There's one thing that's more important than anything else when it comes to playing games online: There has to be someone else to play against. So the news that more than a million Brits have picked up FIFA 09 is very good indeed.

That's one copy for every 60 people! Blimey.

Of course, FIFA 08 shifted a million, too. The difference here is that FIFA 09 reached the same number in just five weeks - a full month faster than last year. That makes FIFA 09 the most successful game in the series' long history.

All the better, then, for FIFA 09's big new online modes. And there's at least a couple of places you can go to really get the most out of all that good stuff.

If you don' know about them already, let me take this opportunity to forward you onto a couple of the Internet's very best and most popular FIFA community sites.

www.fifasoccerblog.com

www.sweetpatch.tv

With any luck we'll have much more in the way of updates from the sites' respective captains over time. For now, though, check them both out for all the latest news, fan videos, independent leagues and competitions, plus lots of cool things in the way of bolt-ons for your FIFA PC experience.