August 31 – EA Sports FC, the Electronic Arts-owned video game, has further reinforced its dominant position in football gaming with a series of new and renewed license renewals and an increased focus on the women’s game.
In the women’s game Chelsea Women and FC Bayern Women have been added to the game’s club partnerships, alongside renewals including the Barclays Women’s Super League, Arkema Première Ligue, UEFA Women’s Champions League, and UEFA Women’s EURO.
The additional focus on the women’s game will also see more gender parity within the video game itself.
In total the next edition of the game – FC 26 – will have more than 20,000 athletes across over 750 clubs and national teams, 120+ stadiums, and 35+ leagues.
There are now more than 300 global football partners across men’s and women’s football, with EA highlighting a renewed deal with English FA, including the EURO 2025 champion Lionesses and the men’s national team. Germany’s giant club FC Bayern, has also been added as a partner.
“Everything we’ve added to FC 26 has been shaped by the voices of our community,” said James Taylor, Director of Football Partnerships at EA Sports FC.
“From the return of iconic stadiums and clubs’ fans have called for, to expanding representation in women’s football at the highest level – every new addition reflects our commitment to authenticity and to celebrating the incredible diversity of the world’s game.”
New stadiums added include Napoli’s Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, as well as the Allianz Arena, home of FC Bayern, and Tüpraş Stadyumu, the stadium of Beşiktaş.
EA said other leagues and club partnership and license renewals include Atletico Madrid, River Plate, Racing Club, Scottish Premier League, and Belgian Pro League, while additional new stadiums in FC 26 include the Hill Dickinson Stadium (Everton), Holstein-Stadion (Holstein Kiel), Stade de la Beaujoire (FC Nantes), Son Moix Stadium (RCD Mallorca), Red Bull Arena (RB Salzburg), Wankdorf Stadium (BSC Young Boys), and St. Jakob Park (FC Basel).
Pre-orders of the game are on-sale now with the game being available worldwide to play on September 26, with early access through the Ultimate Edition beginning September 19.
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