We are satisfied with the progress of work at this point of time. However, we have backups. Currently, we are focusing on getting these six venues right and make them fully compliant. Goa, Kochi, Guwahati, Kolkata are football hubs. If something happens along the line, there are states more than capable of getting their facilities ready," Ceppi told TOI on Wednesday. Still, despite the fact that my crowning achievement in the franchise was briefly leading Alsville Rovers (yes, really) to an extremely brief period in Division Two in Ultimate Team, when all the good players were distracted by World Cup Mode, I remain unlikely to be able to resist its charms when FIFA 17 arrives in eight months' time.

Jorge Campos isn't the only Mexican we'd like to see added to FIFA 17's legends. We've also made way for his fictitious inhaler-wielding countryman, who won cinema-goers over with his knack of scoring important goals for Newcastle in 2005 film, Goal. We're 100 percent sure that if Beckham was even a possibility for inclusion in FIFA Ultimate Team, it would have been done already, but you can’t fault us for asking. No doubt there’s an astronomical price tag attached to any Beckham licenses, but he certainly deserves a place in any legends conversation and his record speaks for itself.

He's won league titles in four different countries – including six Premier League titles – alongside numerous other awards. And of course, he's still one of the greatest free kick takers of all time. Who wouldn't want Beckham in their FUT team? Whether or not EA intended it to be public knowledge, one thing we know for certain about FIFA 17 is that it'll come with an increased roster of women's teams. Last year saw FIFA tentatively dip its toe into the increasingly popular women's game, with a mini tournament featuring national squads - England taking on the likes of the USA, Germany, France, Japan and a few others. It would appear this year, the roster is set to get something of a boost.

Although he becomes a bit of a prick after leaving Newcastle for Real Madrid in Goal II, the idea of fielding a young Santiago in our FIFA team, before his mind is muddied by life in Madrid, is an exciting one. Now, we suspect there are reasons why Maradona hasn't already been included in FIFA Ultimate Team, and those reasons are likely to keep him out again, but we'd love to see the little Argentinian grace a pitch once more. Not only would it reignite the age old discussion over who is the greatest footballer of all time (although we expect EA would keep Pele as the highest rated player, after all, he's in their adverts), but the chance to have Pele, Maradona and Messi in the same team is just too good to pass up. Plus, you could turn handballs off for the complete Maradona experience.

A matter of weeks after most of them got FIFA 16 for Christmas, and they're already busily filling internet message boards with excited messages about what they're hoping for from the *next* version of the game. To bring a little more excitement into the game with extra teams. We all love to play from the big team side, and FIFA has done a great job in introducing such champion teams, they have featured almost all the best teams of football, but they have left several small teams. Sometimes it feels good to play from the small team side against a champion. It bestows a different challenging feeling.

EA can add new reserves teams in FIFA 17 for extra enthusiasm. This will be unique attribution and will provide more challenging opportunities. In the last couple of weeks, potential additions to the game's list of 'legends' has been a popular theme, thanks largely to a tweet from Thierry Henry. TOI has learnt that Ahemdabad, Chennai, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram could be the possible replacement venues in case any provisional venue fails to meet the deadline.