EA Sports has officially been made the Sports Technology Partner of the English Premier League. So what does this mean for FIFA fans? Well it will be very much like Konmai's partnership with the Champions League. EA will have the opportunity to bring more authenticity to fans of the EPL in future titles. Let's hope they actually do that and not waste it like they are doing with the ESPN deal.

Electronic Arts and the English Premier League announced today that EA Sports has become the Official Sports Technology Partner of the Premiership. The new partnership allows EA Sports to expand on its current interaction with fans of the English Barclays Premier League by offering enhanced experiences and greater authenticity within FIFA games. The EA Sports logo will be featured on all live on-screen broadcasts of EPL matches and EA will work with broadcasters to develop match day broadcast analysis. EA will also be working on a new Player Performance Index that will bring more in depth analysis of EPL player’s statistics for “future iterations” of FIFA titles.

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