I never thought I'd see the day: FIFA's esports World Cup is being played in Konami's eFootball
In May 2022, EA blew the whistle on its long-running deal with world football governing body FIFA. The publisher's execs had long grumbled that they were paying a huge royalty and had done more than anyone to grow the FIFA brand to where it is today, and so the decision was made to drop the FIFA brand and become EA Sports FC.