For months now there has been talk of an agreement between FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and 2K Sports, the subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive known for NBA, NFL e WWE 2Kfor the possible creation of new games in the series FIFA after leaving EA. FIFA 2K25however, it is unlikely to see the light of day, because it is a more complicated operation than it seems.
Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, commented on the rumors in recent months during the latest meeting with investors, without denying the existence of a possible agreement with FIFA, but in still emphasizes the complexity of the operation. “The license issue is completely different for FIFAbecause the agreement with the organization does not carry with it the rights to use the names of players, teams or leagues”, says the CEO, “unlike the NBA, NFL or MLB, in this case not only do you have to deal with a league to get everything, so it’s a difficult operation.”
Reaching an agreement with FIFA would give Take-Two and 2K Sports the right to use the “FIFA” name for the video game series, but a hypothetical FIFA 2K25 or 2K26 all official names of teams and players are also required, so must be dealt with individually. EA has been building a network for years, and they have no problem delivering EA Sports FC although not participating in FIFA, but for such a newbie it is a slow and difficult operation. The fact that the CEO knows about the issue, however, means that there is a minimum of interest.