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Electronic Arts and FIFA Announce Expanded Plans for EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Esports Competitions
New Six-Event EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Summer Cup Series, eFriendlies and Return of Postponed Football League Events Build Upon 260 Percent EA SPORTS FIFA Annual
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNew Six-Event EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Summer Cup Series, eFriendlies and Return of Postponed Football League Events Build Upon 260 Percent EA SPORTS FIFA Annual Viewership Growth*\n\n\nEA SPORTS and FIFA Confirm New Tournaments in place of the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series and FIFA eWorld Cup 2020 \n\n REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nToday, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced a larger, evolved EA SPORTS™ FIFA 20 esports ecosystem, adding new competitions and returning football league tournaments, as well as online tournaments in place of the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series including the FIFA eWorld Cup™. These extensive updates will continue to keep players and viewers connected to EA SPORTS FIFA competition, building upon the global success of the EA SPORTS FIFA Stay and Play Cup, which aired to millions in more than 100 countries, and unprecedented growth in viewership across EA SPORTS FIFA content from last year with 260 percent growth*.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200612005310/en/Electronic Arts and FIFA Announce New Six-Event EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Summer Cup Series, eFriendlies and the Return of Postponed Football League Events (Graphic: Business Wire)\n\nThe EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Summer Cup Series is made up of six online regional tournaments featuring invited top players across Europe, Asia, South America, Oceania, North America, and Middle East-Africa, all competing to be crowned one of six winners. The total prize pool created for the Summer Cup Series is $228,000, with the tournaments running from July 17 - August 9. Additional EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Summer Cup details can be found here.\n\n\n“We’ve already seen amazing fan engagement with our competitive events over the past few months. Our partnership with the top football leagues have resulted in over 100 hours of TV broadcasts alone and now we’re looking forward to offering players and viewers even more great competitions to play and watch,” said EA SPORTS FIFA Competitive Gaming Commissioner Brent Koning. “Although replacing fan-favorite, in-person tournaments were unavoidable as we prioritize player safety, we are thrilled to have more events this summer than ever before in FIFA esports.”\n\n\n“We are looking forward to ...