, once again. Speaking in his special Danish tongue, "Hej" he says. Welcome Mr. Downloads. Of course, this is just an analogy for another Downloads Centre update.
 Bayern Munich 2GK 01-02 Kit Now, until another day. It's time for Mr. Downloads to say farewell. Farewell old downloading chum, until next time. Maybe next time you can meet my other imaginary friend Gary. Posted by Joe Latest MRA NewsOver at the MRA site they have a couple of interesting articles for you today. If you would like to learn some new journalism skills or develop exiting ones then get over there and see what you could help with as they might just have the opportunity you have been dreaming of. Also they have a big tribute to a well known Fifa editor. Check out the MRA site and join in this tribute. As always we try and deliver new and interesting news at the MRA site. Pay us a visit today and let us know what you think. Posted by Dave | Have Your Shout | Saturday, August 11, 2001Premier League 2001-2002 PatchThe well travelled Gazza from the "new" FIFAustralia has released a new English Premier League 2001-2002 Patch. This patch has FEd2001 files for the newly promoted teams of Blackburn, Bolton and Fulham for the upcoming season. Featured in this patch are:
Posted by Dave | Have Your Shout | The "Dog Days" of DownloadsYes, it is hot as an egg on a frying pan and the air is as moist as a swimming pool. Wiping the sweat off your brow walking down the street, as the electric wires buzz overhead. Okay, so maybe your summers aren't like that. The point is, we are in the dead of summer, and we're feeling it a bit at the downloads, because today, we only have four downloads :
Posted by Joe The Jerseyland ReopensWe just got these words in from Robert @ Soccered: "The Jerseyland has reopened with a new design and new content. We have released this new design to help the site grow. Like before the site is going to be operated by FIFAcs.com and Soccered.com I will be the main webmaster and would like to be the first to welcome you to the fifa site of your dreams. If you need any help please contact me at Robert@soccered.com To kick off the new site we have released 20 new TEAMpackz. Teampackz are the new style of the jerseyland, it will be a .zip file with all the teams kits in it. Now you can download all the TEAMpackz at the England page. A reminder for all fans the jerseyland now offers, all the English TEAMpackz, As well as home and away kits for Spain, Germany, Holland , Belgium, and the MLS. All together that is over 250 kits never released before."  German Bundesliga Kits You can visit the Jerseyland here. Posted by Jakob | Have Your Shout | Friday, August 10, 2001Great Update PatchFurther to yesterday's news Laurent "The Frenchie" has sent the MRA site some screenshots from his new Great Update Patch.
Check out the 2 screenshots above of Lens displaying the great new kits plus the badges menu with new teams. Laurent is also looking for someone to help to tell him how to make a stadium for the patch. Can you help? If so contact him by clicking here. More news on this patch coming soon over at the MRA site.Posted by Dave | Have Your Shout | Downloads are FUNdementalDownloads increase your ability to, well, play FIFA 2001 longer. According to a recent survey conducted by Hoax University, 9 out of 10 people prefer downloads to uploads. Jakob Knudsen had only a few words to say, "I don't like the downloads". Well, well, what a predicament. Looks like the "Downloads Man" is the 1 out of 10. The truth is out - now it's time for your downloads from our Downloads Centre:
 Bayern Munich Classic Kit Jakob may be expressing his negative feelings, but I would like to note that me and the downloads go way back. There would never be a problem between the downloads and I! So with that assurance, I will end today's downloads chapter. Hey, maybe someday I'll write a book with all the download updates ever posted! You'd buy it, wouldn't you? Wouldn't YOU? Posted by Joe Thursday, August 9, 2001 |
