Sergio Aguero removed from FIFA 22 by EA Sports immediately following retirement

Sergio Aguero has been removed from FIFA 22 by EA Sports, just hours after the Argentinian confirmed his retirement from football.

Aguero confirmed via a press conference on Thursday, December 16, 2021, that he is retiring from professional football immediately, following advice from the club's medical staff. EA Sports subsequently released a FIFA 22 player database update, sometimes referred to as a server update, on the same day, which removed the former striker from most of the games modes in FIFA 22.

"I have decided to stop playing professional football, it is a very difficult moment," announced Aguero on Thursday.

"The decision I have made, I have taken it for my health, because of the problem I had a month and a half ago.

"I was in the hands of the medical staff and they told me the best thing would be to stop playing. So 10 days ago I made that decision, I want to tell everyone I did everything possible to have some hope but there wasn't much.

"I am very proud of the career I have had, I have always dreamt of playing football."

The 33-year-old had an overall rating of 87 on FIFA 22, with some outstanding attributes, including 93 finishing, 91 composure, 91 positioning, 90 balance, 90 shot power, 89 reactions, 88 ball control and 86 dribbling.

The Argentine also had four-star weak foot and four-star skill moves, with a high/medium work rate. Following the latest FIFA 22 server update, which was launched on Thursday, December 16, 2021, Aguero won't feature in Career Mode, Kick-Off, Online Seasons, Online Friendlies and more game modes.

However, at the time of writing, Aguero hasn't yet been removed from the FIFA 22 Ultimate Team game mode, and his 87 rated FUT 22 player item is still available on the FUT 22 transfer market, which is priced at around 18,000 coins on PlayStation, Xbox and PC.

Some fans have also been calling for Aguero to be awarded an upgraded special item in the FIFA 22 Ultimate Team game mode, called an End of an Era player item, to commemorate the former striker's magnificent career.

But Aguero was actually awarded an End of an Era player item in April 2021 during FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, which was available to obtain through a Squad Building Objective, as it was becoming clear that the former City player was set to leave England for pastures new.

As such, EA Sports may even release a special FUT Heroes or even FUT Icon card in the future for Aguero, such was his footballing impact in Argentina, England and Spain. But, this has yet to be confirmed.

Aguero was never awarded a 90-rated base FUT item on any FIFA title, with 89 being the highest-rated base item he received. You can check out Aguero's remarkable FIFA rating journey here, with the former FC Barcelona striker being on every FIFA title from FIFA 07 to FIFA 22.

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