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Eleven FIFA songs you didn't know were by these famous artists...

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The release of the latest FIFA video game is many football fans’ highlight of the year. Every late September, avid gamers wait in anticipation to play the new release – and test out all its new features. But there’s one thing that keeps the series ticking over anything else – and it wouldn’t be the same without it. The soundtrack is the unsung hero of the football-simulator titles – and every year it throws up tunes ranging from Brazilian dance-funk to German industrial rock. There’s a problem though. The number of songs on the soundtracks usually ranges around thirty-forty, meaning many of the best songs can get swept under the rug. These songs will pass you by and you’ll never actually find out the artist or even the name of the track. But what’ll surprise many is that, while there’s always songs on the game that seemingly come from the depths of Antarctica, there’s many songs that are actually by bands who we see all over the news, all the time. The producers at FIFA ...
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