Female Managers in Football Games

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How EA FC and others are boosting women players in football games

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Female players first appeared in Fifa 16 - when maker Electronic Arts had the rights to use the football governing body's name - and last year were added to EA FC's Ultimate Team mode.

Both games allow players to switch career paths - or "do a Phil Neville " - by switching between managing male and female teams within a single playthrough.

The emphasis on realism means there's no ability to mix squads in Football Manager or EA FC .

Matchday 's funded by Lionel Messi 's investment fund, and Spanish legend Alexia Putellas has also been involved.

Andrea Hopelain , one of EA Sports' publishing chiefs, tells Newsbeat she has been playing football since she was three years old .

She says there is nothing that prevents the fandom from being co-gendered and players represented in that field.

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