FC 25 MANAGER CAREER
FC 25 Manager Career is a game mode that offers you the chance to play through a lifelong manager career.
New Features
While the new features for FC 26 haven’t been revealed yet, we’ll populate this article with the updates from the previous year.
FC 25 Manager Career introduced numerous new features designed to enhance your gaming experience. The game features Live Start Points and Snapshots, FC IQ, women’s football, and a lot of other new features.
Live Start Points & Snapshots
In FC 25 Manager Career, players were able to manage top men’s and women’s teams starting from any game week of the 2024/2025 season. Men’s football included clubs from the Premier League, EFL Championship, LALIGA EA SPORTS, Ligue 1 McDonald’s, Serie A Enilive, and Bundesliga. Women’s football featured teams from the Barclays Women’s Super League, Arkema Première Ligue, Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga, and Liga F. The mode offered Live Start Points for 10 leagues and 12 cup competitions, reflecting current points, goals, transfers, and more.
Live Start Points and Snapshots were regularly updated throughout the season, allowing players to jump into key moments and alter outcomes. Snapshots captured significant events such as manager sackings and major transfers. These features were also available in Player Career mode, where players could take on real-world scenarios as actual players or custom Avatars. Live Start Points and Snapshots were introduced in FC 25 and received regular updates during its lifecycle.
FC IQ in Career Mode
FC IQ introduces Tactical Presets, expanding on the previous Tactical Vision system. Each Preset features Key Roles along with specific build-up and defensive strategies. All Presets are compatible with any formation, although the formation may slightly influence role requirements. For example, Tiki Taka requires a Central Midfielder as a Deep Lying Playmaker, but if the formation lacks a Central Midfielder, a Central Defensive Midfielder can fulfill this role.
The update to Tactical Presets and the addition of Player Roles have increased the importance of coaching staff. Coaches can now boost Role Familiarity for key roles on the pitch, provided their Tactical Knowledge surpasses the player’s natural Role Rating and the player can perform in that position. Most formations require one key Player Role per area but may allow more, giving managers greater flexibility. For instance, Tiki Taka midfield requires only one Deep Lying Playmaker. Hiring a specialist Tiki Taka coach enables the improvement of any Central Midfielder who is not naturally a Deep Lying Playmaker. Managers can opt for more freedom and creative playmakers or prioritize defensive stability with a Holding role.
This system offers enhanced flexibility and a variety of combinations between formation, Tactical Preset, Roles, and coaching staff choices. Scouting now includes options to find players with specific Roles and Presets, helping to identify the ideal fit for tactical strategies. The Squad Hub and Transfer Hub also display Role information for players.
More Improvements
Development Plans 2.0
Development Plans now incorporate Player Roles and Role Growth potential, each tied to a specific Development Plan targeting key attributes and abilities. A player’s Role Rating determines the potential of these key attributes. Consistent growth in these attributes can trigger a Role Rating level-up, enhancing further development potential and unlocking new growth stages.
Press Conferences & Morale Sweet Spot
In FC 25, the morale system has evolved from a “the more, the better” approach to a “sweet spot” system. This means that if players’ morale exceeds a certain level, they don’t become happier but rather complacent, which reduces their mental attributes. The ideal morale “sweet spot” varies between players, as some are naturally calmer and more professional than others. Additionally, Press Conferences have been redesigned so that questions from the press are influenced by tactical choices, opponent setup, and match statistics.
Youth Academy
In FC 25 Manager Career, the Youth Academy’s scouting capabilities have expanded to cover over 160 countries, allowing for the discovery of diverse players with unique playing styles. Scouting now lets you focus on up to four specific positions, and with the introduction of FC IQ, you can scout for three distinct Roles within those positions. Furthermore, the new Rush matches in Manager Career mode enable 5v5 games with youth players to enhance their development. Youth players will also visibly age and grow while in the Academy.
Women’s Football
For the first time, FC 25 allows players to manage top women’s teams from elite European leagues and the NWSL in Manager Career mode. The mode features 5 licensed leagues: Barclays Women’s Super League, Arkema Première Ligue, the National Women’s Soccer League, Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga, Liga F, and the Women’s Champions League. Women’s Manager Career includes all expected features, such as authentic managers, financial models, contracts, and wage structures. Players can switch seamlessly between men’s and women’s leagues within the same career for a diverse football experience.
Customization
FC 25 Manager Career introduces enhanced in-game customization based on player feedback, offering a variety of settings to control gameplay experience and AI behavior. Players can choose from presets tailored to specific situations, toggle between Realistic and Classic gameplay modes, or use detailed Custom settings for personalized adjustments. For a greater challenge, save difficulty can be raised with stricter transfer negotiations, tougher board expectations, slower training recovery, transfer embargoes, and simulation-style gameplay. For a more relaxed experience, options include financial takeovers, no scouting, faster player development, and immunity from being sacked. Match and gameplay simulation settings can be modified mid-save, with customization available in both Player and Manager Career modes.
New Menu Visuals and Social Media
FC 25 features a UI upgrade with the introduction of the Task List, providing a dynamic overview of pending actions related to squad management, youth academy, and other key activities. This tool helps players quickly address important issues in both Manager and Player Career modes, while traditional menu navigation remains available. Additionally, FC 25 introduces a Social Media feature where players can follow news about achievements, match results, transfers, and more, with coverage from clubs, leagues, players, fans, and news outlets — reflecting narratives both on and off the pitch.