The FIFA 20 Summer Cup series takes place July 17 to August 9.
The FIFA 20 Summer Cup series takes place July 17 to August 9.
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EA remakes FIFA 20 esports schedule without in-person events

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Electronic Arts (EA) has revised its plans for esports events related to its EA Sports FIFA 20 soccer game. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) hit 25 million players in the quarter ended March 31, and EA saw some increase from the pandemic. But the esports season for physical events has been disrupted, and EA is acknowledging that impact today.

EA and FIFA have announced an evolved and larger EA Sports FIFA 20 esports ecosystem, with new competitions and returning football league tournaments, as well as online tournaments to replace now-canceled physical events — such as the EA Sports 20 Global Series — including the FIFA eWorld Cup.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.