The Women’s World Cup is just around the corner, with the 32 competing teams making their final preparations as they get ready to fly to Australia and New Zealand. To celebrate the tournament, EA Sports have released a Women’s World Cup update on FIFA 23. GiveMeSport runs through everything you need to know about the wide range of new women’s football content now available.

Tomorrow, the much-anticipated World Cup mode will go live on FIFA 23 as part of over a month’s worth of content planned by EA for the biggest sporting spectacle in the world.In preparation for release, EA have been hitting us right in the nostalgia with a fan-led vote as to the greatest FIFA songs of all time.For the last week, fans have been streaming their favourite FIFA classics on Spotify with the 100 most streamed songs being added to the EA ‘Ultimate FIFA Soundtrack’.This playlist is now available on Spotify and features songs all the way from FIFA 98 to 23.To say the playlist is anything but iconic would be an understatement, with fan favourites such as Blur-Song 2, MGMT-Kids, Avicii-The Nights and Glass Animals-Heatwaves all making an appearance.Regardless of when you played FIFA, or even if you have never played at all, this soundtrack has something for you!In addition to the Spotify soundtrack, the 40 most listened to songs will be added to FIFA 23 itself as part of the World Cup mode so you can experience all of that World Cup hype with some of your favourites playing in the background.

eSports’ youngest wizard in RB Leipzig pro Anders Vejrgang is already off to a flier at the beginning of the FIFA 23 season.The Danish international is determined to smash his way onto the Global Series, a competition which he hasn’t been able to participate in due to his age in previous years.Now that he is 16 years old, Leipzig’s star FIFA player can finally register himself to the massive tournament and will surely find the mark in it.

Two videos showing FIFA 23’s latest corner tactic and glitch have emerged on Twitter and unsurprisingly they have since gone viral.User @BPM_Animal regularly posts FIFA-related content, and now he has added two corner tutorials which show players exactly how they can score from corners, both directly and indirectly.The first video gives instructions on how to score directly from a corner “if your opponent moves their keeper."

There aren’t many video games that evoke such emotion as FIFA does. From elation to rage, relief to pure frustration, the franchise never has been for the faint-hearted.One way, in recent years, to really wind up an opponent is through the celebrations. To put it simply, the days of your bog-standard Alan Shearer raised arm or high-fiving a teammate are behind us.Whether it be Kylian Mbappe crossing his arms with a smug look on his face or the cellphone ringing celebration made famous by the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Antoine Griezmann, celebrations in modern day football are becoming more and more iconic, and because of this, they are being introduced into video games such as FIFA 23.On top of the two aforementioned celebrations, there is also the shush and the cry baby, which are destined to make one’s blood boil.

It is fair to say that FIFA 23, the final instalment of the franchise, has had a mixed reception.While critics wrote mainly positive reviews, averaging 77, the game was savaged by users on Metacritic after the opening weekend, averaging a score of just 2.3.Many were complaining that the games appeared to be scripted, while presentation, gameplay and difficulty levels also came under fire.Over the last week there have been many comments and videos on social media talking about free-kicks. Many videos are claiming to be tutorials on free-kick technique, with some proclaiming that “free-kicks have never been so easy.”The system for free-kicks has changed. As opposed to the old system, where you would aim a singular circle to a spot and then add spin in the run-up, the new system is based around a predictive line, and lets you be far more specific with your spin type.

Every single year, the FIFA player ratings cause a stir on social media.EA Sports put their neck on the line each time and try to please everyone, but ultimately it's an impossible task.That being said, the creators of football gaming's most famous franchise don't exactly help themselves.Each time a new edition of FIFA is released, there are some player ratings that leave you scratching your head and thinking: "How on earth did they come up with that then?!"The recently-released FIFA 23 is no different and we've cherry-picked 11 ratings that we still cannot get our heads around.Obviously, this is strictly our opinion and not everyone is going to agree with all of our choices (if any at all).So without further ado, here are 11 FIFA 23 ratings we think are quite a way off the mark...

The French commentator on FIFA 23 has been left very clearly marvelled following a Lionel Messi goal as he passionately eulogises the name of the PSG forward in a clip that has been shared online.The gaming company EA Sports will officially release the highly popular console game FIFA 23 on September 30, but the Ultimate Edition has been available since September 27 for gamers who pre-ordered it.The new video game marks the final collaboration between the tech giants EA Sports and FIFA as the two parties are set to part ways after nearly three decades of a successful partnership.In a match between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool played on FIFA 23, the French commentator was seen to be vigorously chanting the name of the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner after he gave PSG the lead 20 minutes into the contest.In his words, he appraised the 34-year-old winger, singing his name repeatedly: “Messi! Messi!! Messi!!!”

With the release of FIFA 23 just around the corner, EA Sports have been slowly releasing players’ ratings for the latest edition of the popular franchise.As always, the ratings have sparked fiery debate among football fans. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have received downgrades, Karim Benzema and Kevin De Bruyne are among the five highest-rated – it has truly been a controversial ratings release.There are still some ratings yet to be released, and they are surely among the most eagerly-awaited.The anticipation started in July, when EA Sports announced women’s club teams would be added to FIFA for the first time ever.Teams from the Women’s Super League in England, including Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United, and teams from Division 1 Féminine in France, including Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon, will be available on the game.This means star players such as Vivianne Miedema, Sam Kerr, Wendie Renard, Ada Hegerberg and Marie-Antoinette Katoto will be given the full FIFA treatment, receiving their very own ratings.There’s more to the inclusion of women’s teams on FIFA 23 than ratings, however. GiveMeSport Women explains just why it’s so significant to have female footballers on the iconic game.

The Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo debate doesn’t seem like it will ever end. They are undoubtedly among the best footballers to ever do it, to many they are the two best of all time. There’s no real way to tell who is better, but ever since the debate started, the majority of fans choose their side of the argument and back it to the hill.As a whole, Messi averages a goal every 104 minutes in his career, whereas Ronaldo averages 112 minutes per goal, despite the Portuguese scoring more goals in his career. When you add assists into the mix too, Messi averages a goal contribution every 73 minutes and for Ronaldo it’s 88 minutes per goal or assist.

In a historic move, EA Sports have added women’s club teams to FIFA for the first time ever.Gamers will be able to choose between teams from the Women’s Super League in England and the Division 1 Féminine in France.There are 12 teams in the WSL, including Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.The D1 Féminine features Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon, Montpellier and Paris FC.This will give gamers the opportunity to play as stars such as Vivianne Miedema, Sam Kerr, Wendie Renard, Ada Hegerberg and Marie-Antoinette Katoto.The 2023 Women’s World Cup, set to be held in Australia and New Zealand, will be another feature added to FIFA 23.This announcement has been made just days after Sam Kerr was unveiled as the cover star for the game, alongside PSG star Kylian Mbappe.It is the first time a women’s football player has appeared on a global FIFA cover, although Steph Catley and Alex Morgan featured on the respective covers of the Australian and US editions in 2016.Kerr has truly established herself as one of the best in women’s football, earning her second successive Golden Boot in the Women’s Super League last season.In fact, she is the only player to win the Golden Boot in three different leagues – the NWSL, the W-League and the WSL.The 28-year-old is also a star for her country, with many of her 110 appearances for Australia coming over three World Cups and two Olympic Games.The latest updates from EA Sports are a sign of the publisher’s efforts to increase female representation in their flagship football video game.“I’m delighted that the Barclays Women’s Super League will be one of the first women’s club competitions to feature in EA SPORTS FIFA 23, with the franchise historically having one of the largest and most engaged gaming communities in the world,” said Navin Singh, The FA’s Commercial Director. “The added visibility a global brand like EA SPORTS will provide for our league, teams and players cannot be underestimated. "This very much supports our ambition to accelerate the growth of the women’s game in England, and highlights our commitment to open up the Barclays Women’s Super League, and make it even more accessible, to new audiences around the globe."Francois Vasseur, Marketing Director of the French Football Federation, added: "This partnership between D1 Arkema and EA SPORTS is excellent news for the league, the clubs, the players, but also for the fans who, starting this year, will be able to discover their favourite players and participate in exclusive activations. "It represents a huge step for D1 Arkema as a leading league with a worldwide following."