EA Sports is the official partner of Wrexham AFC, and this year saw the Club become playable in FIFA 22 within Kick-Off mode.
Wrexham AFC and EA Sports have teamed up to award gaming scholarships to local Wrexham Glyndwr University (WGU) students.
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Two Wrexham-based students will have their university degrees joint-funded, thanks to a collaborative initiative between Wrexham AFC, EA Sports and Wrexham Glyndwr University (WGU).
Dylan Robinson and Nigel Hammond, both undergraduates at WGU, were crowned joint-winners of the inaugural EA Sports Gaming Scholarship – a commitment from EA SPORTS to support Wrexham AFC’s ongoing work off the pitch and within the local community as its official innovation partner.
Dylan and Nigel will have their BSc (Hons) Computer Game Development and BSc (Hons) Computer Game Design and Enterprise degrees, joint funded after deciding to share the scholarship funding, having both been shortlisted for the finals.
Once in a lifetime opportunity
Humphrey Ker, Wrexham AFC Executive Director, said:
Shaun Pejic, Live Game Producer at EA SPORTS and former Wrexham AFC footballer said:
Shaun continued:
Richard Hebblewhite, Senior Lecturer, WGU said:
Nigel added: