One of the biggest and most exciting days on the football calendar is here – the release of the new Fifa video game.

Since its release at midnight fans have been going through a swirl of emotions. Here are 10 of the stages many will have been experiencing on Fifa 16 Thursday.

First, it’s time to say goodbye to last year’s game:

If you’re pre-ordered the game it won’t be long before you’re fretting over why the postman hasn’t been already. WHERE IS HE?!

You’ll be puzzled why today wasn’t declared a bank holiday so everybody could be at home playing the game, exactly where they should be on such an important occasion:

Because if Fifa 16 Thursday had been declared a national holiday it would have saved the pain of having to be at work or deal with other distractions getting in the way:

While you wait to play you'll need to decide how much priority to give Fifa 16. It doesn't take long to work it out ...

It's important to make sure you're fully prepared for when you get the chance to play:

Once you get your hands on the game, you get VERY attached to it VERY quickly:

But then you start to question what the hell went wrong with the front cover this year:

Finally, the magic happens and it's GREAT:

You try not to overdo it, but many hours later the damage is done ...

And so begins another season of Fifa dedication. Bye bye friends, family, work, responsibilities - we'll meet again in about nine months' time. Maybe.