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EA Direct Connect

Authorize EA, select a persona and franchise, import, refresh, or unlink.

What EA Direct Connect does

EA Direct Connect lets a league administrator sign in to EA, choose the Xbox or PlayStation persona that can access the franchise, and import Madden data without the Companion App.

The EA connection is unofficial. Read the acknowledgement on the EA Connect screen and use the full Terms link if you need more detail.

Before you connect

  • Open NeonSportz in a normal web browser, not the mobile app.
  • Sign in as a league owner or administrator.
  • Renew the league first if it belongs to an older Madden title.
  • Use the EA account connected to the Xbox or PlayStation profile that can open the franchise.
  • If you are unsure which platform account EA has, check EA’s Connected Accounts guidance.

1. Open EA

Open Administration → EA Connect and select Open EA Login.

If the new tab does not open, select Try Again. You can also use Open in This Tab. Complete the EA sign-in and authorization in that tab.

2. The blank page is correct

After EA signs you in, the browser goes to an address beginning with http://127.0.0.1.

The page may be blank or say connection refused, site unavailable, or this site can’t be reached. That is expected. The browser address is the result NeonSportz needs; the page itself does not need to load.

Do not close the tab until you copy the complete address from the address bar. It should include 127.0.0.1 and code=.

3. Paste the address

Return to NeonSportz. The address field is focused automatically.

  1. Select Paste Address, or paste the complete address yourself.
  2. Make sure the value starts with http://127.0.0.1 or https://127.0.0.1 and contains code=.
  3. Continue.

NeonSportz rejects partial and unrelated addresses before sending anything to the server. Never post this address or its authorization value in Discord.

4. Choose the persona and franchise

Choose the Xbox or PlayStation persona that can open the franchise. When EA returns only one choice, NeonSportz selects it automatically.

Next, confirm the franchise name and select Connect This Franchise. When the connection finishes, select Import My League to open the Import Center.

If no persona appears

The signed-in EA account does not expose a matching Madden persona.

  1. Check the Xbox or PlayStation account connected to EA.
  2. Start a new EA login.
  3. Sign in with the EA account that owns or can access the correct platform profile.

If no franchise appears

Open the franchise in the current Madden game with the selected profile, then return and start a new EA login. EA account linking limits can affect which platform profile is visible, so review EA’s Connected Accounts page before unlinking anything.

EA errors

An error card identifies the failed step, says whether the response came from EA, gives one recovery action, and includes a safe correlation ID. Authorization addresses and EA tokens are never shown in the error.

Use the recovery button once and verify the result. If the same error remains, use the Discord support instructions shown on the page.

Use Administration → EA Connect → Unlink EA Account only when the wrong EA account or franchise was selected, or when you intentionally need a fresh connection. Unlinking does not delete data already imported into NeonSportz.

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