The Celtic and the Rangers announced a new partnership with EA Sports just a month prior to the release of FIFA 23 on September 30. The four-year deal that EA has with both clubs will secure their players and that their realistic likenesses are scanned in future iterations of EA Sports's soccer simulation. In addition, the arrangement might see the addition of the Celtic Park and the Ibrox in the future.
Konami has worked with the Celtic and the Rangers since 2018. Both clubs' players as well as their stadiums were part of the much-maligned eFootball. On top of this, both clubs had a partnership set up with the upcoming free-to-play football game, UFL. However, a closer inspection at the game's Partner Clubs section on its website reveals that this is no longer the case.
By securing the Celtic and the Rangers, EA gives itself a chance to use the likeness of each player's face for both clubs. Not to mention, bringing the Ibrox, the Rangers' home ground, to a FIFA game would be a first since FIFA 99. Also, if Celtic Park is added to a future FIFA game, it would mark the first time that this would happen ever. Unfortunately, we don't think that either of these things is going to happen anytime soon. Or, at least, before the release of FIFA 23.