EA and eMLS are teaming up for FIFA soccer esports.
EA and eMLS are teaming up for FIFA soccer esports.
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Major League Soccer kicks off FIFA esports offseason event on March 20

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Major League Soccer’s eMLS and Electronic Arts are kicking off a EA Sports FIFA esports tournament on March 20 and March 21.

The event will feature North American FIFA players competing for a $40,000 eMLS prize pool. Throughout this week, fans can also buy a new limited-edition eMLS jersey, earn prizes through giveaways, participate in social campaigns, and compete in an amateur competition. Net proceeds from jersey sales will benefit Special Olympics. The sponsor is Coca-Cola.

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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.