Inter Milan have signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Konami and eFootball for the entire 2022/2023 season, meaning the Italian giants will not officially appear in FIFA 2023, or anywhere else, for at least a year. . and potentially beyond.
Ad via twitter, Konami now owns the exclusive rights to the Inter Milan kit, stadium and logo for use in eFootball. The team, which again includes Martinez, Barella and possibly Lukaku, join eFootball’s modest but star-studded exclusive roster that also includes Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Arsenal.
Inter have also released a statement saying the eFootball logo will be used on various Inter kits during the ‘2022/2023 season and beyond’, suggesting the partnership could last longer than next year.
Unfortunately, however (at least for eFootball fans), Konami recently announced that it has ended its association with Juventus, the other dominant force and one of Inter’s rivals, in Italy’s Serie A. Juventus kits and other official images will remain on eFootball. 2022, but will most likely be removed in the next annual update.
The signing of Inter Milan is potentially Konami’s attempt to replace Juventus as the key Italian team under license.
As part of the partnership agreement, Konami also acquired the right to display the eFootball logo on the back of Inter’s men’s and women’s training kits, and also has the right to temporarily change the name of Inter’s training facility. , the Konami Youth Development Center in memory. by Giacinto Facchetti named after the legendary Italian left-back who died in 2006.
Konami and the club will also “work together” on “national and international projects in the world of esports”, although no details have been revealed yet.
“FC Internazionale Milano and Konami are pleased to announce an exclusive multi-year agreement that will see the video game market leader as a global soccer video game partner, youth development center partner and team delivery partner. ‘Training’ “Konami will work together with the club on national and international projects in the world of esports, which will be revealed during the campaign,” Inter Milan said in a statement, in an official press release.
Source : PC Gamesn
