Coaching Legend Scolari Featured As Academy Master in EA SPORTS™ Football Academy

World famous Chelsea FC and former FIFA World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will be featured as the Academy Master of EA SPORTS™ Football Academy. As Academy Master, Scolari will use his expertise and coaching experience to guide you through the game, offering hints and tips on how to become a true football expert.

EA SPORTS™ Football Academy features 14 action packed mini games and over 90 hours of playing experience that will test football knowledge in all areas of the game and teach more about it, from identifying players and teams to understanding formations. Performance in the mini games is assessed via a Football IQ rating, so you can really see who has the best football brain – the more you practice, the better you get. The mini games also hold the key to building up your Academy team – every time you take a mini game test, you will earn new players to add to your squad.

As well as improving your Football IQ, you are challenged to prove your knowledge on the pitch by assembling and developing your very own Academy dream team to take on the best teams in Europe and by collecting and trading players with friends to get the team you really want to complete your player collection. The objective is to get the blend of players to maximize team chemistry and the higher the Football IQ, the greater the on pitch response from the players to the management. Once the team is assembled, you’re ready to go to the stadium for the interactive match mode to take on the best teams in Europe. You can prove your football knowledge by guiding the team to victory and making key in-game decisions that will affect the result, such as changing tactics and mentality and deciding how players will react to match situations.

You can also compete with your own Academy team over Wi-Fi against friends and family to prove who has the best team and football expertise.

While progressing through the game, rewards are given in the form of Academy Badges. Once all are collected, the Academy training is complete and YOU can claim status as a true football expert. And you shouldn’t forget to listen to Scolari’s advice as they progress!