EA App keeps terminating since new update on FC 26

Hi everyone, I’m having an issue with EA SPORTS FC 26 on PC through Steam.

Since yesterday:

Every time I try to connect to an online opponent, the game fails to connect and then closes with this message:

“FC 26 is shutting down. This is a result of the EA App being terminated.”

I have already tried the following:

Restarted PC several times

Cleared EA App cache

Ran EA App as administrator

Ran Steam as administrator

Verified game files on Steam

Fully reinstalled FC 26 through Steam

Reinstalled/checked EA Anti-Cheat

Checked Task Manager — CPU, RAM and disk usage all look normal

Checked Event Viewer, but I could not find any obvious EA App or FC 26 crash log

Disabled overlays/background apps where possible

Tried clean boot / disabling startup services

The issue is still happening. It mainly happens during matchmaking/connecting to an online opponent. The EA App appears to be running, but FC 26 still says the EA App was terminated.

Does anyone know what else I can try, or is this a known EA App / EA Anti-Cheat issue with FC 26 on PC?

My only other option is uninstalling my antivirus Norton. and seeing how it goes.

first picture is what happens when i crash, the game doesnt close until i click ok. 

2nd picture although it is blurry, i was recording my task manager to see why app was being terminated and noticed so many EA icons popping up.