Here's my list of EA Sports games for PS2, so if anyone wants to set up a match sometime, let me know.

FIFA Soccer 2005
NHL 2005
NBA Live 2005
NCAA March Madness 2005
Madden NFL 2005 Collector's Edition
NCAA Football 2005
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
NASCAR 2005: Chase For The Cup
UEFA Euro 2004
FIFA Soccer 2004
NHL 2004
MVP Baseball 2004
NBA Live 2004
NCAA March Madness 2004
Madden NFL 2004
NCAA Football 2004
Rugby 2004
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
NASCAR Thunder 2004
Fight Night 2004

I've got Madden 2004, but I think i've only played it about 2 hours total since I bought it, and never online.

FIFA 2005 over here. But the likelihood of me playing online is immensely small, due to effort.

I got Madden 2004 and I play it occasionaly,but I never use the online since some people like to cheat and act stupid when you play them.

Buy Pro Evolution Soccer (any iteration) and discover a soccer game with real gameplay and not the make-you-feel good, skill-less stuff of EA games.

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Have you even played FIFA or any other EA Sports game since 2004? The use of both analog sticks to control player movements is a masterpiece and it does require skill. It's not about pressing any button as fast as you can anymore. Different players have different skill moves. Use a good player and the moves are easier to perform. Use a bad player, and you'll have to be near-perfect to achieve them. I can't say anything about Pro Evolution Soccer because I haven't played it, but I know FIFA and I know you need to practice to be able to compete out there. The jump EA made from 2003 to 2004 and 2005 is huge. Anyone that was good at a 2003 game had to practically start from scratch in 2004.

FIFA: Left analog stick controls a player's movements, right analog stick controls skill moves.

NHL: Left analog stick controls a player's movements, right analog stick controls stick movement.

NBA Live: Left analog stick controls a player's movements, right analog stick controls skill moves (freestyle controls).

Madden NFL: Left analog stick controls a player's movements, right analog stick controls hits.

Fight Night: Left analog stick controls a player's movements, right analog stick controls punches (you actually have to make the shape of a punch to execute it.) For example, an upper-cut is down and 180 degrees upwards, left or right depending on which hand you wanna use.)

Etc.

For most of these games, the D-Pad is used to select team formations and strategies on the fly.