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FIFA 20 pro gamer banned for life by EA in row over 'abusive and threatening messages'

Former eWorld Cup semi-finalist Kurt Fenech was previously suspended just from FIFA 20, but now has been excluded from every game the publisher makes

Pro gamer Kurt 'Kurt0411' Fenech has been banned for life by games publisher EA after repeatedly violating the company's code of conduct with "abusive and threatening" behaviour.

The esports player and streamer had been initially banned from FIFA 20 competitions in November 2019 - and previously for FIFA 19 in October 2018 - but this has now been expanded to all of EA's games and services.

His initial ban was handed out after EA claimed he threatened employees and other players, most notably telling another competitor to "suck my b*lls, you son of a b*tch".