Electronic Arts Inc. announced Barclays Women’s Super League is officially coming to EA Sports FIFA23, marking a historic milestone of women’s inclusion in sports video games.
Barclay’s Women’s Super League will be joining D1 Féminine in France as one of the first women’s leagues to be featured in FIFA video games. The FIFA23 game will become available on 30 September.
The Barclays Women's Super League is coming to #FIFA23! — Barclays Football (@BarclaysFooty) July 21, 2022
So exciting that @BarclaysWSL is one of the first women's leagues to be featured 🙌 https://t.co/5UmJpfbtLy
The accomplishment has been six months in the making as the FIFA team has been gathering headshots of the athletes and adding new technology to the gaming experience.
“The added visibility a global brand like EA SPORTS and FIFA 23 will provide for our league, teams and players cannot be underestimated,” Navin Singh, The FA commercial director said.
Chelsea’s Sam Kerr has become the first female player featured on the global cover of a FIFA video game.
The first woman to feature on a global FIFA cover 🙌@samkerr1 out here making history 🔥#BarclaysWSL #FIFA23 pic.twitter.com/CWuY17To7Y — Barclays Women's Super League (@BarclaysWSL) July 19, 2022
This new game has been developed with the intentions of “[pushing] the boundaries of realism,” according to EA Sports.
“With the league having some of the top players across the world, including our cover athlete Sam Kerr, fans will be able to play the world’s game as their favourite players in the most authentic and comprehensive interactive football experiences possible in FIFA 23 and beyond,” James Salmon, brand marketing director for EA SPORTS FIFA told The FA.
The 2023 Women’s World Cup with Australia and New Zealand is set to be featured in the video game as well.
