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I hope Racing and LDU gives us a Copa Libertadores Final without a Brasilero side. They’ve steamrolled the continent for nearly a decade now and the Club World Cup did an amazing job showcasing their talents on a global scale which only reinforced the narrative that it would be another Copa Libertadores title for the country that perfected football.

He had some of the greatest mentors at Orlando like Kaka, Molino, Nocerino and some days of the week, Dom Dwyer

The problem is that most players rather risk having limited caps for their main national team rather then play for a smaller country and become a legend. Haiti has some amazing players like Nazon, Pierrot, Ade and Arcus even before the new wave of players joined. However, their depth is still shallow with a lot of players called up from the US 2nd division and the political turmoil in Haiti has destroyed their domestic league while simultaneously making home fixtures for their national team impossible.

There's a weird glitch that turns Wolff into another player if linked to Jasper Moon similar to The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess.

I think EA included Denis Suarez in Alba's SBC as a reference to Luis Suarez. I know they were all teammates at Barca, but it's just a hunch or maybe I missed something.

If only they held it together for 5 more minutes in Panama City, Suriname would’ve ended this window on the edge of the finish line instead of a 3-horse race with Panama and Guatemala.

Thoughts and prayers to Shamrock Rovers who are going to lose Pico for a month next season because Cape Verde qualified for the World Cup instead of AFCON.

I’m sure Bounga, Wagner and Messi will get their dues next week, especially considering how low the ratings are for Philadelphia after winning another Supporter Shield

There's not too much lore left other then James playing in many different leagues across Hungary, Greece, and the Canadian league. Interestingly enough, James who was born in Roseau, Dominica also played against his native country in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers when they drew Canada in the earlier rounds (Canada was ranked 122nd when the qualifiers' draw began). James would became cap tied to Canada on his own native soil in Dominca after being harassed by the Dominican fans for choosing Canada (who went on to win 6-0 on aggregate).

True, perhaps I was a little too hasty since he could go back to Uruguay and retire on his home soil

It’s a shame Bair couldn’t maintain his tempo after leaving the Scottish Premiership for Ligue 1, at least he did an amazing job beating off Young Boys with that hat trick

And Darlington Nagbe … or Luis Suarez

Needs a TOTW card, he scored a hat-trick while we weren't paying attention in Moments and is teammates with Kim Jong Woo

I still think that brawl with Messi, Suarez and Campana in Guzman’s net was more iconic then LA Galaxy winning their first MLS Cup in a decade last season, we need more chaos in MLS.

Probably one of the greatest DPs in MLS history thanks to Chara’s longevity after joining 14 years ago, won Portland’s first MLS Cup in 2015, turned Valeri into the 2017 MVP recipient and convinced his brother to join his club for a few seasons. Playing against Chara is another story, he’s a big fan of the dark arts and will always give you a vicious nudge with the widest grin in all of MLS.

We did it bois, we got a Swedish Icon! … Unfortunately we didn’t get The Swedish Icon.

Currently the top goalscorer in MLS at the time of writing, though I wouldn't be surprised if Messi catches up

Looks like we'll be getting more Wrexham special cards now that they're in the Championship League, though I'm beginning to dread what's to come since the questions about whether the Welsh side can get a 4th consecutive promotion has altered to whether they can avoid relegation or not.

Not the worst performance to put out on your birthday, I just hope the Raumdeuter will play in the Canadian Championship.

Surprisingly enough, Cornelius is the 6th Canadian to play for Rangers, though Miller barely played for them in the 1980s, Giacomi never got a game with the main team and Gasparotto and Aird both played for Rangers while they were trying to get promotion back to the Premiership during the 2010s.

Bro went from playing in the Champions League for Midtjylland, to playing in Ukraine during an active war and then left Costa Rica to for a stint with a club in New Zealand playing in the A-League. And yes, I know I left a LOT out, but there's too much to cover for James.

No, that's just Tobi

Borjan went from getting dumped into Slovenia (BEFORE Slovan Bratislava qualified for the Champions League) to balling it out against Ronaldo, Benezema, Neymar's teammates and Mahrez. It's a shame Borjan is no longer interested in the national team, that game against Jamaica a couple years ago really did a number on his reputation.

Probably the first good DP that Toronto FC has signed in the past 6 years instead of getting a disinterested foreign players or sacrificing a DP slot to keep an aging player who would've accepted a TAM contract.

I think I liked it better when Kent and his inevitable special cards had league links to James Tavernier and Scott Brown instead of Son Heung-Min, Thomas Muller and that Messi chap who won a few trophies with Barca and Argentina.

The Dwayne De Rosario regen if you somehow swapped him from an attacker into a keeper

It's a shame, Puig sacrificed his entire 2025 campaign just to defeat Seattle in the Western Conference Final who probably would've won the 2024 MLS Cup if he had been subbed off before assisting the winning goal for Galaxy.

Imagine telling someone in 2020 that it’s possible we might one day see Thomas Muller playing an away match at Tim Hortons Field or York Lion Stadium in the Canadian Championship (our cup competition).

The downgrades were to be expected since the ceiling for MLS has always been historically low. Just 5 years ago, the highest rated player in MLS was Carlos Vela, Higuain and Blaise Matuidi at 83-rated and the latter two had just joined Inter Miami from Juventus. You can thank Don Garber the commissioner of MLS who is still trapped in 2001 when the league nearly folded and two of their clubs folded and constantly lives in fear if a club just wants to increase the salary cap.

I'm sure David will get a much deserved upgrade when he showcases his qualities with Juventus, especially after spending the last 5 seasons with a Lille side that kept selling everyone but him and Andre

Probably one of the best big names from Europe to bring into MLS considering Son's maturity, the massive Korean population and he's only just turned 33. I know a lot of players like Shaqiri and Insigne reignited this opposition to bring in these types veterans from Europe to MLS, but I think Son might be an example of how to handle a big name signing rather then someone who just wants the money and then retire. Heck, a lot of fans keep forgetting what happened with Zlatan when Carlos Vela made that comment about his age.

He’s just a local scouse lad from Egypt

Indeed, before Bum-Kun there wasn't an Asian marquee signing because of their quality or to expand the club's brand into Asia. There are defiantly better Asian players nowadays and in recent decades, but without Bum-Kun, there never would've been an annual 99-pace Son Heung-Min.

It's a shame that Bum-Kun will probably become one of the most despised cards once Icon packs are released instead of being recognized for proving Asian football players can play abroad. Apart from North Korea's bizarre run in the 1966 World Cup, the continent was completely ignored until Frankfurt gambled on a semi-professional Asian player who only needed one season to win the UEFA Cup.

I'd throw CF Montreal's RWB; Alistar Johntson as a potential option as he scored the lone goal in Montreal's 1-0 win over New England Revolution.

I'd throw in Ricardo Pepi for his brace against Jamaica in the US' 2-0 win, probably a Silver Star reward with game-breaking pace.