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EA SPORTS™ ANNOUNCES FIFA 23 TEAM OF THE YEAR, IN THE FRANCHISE’S LARGEST FOOTBALL COMMUNITY VOTE TO DATE
With over 10 million votes from around the world, 100 nominees are down to the TOTY Final XI for this year REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nWith over 10 million votes from around the world, 100 nominees are down to the TOTY Final XI for this year\n\n REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nToday, Electronic Arts, Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) unveiled the official EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 Team of the Year (TOTY). Millions of fans across the globe voiced their opinion on who should make the prestigious TOTY Final XI, honoring the world’s best of 2022.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230119005942/en/(Graphic: Business Wire)\nEach year, EA SPORTS celebrates the world’s game by giving fans the chance to vote for their favorite footballers who have stood out among the rest. Once again millions of fans voted for their TOTY XI, and from these votes we saw Kylian Mbappé have the highest percentage of votes for attackers with 23%. Kevin De Bruyne had the highest percentage out of the midfielders vote with 21%, Achraf Hakimi for defenders with 15% and Thibaut Courtois took the top spot for goalkeepers with 56%.\n\nThe full TOTY lineup will be available only on FIFA 23 from the 26th January, with the full XI coming to FIFA Online January 20th and FIFA Mobile from early February. Ahead of the full XI arriving in FIFA 23, players will get the opportunity to see the attackers items in-game from 20th-21st January, midfielders 22nd-23rd, defenders and goalkeeper between 24th-25th.\n\n“Our EA SPORTS FIFA's Team of the Year Vote continues to grow in participation each year, and has become a highly respected authority on the best of the best in world football,” said David Jackson, VP of brand for EA SPORTS FC. “Team of The Year gives millions of young football fans a voice as they nominate the world’s best, and we’re privileged to bring their chosen XI into FIFA 23.”\n\nEA SPORTS FIFA 23 TEAM OF THE YEAR:\n\nAttackers\n\n\nKarim Benzema (France) - Real Madrid\n\n\nKylian Mbappé (France) - Paris Saint-Germain\n\n\nLionel Messi (Argentina) - Paris Saint-Germain\n\n\nMidfielders\n\n\nJude Bellingham (England) - Borussia Dortmund\n\n\nKevin De Bruyne (Belgium) - Manchester City\n\n\nLuka Modrić (Croatia) - Real Madrid\n\n\nDefenders\n\n\nAchraf Hakimi (Morocco) - Paris Saint-Germain\n\n\nÉder Militão (Brazil) - Real Madrid\n\n\nTheo Hernández (France) - AC Milan\n\n\nVirgil van Dijk (Netherlands) - Liverpool\n\n\nGoalkeeper\n\...