Penalty Announcement

EA is committed to ensuring its players are competing in a safe and respectful environment.

By registering to compete in the EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series, competitors agree to the EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series Rules, which include the following: 

• “As a Verified player, Players may be held to a higher standard than other players, and may face higher levels of penalties than they would otherwise.”  
• “EA Accounts, the leaderboard, and match data may be audited, including for malicious behavior and cheating.”

Competitive players must meet the standard of conduct that is reflected in the EA SPORTS FIFA 23Global SeriesOfficial Rules and Code of Conduct. The following actions are being taken against players for violations of these agreements.

One Player

Penalty

Disqualification from all EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series competition and any future events scheduled beyond this season -- effective immediately.

Consequence

This penalty applies to global competitive eligibility, which includes all EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series events, qualifiers and associated events (including partner events).

Explanation

Disqualified in response to a conduct issue categorized as below.

Specifically, the EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series Code of Conduct violation for which the player is being disqualified is:

• “Harassing, threatening, bullying, engaging in hate speech, repeatedly sending unwanted messages, including making personal attacks or statements about race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, heritage, etc.;”

72 FGS Competitive Players

Penalty

One Year Suspension from all EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series competition and any future events scheduled beyond this season -- effective immediately.

Consequence

EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series suspension for one full year (365 days). This penalty applies to global competitive eligibility, which includes all EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series events, qualifiers and associated events (including partner events) during the period of suspension. 

Explanation

Account behavior was detected on numerous FGS competitive player accounts that violated the EA SPORTS Terms of Service. An FGS competitive player is defined as a player who has provisionally qualified for an EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series qualifier or event. The players receiving this penalty were contacted by EA.

Specifically, the EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series Code of Conduct violations for which the players have received the one year suspension are:

• “Any action or agreement to disadvantage other Players, one’s own Team, or other Teams in the Competition, to predetermine the outcome of a match, to try to lose a match, to affect the fairness of the Competition, or to limit efforts to win a match is strictly prohibited.”

Penalty

One Year Suspension from all EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series competition and any future events scheduled beyond this season -- effective immediately.

Consequence

EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series suspension for one full year (365 days). This penalty applies to global competitive eligibility, which includes all EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series events, qualifiers and associated events (including partner events) during the period of suspension. 

Explanation

Account behavior was detected on numerous FGS competitive player accounts that violated the EA SPORTS Terms of Service. An FGS competitive player is defined as a player who has provisionally qualified for an EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series qualifier or event. The players receiving this penalty were contacted by EA.

Specifically, the EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series Code of Conduct violations for which the players have received the one year suspension are:

• “Using any external software designed to give the competitor an unfair advantage”; in particular,  the use of any “unauthorized software programs or tools (such as "auto", "macro", hack or cheat software) … in an EA Service to gain unfair advantage.”

Penalty

One Year Suspension from all EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series competition and any future events scheduled beyond this season -- effective immediately.

Consequence

EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series suspension for one full year (365 days). This penalty applies to global competitive eligibility, which includes all EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series events, qualifiers and associated events (including partner events) during the period of suspension. 

Explanation

Account behavior was detected on numerous FGS competitive player accounts that violated the EA SPORTS Terms of Service. An FGS competitive player is defined as a player who has provisionally qualified for an EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series qualifier or event. The players receiving this penalty were contacted by EA.

Specifically, the EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series Code of Conduct violations for which the players have received the one year suspension are:

• “Selling, buying, trading or otherwise transferring or offering to transfer an EA account, any personal access to EA services, or any EA content associated with an EA account, including EA virtual currency and other entitlements, either within an EA service or on a third-party website, or in connection with any out-of-game transaction, unless expressly authorised by EA”

Reporting Official Rules and Code of Conduct Violations 

The EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series team takes all Official Rules and Code of Conduct violations seriously. If you wish to report violations made by EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series FUT Champions Verified competitors please email details of the incident including dates, screenshots, and a statement about what happened to eafifaleagueops@ea.com.

The EA SPORTS FIFA 23Global SeriesOfficial Rules and Code of Conduct allow for disciplinary action to be taken against players determined to be in violation per Section 9:

• “EA Accounts, the leaderboard, and match data may be audited, including for malicious behaviour and cheating. Any Player may be disqualified immediately from the Competition and related competitions, at the discretion of EA or its designees, for any reason, including any failure to comply with the User Agreement, Privacy and Cookie Policy, and these Official Rules”
• “EA reserves the right to disqualify any Player at any time for any reason, including without limitation, tampering with the operation of the Competition, or acting in violation of these official Rules.”

Further, the Penalties section of the Code of Conduct allows for punishment up to and including Disqualification from the EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Global Series and future competitions. EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series Penalties can be appealed by contacting eafifaleagueops@ea.com.