Bt Sport To Broadcast Fifa 17 Matches

BT Sport has announced it will be broadcasting FIFA 17 gaming matches after the broadcaster won the rights to show the remaining EA FIFA Majors in this year’s Ultimate Team Championship Series.

Fans will be able to watch virtual football on TV for the remaining four EA FIFA Majors starting next month on 8^th April. It will be followed by the Asia-Pacific regional final in Singapore on 22^nd April, the European regional final in Madrid and the FIFA 17 Ultimate Team Championship final in Berlin on 20^th and 21^st May.

The winner of the competition will receive nearly £130,000 and the runner-up will receive almost £65,000.

Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said: “This is yet another example of live innovation from BT Sport. Competitive interactive football gaming is a rapidly growing industry and I’m delighted that BT Sport is now able to showcase it for the first time ever in the UK.”

Todd Sitrin, senior vice president and general manager of the Competitive Gaming Division, EA, said: “There’s a profound opportunity for competitive gaming to achieve mainstream success and the key to accomplishing this is accessibility. We’re thrilled to be partnering with BT Sport to make our exciting competitions for EA Sports FIFA, the most popular video game in the UK, available across the nation as we move the industry forward.”