The presentation of the game looks a lot more modern with these additions, moving away from coloured dots into more informative panels that are clearly influenced by making Ultimate Team feel like the norm. Player information also emphasises PlayStyles more prominently over the list of endless numbers that dominated previously, while more tactical tweaks will be suggested mid-match. Other gameplay updates include new PlayStyles for goalkeepers, professional fouls, weather impacting play (wind for corner curvage), and greater situational awareness. The sort of thing you'll notice less but grow to appreciate, I susp

His card stats are 84 pace, 80 shooting, 80 dribbling, 76 physicality, 74 passing, 49 defending, two-star weak foot accuracy, and four-star skill moves. His play styles also help him get the job done, which is why he’s also a great starter pick in the ultimate t

Tabitha Chawinga is officially the fastest female player in EA Sports FC 25, and she could be a solid selection for the striker position. Besides an incredible pace stat of 94, she also possesses good dribbling and shooting stats, making her an absolute threat when moving forw

Career Mode may be the key single player format of the EA Sports FC franchise, but it does feel like it's often overlooked in favor of the more profitable game modes. **However, EA Sports FC 25 does look to be promising some significant changes to Career Mode this time around, should the preview information be accurate ** . For starters, fans of the women's game will be pleased to know that five women's leagues plus the Champion's League are available and integrated into Career Mode this time aro

You can also pick up Career Mode halfway through a season, taking over from a sacked manager or following a player's transfer, with live updates being added as real-life incidents happen in the leagues. In a similar vein, you can take Icons through their careers, which is getting closer to the features we've seen in previous World Cup games of recreating classic moments . One day, ma

A huge, commanding goalkeeper, he wouldn't be great with the ball at his feet like modern shot-stoppers, but he would thrive in keeping the ball out of the back of the net in Ultimate Team. He would join the likes of Michael Ballack and Phillip Lahm of the legendary Bayern Munich ic

Richarlison’s card ratings are 80 shooting, 80 dribbling, 78 physicality, 77 pace, 73 passing, four-star skill moves, and five-star weak foot accuracy. With these stats, he can get the job done no matter how tough your opponent is in the ultimate t

One key addition is Live Start Points, where the player can choose to start a career from a particular live point in time. This is done on a rolling weekly basis, so players could decide to start a new career mode and try to get a different outcome for a team midway through a season, or at key important events in the season, such as a manager or player leaving in real life. This, of course, won't be available immediately at launch, as it will be dependent on events in the future, but it could feel nice and cathartic to take over an ailing club in real life and turn things aro

On the pitch, it's EA FC. It looks the same as last year and the general feeling of the FC25 Game Blog Money Guide is similar, too. That's to be expected, and while going back to those videos from EA did reveal some under the hood tweaks (more on those below), it's hard to see that much impact in the short time I had actually playing the g

Icons are usually reserved for the best soccer players in the world, with the lowest being around 88-rated, Akinfenwa got nowhere near that during his playing career. There must be an exception made for Akinfenwa, as it is a crime to no longer have him in the game, due to his retirement in 2022. Perhaps if not an icon card, a hero card or even a completely new card entirely, it is only what he deser

Each player's strengths in each position is based on Opta analysis of the past two seasons, including thousands of minutes, but I'm not sure what this means for lower league players. I'm also less confident in the numbers EA presented, which had Bellingham at 14 percent suitability as a Shadow Striker. Maybe these numbers aren't final, as he also has the Role Plus Plus for this position, which is reserved for world class stars. Every player has a Role Plus, the position and emphasis (Roaming, Deep-Lying, Defensive etc) in which they play best, and Plus Plus is where they are the best of the b

Ultimate Team includes Rush and a new way to build a team, which should be a welcome addition to players who spend their time in the microtransaction mode. Simply having the tactical addition this year will allow players a few different ways to experience all the modes differently. Clubs is the better player career without dealing with the managerial aspects as players can drop in and out of online matches both in 11v11 and Rush. The Clubhouse allows players to join a club to earn extra rewards. VOLTA remains an option buried in the options, but it's still playable. Finally, EA did incorporate a new way to create and share highlights from the game itself. This replay editor combines instant replay, match highlights and match recap in one space.