FIFA 2001

FIFA 2001
British and Irish PlayStation cover art featuring Manchester United's Paul Scholes
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesFIFA
Platform(s)Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
ReleaseWindows, PlayStation
PlayStation 2
  • EU: 24 November 2000
  • NA: 28 November 2000[4]
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

FIFA 2001 (known as FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer in North America and FIFA 2001: World Championship in Japan) is a football simulation video game and the sequel to FIFA 2000. It was succeeded by FIFA Football 2002. It features Paul Scholes on the UK cover and Ben Olsen on the North American cover. The game's Spanish cover features Gaizka Mendieta on it. It was released on 31 October 2000 for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation, and on 24 November 2000 for PlayStation 2 as a launch title in Europe. The PlayStation 2 version was originally slated for release in the U.S. on 7 November,[5] before it was delayed to 28 November. A Game Boy Color version was planned but cancelled.

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  4. ^ IGN staff (28 November 2000). "FIFA 2001 Now in Stores". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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