Summary
EA Sports FC 25just dropped big news on March 10, revealing what’s coming in its next Title Update. Fans of Ultimate Team are in for a treat with new gameplay tweaks, new Player Items, and some long-awaited comebacks. On top of that, theEA Sports FC 25update throws in visual upgrades, more customization choices, and a handful of fixes shaped by what the community’s been saying.
EA Sports FC 25, the newest chapter in EA’s huge soccer series, hit shelves back in September 2024. Since then, EA’s kept busy, pushing out several updates to smooth things out.EA Sports FC 25’s Title Update 9 landed in Februaryand tackled bugs while sprucing up gameplay, including the addition of an OVR search feature in Ultimate Team.
EA Sports FC 25just rolled out the details for its Legends Return Update, aka Title Update 10, and it’s bringing a ton of exciting changes to the pitch. The big standout is the new Low Driven Shot PlayStyle and PlayStyle+, which amps up shot accuracy, speed, and polish for those clutch finishes. Precision Lob Passes have been slightly toned down, while clearance headers are now way more reliable. On top of that,EA Sports FC 25devs have squashed some key issues, like AI defenders not pressing properly in offside situations and goalkeepers reacting weirdly to tight-angle shots. Over on the visual side, the main menu gets a fresh new look with a bit of a throwback feel, and set-piece animations have been updated.
EA Sports FC 25: Roma Trio Returns
Over in the Football Ultimate Team, the Roma Trio - Seydou Doumbia, Victor Ibarbo, and Gervinho - is back in action, dropping throughEA Sports FC 25’s FUT Birthday events. Plus, legend Franz Beckenbauer steps in as an ICON, with his Base version hitting on March 21 and a special campaign version landing in April. There’s also a fresh Live Ultimate Team Friendly mode called Targets, built around Low Driven Shot challenges that reward sharp shooting and planning. Meanwhile, Clubs mode is growing with 20 new levels, extra Skill Points, and two new training Facilities that boost stats and unlock PlayStyles.
EA Sports FC 25’sCareer Modeis getting some solid updates too, with a cleaner UI, better fixture displays, and standings, making everything easier to track. Player Career’s ICON selection is expanding, bringing in Beckenbauer and other legends. Plus, the Classic XI is making a return, letting players take control of all-time greats like Pele, Maradona, and Cruyff, while Canada’s Women’s National Team joins the roster for the first time.
Gameplay
The New Low Driven Shot PlayStyle & PlayStyle+
We’ve seen your feedback around shooting and wanting to have more options on that front, and we’re excited to bring the new Low Driven Shot PlayStyle in the Legends Return Update. Our intent here is to enable you to more consistently perform precise shots taken with a short press of the shooting input, often referred to as low driven shots. The Low Driven PlayStyle has the following effects:
- Significantly increased shot accuracy.
- Moderately increased ball travel speed.
- Moderately increased how quickly players can perform the requested shot.
Note that the Low Driven Shot PlayStyle+ has the same effects as above, but they’re tuned to be more effective.
The Low Driven Shot PlayStyle and PlayStyle+ is available in Football Ultimate Team, Career Mode (Youth Academy Players and Player Career), and Clubs.
Precision Lob Pass And Clearance Header Updates
While TU #10 doesn’t seek to redefine how the game is played, we’ve made a few smaller changes based on your feedback. The two most significant ones in this update are:
- Moderately reduced accuracy of fully powered Precision Lob Passes.
With this change we continue towards making Precision Lob Passes behave more authentically, with the goal of lowering their use in kick off scenarios.
- Significantly increased the accuracy of clearance headers.
We’ve seen your feedback around clearance headers, and we’ve increased their accuracy so that you may have more options for quickly getting the ball out of a potentially dangerous situation.
Gameplay Issues Addressed
This update addresses a handful of smaller scale gameplay issues posted on theEASF Tracker, and we wanted to highlight two of them for you here:
- In some specific situations, AI defenders did not press the ball carrier as intended.
This issue mainly occurred during potential offside scenarios, with the AI defender over prioritizing the offside line instead of attempting to press an offensive threat. To be clear, addressing this issue is not intended to improve AI defending across the board, it’s to address situations where you would typically expect an AI player to press the ball carrier to begin with.
- Sometimes, incorrect goalkeeper save animations could have occurred when the keeper was trying to save tight angle near post shots.
We wanted to verify we could address this issue before introducing the Low Driven Shot PlayStyle, and now we expect the goalkeepers to behave more authentically when attempting to save tight angle near post shots.
Football Ultimate Team
New ICONs & Heroes (Yes, The Roma Trio Is Back!)
One of Football Ultimate Team’s most memorable trios is returning in FC 25.
A decade after their reign, Seydou Doumbia, Victor Ibarbo, and Gervinho are back, bringing back memories of their blistering pace and silky dribbling. Starting Friday, March 14 in FUT Birthday Week 2, Streets Won’t Forget versions of the Roma Trio will be available through Objectives and Evolutions in Football Ultimate Team. Additionally, FUT Birthday Hero versions of the trio will be included in the Football Ultimate Team pool of items for Packs. The Base versions of the Roma Trio will not be available in the pool of items for packs in FC 25.
And for the first time in FC history, Franz Beckenbauer will feature in Football Ultimate Team as an ICON. Beckenbauer’s career was defined by success at the highest level, winning three consecutive European Cups, two Ballon d’Or awards, and a World Cup.
On Friday, March 21, Franz Beckenbauer’s Base ICON version will be added to the Football Ultimate Team pool of items for packs as part of the UEFA Dreamchasers campaign. His first campaign version will follow on Friday, April 4, debuting as part of the FUT Immortals campaign in Football Ultimate Team.
Super Sub Player Items Are Coming To Football Ultimate Team
We’re looking forward to introducing Super Sub Player Items in the near future. These Player Items will have full Chemistry when they’re subbed into matches during the second half and beyond. Additionally, following the same activation conditions, Role Familiarity at the Role+ level will be increased to Role++.Just keep in mind that these Player Items need to be subbed-in in their primary or alternate positions in order for their Chemistry and Role Familiarity effects to be active.
New Live Football Ultimate Team Friendly - Targets
We’re also excited to add a new Live Ultimate Team Friendly called Targets through a Server Release soon, a match type inspired by the new Low Driven Shot PlayStyle.
Clubs
Level Cap Increase And New PlayStyle
Following a Server Release, we’ll soon be expanding Clubs progression with 20 additional levels, enabling you to earn more Skill Points and develop further.
Each level will bring 1 Skill Point, with level 120 giving 5 Skill Points for a total of 24 extra Skill Points, enabling new player progression options.
Additionally, at level 110 players will be able to unlock the new Low Driven Shot+ PlayStyle for their Avatars. Regular Low Driven Shot PlayStyle will be available without any level restrictions similar to other PlayStyles.
New Facilities
We’re introducing two new Facilities - the Low Driven Drill and Strength Drill. The Low Driven Drill Facility is a great way for everyone in the club to experience and try the new Low Driven Shot PlayStyle, and the Strength Drill will provide the Block PlayStyle+. Paired with key Attribute increases, the new facilities add more options for the club’s manager.
Low Driven Drill
Strength Drill
As a reminder, enhancements from Facilities apply to all player-controlled clubmates and not AI-controlled clubmates during League, Playoff, and Friendly Matches.
The new Facilities will become available following a Server Release.
Double Coin Events
We’ll be introducing Double Coins Events to Clubs following a Server Release, and players will be able to earn extra Coins during these events.
Similarly to the Double XP event introduced in First Frost update, players will be able to see 2x Multiplier in the menus to know when the event is active. Furthermore, events can have both XP and Coins effects simultaneously, meaning players can receive Double XP and Double Coins after each played game.
We are planning to run several Double Coins and XP events over the course of the upcoming seasons, so keep an eye on Clubs menu.
Career Mode
Career Mode UI Improvements, New ICONs, And More
We continue to update Career Mode with new Live Start Points and Snapshots, and in this update we’re also making some UI changes based on your feedback.
The Central tab now shows Upcoming Fixtures and displays current Standings, meanwhile, Task List text has been made smaller for easier viewing.
Career Mode also has the new Low Driven Shot PlayStyle, Youth Academy Players can develop it in Manager Career and it can be unlocked in Player Career.
And speaking of Player Career, the ICON selection will be updated following a Server Release and includes the likes of Franz Beckenbauer.
New Teams
We’re also delighted to welcome the Canadian Women’s National Team to Kick Off/Online Friendlies/Online Seasons, and the Classic XI returns to Kick Off/Online Friendlies as well!
With the Classic XI, you can play with the likes of:
And the Canadian Women’s National team features stars like:
Visual Updates
With the Legends Return Update, we’re excited to bring a suite of authenticity and visual updates to FC 25. you’re able to expect to see 69 updated star heads following a Server Release.
We’re also adding two new celebrations inspired by real world players across various modes. Plus we’re adding set piece animations unique to Gareth Bale, you’ll be able to see them during free kicks and penalties.
Vintage Theme In Main Menu
The first thing FC 25 players might notice with the Legends Return Update is a vintage visual theme in the Main Menu. There’s a nostalgic visual tone from old broadcasts intended to shine a spotlight on some of football’s greats. You can expect to see Franz Beckenbauer, Pele, Diego Maradona, and Johan Cruyff appearing in the Main Menu.
SuperFans
For the first time, EA SPORTS FC is celebratingSuperFans, honouring the people who are always there For The Club by putting them in the virtual stands in FC 25.
For the first group of SuperFans in FC 25, we partnered with four global clubs known for their die-hard supporters:
Following the Legends Update, you’ll start seeing SuperFans appearing across various scenes for these clubs in their home stadiums.
