FIFA 23 has the exclusive on Italian super club Juventus after a three-year stint at football rival PES / eFootball.
EA Sports announced it’s signed an exclusive, multi-year partnership with the Old Lady, which sees Juventus return to the FIFA fold with full in-game integration that includes Juventus’ official club logo and kits and the rights to the Juventus Stadium, Allianz Arena.
There’s more: former footballer and Juventus legend Claudio Marchisio is in FIFA 23 as a FUT Hero card for use in Ultimate Team.
In 2019, Konami raised eyebrows when it announced PES 2020 had Juventus as a genuine exclusive team, forcing FIFA to use fake club Piemonte Calcio instead.
Konami and PES – now the embattled eFootball – have struggled to compete with EA Sports when it comes to football licences for years now. EA Sports retains a vice-like grip over crucial licences such as that for the Premier League, and now its stranglehold over the Italian topflight has tightened further.