On Friday, EA Sports released FC 25, the latest edition of the company’s best-selling soccer video game — now with increased playability and storytelling on the women’s side.
For the first time in history, EAFC — formerly known as FIFA — is throwing Women’s Manager and Player Career Mode into the mix. In Career Mode, players now have full access to 2024/25 rosters across the world’s top women’s leagues: NWSL, WSL, Première Ligue, Frauen-Bundesliga, and Liga F plus UEFA Women’s Champions League.
“It’s been a few years since they’ve been implementing women into the game and I’ve had a presence in this community,” Gotham forward Midge Purce told JWS at Thursday night’s FC 25 launch party in New York City. “It’s been fun to see that presence grow in a really authentic way. For the first time ever, women have Career Mode and that’s a really sick addition that you wish came from the beginning, but it’s really nice that it’s being added now.”
According to EA Sports, Women’s Career Mode features all the same detailed capabilities as Men’s Manager Career Mode, but also incorporates…
