EA Sports FC Officially Announced, Will Replace FIFA Branding in 2023

EA Sports FC

After months of speculation, Electronic Arts finally came out and confirmed EA Sports FC, the publisher’s replacement for their longtime FIFA branding, set to debut in 2023. That said, the publisher also stated that fans should still look out for a new FIFA coming later this fall, which EA promises to be the “greatest, most expansive” yet.

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson had this to say on the creation of EA Sports FC:

“Our vision for EA SPORTS FC is to create the largest and most impactful football club in the world, at the epicenter of football fandom. For nearly 30 years, we’ve been building the world’s biggest football community – with hundreds of millions of players, thousands of athlete partners, and hundreds of leagues, federations, and teams.  EA SPORTS FC will be the club for every one of them, and for football fans everywhere.”

“We’re thankful for our many years of great partnership with FIFA.  The future of global football is very bright, and fandom around the world has never been stronger.  We have an incredible opportunity to put EA SPORTS FC at the heart of the sport, and to bring even more innovative and authentic experiences to the growing football audience.”

Here are some more details on the future of EA and football games:

EA SPORTS FC brings the strength of more than 300 individual licensed partners, giving players access to more than 19,000 athletes across 700 teams, in 100 stadiums and over 30 leagues around the world. Through EA SPORTS FC, EA will further grow the reach and power of its football licensing portfolio by retaining and expanding the licensed football content, scaling to new experiences, and increasing access through more platforms.  EA will also build on a foundation of inclusivity and innovate in new areas around both women’s and grassroots football for the global community.

The introduction of EA SPORTS FC will not impact any current EA SPORTS global football games, and EA and FIFA are excited to deliver the greatest, most expansive EA SPORTS™ FIFA ever later this fall. Our final FIFA product will also include more game modes, features, teams, leagues, players, and competitions than any previous edition. Fans will be able to experience these innovations across the full EA SPORTS FIFA ecosystem including FIFA Mobile, FIFA Online 4, and eSports.

Here are some of the confirmed partners for EA Sports FIFA once it debuts next year:

  • UEFA Champions League
  • UEFA Europa League
  • CONMEBOL Libertadores
  • Premier League
  • Bundesliga
  • LaLiga
  • Serie A
  • MLS
  • and more

EA Sports FC is set to launch sometime in 2023, with the publisher stating that more information will debut in the summer of that year.

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