PES loses Champions League official license

Konami's partnership with UEFA is coming to an end, which means Pro Evolution Soccer's 10-year run as exclusive Champions League rights holder for video games is over.

The deal ends after this year's Champions League final in Kyiv, Konami said.

The Champions League license first appeared in Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, which came out in 2008, while Konami later added the licenses for the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup to the series. Here's how it looks in PES 2018:

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