EA SPORTS FC™ 25 | Legends Return

We’re excited to release the Legends Return Update (TU #10) in the coming days, and it’s going to bring a new shooting PlayStyle, new Player Items and ICONs, and much more. You can expect to see:

• A new Low Driven Shot PlayStyle and PlayStyle+.
• Reduced Precision Lob Pass accuracy.
• The return of the fabled Roma Trio to Football Ultimate Team and the addition of Franz Beckenbauer as an ICON.
• New Super Sub Player Items that receive full Chemistry when coming into a match.
• The return of the Classic XI to Kick Off and Online Friendlies, and the addition of Canada’s Women’s National Team.
• Increased Clubs level cap by 20 and added new Facilities.
• The new Target Live UT Friendly inspired by the Low Drive Shot PlayStyle.
• Updated Career Mode UI and Player Career ICON selection.
• Updated visual flair with refreshed main menu vibes, set piece animations, and new SuperFans in pre-match scenes.

This update does not contain any major balance changes to the game, it has a few smaller tweaks based on your feedback alongside a few issues addressed that we’ve highlighted below.

Let’s jump into it.

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.

Here’s how this shot type can look with no PlayStyles in effect.

Here’s how it can look with the Low Driven Shot PlayStyle+. The ball travels faster, the shot is more accurate, and the shot is taken more quickly.

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 can 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 the EASF 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 make sure 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. 

• At the start of the match, targets will appear at each corner of the net for both teams.
• Hitting those targets when scoring will count as 2 goals and will permanently destroy the target that was hit.
• This means each player will have an opportunity to scope up to 4 additional goals by hitting all 4 targets over the course of the match.
• With this new mode we aim to offer players a fun and strategic choice when deciding their shooting targets and we encourage everyone to try the new Low Driven Shot PlayStyle as an effective way to hit those lower corners.

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.

Here’s what these 3-Star Facilities will include:

Low Driven Drill

• Attributes: Long Pass, Shot Power
• PlayStyle: Low Driven Shot

Strength Drill

• Attributes: Strength, Stand Tackle
• PlayStyle: Block+

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:

• Franz Beckenbauer
• Pele
• Diego Maradona
• Johan Cruyff

And the Canadian Women’s National team features stars like:

• Jessie Fleming
• Ashley Lawrence
• Vanessa Gilles
• Kadeisha Buchanan
• Jordyn Huitema

Visual Updates

With the Legends Return Update, we’re excited to bring a suite of authenticity and visual updates to FC 25. You can 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 celebrating SuperFans, 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: 

• Dortmund
• Liverpool
• Boca Juniors
• Angel City FC

Following the Legends Update, you’ll start seeing SuperFans appearing across various scenes for these clubs in their home stadiums.

Thanks for checking out our Legends Return Update ** Pitch Notes, we can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it.

- The EA SPORTS FC Team