Konami Loses Borussia Dortmund License For Pro Evolution Soccer

By Andy Mills,

In an effort to combat competitor FIFA's stranglehold on football league licenses, Konami has targeted individual clubs, licensing the likes of Barcelona, Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund for their Pro Evolution Soccer series. That strategy has taken a hit with the news that German club Borussia Dortmund has terminated their license agreement with the Japanese publisher.

Seen here, the Signal Iduna Park will not be present in PES 2019

It's not especially weird for developers to lose licenses with songs in a soundtrack, or even have entire games disappearing as licenses expire. What is strange in this case, however, is that the German club has terminated the agreement a full two years ahead of when it was set to conclude, and after screenshots of the team and stadium were used to promote the upcoming Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 when it was announced just last month, all of which will now no longer be in the final product.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 — without Borussia Dortmund, unfortunately — kicks off on August 28th in the Americas and August 30th worldwide.

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Written by Andy Mills

Just one of the fine Newshounds on TrueTrophies. A completionist, and a lover of all kinds of games.