Disciplinary Committee Rulings

By registering to compete in the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series, competitors agree to the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series Rules, which include the following: 

• “As a FUT Champions Verified player, competitors may be held to a higher standard than other players, and may face higher levels of penalties than they would otherwise.” 

Competitors must meet the standard of conduct that is reflected in our EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series Rules and Code of Conduct.

The EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series Rules and Code of Conduct allow for disciplinary action on players determined to be in violation per Section 3.10: 

• “Any Player may be disqualified immediately from the EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series and further competitions, at the discretion of EA or its designees, for any reason, including for any failure to comply with the User Agreement, Privacy & Cookie Policy, Code of Conduct (see Appendix A).” Further, the Penalties section of the Code of Conduct allows for punishment up to and including Disqualification from the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series and future competitions. 

The following actions are being taken against players for the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series Official Rules and Code of Conduct violations.

The players receiving disciplinary action are:

• Jas1875
• Klutchh1350
• nawiidd10

Jas1875

Penalty:

Disinvite from live event

Events Missed:

FUT Champions Cup Stage II live event

Explanation:

Disinvited in response to messages sent in a Twitter chat group in which threats were made toward another player.

Specifically, the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series Code of Conduct violation for which the player is being disinvited is:

• “Threats of physical violence…”
  
• “Publishing, posting, uploading or distributing content, or organizing/participating in any activity, group or guild that EA (acting reasonably and objectively) determines is inappropriate, abusive, hateful, harassing, profane, defamatory, threatening, obscene, sexually explicit, infringing, privacy-invasive, vulgar, offensive, indecent or unlawful;”

Klutchh1350

Penalty:

Disqualification from all EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series competition and any future events scheduled beyond this season -- effective immediately.

Events Missed:

All future EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series competitive events and beyond. 

Explanation:

Disqualified in response to messages posted on Twitter showing a commercial offer to collude with players in an attempt to influence the FIFA 20 Weekend League match results.

Specifically, the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series Code of Conduct violations for which the player is being disqualified is:

• “Engaging in any other activity that significantly disturbs the peaceful, fair and respectful gaming environment of the Competition”
  
• “...colluding with other players in playing games”, and notably offering to play “ on behalf of another Competitor (...) to aid them in FUT Champions, Online Qualification Tournaments, or Live Events”
  

nawiidd10

Penalty:

Disinvite from live event and one qualifier suspension from the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series.

Events Missed:

• FUT Champions Cup Stage II live event
• FUT Champions Cup Stage III online qualifier
  

Explanation:

Disinvited and suspended in response to messages sent in a Twitter chat group in which personal, religious, and cultural attacks were made toward another player.

Specifically, the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series Code of Conduct violation for which the player is being disinvited and suspended is:

• “(...) engaging in hate speech, repeatedly sending unwanted messages, or making personal attacks or statements about race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, heritage, etc."
  

The EA SPORTS FIFA Competitive Gaming Team takes all Official Rules and Code of Conduct violations seriously. If you wish to report violations made by EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series competitors, submit details including dates, screenshots, and a statement on the incident to eafifaleagueops@ea.com.