With the football season entering the crucial second half and with EA never one to miss out on the possibility of squeezing a brand for all it's worth, EA today announced EA Sports Football Academy is heading its way exclusively to the Nintendo DS in March 2009.

Boasting a collection of mini-games and challenges to improve your football knowledge, Football Academy appears to be targeted towards the more casual DS owner than the FIFA fanatic - we won't be charging our DS batteries quite yet then.

"EA SPORTS Football Academy is a great new addition to the EA SPORTS football portfolio and a perfect way to enjoy football on the go," says Andrew Wilson, Vice President and Executive Producer of EA SPORTS Football business. "The game offers fans a fun new way to improve football knowledge and learn more about the beautiful game."