EA trademarks EA Sports FC as it mulls ditching FIFA licence Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. EA trademarks EA Sports FC as it mulls ditching FIFA licence Big money transfer. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 11 Oct 2021 29 comments EA has trademarked EA Sports FC. Polygon (via VGC) spotted the trademark filing on the websites of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Watch on YouTube Last week, EA announced it was currently "exploring the idea of renaming" the long-running and mega-popular franchise. "This means we're reviewing our naming rights agreement with FIFA," EA Sports boss Cam Weber said, "which is separate from all our other official partnerships and licenses across the football world." The trademark filings suggest next year's game, which we had assumed to be called FIFA 23, may now go with the EA Sports FC title. EA used EA SPORTS Football Club as the name of its FIFA live service experience since FIFA 12 in 2011, but it and its associated catalogue of items were ditched for FIFA 21 last year. EA has yet to comment. Last week, Eurogamer published our big interview with EA on FIFA, Ultimate Team and its controversial loot boxes. Elsewhere, I imagined the future of FIFA Ultimate Team without pay-to-win loot boxes. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store