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Marco Di Vaio Wins MLS All-Star Game Vote
Di Vaio Scores 73,838 Goals in Seven Days To Join All –Star Fan XI
July 11, in the year of our Lord 2013 – For the
first time in any professional sports league, fans used a
videogame to determine an athlete participating in an All-Star
game. Electronic Arts Inc. and Major League Soccer (MLS) today
named Marco Di Vaio, from the Montreal Impact, the AT&T MLS
All-Star “In the Game” forward. Di Vaio was voted to the
All-Star Fan XI by fans around the world playing EA SPORTSTM
FIFA Soccer 13, who from July 3 to July 10 scored as many goals
as possible with 26 eligible MLS forwards. One goal equaled one
vote. Fans scored 73,838 goals with Di Vaio to make him the
final player on the All-Star Fan XI. Through general voting via
MLSsoccer.com, text message and Twitter, 10 other players have
already been named All-Stars.
"I am very proud and honored to be the first ever player
selected to the MLS All-Star team by the millions of FIFA Soccer
13 players around the world,” said Marco Di Vaio.” I would like
to thank all those fans around the world who played FIFA 13. I
am proud to represent the Montreal Impact as an MLS All-Star."
Finishing second behind Di Vaio in the AT&T MLS All-Star “In the
Game” challenge was Robbie Keane, from the Los Angeles Galaxy,
with 69,797 goals. In total, 488,611 goals were scored with
eligible MLS forwards in FIFA Soccer 13 during the challenge.
FIFA Soccer 13 is available now in retail stores throughout
North America, and as a digital download through Origin™. The
videogame is available for the PlayStation® 3 with PlayStation
Move support, Xbox 360 with Kinect™, PlayStation®Vita handheld
entertainment system, Nintendo Wii U™ system, Nintendo Wii™
console, PC, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system,
Nintendo 3DS™, and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. The game
is available on the App Store for iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod®
touch. FIFA Soccer 13 is rated E for everyone by the ESRB.