I never thought I see the day when Messi would win a World Cup or play in MLS, yet we got both scenarios in a single 6 month period.

Yes, this is Davies' ex who broke up with him. It's clear that Phonzie has standards and he wanted someone with a higher rating when he packed her several years ago, but she never lived up to her potential and she became fodder.

If anyone wants context, we just got a free RTTF Tella card which isn't supposed to come out until tomorrow and some are getting a 98-rated version of this card with 99-pace, 98-passing and 98-dribbling. EA is an absolute mess, especially after the TOTY Messi problem in which their Tweet about their 'mistake' got Community Noted.

I could’ve sworn Kirby was pink, 3 feet tall and was busy ramming a truck into a demi-god for trying to drop his planet on top of him.

Sinclair is an interesting player, with 330 caps, 190 goals, 24 years of service, a CONCACAF Championship title (the US won all but two editions of the competition) and an Olympic gold medal, you would think this legend would retire as the most powerful member of the Canadian FA. Yet she was blackmailed by the FA’s president at the She Believes Cup, there still isn’t a domestic professional women’s league and much like De Rosario and Hutchinson, she may never be given a role in the FA due to that prick; Bontis. Sinclair was a legend who deserved better treatment from our FA.

"Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in FC Dallas."

~ Asier Illarramendi, From CR7 to Jesus Ferreira, 2023

David spent almost the whole season fighting Mbappe and Lacazette for the Golden Boot in Ligue 1 while trying to get Lille into a European competition after they sold every member of their title-winning starting XI apart from Fonte, Bamba and Andre who have regressed. It's ridiculous how low this rating is for one of Ligue 1's finest strikers.

It feels weird being a Canadian fan on FUT. Before Davies decided to become a world-class player at Bayern (in FIFA 20) our only gold players in the past 10 FIFAs were always De Rosario (retired in 2014), Hoilett (got relegated to League One and joined MLS), Atiba (retired a few months ago at the age of 40) and Larin (Mallorca). Now that the floodgates are open, there's something arousing about being able to create a solid squad of only Canadian players.

Nagasato was one of the few female players to play in a male league when she went on loan to a 4th-division Japanese side; Hayabusa Eleven and even played with her brother; Genki. There's little information pertaining to her performance, but there's a sense of irony considering that Rapione never made any attempt to play in USL League Two despite being the most vocal player about getting a pay raise.

Sinclair is an icon of the women's game despite coming from a country that refuses to support the game, has a federation that blackmails its own players and also proved why you should NEVER have an international window in February. You'd think over 200 international goals would've been enough to ensure a long-term future for the Canadian game, but off the heel of an Olympic gold medal, the Canadian FA can't even afford a friendly match before the 2023 World Cup knowing that Sinclair (who will be 44 at the next World Cup) was not going to return for the 2027 World Cup.

Johnston is a crazy story. He got sent off in his 2nd professional match with a red card against Canadian Premier League side; HFX Wanderers during the 2019 Canadian Championship (the Canadian cup competition) match while playing for a semi-professional provincial team. 4 years later he joined MLS expansion side; Nashville, lies about playing center-back to get into the Canadian national team, moves to Montreal, gets Canada into it's first World Cup in over 30 years, wins a domestic treble with Celtic and now he's likely to play in the Champions League. Not bad for a former part-time player.

Facundo Torres definitely gets a lot less attention amongst MLS youngsters since Thiago Almada won the World Cup, Faria and Cramansci have play with Messi and any American like Ferreira will get the press’ affection. But Orlando has proven they can take unknown players like Larin or Duncan McGuire and turn them into an amazing player. Torres will likely be in Europe soon, especially if he wins the Copa America.

The only international survivor of the summer window purge at Al-Nassr apart from Ospina who remains unregistered and CR7 for obvious reasons. Then again, Talisca once again reminded everyone last season who was carrying Al-Nassr when Aboubakar couldn’t score and Ronaldo was slowly adjusting to life in Saudi Arabia.

Insigne has been a joke, he's either injured or does absolutely nothing with Toronto FC. Yet he's still the highest-rated player in MLS barring Miami's trio despite doing the bare minimum for a club that recently went 6 consecutive games without scoring and sustained 10 consecutive losses (13 games without a win).

My heart skipped a beat, I was NOT ready for more sweaty "friendly" matches just to build a decent Eredivise side in the first week of EAFC 24.

This is just depressing, this downgrade was completely undeserved. Vardy didn't have a good season last year, but a 7-point deduction for scoring 6 goals last season instead of 17 goals in 2021/22 is a harsh penalty.

I'm surprised EA chose Beasley over Howard and Claudio Reyna, though his involvement in PSV's run to the UCL semi-final in 2005 may have fueled this decision to align with the UCL Heroes promo since the only Americans to make a deeper run than the Houston Dynamo legend are Steffen, Pulisic and Kirovski.

Gentlemen, it was an absolute honor playing EAFC 24 with the ones that hit L1 and R1.

With Tuchel at the helm, this card is going to have its rating drop

I don't expect Mukhtar to be at the same level as two La Liga champions or the GOAT, but this rating feels insulting for the best player in MLS for the past 2 years. I'd argue that Mukhtar should be the highest-rated player in MLS barring Messi and his compatriots with an 82 rating or even an 83 rating.

Wagner Group’s mercenaries; their leader was presumably assassinated when his private jet was shot down as retaliation for his attempted coup attempt in Russia

While Messi, Shaqiri and Insigne are no-shows in MLS (not Leagues Cup in which Messi dominated), it’s a shame that Pukki and Reynoso arrived far too late to save Minnesota. Hopefully the Pukki party carries over to next season.

The Canadian FA refused to pay the extra fees for a lot of basic goods that would allow players to train properly. Things hit a massive low when the FA didn't send enough players to the She Believes Cup to allow the women's national team to play scrimmage matches (sending less than the 22 players needed for a full 11-on-11 match) and refused to pay the players for playing for Canada. Sinclair became vocal about the FA's practices and they threatened to pull the Canadian national team out of the competition and take legal action against their players.

Everyone wants Luton to survive, but that Bournemouth game will be a mental scar for the rest of the season. I just hope they can bounce back before it's too late.

Dorsey really dodged a bullet by leaving Toronto FC in 2021 after playing less than 100 minutes in 2 seasons with them. Imagine becoming a locked-in starter for your new employers in Houston while your former club finished in the bottom 2 for three straight seasons.

Officer I can explain ... oh who am I kidding me, I'm drinking maple syrup out of a Tim Hortons cup.

Today is a bad day to release an overpriced Ajax player

I doubt Bounga will beat Luchie Acosta to the MVP title, but I can see him repeat LAFC’s MLS Cup title now that they have Crepeau back and Vela converted into a striker.

Pukki is clearly recreating my reaction when I found out the Pukki Party* was back and expanding to Minnesota

It's a shame, Josef Martinez went from being the best player in MLS to having an ACL tear in 2020 derailing his career, getting tossed out of Atlanta after the chicken and rice episode, was replaced at Miami with Suarez and now he's playing in Canada for a team that still thinks you can only sign one DP. I'm confident that Martinez can bounce back in Montreal, but those days playing alongside Barco, Almiron and Gressel feel like a distant memory.

I'm shocked how Larin bounced back after a terrible first half with Club Brugge, that 2nd half with Real Valladolid reminds me of his form at Besiktas in 2021.

I'm probably the only guy who wants Campos, but doesn't want to pay 85K. I'm not spending anything above 30K to add Campos to my MLS squad, especially when Messi is cheaper.

Almada should've gone to Ajax, but the early closure of the MLS summer transfer window will either botch a potential transfer or the 2nd half of a club's season. I'm sure Almada will leave Atlanta next year, his stock is too high for Atlanta to keep and it's a miracle that they didn't lose him after he returned with a World Cup medal (for playing 15 minutes against Poland).

I wish Flemming stayed with Buchanan and Lawrence at Chelsea, but I’m sure she’ll thrive with Beckie and Sinclair while watching their male counterparts compete in MLS with Crepeau, Pantemis, McGraw and Miller in tow.

LAFC has some many options up front that some clubs in MLS would’ve loved to sign their back-up attackers like Biuk and Boguz as their starters … and then there’s Hollingshead who’s currently 3rd in scoring behind Bounga and Vela despite never taking a single penalty this year.

You know what, this promo is actually amazing for reasons that may or may not be associated with the Ice-Man, Buchanan and now Larininho's new cards. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to Tim Hortons for some medical attention and coffee.

Rest in peace legend, there's a reason why many English fans cherish that photo of you hoisting the World Cup trophy at Wembley and it may never be replicated again.

Mihailovic should've stayed in Europe and played somewhere like Belgium, Turkey or even the Championship League. Returning to MLS and joining Colorado isn't a project, it's a statement about Mihailovic's long-term projection after Montreal turned him into a USMNT quality player.

Finally, we get the card the card that Cucho Hernandez should’ve been awarded nearly half a year ago when he won the Crew their 3rd MLS Cup. (2nd title since the #SaveTheCrew movement). I doubt Hernandez will be staying in MLS for too long, but don’t forget that the Crew replaced Zelaryan with Rossi and somehow didn’t miss a single beat

Remember, everyone put Copenhagen at the bottom of their group when the group stage fixtures were announced. Sometimes a bit of blind faith is better then throwing in the towel.

The conquerer of London-based clubs is back with a new card, it's just a pity that Southampton decided to give Orsic only a single game in the Premier League after he left Qatar with a bronze medal at the World Cup.

Finally, we’ve found Christian Gaulseth’s successor and he armed with drip and links.

Steffen never should've left Fortuna Dusseldorf or the Bundesliga, his national team career was never in jeopardy until Turner joined Arsenal. Heck, going from Columbus to Colorado is considered a downgrade in MLS, just ask The Journey co-star Gyashi Zardes if he would take The Crew and their 2 MLS Cups in 3 years or Chris Armas with the Rapids after ruining NY Red Bulls, Toronto FC, Man United and Leeds in the past 4 years.

Monday: Why is everyone sniping this guy for over 30K for this guy? There's no way anyone would spend 10-30K just to complete an SCB.

Wednesday: I get it now

I might be wrong, but Mariano could still play for the Dominican Republic since he only announced that he was retiring from national team duties with the DR. There's no word on Mariano filing for a one-time switch to Spain nor has he ever received a call-up to said national team, so he's still eligible for the DR. The problem is that he used one good season with Lyon from 6 years ago to justify his refusal and with the DR which is ridiculous since he's not in his 30s, left Real Madrid and the DR could use his services for next year's Olympics.

Morris will always be that great What If story for USMNT fans since he was always consistent for Seattle, but never gave Europe a 2nd chance after his ACL tear in Swansea.

A deserved inclusion for the 2023 MLS MVP from the club that broke their 3 Wooden S**** streak in 2022 when Acosta and Brenner joined. I’m sure Messi will get his dues, but some of you will never comprehend what it was like to be a Cincinnati fan during those early years before Luchy joined while LAFC, Nashville and Austin were able to find some degree of success in their early years.

Wagner has been an amazing player for the Union fit half a decade, which begs the question why Philly hasn’t renewed his contract. Every MLS club would be lining up with an offer if Wagner becomes a free agent, some with reasonable DP contracts.

Taylor and Callendar are definitely the biggest surprise packages in the Messi-era of Inter Miami, though the Finnish winger is definitely preforming up to the expectations Miami placed in their previous DPs, though it’s fair to say only Higuain and Campana lived up to those lofty expectations.

I'd argue on paper it would be fair compensation for those who missed out on a free TOTY Messi card, but this is a game-breaking card that would normally be released in the final month of FIFA that makes even the best Mbappe cards look average in comparison. Plus there's a possibility that some players may boast both a free 98-Tella and TOTY Messi, so EA isn't exactly trying to fix this massive hole they dug themselves into.

Got to love how everyone has been criticizing David for having a terrible season despite being tied for 2nd in the Golden Boot race (with Lacazette and Ben Yedder), but if Fabrizio posts another photo of him doing laundry then everyone calls him overrated.

Messi was AMAZING in the Leagues Cup, but I don’t think it’s enough to justify a TOTS card since MLS TOTS cards are based on their preformances in the previous season. Don’t get me wrong, he’ll get the MVP title this year in 2024 (he wasn’t great against Montreal last night, but he created that 3rd goal), but much like Ronaldo in FIFA 23 this should be a TOTSM card.

The craziest part about this transfer is that Muriel was brought to Orlando to replace a college draft pick who almost joined Blackburn Rovers, but the transfer collapsed just as the replacement was signed. Now Orlando has to rotate a Colombian international with someone who was playing in the college system less than 2 years ago.

“I’m not a religious person or anything and if there was a god, this is proof. This is ****ed up.”

~ Megan Rapinoe, How to End Your Career in Under 3 Minutes On and Off the Pitch, November 11 2023

Jesus Ferreira could always follow Ricardo Pepi to Europe at a more mature age and become the USMNT’s answer to the hole that Donovan, Dempsey and Altidore left vacant after 2017 or he can fall into a category of names like Bunbury, Wood and Alex Hunter’s teammate; Zardes. He can’t stay in Dallas forever and with Musa joining from Benefica, the clock is ticking on Berhalter’s son (but not the one playing in Vancouver).

Pichu

I already upgraded Duece with the Hero Upgrade, so it looks like I'm going to have to upgrade Carlos Vela instead (which is still good since I've been using Donovan's base card at RM).

Luton Town's social media account has confirmed that Lockyer sustained a cardiac arrest that led to his collapse and is in stable condition. It's unknown if this is related to the atrial fibrillation (rapid and irregular heartbeats that can overstrain the body and can increase the risk of cardiac arrest) of Lockyer's heart he sustained a few months ago. The important thing is that Lockyer is safe and I hope he can bounce back just like Eriksen.

I was on the fence when Theo Bair got a TOTW card, but now that Johntson finally got some deserved recognition it’s time to build a Scottish Premiership side similar to the days when Arfield and Wothers**** got their dues.

I actually have an 87-rated Pukki card by using a couple of Evolutions on his TOTW card, so it's painful having to turn down the prospects of having an 88-rated version since I packed his Radioactive card.

There are currently 3 active Argentine internationals in MLS, but none of them are winning the MLS MVP title because of the Argentine GOAT of MLS (if you pretend Diego Valeri never existed) who was clearly taught well by Rooney. Plus I hear Acosta might join the US national team, so he might lose that title to Maxi Moralez.

That was prime Josef Martinez who was destined for a return to Europe (there were talks of him joining Almiron in Newcastle), but that ACL tear in 2020 ruined everything and his ego caught up to his declining quality in 2022 when he had that outburst and threw that catering table in Atlanta's locker room. Unfortunately, that Messi magic that rubbed off onto Robert Taylor didn't reach Martinez and Suarez signed the death warrant on Martinez's stint in Miami.

Kamal Miller got completely duped by Miami. He was going to use Miami as a springboard into Europe, Messi joins, accepts a contract extension to get involved in the Messi experiment and then gets sent to Portland.

Considering that Mbappe is the top goalscorer in Ligue 1 (to the surprise of nobody), fighting Lacazette for 2nd isn't the worst prize for David to snag when most of his rival strikers had previously played for much bigger clubs outside of France like Arsenal (Laca), Sevilla (Ben-Yedder) and Borussia Dortmund (Aubameyang).

Even EA couldn’t resist to joke about the Harry “Cool-ell” pun during the Frostbite season, but I’d wager everyone will go for the packs

Would've been perfect for my Canadian squad, but there's a reason why I couldn't afford his Thunderstruck card.

Henderon went to great lengths to pose as a humanitarian who cared little about his wages. Yet, only a few months later he's fleeing Saudi Arabia to play for Ajax where they have a thriving football ecosystem, support for LGBT relations, and a completely different concept of getting stoned. It matters little since the Saudis already got what they needed, a public message supporting their bid for the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia from England's captain ****il Southgate gets sacked).

This card was amazing in FIFA 23, but now you can’t get that perfect link now that Larin and Buchanan left Club Brugge so I’ve lost my perfect Canadian link

Benteke could hit 20 goals this year, though I can't deny a 10-man New England side who had to play in Panama in a mid-week fixture were an easy target for the Liverpool legend. My only fear is whether DC United has improved with another inexperienced manager to replace Rooney and their new DP being a young player from the Finnish league.

Basically, this is Haaland if he went one week on a vegan diet.

It should’ve been Suarez (2 goals and 2 assists), but since EA never added him into EAFC 24 since he was still playing in the Brasilero last year there were only two other options and Jullian Gressel was the 2nd option.

We will never replace Christine Sinclair, but I think Leon took our mourning as an insult and decided to vent out her frustrations on El Salvador (2 goals and an assist) and Paraguay (hat-trick) over the end of an era.

We were robbed of a TOTS Davies card when they removed the MLS All-Stars/TOTS cards in FIFA 18, he would've been more illegal than Zlatan's decision to skip that year's edition of the All-Star game.

It would be an amazing move for everyone but Philly. Athens is leading the group of death in Europa League and Wagner probably never thought he could ever join a team of that caliber when he left the German 3rd division to join Philadelphia. There were some Bundesliga links, but after 5 seasons in MLS it looks like Wagner is ready to return to Europe and he should be getting US citizenship soon, so he needs to play in Europe if he wants his first call-up.

Lloris better be worth every GAM dollar since he's replacing Crepeau who is still in his prime and fixed the deficiencies between the sticks in LA that were so bad, that not even a former Dutch international like Vemeer couldn't steer the ship. It will be a massive undertaking for Lloris in this physical league that even Tim Howard struggled in despite spending over 15 years between Man United and Everton.

Well I guess EA overheard our conversation because even at 20K I'm gladly take Campos between the sticks

Didn't think Vera would get a card, I had expected Miazga or Arango if EA was looking at a CB or a Salt Lake player respectively.

Why does it look like this comment requires boss music?

Before anyone gets excited about having two Buchanans, I regret to inform you that Tajon Buchanan (that one broken Canadian player from FIFA 23) is not related to Kadeisha Buchanan or her 9 siblings.

I can understand Fenerbache's frustration at the Turkish Super Cup being played in Saudi Arabia, but I think there were better ways to voice their complaints about their players getting attacked by Trabzonspor's fans.

Huitema started dating an MLS player and then broke up with him after he won the Champions League. I still have no clue why she would leave Davies hanging bloke that.

It’s going to be awkward for the Canadian national team next week when everyone completes David’s SBC and then begs Borjan to completely collapse against Lille.

Neat, this is the 4th Messi card I still can't afford for my MLS squad. So does anyone know if scoring a hat-trick against El Salvador in Philadelphia will yield a cheaper TOTW card?

Reports from Tom Bogert (American/MLS Fabrizio) has indicated that Lloris is taking a massive pay cut that would put him below the DP and TAM contract threshold. LAFC essentially got a World Cup champion and Spurs starting keeper for a similar price to what some MLS clubs are paying players they signed from the college league.

Shaqiri must love watching his new club he joined in MLS lose their two best players to Chelsea and Aston Villa, welcoming their 5th manager in 3 years and his club quite literally living up to the “Chicago Dumpster Fire” name.

Kind of surprised EA went with Evander, I was expecting another player in his position like Puig, Hector Herrera or Joao Paulo from MLS.

Day 1: Neat, we can get a 90-rated Ferreira and Torres if we play 21-26 games, so the worst-case scenario we just have to play 52 games to get our 90-rated MLS players.

Day 3: It's just another 20-23 games, we can pull through since we never get good defenders in MLS.

Day 6: I know it may seem like EA is forcing us against our free will to pursue a payless 2nd job, but getting a 95-rated Thiago Almada is worth having to play 500 Squad Battle matches in 3 days.

Luquinhas is probably the saddest man in New Jersey after Carlos Miguel sacrificed his Brazilian links to become Paraguay’s starting keeper

Should’ve been Robert Taylor or Leo Campana, those two carried Miami before Messi joined.

I know Vanzeir got 4 assists, but I think Morgan should’ve gotten the TOTW inclusion for the hat-trick against Miami who sold him to New York Red Bulls 2 years ago.

It's ironic in a way, for all of the criticism that Abada received for representing Israel's national team (with no other options for international football), he received more hate from his countrymen for playing for Celtic who have an extensive history of recruiting players from their own country. Hopefully, Abada can recuperate his career in Charlotte now that his supporters from Celtic and Israel no longer have a shared hatred for someone who simply chose the wrong club at the wrong time.

What a week for Nintendo fans! We finally got the last wave of Mario Kart 8 DLC, confirmation of a live-action Zelda movie and a new Kirby card.

It's a shame, you sometimes wonder what the Russian national team would look like right now if Putin and his so-called "special military operation" didn't intervene with their players' careers. I could've seen Golovin and Zakharyan get massive moves next year if Russia had a stellar 2024 Euro Cup campaign.

Quinn - Them

EA - Him

FIFA - Her

Me - Whatever makes Quinn's better so we can win one more trophy before Sinclair retires or our FA files for bankruptcy

Has more World Cup trophies then a lot of players who were called "The Next Messi" despite being stuck in MLS purgatory

I had two Copenhagen players, sold them for 8K each, decided to wait until the prices go down and they're still being sniped. I should've sent one into that SBC and the other for 10K when I still had a chance.