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EA has trademarked EA Sports FC.<\/p>\n

Polygon<\/a> (via VGC<\/a>) spotted the trademark filing on the websites of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office<\/a> and the European Union Intellectual Property Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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