EA SPORTS FC 25 routing UAE players to Frankfurt instead of Middle East servers

I tested my connection before posting:

local ISP connection is stable

routing to Middle East/Asia paths is clean

local latency is under 15 ms

no VPN in use

Despite that, matchmaking is repeatedly assigning me to a Frankfurt, Germany server instead of a closer Middle East data center such as Dubai or Dammam.

Observed server IP: 35.207.117.80

Issue pattern:

happens across multiple matches

appears consistent, not occasional

high ping remains above 120 ms in many matches

Request:

Please investigate why players connecting from the UAE are being routed to European servers instead of the nearest Middle East data center, and whether this routing can be corrected.

Troubleshooting already done:

restarted game

checked connection quality

verified ISP/local routing performance

confirmed issue persists over multiple sessions