Ranking FIFA games from 'Legendary' to 'Trash' as EA Sports FC becomes new name

On May 10, the astonishing news that FIFA and EA Sports would part ways swept across the gaming world.

This ends what will be a near three-decade partnership and means a name change is coming to a gaming franchise known across generations.

The change is timed to happen following the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with FIFA 23 being the last instalment. Instead, EA will continue making the game under the name ‘EA Sports FC’ and insists that they will keep their licences to many leagues and players across the world.

Though, this has got many gaming fans to look back at the iconic series and what the best and worst entries under the ‘FIFA’ name were.

We’ve located a fan-made tier list to see where games are placed, so let’s take a look.

Tier 5 – Trash (16, 19, 20, 21, 22)

At the lowest tier, it may be no surprise to find the more recent versions of the game. Newer games have felt the sting of not being able to match up to the older titles. It’s possible to create your own fun on these games through the use of Pro Clubs or Career Mode, but these haven’t been given the proper amount of attention for a while. In online modes, the gameplay itself is often slow and players can find themselves only being successful if they use players and formations that are meta for that year which severely limits their options.

Tier 4 – Average (2000, 2001, 2003)

Games from this era can be loved based purely on nostalgia, but here are three entries in four years that may be forgotten. There are things for players to enjoy, but overall these don’t match up to those in the higher tiers.

Tier 3 – Good (06, 08 98, 18, 2005, 2009)

A real mixed bag here. It features an extremely early edition of FIFA, which showed promise, as well as one as recent as