{"id":515732,"date":"2026-03-03T19:48:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-fifa-license-has-been-an-impediment-to-growing-the-franchise-says-ea-ceo"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:48:55","slug":"the-fifa-license-has-been-an-impediment-to-growing-the-franchise-says-ea-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-fifa-license-has-been-an-impediment-to-growing-the-franchise-says-ea-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"The FIFA license has been &#8220;an impediment&#8221; to growing the franchise, says EA CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/the-fifa-license-has-been-an-impediment-to-growing-the-franchise-says-ea-ceo.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson has said he feels the FIFA license had been &ldquo;an impediment&rdquo; to the firm growing the franchise. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an internal company meeting back in November, information from which was shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/eas-ceo-tells-staff-its-been-impeded-by-the-fifa-brand-its-four-letters-on-a-box\/\">VGC<\/a>, Wilson reportedly stated that while the company has had a &#8220;great relationship with FIFA over the past 30-odd years,&#8221; it&rsquo;s been &#8220;a fight&#8221; to get FIFA to acknowledge the types of things that the company wants to create. According to Wilson, this is because FIFA says EA&#8217;s license &#8220;only covers certain categories.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As we&rsquo;ve looked to the future we want to grow the franchise, and ironically the FIFA license has actually been an impediment to that,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-fifa-license-has-been-an-impediment-to-growing-the-franchise-says-ea-ceo\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-fifa-license-has-been-an-impediment-to-growing-the-franchise-says-ea-ceo\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson has said he feels the FIFA license had been &ldquo;an impediment&rdquo; to the firm growing the franchise. Speaking in an internal company meeting back in November, information from which was shared with VGC, Wilson reportedly stated that while the company has had a &#8220;great relationship with FIFA over the past 30-odd years,&#8221; it&rsquo;s been &#8220;a fight&#8221; to get FIFA to acknowledge the types of things that the company wants to create. According to Wilson, this is because FIFA says EA&#8217;s license &#8220;only covers certain categories.&#8221; &ldquo;As we&rsquo;ve looked to the future we want to grow the franchise, and ironically the FIFA license has actually been an impediment to that,&rdquo; he said. 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