REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today celebrates Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA). EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 by capturing post-launch engagement up to 23 days after global launch. After celebrating a record-breaking launch of FIFA 23 with over 10.3 million players within week one, signaling the biggest launch period in the history of the EA SPORTS FIFA franchise, this year’s title rolled in today 200+ nations worldwide. It’s over too 1.7 billion Matches (including FUT Moments) played – across Men’s and Women’s Matchups – and more 4.3 billion scored goals. The players have overcounted 15.7 billion Total minutes played – the equivalent of almost 30,000 years of gameplay.

“The successful launch of this year’s title was very special for us and we are incredibly proud to connect the millions of fans around the world who share the same passion for the world’s game,” said Nick Wlodyka, SVP, GM by EA SPORT FC. “With new clubs and leagues such as Juventus FC, the Barclays FA Women’s Super League and Division 1 Arkema, as well as the UEFA Women’s Champions League and the Men’s and Women’s World Cup* tournaments still to come, we are full of energy to keep up this momentum and we will continue our promise to offer the most immersive and authentic football experience to fans around the world.”

In career mode EA SPORTS FIFA 23 has seen Jude Bellingham be the top transfer target for players with over 630,000 Players choosing to choose Borussia Dortmund midfielder for their squad.

Players are also enjoying the new integration of their favorite mustache-wearing coach, Ted Lasso, with AFC Richmond having plenty of success and winning 1 million games to date.

Global cover star Sam Kerr Chelsea women was the most voted women’s soccer team in FIFA 23, with Manchester City to be the first choice for men’s clubs. Manchester City was also the most popular match to play against Paris St Germain.

The Forwards have had a busy start to FIFA 23 with an incredible number of goals scored. The men’s and women’s top scorers so far are:

Men’s top 10

1. Marcus Rashford

2. Kylian Mbappe

3. Darwin Nunez

4. Erling Haland

5. Gabriel Jesus

6. Arnaut Danjuma

7. Timo Werner

8. Cristiano Ronaldo

9. Karim Benzema

10. Vinicius Jr.

The top 10 women

1. Sam Kerr

2. Frank Kirby

3. Marie Antoinette Katoto

4. Vivianne Miedema

5. Adam Hegerberg

6. Kadidiatou Diani

7. Beth Met

8. Caitlin Foord

9. Guro riding

10. Alesia Russo

After scoring, the players want to celebrate this monumental moment and “ghastly‘ has proven to be the most widely used celebration to date. The more traditional “knee sliders‘ finished second and the players were keen to keep scoring as the third most common celebration was simply ‘Take the ball out of the net“.

With more than 300 partners, 19,000 players, 700 teams, 100 stadiums and 30 leagues around the world, EA SPORTS FIFA 23 is the only place where fans can take to the biggest stage on earth at both the FIFA World Cup™ tournaments for men as well as for women* can play. as well as the legendary UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women’s Champions League*, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Premier League, LaLiga Santander, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A, all in one game.

Developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania, FIFA 23 is now available worldwide on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Assets can be downloaded from the official EA Press site at PRESS.EA.COM.

*Coming to FIFA 23 as a post-launch update at no additional cost.

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