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{{Infobox video game
| title = FIFA 2001
| image = FIFA 2001.jpg
| caption = British and Irish PlayStation cover art featuring [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s [[Paul Scholes]]
| developer = [[EA Canada]]
| publisher = [[EA Sports]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[PlayStation 2]]
| released = '''Windows''', '''PlayStation'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|31 October 2000<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walker|first=Trey|date=31 October 2000|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fifa-2001-ships/1100-2648211/|title=FIFA 2001 Ships|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]]|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020328195623/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2648211,00.html|archive-date=28 March 2002|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=31 October 2000|title=Goal!|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/01/goal|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514150809/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/01/goal|archive-date=14 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>|EU|3 November 2000 <small>(PS)</small>|EU|10 November 2000<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bye|first=John "Gestalt"|date=6 October 2000|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/article-29382|title=Latest EA release dates|website=[[Eurogamer]]|publisher=[[Gamer Network]]|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514150809/https://www.eurogamer.net/article-29382|archive-date=14 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>}}'''PlayStation 2'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|24 November 2000|NA|28 November 2000<ref>{{Cite web|author=IGN staff|date=28 November 2000|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/29/fifa-2001-now-in-stores|title=FIFA 2001 Now in Stores|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514150809/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/29/fifa-2001-now-in-stores|archive-date=14 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| series = ''[[FIFA (video game series)|FIFA]]''
}}
'''''FIFA 2001''''' (known as '''''FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer''''' in North America and '''''FIFA 2001: World Championship''''' in Japan) is a [[Association football|football]] [[Simulation video game|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 (console)|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,<ref name=gi/> before it was delayed to 28 November. A [[Game Boy Color]] version was planned but cancelled.

== Reception ==
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|MC_PC = 85/100<ref name=mcpc>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer for PC Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=Fandom|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126060546/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer|archive-date=26 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC_PS = 85/100<ref name=mcps>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation|title=FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer for PlayStation Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204094513/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer|archive-date=4 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC_PS2 = 83/100<ref name=mcps2>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/fifa-2001r|title=FIFA 2001 for PlayStation 2 Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124072549/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/fifa-2001|archive-date=24 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Allgame_PC = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Norands|first=Alec|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=26102&tab=review|title=FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer (PC) - Review|website=[[AllGame]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116031857/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=26102&tab=review|archive-date=16 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Allgame_PS2 = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Semerad|first=Jay|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25093&tab=review|title=FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer (PS2) - Review|website=AllGame|publisher=All Media Network|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116032312/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25093&tab=review|archive-date=16 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|CNG_PC = 9/10<ref name=cng>{{Cite web|last=Rubenstein|first=Glenn|date=20 October 2000|url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0%2C6%2C0-4924%2C00.html|title=FIFA 2001 [Major League Soccer] (PC)|website=Gamecenter|publisher=[[CNET]]|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001027204031/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-4924,00.html|archive-date=27 October 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|CNG_PS = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ham|first=Tom|date=2 November 2000|url=http://gamecenter.com/Psx/Reviews/Fifa2k1/|title=FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer - PlayStation Review [Incomplete]|website=Gamecenter|publisher=CNET|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001204231200/http://gamecenter.com/Psx/Reviews/Fifa2k1/|archive-date=4 December 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|CGSP_PC = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abner|first=William|date=14 November 2000|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/030/149/fifa_review.html|title=FIFA 2001 [Major League Soccer]|website=[[Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]]|publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc.|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030911003024/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/030/149/fifa_review.html|archive-date=11 September 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|CGW_PC = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=O'Neal|first=William|url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_199.pdf|title=Can You Improve on Perfection? (''FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer'' Review)|magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=199|date=February 2001|page=105|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315030345/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_199.pdf|archive-date=15 March 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
|EGM_PS = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Leahy|first=Dan|url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_138_January_2001_U/page/n203/mode/2up|title=FIFA 2001 [Major League Soccer] (PS)|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=138|date=January 2001|page=205|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref>
|EGM_PS2 = 8.83/10<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Leahy|first1=Dan|last2=Kujawa|first2=Kraig|last3=Davison|first3=John|url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_138_January_2001_U/page/n207/mode/2up|title=FIFA 2001 (PS2)|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=138|date=January 2001|page=208|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010126025200/http://www.zdnet.com/egm/stories/main/0,11589,2658683,00.html|archive-date=26 January 2001|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Three critics of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 9/10, 8/10, and 9.5/10.}}
|EuroG_PC = 8/10<ref name=eurog>{{Cite web|last=Ellis|first=Keith "DNM"|date=5 December 2000|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-fifa2001|title=FIFA 2001 (PC, PS)|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010329232928/https://www.eurogamer.net/content/r_fifa2001|archive-date=29 March 2001|url-status=live}}</ref>
|EuroG_PS = 7/10<ref name=eurog/>
|Fam_PS2 = 30/40<ref name=fam>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9406&redirect=no|title=FIFA2001 ワールドチャンピオンシップ (PS2)|language=ja|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|publisher=[[Enterbrain]]|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715032517/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9406&redirect=no|archive-date=15 July 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
|GI_PS = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Anderson|first=Paul|title=FIFA 2001 [Major League Soccer] (PS)|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=FuncoLand|issue=92|date=December 2000|page=111}}</ref>
|GI_PS2 = 8/10<ref name=gi>{{Cite magazine|last=Anderson|first=Paul|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200012/R03.0807.1145.51427.htm|title=FIFA 2001 (PS2) [score mislabeled as "7"]|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|publisher=[[FuncoLand]]|issue=92|date=December 2000|page=98|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050224050705/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200012/R03.0807.1145.51427.htm|archive-date=24 February 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|GSpot_PC = 9/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goble|first=Gord|date=31 October 2000|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer-review/1900-2647901/|title=FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer Review (PC)|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=Fandom|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001203161400/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2647901,00.html|archive-date=3 December 2000|url-status=live}}</ref>
|GSpot_PS = 8.3/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stahl|first=Ben|date=22 November 2000|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-2001-review/1900-2657328/|title=FIFA 2001 Review (PS)|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010129053800/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2657328,00.html|archive-date=29 January 2001|url-status=live}}</ref>
|GSpot_PS2 = 9/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stahl|first=Ben|date=6 December 2000|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fifa-2001-review/1900-2583873/|title=FIFA 2001 Review (PS2)|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010208095901/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2583873,00.html|archive-date=8 February 2001|url-status=live}}</ref>
|GSpy_PS2 = 91%<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hiscock|first=Josh|date=27 December 2000|url=http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/dec00/fifa2001/|title=FIFA 2001 MLS Review|website=[[GameSpy|PlanetPS2]]|publisher=GameSpy Industries|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010215025726/http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/dec00/fifa2001/|archive-date=15 February 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|GameZone_PC = 9/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jason|date=11 December 2000|url=http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15371.htm|title=FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer Review - PC|website=GameZone|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001235832/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15371.htm|archive-date=1 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|GameZone_PS = 8.5/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lafferty|first=Michael|date=15 January 2001|url=http://psx.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15371.htm|title=FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer Review - PlayStation|website=GameZone|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112134505/http://psx.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15371.htm|archive-date=12 January 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|IGN_PC = 8.8/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adams|first=Dan|date=23 October 2000|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/24/fifa-2001|title=FIFA 2001 (PC)|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125073645/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/24/fifa-2001|archive-date=25 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|IGN_PS = 9.2/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perry|first=Douglass C.|date=5 December 2000|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/06/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer|title=FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer (PS)|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125073728/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/06/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer|archive-date=25 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|IGN_PS2 = 9/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perry|first=Douglass C.|date=28 November 2000|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/29/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer-2|title=FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer [sic]|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125073625/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/29/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer-2|archive-date=25 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|OPM_PS = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Davison|first=John|url=https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-39-december-2000/page/170/mode/2up|title=FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer (PS)|magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=39|date=December 2000|page=171|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref>
|OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Zuniga|first=Todd|url=https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-39-december-2000/page/158/mode/2up|title=FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer (PS2)|magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=39|date=December 2000|page=158|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124041500/http://www.zdnet.com/opm/stories/main/0,11891,2646667,00.html|archive-date=24 January 2001|url-status=live}}</ref>
|PCGUS_PC = 80%<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Smith|first=Rob|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/fifa_2001_major.html|title=FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer|magazine=[[PC Gamer]]|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|volume=8|issue=2|date=February 2001|page=71|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315140035/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/fifa_2001_major.html|archive-date=15 March 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev1 = ''[[Playboy]]''
|rev1_PS2 = 90%<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Saltzman|first=Marc|date=20 February 2001|url=http://www.playboy.com/sports/games/fifa/index.html|title=FIFA 2001 (PS2)|magazine=[[Playboy]]|publisher=[[PLBY Group]]|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020310075403/http://www.playboy.com/sports/games/fifa/index.html|archive-date=10 March 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

The game received "favourable" reviews on all platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=mcpc/><ref name=mcps/><ref name=mcps2/> ''[[CNET|CNET Gamecenter]]'' gave the PC version a favourable review, a week-and-a-half before its U.S. release date.<ref name=cng/> In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported and published by [[Square (video game company)#Publishing and subsidiaries|Electronic Arts Square]] under the name {{nihongo|'''''FIFA 2001: World Championship'''''|FIFA2001 ワールドチャンピオンシップ|FIFA 2001 Wārudo Chanpionshippu}} on 7 December 2000, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 30 out of 40.<ref name=fam/>

Dr. Zombie of ''[[GamePro]]'' said of the PlayStation version, "Even though ''FIFA 2001'' is also slated for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation owners won't miss out-the gameplay and features should remain the same, as does the high Fun Factor. Once again, EA Sports scores with ''FIFA 2001''!"<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Dr. Zombie|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/61/GamePro_US_147.pdf|title=FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer (PS)|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|issue=147|date=December 2000|page=172|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041216024551/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/7431.shtml|archive-date=16 December 2004|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the PlayStation version all perfect fives each for graphics, sound, control, and fun factor.}} Air Hendrix said that the PlayStation 2 version "delivers a fine performance. It's not the instant classic that some of EA's other titles are, but if you're a fan of the world's most popular sport, you'll be glued to the controller."<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Air Hendrix|url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/7401.shtml|title=FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer (PS2)|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG|issue=147|date=December 2000|page=170|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050322135151/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/7401.shtml|archive-date=22 March 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the PlayStation 2 version three 4.5/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 4/5 for sound.}} ''[[X-Play|Extended Play]]'' gave the same PS2 version four stars out of five, saying, "'FIFA 2001 Major League Soccer' for the PS2 is deep, fast, and instantly playable. It is by far the most realistic and best-looking soccer game ever -- and, to top it off, the most fun. This is something we've grown accustomed to with EA Sports. The PlayStation2{{sic}} is perfect for capturing the massive scope of this worldwide sport."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shkloven|first=Emmett|date=22 February 2001|url=http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0%2C23008%2C3311688%2C00.html|title=FIFA 2001 (PS2)|website=[[X-Play|Extended Play]]|publisher=[[TechTV]]|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010418020655/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,23008,3311688,00.html|archive-date=18 April 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The PC version was a finalist for the "Sports" award at ''[[Computer Gaming World]]''{{'}}s 2001 Premier Awards, which went to ''[[Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=CGW staff|url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_201.pdf|title=The 2001 Premier Awards: Games of the Year (Sports)|magazine=Computer Gaming World|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=201|date=April 2001|page=77|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405103335/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_201.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The same PC version was nominated for the Sports Game of the Year award at the ''CNET Gamecenter'' Computer Game Awards for 2000, which went to ''[[NHL 2001]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Gamecenter staff|date=25 January 2001|url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Awards2k/ss02.html|title=The Gamecenter Computer Game Awards for 2000! (Sports Game of the Year Nominees)|website=Gamecenter|publisher=CNET|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010203182400/http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Awards2k/ss02.html|archive-date=3 February 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref> Said PC version won the award for "Sports Game of the Year" at ''[[GameSpot]]''{{'}}s Best and Worst of 2000 Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|author=GameSpot staff|year=2001|url=http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/features/pc/bestof_2000/p3_16.html|title=Best and Worst of 2000 (Sports Game of the Year)|website=GameSpot|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010302105850/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/features/pc/bestof_2000/p3_16.html|archive-date=March 2, 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref> The PlayStation 2 version was also nominated for the "Best Sports Game (Traditional)" award, which went to ''[[NFL 2K1]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|author=GameSpot staff|year=2001|url=http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p4_12.html|title=Best and Worst of 2000: Video Games (Best Sports Game (Traditional) Runners-Up)|website=GameSpot|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010219022301/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2000/p4_12.html|archive-date=19 February 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]]' [[4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]], the PC version won the "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Sports Game of the Year|PC Sports]]" award, which it shared with ''[[Motocross Madness 2]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/pcsports.html|title=Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: PC Sports Game of the Year|website=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=15 July 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010419003137/http://www.interactive.org/awards/pcsports.html|archive-date=19 April 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was a finalist for "PC Game of the Year" and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]", which ultimately lost both to ''[[Diablo II]]'';<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/pcgameyear.html|title=Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: PC Game of the Year|website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020210224905/http://www.interactive.org/awards/pcgameyear.html|archive-date=10 February 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref> it was also a nominee for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement|Visual Engineering]]", which ultimately went to ''[[SSX (2000 video game)|SSX]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/visual.html|title=Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards: Outstanding Visual Engineering|website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010419003224/http://www.interactive.org/awards/visual.html|archive-date=19 April 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The PlayStation version received a "Gold" sales award from the [[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3943|title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold|website=[[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319031650/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3943|archive-date=19 March 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 200,000 units in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caoili|first=Eric|date=26 November 2008|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/elspa-i-wii-fit-mario-kart-i-reach-diamond-status-in-uk|title=ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK|website=[[Game Developer (website)|Game Developer]]|publisher=[[Informa]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php|archive-date=18 September 2017|url-status=live|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref>

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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{moby game|id=/2547/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer/|name=''FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer'' (PC, PlayStation 2)}}
*{{moby game|id=/79163/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer/|name=''FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer'' (PlayStation)}}

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