EA Sports FC keeps the Premier League after £488 million post-FIFA deal

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EA has already released its last game, after, but it will still launch a new football title this autumn, only this time it will be called .It will no longer be able to use the FIFA name or feature the but relatively little else will change in terms of licensing, with deals for individual teams, kits, and stadia having nothing to do with FIFA.One such partnership is reportedly holding fast, as it’s said EA is finalising a renewal of its deal with the Premier League, for just shy of £500 million.This deal will supposedly last for six years and is worth about £488 million, with one Premier League club executive saying it will deliver more than £80 million annually.Interestingly, it’s believed this renewal is more than double what EA was originally paying.

And yet that’s supposed to be the problem EA was escaping with the FIFA organisation, who reportedly wanted to double their licence fee to more than $1 billion (£830 million) for a four-year extension.That’s according to EA, though, which also claimed that the renewed deal would’ve on what EA could do with the FIFA licence.While neither the Premier League or EA have commented on their partnership, ’ report makes no mention of any alterations to it beyond the increased fee.What’s more, EA will retain exclusive rights to the Premier League’s electronic game licence, meaning only EA will be allowed to use the league’s clubs in its video games.Metroid Prime Remastered review – the perfect first person MetroidvaniaTwitch bans cross dressing streamer for ‘prolonged touching’ of breastsGames Inbox: Will Tears Of The Kingdom be the best Zelda game?Presumably, EA is also working hard to extend partnerships with other football organisations, such as Spain’s La Liga and Germany’s