EA Sports FC: Everything we know so far

There is a lot of excitement ahead for the new football game after the end of Electronic Arts’ agreement with FIFA.

FIFA 23 was the last video game in the long-running franchise of FIFA football games by Electronic Arts. Post the ending of their agreement with FIFA due to contractual differences, the video game publisher is going to release their own line of football games. The company recently unveiled a glimpse of their upcoming game, EA Sports FC.

“This is where the story of EA SPORTS FC begins. We’re building on 30 years of leadership and history creating experiences that bring the global football community together, and continuing to take it into a fan-first future,” said Nick Wlodyka of EA Sports FC.

While FIFA on the other hand is set to create its own football game, it is going to face stiff competition from EA who have a history of delivering sensational experiences for their millions of users worldwide. Here is what we know about EA Sports FC:

What is EA Sports FC?

In simpler terms, it is what FIFA 24 would have been if EA and FIFA had agreed to new terms of the partnership. It is a replacement for FIFA 24 and the successor to FIFA 23 since EA is the developer for both of them. 

In a recent tweet, EA announced that more information regarding the game will be revealed in July 2023.

https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1644009002068484096?s=20

Which leagues are part of EA Sports FC?

A statement on the EA website reads, “Fans will experience unrivalled authenticity with access to more than 19,000 fully licensed players, 700 teams and 30 leagues, with the support of over 300 global football partners that will allow further expansion into areas including both women’s and grassroots football.”

Also Read: Which leagues will be in EA Sports FC?

Here is a list of professional football leagues that are confirmed to feature on EA Sports FC:

• Premier League 
• Spanish La Liga 
• French Ligue 1  
• Italian Serie A  
• German Bundesliga  
• Dutch Eredivisie  
• Liga Portugal 
• Major League Soccer
• UEFA Champions League
• UEFA Europa League
• UEFA Europa Conference League 
• EFL
• SPFL  
• Superliga Argentina 
• Saudi Pro League  
• Chinese Super League
• K League
• Superliga Romania
• CONMEBOL Libertadores
• CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Furthermore, women football players are also going to feature in the popular game mode, Ultimate Team. This is a huge boost for women’s football in general.

https://twitter.com/FUT23News/status/1644058621544747009?s=20

Rumours about EA Sports FC

While the world waits for more information regarding EA Sports FC, there are plenty of rumours surrounding the game. One of the speculations is related to the release of the game. Usually, a new FIFA game would release around September - in accordance with the start of the new football season. However, there are speculations that EA Sports FC might release in the first half of August 2023 to get a head start over a potential football rival game from FIFA.

People also expect EA Sports FC to run exclusively on next-gen consoles such as the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. However, that would alienate millions of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One users. It is likely that EA Sports FC will run on current and next-gen consoles along with PC.

LaLiga giants Barcelona are also reportedly back in the game. Barcelona and EA have agreed on a partnership. EA Sports have the full rights to FC Barcelona in EA SPORTS FC for the foreseeable future. Camp Nou, Face Scans and more.

One of the most requested features in the game 'Online Career Mode' is also reported to be a part of the new game. Career mode fans will now be able to take complete online against their friends and other players.

Rival to EA Sports FC

Electronic Arts chose to split from FIFA after the latter reportedly was asking for $1 billion to use the FIFA name in its games every four years. Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, spoke about building their own game after the governing body could not agree to a license fee with EA. He said, “I can assure you that the only authentic, real game that has the FIFA name will be the best one available for gamers and football fans. The FIFA name is the only global, original title. FIFA 23, FIFA 24, FIFA 25 and FIFA 26, and so on--the constant is the FIFA name and it will remain forever and remain THE BEST."