EA Sports has revealed it has licensed 16 Series A teams for FIFA 22, missing out on four that are already tied to deals elsewhere.

FIFA 22's release date is fast approaching, and EA Sports has revealed further news on the game in the form of Italian teams licensed for the game. The list of 16 Serie A teams licensed for the game, which can be found below, is four short of a full Italian league set. That's because some of Serie A's heavy-hitters have already signed exclusive deals with eFootball.

  • Bologna
  • Cagliari
  • Empoli
  • Fiorentina
  • Genoa
  • Hellas Verona
  • Inter Milan
  • AC Milan
  • Napoli
  • Salernitana
  • Sampdoria
  • Sassuolo
  • Spezia
  • Torino
  • Udinese
  • Venezia

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The four teams that will be missing from FIFA 22 are Roma, Juventus, Lazio, and Atalanta. While not all of them will be available in eFootball when it launches on September 30, the quartet have all signed deals preventing them from continuing to officially appear in FIFA. While the teams will still be represented in FIFA 22, they will have different names as well as unofficial kits and badges. The names and likenesses of the clubs' players will remain the same.

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This is actually nothing new, although Konami's ability to lure top-tier Italian teams away from FIFA appears to be getting stronger. Juventus was the first club to jump ship, and the other three have followed in the European giant's footsteps. Napoli will do so too, although its eFootball exclusivity deal doesn't begin until 2023. EA acknowledges that in its statement which reads, “EA Sports is respectful of pre-existing relationships that certain clubs have with third parties.”

Konami has completely rebranded PES for its upcoming release. Now known as eFootball, the series has gone free-to-play and will replace annual releases with regular updates from here on in. Leaked gameplay has left those hoping for a viable challenger to FIFA a little worried, though. Hopefully the full game, complete with added features coming later, will restore faith in the rebrand.

Source: Eurogamer

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