Electronic Arts has agreed to pay £488m to retain its status as the Premier League's lead partner and official video-game licence-holderThe Premier League is closing in on a commercial deal with Electronic Arts (EA), the video-games maker, that would be worth close to £500m. Get Sky Sports Download the Sky Sports App Watch Premier League highlights The series of games bearing the FIFA name, and which feature teams and players from the world's top leagues, including in England, is to be rebranded under the EA name, according to reports last summer. The New York-listed video-game company, which has a market value of about $30bn, has been a lead partner of the Premier League since 2016