The possibility of EA and FC 24 Coins separating has been speculated for some time with the two entities publicly at odds over negotiating new business arrangements. There were earlier reports that Electronic Arts trademarked the "EA Sports FC" title with the possibilities ranging from being a new game mode, a free-to-play mode, or, as today's announcement confirms, a franchise rebrand. Then the FIFA governing body was rumored to be asking for $1 Billion every four years for EA to have permission to emblazon the FIFA name and logo across the box. FIFA was also reported to be looking into expanding its direct reach into the digital spaces like esports and NFTs on its own.

Soccer video games are going through a bit of a shakeup as the free-to-play UFL looks to enter the market and has secured brand and likeness rights to players like Cristiano Ronaldo and clubs like Borussia Monchengladbach and West Ham United. Konami's rebranded eFootball series is also free-to-play but has had major issues transitioning to the new model. EA Sports FC will still be the lead game in the mix but wades into uncharted territory looking for a new identity.

It will be interesting to see how much of the licenses to teams and player likenesses EA will be able to retain without direct FIFA input, though it's been said that things of that nature are agreed upon through a different agreement and may be mixed in somewhere with the 300 license partners EA claimed it has going forward.

The latest entry in the long-running FIFA series was recently released, and players are already well on the way to building their dream teams. Like most modern sports games, FC 24 has received a heap of criticism since its release for a lack of innovation, but to EA's credit, the gameplay balance has significantly improved in this year's iteration.

Consequently, players have the freedom to try out more formations and tactics this year, as there aren't any overpowered strategies to exploit that every player will end up using. So, to give players a few ideas for how to play, here are a handful of reliable formations. Updated on May 4. 2022. by Jack Pursey: buy FIFA Coins has been included in Sony's latest offering of games for PlayStation Plus subscribers, along with Tribes of Midgard and Curse of the Dead Gods. Consequently, the game's Ultimate Team mode will likely be receiving a wave of new players soon.