EA Sports has announced details of the FIFA 21 Global Series on the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup, with its esports calendar "pivoting to focus on entertainment" amid plans that include bringing professional footballers and celebrities into tournaments.
The company has been running competitive FIFA tournaments for many years, with the first FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) taking place in 2004.
The FIWC was renamed the eWorld Cup in 2018 with the Grand Finals held at the O2 Arena in London. This has seen the competition become a fan-attended event in its own right, with esports becoming more and more mainstream.