Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are probably playing it in these seconds, many more are familiar with the name: the video game series Fifa, in which players can simulate real football matches and which is named after the world football association.
A new version of the game has been published every year for the past 23 years, featuring the latest players, coaches, stadiums and clubs from the world of professional football.
As the manufacturer of the game Electronic Arts (EA) announced on Tuesday evening, the game series will be renamed “EA Sports FC” next year and the cooperation with Fifa will end after 30 years.
Apparently, the two parties failed to reach a new license agreement.
As early as October, an EA manager had indicated a name change and publicized problems in the negotiations with the world football association.
There was speculation that it was about the cost of the license.
David Jackson, deputy chairman for the EA Sports Fifa brand, told the “Spiegel” that the talks did not fail because of that.
"Of course, money plays a role in every negotiation," Jackson said.
"But I don't think it was the deciding factor for either side."
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