FC 27 GLOSSARY
FC 27 glossary gathers the most popular terms and definitions, helping newcomers in understanding Ultimate Team vocabulary.
2x Chance
A Store Pack promotion offering twice the standard probability of obtaining a specified type of Item. The increase is relative to the normal Pack odds and does not guarantee that an eligible Item will be included.
3D Item
A visual representation of a Player Item displayed as a three-dimensional object inside the FUT Gallery Hub.
59th Minute
A trading method based on searching Transfer Market listings that are approaching the 59th minute, purchasing underpriced Items, and relisting them at a higher price.
Acceleration
A player’s Physical attribute. It measures how quickly the player reaches their maximum running speed.
Action
An option that can be applied to an Item or Squad. Available actions depend on the selected content and may include sending an Item to the Club, listing it on the Transfer Market, applying a Consumable, swapping players, or using Quick Sell.
Active ChallengeFORMER
A former Ultimate Team challenge that allowed players to face the active Team of the Week or a Featured Squad and earn bonus Coins for their first victory.
Active Squad
The Ultimate Team Squad currently selected for matches and squad management.
Aggression
A player’s Mental attribute. It influences how actively the player competes for possession, challenges opponents, and reacts during physical and defensive situations.
Agility
A player’s Physical attribute. It influences how quickly and smoothly the player changes direction while moving, turning, or controlling the ball.
All-Time Record
A record of the matches played by an Ultimate Team Club, normally displayed as Wins, Draws, and Losses.
Alpha
An early development version of a game, normally produced after the pre-alpha stage and before Beta testing.
Anchor
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Pace, Defending, and Physical attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Android
Google’s mobile operating system and one of the platforms supported by the EA SPORTS FC Companion App.
Answer the Call
An Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating players who responded decisively when their teams needed them most, featuring special Player Items inspired by defining performances.
Architect
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Passing and Physical attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Archetype
A progression framework that defines an Avatar’s core playing identity, strengths, and development path in Clubs and The Grounds.
Assignments
Tactical selections used to choose the captain and the players responsible for taking penalties, free kicks, and corners. These were previously known as Set-Piece Roles.
Attacking Full Backs
A Quick Tactic that instructs the full-backs to move forward and provide additional support during attacks.
Attacking Spatial Awareness
An FC 27 gameplay system that helps AI-controlled attackers recognise open space and make smarter, more contextual movements, including curved runs that respond to the defence and offside line.
Attacking Work Rate
A measure of how frequently a player contributes to attacking phases. It is traditionally classified as Low, Medium, or High.
Attributes
Another term for Player Attributes. These values represent a player’s technical, physical, and mental abilities and are rated from 1 to 99.
Auto-Tackle
A defensive action performed automatically by an AI-controlled player. Auto-Tackles have reduced effectiveness in FC 27 Competitive Gameplay, placing greater emphasis on manual defending.
Autobidder
An unauthorized third-party tool that automatically places Transfer Market bids according to predefined criteria. Its use violates the EA SPORTS FC rules and can result in sanctions.
Autobuyer
An unauthorized third-party tool that automatically purchases Transfer Market Items using predefined filters and Buy Now prices. Its use violates the EA SPORTS FC rules and can result in sanctions.
Avatar
The custom player controlled and developed by the user in Clubs and The Grounds. An Avatar can be personalised through appearance, clothing, accessories, Archetype progression, and Vanity Items.
Avoidance
An FC 27 mechanic used during corner kicks that allows a controlled attacker or defender to move more freely through crowded areas and avoid being blocked by other players.
Award Winner Item
A special Player Item awarded to selected footballers who win recognised individual awards, such as Player of the Season or Player of the Year. These Items feature permanently upgraded ratings and attributes.
AXP
Avatar Experience Points earned through matches and activities in The Grounds and Clubs. AXP contributes to Avatar and Archetype progression.
Backbone
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Passing, Defending, and Physical attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Badge
A Club Item representing the identity of an Ultimate Team Club. The selected Badge appears in menus, match presentation, and other Club-related areas.
Balance
A player’s Physical attribute. It influences the player’s ability to remain stable while turning, dribbling, or receiving physical contact.
Ball Control
A player’s Technical attribute. It influences how effectively the player receives, controls, and keeps the ball close after a pass or loose-ball interaction.
Base Icon ItemFORMER
The lowest-rated version in the former Base, Mid, Prime, and Moments Icon structure. This tier is no longer used in current Ultimate Team titles.
Base Item
The standard Player Item representing a footballer at the beginning of an Ultimate Team cycle. In FC 27, Base Items are classified simply as Bronze, Silver, or Gold rather than Common or Rare.
Base Role Familiarity
The minimum level of Role Familiarity available when a player is used in one of their primary or secondary positions but does not have Role+ or Role++ for the assigned Role.
Basic
The default Chemistry Style assigned to Player Items. It distributes Chemistry boosts across several attributes, with the size of those boosts depending on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Beta
A pre-release test version of EA SPORTS FC distributed to selected players to identify issues, collect feedback, and test game modes, features, and online services.
Bid
An offer made for an Item listed as an auction on the Transfer Market. The lowest possible bid is subject to the Item’s Price Range, with 150 Coins being the minimum value available in the market.
Bid Bumping
Also known as Bid Jacking or Price Jacking. A misleading trading practice in which the price of an auction is suddenly increased near its end in the hope that another user will submit an accidental bid.
Bid Jacking
Also known as Bid Bumping or Price Jacking. A misleading trading practice in which the price of an auction is suddenly increased near its end in the hope that another user will submit an accidental bid.
Black Friday
An annual Ultimate Team Campaign held around the Black Friday shopping period, normally featuring special content, SBCs, Objectives, Evolutions, Store Packs, and returning Player Items.
Brasilver
A community term used to describe Brazilian Silver Player Items or Squads composed mainly or entirely of Brazilian Silver players.
Bronze
The lowest of the three Base Item qualities. Bronze Player Items have an Overall Rating of 64 or below. In FC 27, Bronze Items are no longer divided into Common and Rare versions.
Build-Up Style
A Team Tactics setting that determines how players move and how quickly the team transitions from defence into its attacking shape. FC 27 includes Short Passing, Balanced, and Counter.
Buy It Now
A Transfer Market option that allows a user to purchase an Item immediately by paying its listed Buy Now Price.
Buy Now Price
The optional immediate purchase price selected when an Item is listed on the Transfer Market. It must fall within the Item’s Price Range and cannot be lower than its Starting Price.
Campaign
A themed Ultimate Team content period that can introduce Player Items, Objectives, SBCs, Evolutions, Live Events, Gallery Sets, Store content, and rewards.
Campaign Hub
An FC 27 Ultimate Team interface that brings together the content associated with the current Campaign, including Objectives, SBCs, Evolutions, Gallery Sets, Live Events, and rewards.
Campaign Item
A special Player Item released as part of an Ultimate Team Campaign. Its design, upgrades, eligibility, and availability depend on the rules of that Campaign.
Campaign Squad
A selection of special Player Items released together as part of an Ultimate Team Campaign, normally available in Packs for a limited period.
Captains
An Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating influential football leaders and players recognised for their importance to their teams.
Captains Item
A special Player Item released as part of the Captains Campaign, featuring permanently upgraded ratings and attributes.
Card
An informal community term for an Ultimate Team Item. EA officially uses the term Item for players, managers, consumables, cosmetics, and other collectible content.
Card Weight
A community term describing the relative likelihood of obtaining a particular Item from a Pack. Card Weight is not an official published value and should not be confused with an Item’s Transfer Market supply or trading volume.
Career Mode
An offline game mode divided into Manager Career and Player Career, allowing users to manage a club or experience the career of an individual footballer.
Cat
A goalkeeper Chemistry Style that boosts selected Reflexes, Speed, and Positioning attributes. The size of the boost depends on the goalkeeper’s Individual Chemistry.
Catalyst
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Pace and Passing attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Central Attacking Midfielder
A player position abbreviated as CAM. It operates between central midfield and the forwards, normally contributing to chance creation, passing, and attacking movement.
Central Defensive Midfielder
A player position abbreviated as CDM. It operates in front of the defensive line, helping recover possession, cover passing lanes, and support build-up play.
Centre ForwardFORMER
A former Ultimate Team position abbreviated as CF. It represented an attacker who operated centrally between an attacking midfielder and a striker. FC 27 uses ST as its central forward position.
Centurions
An Ultimate Team Campaign inspired by major career milestones, longevity, and notable appearance, goal, assist, or clean-sheet achievements.
Challengers
An FC 27 Ultimate Team competition designed as an alternative competitive path alongside Champions, giving a wider range of players access to structured online competition and rewards.
Champions
A competitive online Ultimate Team mode in which qualified players compete for ranks and rewards over a limited number of matches.
Champions ChannelFORMER
A former Ultimate Team feature that allowed users to watch complete match replays from selected high-level Champions players.
Champions Finals
The main competitive stage of Ultimate Team Champions, where qualified players complete a limited number of matches to earn a rank and corresponding rewards.
Champions Points
Qualification points earned through selected Ultimate Team competitions and previously used to enter or progress towards Champions qualification. Their exact function can vary between titles.
Chapter
A collection of related challenges or scenarios within the Moments mode.
Chemistry
An Ultimate Team system that determines the attribute boosts a player receives from their Chemistry Style. Individual Chemistry is influenced by the player’s position and by links involving their Club, League, Nation, and Manager. A player on zero Chemistry keeps their Base attributes but receives no Chemistry Style boosts.
Chemistry Style
A Consumable Item that determines which attributes can receive Chemistry boosts. The size of the boosts depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Chip Shot
A shot that lifts the ball over an approaching goalkeeper or defender using a controlled, elevated trajectory.
Classic Match
A Friendlies match type that uses standard football rules without additional House Rules modifiers.
Closed Beta
An invitation-only pre-release version of EA SPORTS FC used to test selected modes, features, gameplay systems, and online services before launch.
Club Items
Ultimate Team Items used to personalise a Club’s identity and match presentation, including Badges, Kits, Balls, Stadium Themes, Tifos, and other cosmetic content.
Club Value
An estimated measure of the collective value of the Player Items owned by an Ultimate Team Club. Its availability and calculation may vary between titles.
Clubs
An online mode, formerly known as Pro Clubs, in which each user controls their own Avatar and competes cooperatively as part of a Club.
Coin BoostFORMER
A former Ultimate Team reward that added a specified number of bonus Coins to the Match Coins earned over a limited number of completed matches.
Coins
The main earnable currency in Ultimate Team. Coins can be used on the Transfer Market and for selected Store content, but cannot legitimately be purchased directly from third-party sellers.
Coins Store
An unauthorized third-party service that sells Ultimate Team Coins for real money. Buying or selling Coins violates the EA SPORTS FC rules and can result in account sanctions.
Comeback
A match situation in which a team recovers from a losing position and eventually draws or wins the match.
Common ItemFORMER
A former Base Item rarity used to distinguish Common Player Items from Rare Player Items. In FC 27, Base Items are classified simply as Bronze, Silver, or Gold.
Community EventFORMER
A former Ultimate Team event in which completed Objectives contributed towards shared community progress and collective rewards.
Community TOTSFORMER
A former Team of the Season squad selected through community voting from a shortlist of players recognised for consistent real-world performances.
Companion App
A free iOS and Android application used to manage an Ultimate Team Club, complete SBCs, manage Evolutions, claim rewards, and access the Transfer Market when eligible.
Compare Price
A Transfer Market option that displays other listings of the same Item, helping users assess its current market price before buying or selling.
Completion AwardFORMER
A former name for the Coins or rewards granted after completing an Ultimate Team match.
Competitive Gameplay
A gameplay preset designed for online competitive modes, prioritising responsiveness, consistency, manual defending, and user-controlled actions.
Composure
A player’s Mental attribute. It influences how consistently the player performs technical actions when under pressure from nearby opponents.
Concept Item
A non-playable version of a Player Item that can be added to a Concept Squad for planning purposes, even when the user does not own the Item.
Concept Squad
A squad-planning tool that allows users to build an Ultimate Team Squad with Concept Items, test Chemistry combinations, and identify potential Transfer Market targets.
Co-Op
A cooperative online feature that allows two users to play together on the same team in supported game modes.
Consumable
An Ultimate Team Item that can be applied to eligible content. Current examples include Chemistry Styles and Healing Items, while the available Consumable categories can vary between titles.
Consumable PileFORMER
A former Club storage area dedicated to Consumable Items. Current Ultimate Team titles manage these Items through the Club.
Cornerstones
An Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating players who provide stability, identity, and a strong foundation for their respective Clubs.
CornersFORMER
A former Custom Tactics setting that controlled how many players entered the penalty area during attacking corners.
Creative Run
An attacking movement that uses available space, defensive positioning, and the offside line to create a passing option. FC 27 improves both automatic and manually triggered Creative Runs.
Cross
A pass played from a wide area towards teammates positioned in or around the penalty area.
Crossing
A player’s Technical attribute. It influences the accuracy and quality of crosses delivered from open play and certain set-piece situations.
Curve
A player’s Technical attribute. It influences how much curl the player can apply to passes, crosses, free kicks, and certain shots.
Current Bid
The highest valid offer currently placed on an Item listed as an auction. It becomes the winning bid if no higher offer is made before the listing expires.
Destined for Glory
The first Ultimate Team Campaign of FC 27, featuring a squad shaped by community voting. Selected Player Items are eligible for live upgrades based on real-world performances. Voting runs from 21 August to 10 September, while the Campaign runs from 25 September to 9 October 2026.
Defensive Approach
A Team Tactics setting that combines Line Height, pressure, and defensive run tracking. FC 27 includes Deep, Balanced, High, and Aggressive Defensive Approaches.
Defensive StyleFORMER
A former Custom Tactics setting that determined how and when a team applied defensive pressure. It has been replaced by the Defensive Approach system.
DepthFORMER
A former standalone Custom Tactics setting that controlled how high the defensive line positioned itself. In FC 27, this behaviour is managed through the Defensive Approach and Line Height settings.
Destined for Glory
The first Ultimate Team Campaign of FC 27, featuring a squad shaped by community voting. Selected Player Items are eligible for live upgrades based on real-world performances.
Did Not Finish
Also known as DNF. A match registered as unfinished because a user disconnected or left before the final whistle. Repeated DNFs can reduce the Coins earned from future matches and may affect access to rewards or competitions.
Dinked Pass
A slightly elevated pass used to lift the ball over a defender’s foot or interception attempt. In FC 27, Dinked Passes follow the user’s directional input more closely.
Discard Price
Also known as Quick Sell Value. The number of Coins received when an eligible Item is permanently removed from the Club through Quick Sell. Untradeable Items normally have a Quick Sell Value of zero Coins, although some may be recoverable temporarily through Quick Sell Recovery.
Diving
One of the six goalkeeper Face Stats. It represents the goalkeeper’s ability to reach and save shots by diving through the air.
Division Rivals
Also known as Rivals. An online Ultimate Team mode with skill-based divisions, progression, checkpoints, and recurring rewards.
DNF Modifier
A system that reduces the Match Coins earned by users who repeatedly fail to complete matches. The modifier can improve again by completing matches normally.
D-Pad Tactics
Also known as Quick Tactics. In-match tactical commands that allow users to adjust selected aspects of their team’s behaviour without opening the pause menu.
Draft
An Ultimate Team mode in which users build a temporary Squad by selecting one Player Item from a series of five-player choices. The drafted Squad is then used in a knockout competition lasting up to four victories.
Dribbling Face Stat
One of the six outfield player Face Stats. It summarises several abilities related to movement and ball control, including Agility, Balance, Reactions, Ball Control, Dribbling, and Composure.
Dribbling Attribute
A player’s Technical attribute. It influences how closely and effectively the player controls the ball while moving past opponents.
Driven Pass
A faster and more powerful ground pass intended to move the ball quickly between teammates. Its additional pace can make it more difficult for the receiver to control.
Duration
The length of time an Item remains listed on the Transfer Market. If a valid bid exists when the listing ends, the Item is sold to the highest bidder. Otherwise, the listing expires and the Item remains in the Transfer List. Available durations range from one hour to three days.
Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment
A general term for systems that adapt game difficulty according to player performance. EA states that Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment is not used to manipulate the difficulty or outcome of online Ultimate Team matches.
Dynamic ObjectivesFORMER
A former name for time-limited Objective Groups released outside a regular schedule, often connected to Campaigns or real-world football events.
Dynamic Tactics
A tactical system that allows users to prepare multiple setups with different Formations, Team Tactics, Roles, and Focuses, then switch between compatible plans during a match.
EA Play
A paid Electronic Arts subscription service that can include a limited FC 27 trial, member rewards, selected in-game benefits, and discounts on eligible EA digital purchases.
Early Access
Access to a game before its standard worldwide release. It may be offered through a premium Edition, subscription, limited trial, playtest, Alpha, or Beta.
EA SPORTS
The Electronic Arts label responsible for developing and publishing sports video games, including the EA SPORTS FC series.
Electronic Arts
The video game company that develops and publishes the EA SPORTS FC series.
EA SPORTS FC
Electronic Arts’ football video game franchise, introduced as the successor to the EA SPORTS FIFA series.
Electrum Pack
An Ultimate Team Pack containing a mixture of Gold and Silver Items. The total number of Items and their distribution depend on the specific Electrum Pack variant.
End of an Era Item
A special Player Item celebrating the conclusion of a notable stage in a footballer’s career, such as retirement, departure from a long-term Club, or the end of an important footballing period.
End of Match Reward
A reward granted after completing a match in selected FC 27 Ultimate Team modes. It can include Match Coins, SP, or other progression benefits linked directly to individual matches.
Established Date
The date or year in which an Ultimate Team Club was originally created.
Event Token
A reward currency earned through selected evergreen or time-limited Ultimate Team programs. Event Tokens can be exchanged for a choice of rewards associated with the relevant program.
Events
A general term for themed or time-limited Ultimate Team content. Events can include Campaigns, Live Events, Objectives, SBCs, Evolutions, Gallery Sets, Player Items, and rewards.
Evolution Chain
A sequence in which a Player Item completes one Evolution and subsequently becomes eligible for another, creating a longer upgrade path.
Evolution Chain Preview
An FC 27 planning feature that allows users to preview how one Evolution may lead into additional compatible Evolutions before committing the Player Item.
Evolutions
An Ultimate Team feature that allows eligible Player Items to be upgraded by completing specified gameplay requirements or progression steps. Evolutions can improve Attributes, Overall Rating, PlayStyles, Roles, positions, and other characteristics.
Extra Striker
An attacking Quick Tactic that instructs an additional player to move into a more advanced central position and support the striker.
Face Stats
The six main ratings displayed on a Player Item. Outfield players use Pace, Shooting, Passing, Dribbling, Defending, and Physical. Goalkeepers use Diving, Handling, Kicking, Reflexes, Speed, and Positioning.
False 9
A Striker Player Role in which the forward drops into deeper areas to receive the ball, link midfield with attack, and create space for teammates making forward runs.
Fantasy FC
An Ultimate Team Campaign featuring special Player Items that can receive upgrades based on real-world individual and team performances during a specified period.
Fantasy UT Item
Also known as a Fantasy FC Item. A dynamic Player Item eligible for upgrades based on Campaign-specific real-world conditions, which can include appearances, wins, goals, assists, or clean sheets.
FC 27 Lite
A free-to-download version of FC 27 offering access to a limited and potentially rotating selection of teams, modes, and content. Users can upgrade to the full game separately.
FC IQ
The tactical and positional framework that connects Formations, Team Tactics, Player Roles, Focuses, and Role Familiarity to shape team and player behaviour on the pitch.
FC Points
A premium virtual currency purchased with real money or obtained through selected Edition benefits. FC Points can be used for eligible Store Packs, Draft entries, Evolution content, and other supported Ultimate Team purchases.
FC Pro
The official EA SPORTS FC competitive gaming ecosystem, encompassing professional tournaments, qualified players, Clubs, leagues, and international esports events.
FC Pro Live
An Ultimate Team Campaign connecting selected dynamic Player Items to the performances of professional competitors in FC Pro events.
Featured Squad
A specially selected Squad created by a footballer, celebrity, content creator, professional FC player, or another recognised member of the community, normally available as a featured Squad Battles opponent.
FIFAUTeam
An independent website dedicated to EA SPORTS FC and Ultimate Team news, guides, databases, Campaigns, rewards, and gameplay information.
Finisher
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Shooting and Dribbling attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Finishing
A player’s Technical attribute. It influences the accuracy and consistency of shots taken with the feet from scoring positions, particularly inside the penalty area.
First Owned Player
A Player Item with First Owner status because it was obtained directly by the current user through a Pack, SBC, Objective, reward, Player Pick, or another eligible source rather than purchased from the Transfer Market.
FitnessFORMER
A former persistent Ultimate Team condition system that required Player Items to recover between matches. Fitness Items and persistent Squad Fitness were removed, although players still lose stamina during individual matches.
Flair Pass
A pass performed with a creative or unconventional animation. Its execution and effectiveness depend on the situation, user input, player Attributes, and relevant PlayStyles.
Flair Shot
A shot performed with a creative or acrobatic animation, such as a backheel or other improvised finish. Its execution depends on the situation, player Attributes, and relevant PlayStyles.
Flashback Item
A special Player Item celebrating a notable previous season, match, achievement, or period from an active player’s career.
Focus
A modifier applied to a Player Role that adjusts specific aspects of the player’s positioning, movement, and responsibilities.
Football Club
An informal expansion sometimes used by the community for the initials FC. The official franchise name is EA SPORTS FC.
Football Mentor
A recognised football personality found in The Grounds who provides themed activities, challenges, guidance, or progression opportunities for Avatars.
Formation
The base arrangement of player positions on the pitch. In FC 27, the selected Formation primarily defines the team’s out-of-possession shape and determines which positions and Player Roles are available.
Founder
A user recognised for having created an Ultimate Team Club during the earliest editions of the mode. The displayed Established Date indicates when the Club was originally created.
Free Kick
A restart awarded after certain fouls or rule violations. It can be taken directly towards goal or used to pass or cross the ball to a teammate.
Free Kick Accuracy
A player’s Technical attribute. It influences the accuracy of direct free kicks taken towards goal.
Free KicksFORMER
A former Custom Tactics setting that controlled how many players entered the penalty area during attacking free kicks.
Frostbite
The game engine used by EA SPORTS FC on supported platforms. It was first introduced to the main EA SPORTS FIFA series with FIFA 17.
FUT Birthday
An annual Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating the anniversary of the mode, normally featuring special Player Items, SBCs, Objectives, Evolutions, and other themed content.
FUT Birthday Item
A special Player Item released during the FUT Birthday Campaign, normally featuring permanently improved ratings, Attributes, Skill Moves, Weak Foot, PlayStyles, or Roles.
FUT Co-Op
An Ultimate Team feature that allows two users to play together in supported modes, which may include Rivals, Squad Battles, Friendlies, and selected Live Events.
FUTTIES
An annual end-of-cycle Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating popular players and notable content released throughout the season.
FUTTIES Item
A heavily upgraded special Player Item released during the FUTTIES Campaign. Selection methods can include community voting, SBCs, Objectives, Evolutions, or direct Pack releases.
FUT VersusFORMER
A former Ultimate Team Campaign that released two contrasting special versions of selected players, with each version featuring different upgrades or characteristics.
FUT Web App
Also known as the Web App. A free browser-based application used to manage an Ultimate Team Club, complete SBCs, manage Squads and Evolutions, claim rewards, and access the Transfer Market when eligible.
A Team Tactics setting that combines Line Height, pressure, and defensive run tracking. FC 27 includes Deep, Balanced, High, and Aggressive Defensive Approaches.
Defensive StyleFORMER
A former Custom Tactics setting that determined how and when a team applied defensive pressure. It has been replaced by the Defensive Approach system.
DepthFORMER
A former standalone Custom Tactics setting that controlled how high the defensive line positioned itself. In FC 27, this behaviour is managed through the Defensive Approach and Line Height settings.
Destined for Glory
The first Ultimate Team Campaign of FC 27, featuring a squad shaped by community voting. Selected Player Items are eligible for live upgrades based on real-world performances.
Did Not Finish
Also known as DNF. A match registered as unfinished because a user disconnected or left before the final whistle. Repeated DNFs can reduce the Coins earned from future matches and may affect access to rewards or competitions.
Dinked Pass
A slightly elevated pass used to lift the ball over a defender’s foot or interception attempt. In FC 27, Dinked Passes follow the user’s directional input more closely.
Discard Price
Also known as Quick Sell Value. The number of Coins received when an eligible Item is permanently removed from the Club through Quick Sell. Untradeable Items normally have a Quick Sell Value of zero Coins, although some may be recoverable temporarily through Quick Sell Recovery.
Diving
One of the six goalkeeper Face Stats. It represents the goalkeeper’s ability to reach and save shots by diving through the air.
Division Rivals
Also known as Rivals. An online Ultimate Team mode with skill-based divisions, progression, checkpoints, and recurring rewards.
DNF Modifier
A system that reduces the Match Coins earned by users who repeatedly fail to complete matches. The modifier can improve again by completing matches normally.
D-Pad Tactics
Also known as Quick Tactics. In-match tactical commands that allow users to adjust selected aspects of their team’s behaviour without opening the pause menu.
Draft
An Ultimate Team mode in which users build a temporary Squad by selecting one Player Item from a series of five-player choices. The drafted Squad is then used in a knockout competition lasting up to four victories.
Dribbling Face Stat
One of the six outfield player Face Stats. It summarises several abilities related to movement and ball control, including Agility, Balance, Reactions, Ball Control, Dribbling, and Composure.
Dribbling Attribute
A player’s Technical attribute. It influences how closely and effectively the player controls the ball while moving past opponents.
Driven Pass
A faster and more powerful ground pass intended to move the ball quickly between teammates. Its additional pace can make it more difficult for the receiver to control.
Duration
The length of time an Item remains listed on the Transfer Market. If a valid bid exists when the listing ends, the Item is sold to the highest bidder. Otherwise, the listing expires and the Item remains in the Transfer List. Available durations range from one hour to three days.
Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment
A general term for systems that adapt game difficulty according to player performance. EA states that Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment is not used to manipulate the difficulty or outcome of online Ultimate Team matches.
Dynamic ObjectivesFORMER
A former name for time-limited Objective Groups released outside a regular schedule, often connected to Campaigns or real-world football events.
Dynamic Tactics
A tactical system that allows users to prepare multiple setups with different Formations, Team Tactics, Roles, and Focuses, then switch between compatible plans during a match.
EA Play
A paid Electronic Arts subscription service that can include a limited FC 27 trial, member rewards, selected in-game benefits, and discounts on eligible EA digital purchases.
Early Access
Access to a game before its standard worldwide release. It may be offered through a premium Edition, subscription, limited trial, playtest, Alpha, or Beta.
EA SPORTS
The Electronic Arts label responsible for developing and publishing sports video games, including the EA SPORTS FC series.
Electronic Arts
The video game company that develops and publishes the EA SPORTS FC series.
EA SPORTS FC
Electronic Arts’ football video game franchise, introduced as the successor to the EA SPORTS FIFA series.
Electrum Pack
An Ultimate Team Pack containing a mixture of Gold and Silver Items. The total number of Items and their distribution depend on the specific Electrum Pack variant.
End of an Era Item
A special Player Item celebrating the conclusion of a notable stage in a footballer’s career, such as retirement, departure from a long-term Club, or the end of an important footballing period.
End of Match Reward
A reward granted after completing a match in selected FC 27 Ultimate Team modes. It can include Match Coins, SP, or other progression benefits linked directly to individual matches.
Established Date
The date or year in which an Ultimate Team Club was originally created.
Event Token
A reward currency earned through selected evergreen or time-limited Ultimate Team programs. Event Tokens can be exchanged for a choice of rewards associated with the relevant program.
Events
A general term for themed or time-limited Ultimate Team content. Events can include Campaigns, Live Events, Objectives, SBCs, Evolutions, Gallery Sets, Player Items, and rewards.
Evolution Chain
A sequence in which a Player Item completes one Evolution and subsequently becomes eligible for another, creating a longer upgrade path.
Evolution Chain Preview
An FC 27 planning feature that allows users to preview how one Evolution may lead into additional compatible Evolutions before committing the Player Item.
Evolutions
An Ultimate Team feature that allows eligible Player Items to be upgraded by completing specified gameplay requirements or progression steps. Evolutions can improve Attributes, Overall Rating, PlayStyles, Roles, positions, and other characteristics.
Extra Striker
An attacking Quick Tactic that instructs an additional player to move into a more advanced central position and support the striker.
Face Stats
The six main ratings displayed on a Player Item. Outfield players use Pace, Shooting, Passing, Dribbling, Defending, and Physical. Goalkeepers use Diving, Handling, Kicking, Reflexes, Speed, and Positioning.
False 9
A Striker Player Role in which the forward drops into deeper areas to receive the ball, link midfield with attack, and create space for teammates making forward runs.
Fantasy FC
An Ultimate Team Campaign featuring special Player Items that can receive upgrades based on real-world individual and team performances during a specified period.
Fantasy UT Item
Also known as a Fantasy FC Item. A dynamic Player Item eligible for upgrades based on Campaign-specific real-world conditions, which can include appearances, wins, goals, assists, or clean sheets.
FC 27 Lite
A free-to-download version of FC 27 offering access to a limited and potentially rotating selection of teams, modes, and content. Users can upgrade to the full game separately.
FC IQ
The tactical and positional framework that connects Formations, Team Tactics, Player Roles, Focuses, and Role Familiarity to shape team and player behaviour on the pitch.
FC Points
A premium virtual currency purchased with real money or obtained through selected Edition benefits. FC Points can be used for eligible Store Packs, Draft entries, Evolution content, and other supported Ultimate Team purchases.
FC Pro
The official EA SPORTS FC competitive gaming ecosystem, encompassing professional tournaments, qualified players, Clubs, leagues, and international esports events.
FC Pro Live
An Ultimate Team Campaign connecting selected dynamic Player Items to the performances of professional competitors in FC Pro events.
Featured Squad
A specially selected Squad created by a footballer, celebrity, content creator, professional FC player, or another recognised member of the community, normally available as a featured Squad Battles opponent.
FIFAUTeam
An independent website dedicated to EA SPORTS FC and Ultimate Team news, guides, databases, Campaigns, rewards, and gameplay information.
Finisher
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Shooting and Dribbling attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Finishing
A player’s Technical attribute. It influences the accuracy and consistency of shots taken with the feet from scoring positions, particularly inside the penalty area.
First Owned Player
A Player Item with First Owner status because it was obtained directly by the current user through a Pack, SBC, Objective, reward, Player Pick, or another eligible source rather than purchased from the Transfer Market.
FitnessFORMER
A former persistent Ultimate Team condition system that required Player Items to recover between matches. Fitness Items and persistent Squad Fitness were removed, although players still lose stamina during individual matches.
Flair Pass
A pass performed with a creative or unconventional animation. Its execution and effectiveness depend on the situation, user input, player Attributes, and relevant PlayStyles.
Flair Shot
A shot performed with a creative or acrobatic animation, such as a backheel or other improvised finish. Its execution depends on the situation, player Attributes, and relevant PlayStyles.
Flashback Item
A special Player Item celebrating a notable previous season, match, achievement, or period from an active player’s career.
Focus
A modifier applied to a Player Role that adjusts specific aspects of the player’s positioning, movement, and responsibilities.
Football Club
An informal expansion sometimes used by the community for the initials FC. The official franchise name is EA SPORTS FC.
Football Mentor
A recognised football personality found in The Grounds who provides themed activities, challenges, guidance, or progression opportunities for Avatars.
Formation
The base arrangement of player positions on the pitch. In FC 27, the selected Formation primarily defines the team’s out-of-possession shape and determines which positions and Player Roles are available.
Founder
A user recognised for having created an Ultimate Team Club during the earliest editions of the mode. The displayed Established Date indicates when the Club was originally created.
Free Kick
A restart awarded after certain fouls or rule violations. It can be taken directly towards goal or used to pass or cross the ball to a teammate.
Free Kick Accuracy
A player’s Technical attribute. It influences the accuracy of direct free kicks taken towards goal.
Free KicksFORMER
A former Custom Tactics setting that controlled how many players entered the penalty area during attacking free kicks.
Frostbite
The game engine used by EA SPORTS FC on supported platforms. It was first introduced to the main EA SPORTS FIFA series with FIFA 17.
FUT Birthday
An annual Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating the anniversary of the mode, normally featuring special Player Items, SBCs, Objectives, Evolutions, and other themed content.
FUT Birthday Item
A special Player Item released during the FUT Birthday Campaign, normally featuring permanently improved ratings, Attributes, Skill Moves, Weak Foot, PlayStyles, or Roles.
FUT Co-Op
An Ultimate Team feature that allows two users to play together in supported modes, which may include Rivals, Squad Battles, Friendlies, and selected Live Events.
FUTTIES
An annual end-of-cycle Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating popular players and notable content released throughout the season.
FUTTIES Item
A heavily upgraded special Player Item released during the FUTTIES Campaign. Selection methods can include community voting, SBCs, Objectives, Evolutions, or direct Pack releases.
FUT VersusFORMER
A former Ultimate Team Campaign that released two contrasting special versions of selected players, with each version featuring different upgrades or characteristics.
FUT Web App
Also known as the Web App. A free browser-based application used to manage an Ultimate Team Club, complete SBCs, manage Squads and Evolutions, claim rewards, and access the Transfer Market when eligible.
FUT Gallery
A collection and progression system introduced in FC 27 Ultimate Team. It permanently records eligible Player Items acquired by the user, allowing them to complete themed Gallery Sets, display favourite Items, increase their Gallery Level, and earn rewards.
FUTMASFORMER
A former Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating the festive season through daily Player SBCs, Objectives, Packs, and other themed content.
FUT Tournaments
Knockout competitions in which users attempt to win up to four consecutive rounds for rewards. Tournament formats, requirements, opponents, and availability can vary between events.
Future Stars
An annual Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating talented young footballers who are expected to become leading players in the future.
Future Stars Item
A special Player Item assigned to a promising young footballer who has not yet reached their full potential. Its upgraded ratings and Attributes represent how the player could perform at the peak of their career.
Gallery Hub
The main visual environment of FC 27 Ultimate Team, where Player Items, favourite Gallery Sets, and other parts of the Club can appear as objects within the surrounding space. The complete Gallery Hub is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.
Gallery Level
The overall FUT Gallery progression level. Completing and improving Gallery Sets increases this level and unlocks milestone rewards.
Gallery Milestone
A FUT Gallery progression target that grants a reward when the required Gallery Level or other collection condition is reached.
Gallery Reward
A reward earned by grading Gallery Sets or reaching Gallery milestones. Rewards can include cosmetic content, Gallery Tokens, Holographic Items, and other Ultimate Team content.
Gallery Set
A themed collection of registered Player Items within the FUT Gallery. Sets can focus on Leagues, Nations, Clubs, Campaigns, rarities, or custom themes.
Gallery Token
A FUT Gallery currency earned through selected Set Grades and Gallery progression. Gallery Tokens can be exchanged for rewards in the Gallery Token Store.
Gallery Token Store
A FUT Gallery Store where Gallery Tokens can be exchanged for selected rewards, including Kits, Badges, cosmetic content, and Hall of FUT Items.
Game Plan
A saved tactical setup containing a Formation, Build-Up Style, Defensive Approach, Line Height, and assigned Player Roles and Focuses. Multiple plans can be prepared and activated according to the match situation.
Gauntlet
A knockout competition within Ultimate Team Live Events. Depending on the event rules, Player Items used in one round may become unavailable for subsequent rounds, requiring users to rotate their Squad.
Get in the Box
An attacking Quick Tactic that encourages more teammates to make forward runs into the penalty area when the team attacks from wide positions.
GK Basic
The default Chemistry Style assigned to Goalkeeper Items. It distributes Chemistry boosts across several goalkeeper Attributes, with the size of the boosts depending on the goalkeeper’s Individual Chemistry.
Gladiator
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Shooting and Defending attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Globetrotters
An Ultimate Team Campaign featuring special Player Items selected from players who have represented Clubs and Leagues away from their home countries, with content designed to support varied squad-building combinations.
Glove
A goalkeeper Chemistry Style that boosts selected Diving, Handling, and Positioning attributes. The size of the boost depends on the goalkeeper’s Individual Chemistry.
Gold
The highest of the three Base Item qualities. Gold Player Items have an Overall Rating of 75 or higher. In FC 27, Gold Items are no longer divided into Common and Rare versions.
Grassroot Greats
An Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating popular players, cult favourites, and memorable performers associated with previous Ultimate Team editions.
Ground Pass
A pass played along or close to the surface of the pitch towards a teammate.
Guardian
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Dribbling and Defending attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Hall of FUT
A new class of historical Player Items available through the FC 27 FUT Gallery reward system. Hall of FUT content celebrates players and moments connected to the history of Ultimate Team.
Handling
One of the six goalkeeper Face Stats. It represents the goalkeeper’s ability to catch, retain, and control the ball after making a save.
Handicap
Also known by community terms such as Scripting or Momentum. An unproven theory claiming that the game secretly alters match conditions to favour one player or balance teams of different strengths. EA denies using such a system to determine or manipulate online match outcomes.
Happy HourFORMER
A former name for a limited period during which selected Promo Packs or promotional content became available in the Ultimate Team Store.
Hawk
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Pace, Shooting, and Physical attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Heading Accuracy
A player’s Technical attribute. It influences the accuracy and direction of headers used for shots, passes, and clearances.
Headers & Volleys
A House Rules match type in which goals normally count only when scored with a header or volley. Free kicks and penalties can also count according to the mode’s rules.
HeadlinersFORMER
A former Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating players who demonstrated exceptional real-world form during the season.
Headliners ItemFORMER
A former dynamic Player Item that could receive additional upgrades when the footballer earned eligible performance-based Items or achieved specified real-world results.
Healing Item
A Consumable Item that reduces or removes the recovery period assigned to an injured Player Item in Ultimate Team.
Hero Item
A special Player Item celebrating a former footballer remembered for defining performances, achievements, or moments that made them a fan favourite. Heroes provide enhanced Chemistry connections to their associated League and Nation.
Holographic Item
A rarer visual version of an eligible special Player Item in FC 27. It has the same Overall Rating, Attributes, PlayStyles, and gameplay performance as the standard version, but features premium presentation and contributes a higher score to FUT Gallery Sets.
Homegrown TalentFORMER
A former Career Mode pre-order benefit that added a local youth academy player with high potential to the user’s Club.
House Rules
A collection of alternative match types that modify standard football rules. Examples include Survival, No Rules, Mystery Ball, King of the Hill, Long Range, First To, and Headers & Volleys.
Hub
A central menu or interactive environment that provides access to related content and features. Examples in FC 27 include the Campaign Hub and Gallery Hub.
Hug Sideline
An attacking Quick Tactic that encourages wide players to position themselves closer to the touchlines, increasing the team’s attacking width.
Hunter
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Pace and Shooting attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Hybrid
An Ultimate Team Squad built with players from multiple Nations, Leagues, or Clubs, normally requiring careful squad construction to achieve strong Chemistry.
HyperMotion
EA SPORTS technology that uses real-world match and player movement data to create more authentic animations, interactions, and football movement on supported platforms.
Icon Item
A special Player Item celebrating one of football’s most influential former players. Icon ratings, Attributes, PlayStyles, and Roles are based on notable periods or characteristics from the player’s career.
Icon SwapsFORMER
A former Ultimate Team program in which users completed Objectives to earn Tokens that could be exchanged for Icon Items, Packs, or other rewards.
In Form Item
Also known as an IF Item. A performance-based special Player Item normally awarded through the Team of the Week after an outstanding real-world performance.
InstructionsFORMER
A former tactical system used to assign individual behaviours to players. In current titles, most of this functionality is handled through Player Roles and Focuses.
Interceptions
A player’s Defending attribute. It influences the ability to read passing lanes, anticipate passes, and successfully intercept the ball.
iOS
Apple’s mobile operating system and one of the platforms supported by the EA SPORTS FC Companion App.
Item
A collectible piece of Ultimate Team content. Items can include players, managers, Consumables, Club cosmetics, Stadium content, Tokens, and other rewards.
Item Actions
A contextual menu containing the actions available for a selected Ultimate Team Item. Options can include adding it to a Squad or Gallery Set, applying a Consumable, listing it on the Transfer Market, sending it to the Club, or using Quick Sell.
Item Rarity
The classification used to distinguish different versions and levels of scarcity among Ultimate Team Items. In FC 27, Bronze, Silver, and Gold Base Items are no longer divided into Common and Rare versions.
Item Score
A value assigned to an eligible Player Item in the FUT Gallery. It is influenced by the Item’s Overall Rating, rarity, and Holographic status and contributes to the total Score and Grade of a Gallery Set.
Item Tag
An Item property used by FUT Gallery Tags to identify combinations that can increase the Score of a Gallery Set. Tags can require specific qualities, Campaigns, rarities, or other Item characteristics.
Joga Bonito
An Ultimate Team Campaign inspired by expressive and entertaining football, celebrating players associated with creativity, flair, technical ability, and spectacular play.
Jumbo Pack
A Pack containing a larger number of Items than the corresponding standard version. Its contents, quality distribution, and guarantees depend on the specific Jumbo Pack.
Jumbo Rare Players Pack
A classic Ultimate Team Pack containing 24 Gold Player Items that were all classified as Rare under the previous Base Item rarity system. FC 27 no longer divides Bronze, Silver, and Gold Base Items into Common and Rare versions.
Jumping
A player’s Physical attribute. It influences how effectively the player elevates from the ground when contesting aerial balls.
Kickabout
An informal football activity available in The Grounds, designed for quick and accessible matches with friends or other players on smaller pitches.
Kicking
One of the six goalkeeper Face Stats. It represents the distance and accuracy of the goalkeeper’s distribution when kicking the ball from their hands or from the ground.
Kick Off
The most popular game mode for casual players. It allows you to create quick matches to play against CPU or your friends, using any available teams.
King of the Hill
A House Rules match type in which the attacking team maintains possession inside a control zone to increase the value of its next goal, up to the maximum allowed by the mode.
Knockout Royalty
An Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating players associated with decisive performances and success in major knockout competitions.
A collection and progression system introduced in FC 27 Ultimate Team. It permanently records eligible Player Items acquired by the user, allowing them to complete themed Gallery Sets, display favourite Items, increase their Gallery Level, and earn rewards.
FUTMASFORMER
A former Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating the festive season through daily Player SBCs, Objectives, Packs, and other themed content.
FUT Tournaments
Knockout competitions in which users attempt to win up to four consecutive rounds for rewards. Tournament formats, requirements, opponents, and availability can vary between events.
Future Stars
An annual Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating talented young footballers who are expected to become leading players in the future.
Future Stars Item
A special Player Item assigned to a promising young footballer who has not yet reached their full potential. Its upgraded ratings and Attributes represent how the player could perform at the peak of their career.
Gallery Hub
The main visual environment of FC 27 Ultimate Team, where Player Items, favourite Gallery Sets, and other parts of the Club can appear as objects within the surrounding space. The complete Gallery Hub is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.
Gallery Level
The overall FUT Gallery progression level. Completing and improving Gallery Sets increases this level and unlocks milestone rewards.
Gallery Milestone
A FUT Gallery progression target that grants a reward when the required Gallery Level or other collection condition is reached.
Gallery Reward
A reward earned by grading Gallery Sets or reaching Gallery milestones. Rewards can include cosmetic content, Gallery Tokens, Holographic Items, and other Ultimate Team content.
Gallery Set
A themed collection of registered Player Items within the FUT Gallery. Sets can focus on Leagues, Nations, Clubs, Campaigns, rarities, or custom themes.
Gallery Token
A FUT Gallery currency earned through selected Set Grades and Gallery progression. Gallery Tokens can be exchanged for rewards in the Gallery Token Store.
Gallery Token Store
A FUT Gallery Store where Gallery Tokens can be exchanged for selected rewards, including Kits, Badges, cosmetic content, and Hall of FUT Items.
Game Plan
A saved tactical setup containing a Formation, Build-Up Style, Defensive Approach, Line Height, and assigned Player Roles and Focuses. Multiple plans can be prepared and activated according to the match situation.
Gauntlet
A knockout competition within Ultimate Team Live Events. Depending on the event rules, Player Items used in one round may become unavailable for subsequent rounds, requiring users to rotate their Squad.
Get in the Box
An attacking Quick Tactic that encourages more teammates to make forward runs into the penalty area when the team attacks from wide positions.
GK Basic
The default Chemistry Style assigned to Goalkeeper Items. It distributes Chemistry boosts across several goalkeeper Attributes, with the size of the boosts depending on the goalkeeper’s Individual Chemistry.
Gladiator
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Shooting and Defending attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Globetrotters
An Ultimate Team Campaign featuring special Player Items selected from players who have represented Clubs and Leagues away from their home countries, with content designed to support varied squad-building combinations.
Glove
A goalkeeper Chemistry Style that boosts selected Diving, Handling, and Positioning attributes. The size of the boost depends on the goalkeeper’s Individual Chemistry.
Gold
The highest of the three Base Item qualities. Gold Player Items have an Overall Rating of 75 or higher. In FC 27, Gold Items are no longer divided into Common and Rare versions.
Grassroot Greats
An Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating popular players, cult favourites, and memorable performers associated with previous Ultimate Team editions.
Ground Pass
A pass played along or close to the surface of the pitch towards a teammate.
Guardian
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Dribbling and Defending attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Hall of FUT
A new class of historical Player Items available through the FC 27 FUT Gallery reward system. Hall of FUT content celebrates players and moments connected to the history of Ultimate Team.
Handling
One of the six goalkeeper Face Stats. It represents the goalkeeper’s ability to catch, retain, and control the ball after making a save.
Handicap
Also known by community terms such as Scripting or Momentum. An unproven theory claiming that the game secretly alters match conditions to favour one player or balance teams of different strengths. EA denies using such a system to determine or manipulate online match outcomes.
Happy HourFORMER
A former name for a limited period during which selected Promo Packs or promotional content became available in the Ultimate Team Store.
Hawk
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Pace, Shooting, and Physical attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Heading Accuracy
A player’s Technical attribute. It influences the accuracy and direction of headers used for shots, passes, and clearances.
Headers & Volleys
A House Rules match type in which goals normally count only when scored with a header or volley. Free kicks and penalties can also count according to the mode’s rules.
HeadlinersFORMER
A former Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating players who demonstrated exceptional real-world form during the season.
Headliners ItemFORMER
A former dynamic Player Item that could receive additional upgrades when the footballer earned eligible performance-based Items or achieved specified real-world results.
Healing Item
A Consumable Item that reduces or removes the recovery period assigned to an injured Player Item in Ultimate Team.
Hero Item
A special Player Item celebrating a former footballer remembered for defining performances, achievements, or moments that made them a fan favourite. Heroes provide enhanced Chemistry connections to their associated League and Nation.
Holographic Item
A rarer visual version of an eligible special Player Item in FC 27. It has the same Overall Rating, Attributes, PlayStyles, and gameplay performance as the standard version, but features premium presentation and contributes a higher score to FUT Gallery Sets.
Homegrown TalentFORMER
A former Career Mode pre-order benefit that added a local youth academy player with high potential to the user’s Club.
House Rules
A collection of alternative match types that modify standard football rules. Examples include Survival, No Rules, Mystery Ball, King of the Hill, Long Range, First To, and Headers & Volleys.
Hub
A central menu or interactive environment that provides access to related content and features. Examples in FC 27 include the Campaign Hub and Gallery Hub.
Hug Sideline
An attacking Quick Tactic that encourages wide players to position themselves closer to the touchlines, increasing the team’s attacking width.
Hunter
A Chemistry Style that boosts selected Pace and Shooting attributes. The size of the boost depends on the player’s Individual Chemistry.
Hybrid
An Ultimate Team Squad built with players from multiple Nations, Leagues, or Clubs, normally requiring careful squad construction to achieve strong Chemistry.
HyperMotion
EA SPORTS technology that uses real-world match and player movement data to create more authentic animations, interactions, and football movement on supported platforms.
Icon Item
A special Player Item celebrating one of football’s most influential former players. Icon ratings, Attributes, PlayStyles, and Roles are based on notable periods or characteristics from the player’s career.
Icon SwapsFORMER
A former Ultimate Team program in which users completed Objectives to earn Tokens that could be exchanged for Icon Items, Packs, or other rewards.
In Form Item
Also known as an IF Item. A performance-based special Player Item normally awarded through the Team of the Week after an outstanding real-world performance.
InstructionsFORMER
A former tactical system used to assign individual behaviours to players. In current titles, most of this functionality is handled through Player Roles and Focuses.
Interceptions
A player’s Defending attribute. It influences the ability to read passing lanes, anticipate passes, and successfully intercept the ball.
iOS
Apple’s mobile operating system and one of the platforms supported by the EA SPORTS FC Companion App.
Item
A collectible piece of Ultimate Team content. Items can include players, managers, Consumables, Club cosmetics, Stadium content, Tokens, and other rewards.
Item Actions
A contextual menu containing the actions available for a selected Ultimate Team Item. Options can include adding it to a Squad or Gallery Set, applying a Consumable, listing it on the Transfer Market, sending it to the Club, or using Quick Sell.
Item Rarity
The classification used to distinguish different versions and levels of scarcity among Ultimate Team Items. In FC 27, Bronze, Silver, and Gold Base Items are no longer divided into Common and Rare versions.
Item Score
A value assigned to an eligible Player Item in the FUT Gallery. It is influenced by the Item’s Overall Rating, rarity, and Holographic status and contributes to the total Score and Grade of a Gallery Set.
Item Tag
An Item property used by FUT Gallery Tags to identify combinations that can increase the Score of a Gallery Set. Tags can require specific qualities, Campaigns, rarities, or other Item characteristics.
Joga Bonito
An Ultimate Team Campaign inspired by expressive and entertaining football, celebrating players associated with creativity, flair, technical ability, and spectacular play.
Jumbo Pack
A Pack containing a larger number of Items than the corresponding standard version. Its contents, quality distribution, and guarantees depend on the specific Jumbo Pack.
Jumbo Rare Players Pack
A classic Ultimate Team Pack containing 24 Gold Player Items that were all classified as Rare under the previous Base Item rarity system. FC 27 no longer divides Bronze, Silver, and Gold Base Items into Common and Rare versions.
Jumping
A player’s Physical attribute. It influences how effectively the player elevates from the ground when contesting aerial balls.
Kickabout
An informal football activity available in The Grounds, designed for quick and accessible matches with friends or other players on smaller pitches.
Kicking
One of the six goalkeeper Face Stats. It represents the distance and accuracy of the goalkeeper’s distribution when kicking the ball from their hands or from the ground.
Kick Off
The most popular game mode for casual players. It allows you to create quick matches to play against CPU or your friends, using any available teams.
King of the Hill
A House Rules match type in which the attacking team maintains possession inside a control zone to increase the value of its next goal, up to the maximum allowed by the mode.
Knockout Royalty
An Ultimate Team Campaign celebrating players associated with decisive performances and success in major knockout competitions.
Leaderboard
A ranked table that compares players according to specific criteria, such as match performance, competition progress, or transfer earnings.
League Player Item FORMER
A special Player Item that could be earned by completing a set of league-specific Objectives.
Legacy Edition
A version of the game released for older or less powerful platforms, generally featuring updated clubs, squads, and kits but fewer gameplay and mode improvements than the main edition.
Lightning Round
A limited-time Store promotion in which a fixed global quantity of selected packs is made available. It ends when the packs sell out or the time limit expires.
Line Height
A tactical setting that determines how high or deep the defensive line positions itself when the team is out of possession.
Live Events
Limited-time Ultimate Team competitions featuring specific entry requirements, match rules, progression paths, and rewards.
Loan Item
A Player Item that can only be used for a limited number of matches. Some friendly modes may not consume its remaining contracts.
Lob Pass
An aerial pass used to send the ball over nearby opponents and towards a teammate.
Long Range
A House Rules match type in which goals scored from outside the penalty area count as two goals, while goals scored from inside count as one.
Long Pass
A pass intended to move the ball over a considerable distance, either through the air or along the ground.
Long Passing
A player’s technical attribute that measures the accuracy of longer passes towards teammates.
Long Shot
A shot taken from a considerable distance, usually from outside the penalty area.
Low Cross
A fast cross played close to the ground, designed to reach attackers inside or near the penalty area.
Low Driven Shot
A powerful shot kept close to the ground, making it more difficult for the goalkeeper to reach when aimed accurately.
Loyalty Offer FORMER
A discounted or exclusive offer previously made available to players who owned or played an earlier edition of the game.
Lunar New Year FORMER
A former Ultimate Team promotion celebrating the Lunar New Year through themed content, packs, and rewards.
Maestro
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Passing, Shooting, and Dribbling attributes.
Manager
A Staff Item that can contribute to Squad Chemistry through its associated nation and league.
Manager Action
A menu containing the actions available for a selected Manager Item, such as making it active, changing its league, or sending it to the Transfer List.
Manager Career
A Career Mode experience in which players take control of a club, manage transfers and tactics, develop players, and compete across multiple seasons.
Manager League Item
A consumable item that changes the league associated with a Manager Item, potentially improving Squad Chemistry.
Man of the Match Item
A special Player Item traditionally awarded to footballers who produced outstanding performances in selected real-world matches.
Market Crash
A sharp and widespread fall in Ultimate Team item prices, generally caused by increased supply, major promotions, anticipated content, or changes in demand.
Marking FORMER
The former name commonly associated with Defensive Awareness, which measures a player’s ability to maintain defensive positioning and track attacking threats.
Marksman
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Shooting, Dribbling, and Physical attributes.
Marquee Matchups
A recurring group of Squad Building Challenges inspired by notable upcoming real-world fixtures.
Match Awards
Rewards granted after a match according to the competition, result, performance, and applicable progression system.
Match Facts
A post-match summary showing statistics such as possession, shots, passes, tackles, expected goals, and disciplinary incidents.
Max Chemistry
A House Rules match type in which every player receives maximum Chemistry regardless of their position, league, club, or nation.
Mid Icon Item FORMER
One of the former Icon versions, representing a stage of the player’s career between their Base and Prime Items.
Milestones
Long-term Objective groups that reward players for reaching significant gameplay, squad-building, or club progression targets.
Mixed Pack
A pack containing a mixture of item types or qualities, which may include players from different quality tiers.
Mode Mastery
An Ultimate Team programme that rewards participation and performance across selected game modes with items that can be exchanged for additional rewards.
Moment
An individual gameplay scenario with specific starting conditions and objectives that must be completed to earn Stars or other rewards.
Moments
An Ultimate Team mode featuring short gameplay scenarios inspired by football situations, campaigns, and historic performances.
Moments Icon Item FORMER
A former Icon version celebrating a defining moment from the career of a legendary footballer.
Mystery Ball
A House Rules match type in which the ball can provide temporary attribute boosts and assign a goal value of one, two, or three.
National Pride
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating players through their national identity, international achievements, or importance to their countries.
Nintendo Switch
A Nintendo platform on which Football Club can be played in handheld, tabletop, or television mode.
Nintendo Switch 2
A Nintendo platform supporting its own version of Football Club, with features and technical performance adapted to the hardware.
No Rules
A House Rules match type in which fouls, bookings, and offsides are disabled.
Numbersup FORMER
A former Ultimate Team promotion created in partnership with adidas and focused on upgrading a specific attribute throughout the season.
Numbersup Item FORMER
A former dynamic Player Item whose selected attribute received scheduled upgrades until it reached 99.
NumeroFUT
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating shirt numbers and the players strongly associated with them.
Objectives
Tasks that players can complete to earn Season Points, packs, Player Items, coins, vanity items, and other rewards.
Off-Balance Dribbling
A dribbling state in which a player attempts to retain control of the ball while being challenged, changing direction, or recovering their balance.
Offensive Style FORMER
A former tactical setting that determined how a team moved the ball and positioned itself during attacking phases. Its functions are now covered by newer tactical settings and Player Roles.
Offside Trap
A defensive Quick Tactic that commands the back line to step forward in an attempt to catch opposing attackers offside.
Ones to Watch FORMER
A former Ultimate Team campaign featuring prominent players who had recently transferred to new clubs.
Ones to Watch Item FORMER
A former dynamic Player Item that could receive upgrades based on eligible real-world performances and results.
Online Friendlies
An online mode where players can face friends or other opponents in matches that may use standard or alternative rules.
Origin FORMER
EA’s former digital distribution platform for PC, replaced by the EA app.
Out of Position
A status applied when a player is assigned to a position they cannot normally play. The player uses a simplified Role and performs it less effectively.
Overload Ball Side
A defensive Quick Tactic that moves more players towards the side of the pitch where the ball is located, reducing central and opposite-side coverage.
Pace
One of a Player Item’s six main outfield attributes. It combines Acceleration and Sprint Speed.
Pack
A Store or reward item containing a predefined number and type of Ultimate Team items.
Partial Submission
A Squad Building Challenge feature that allows parts of an eligible challenge to be submitted separately instead of requiring the entire solution at once.
Pass and Follow Run
A command that instructs the passer to make an immediate forward run after releasing the ball.
Passing
One of a Player Item’s six main outfield attributes. It represents a weighted combination of passing-related attributes.
Pathway
A structured Ultimate Team progression route containing connected objectives, challenges, or rewards.
Penalties
A player’s technical attribute that influences the accuracy and quality of penalty kicks.
Physical
One of a Player Item’s six main outfield attributes. It represents a weighted combination of Jumping, Stamina, Strength, and Aggression.
Player Actions
A contextual menu containing the available actions for a selected Player Item, such as adding it to the Squad, listing it on the Transfer Market, or applying a consumable.
Player Career
A Career Mode experience in which players control the development and career of a created or real footballer.
Player Days FORMER
A former Ultimate Team promotion featuring special content, returning Player Items, packs, and engagement rewards.
Player Details
A menu displaying information about a Player Item, including attributes, positions, Roles, PlayStyles, Chemistry, ownership, and match statistics.
Player Moments
A special Player Item celebrating a specific match, goal, achievement, or memorable period from a footballer’s career.
Player of the Month
A special Player Item awarded to a footballer selected as the best performer in an eligible domestic league during a particular month.
Player Performance
A post-match view that displays an individual player’s rating and key statistics from the match.
Player Pick
A reward format that presents several Player Items and allows the recipient to select and keep one of them.
Players in Box FORMER
A former tactical setting controlling how many players entered the penalty area during attacking situations.
Playmaker
A player who creates opportunities through vision, movement, and passing. Playmaker is also the name of a Player Role available in selected midfield positions.
Play-Off FORMER
A former Champions qualification stage in which players competed for entry into the Finals.
PlayStation
Sony’s family of gaming platforms on which Football Club can be played.
PlayStyles
Gameplay characteristics that give eligible players distinctive abilities and behaviours in specific on-ball or off-ball situations.
PlayStyles Lab
A feature designed to help players explore and test the effects of different PlayStyles in controlled gameplay situations.
Position
The designated area and function assigned to a player within a formation. A player’s position determines which Player Roles are available.
Positioning
One of the six main goalkeeper attributes. It measures the goalkeeper’s ability to take effective positions when responding to attacking situations.
Position Modifier Item FORMER
A former consumable item used to change a Player Item from one eligible position to another.
Powerhouse
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Passing and Defending attributes.
Practice Arena
A training environment where players can practise movement, dribbling, passing, shooting, free kicks, and one-on-one situations.
Preferred Foot
The foot a player naturally uses for most actions. Performance with the other foot is influenced by the player’s Weak Foot rating.
Premium Pack
A pack offering enhanced contents or a larger number of items than its corresponding standard version. Exact contents depend on the pack type.
Preview Pack
A Store pack whose full contents can be inspected before purchase. Another preview is normally unavailable until the pack is bought or its preview timer expires.
Price Fixing
A coordinated attempt to control the market price of an item by buying its available supply and relisting it at a higher value.
Price Jacking
A trading strategy in which one or more users attempt to increase an item’s market price artificially, usually by restricting supply and relisting at inflated prices.
Primary Position
The main position assigned to a Player Item. Eligible alternative positions may also be available depending on the player.
Pristine Holographic Item
A high-grade cosmetic Player Item variant in FUT Gallery featuring a distinctive holographic presentation.
A ranked table that compares players according to specific criteria, such as match performance, competition progress, or transfer earnings.
League Player Item FORMER
A special Player Item that could be earned by completing a set of league-specific Objectives.
Legacy Edition
A version of the game released for older or less powerful platforms, generally featuring updated clubs, squads, and kits but fewer gameplay and mode improvements than the main edition.
Lightning Round
A limited-time Store promotion in which a fixed global quantity of selected packs is made available. It ends when the packs sell out or the time limit expires.
Line Height
A tactical setting that determines how high or deep the defensive line positions itself when the team is out of possession.
Live Events
Limited-time Ultimate Team competitions featuring specific entry requirements, match rules, progression paths, and rewards.
Loan Item
A Player Item that can only be used for a limited number of matches. Some friendly modes may not consume its remaining contracts.
Lob Pass
An aerial pass used to send the ball over nearby opponents and towards a teammate.
Long Range
A House Rules match type in which goals scored from outside the penalty area count as two goals, while goals scored from inside count as one.
Long Pass
A pass intended to move the ball over a considerable distance, either through the air or along the ground.
Long Passing
A player’s technical attribute that measures the accuracy of longer passes towards teammates.
Long Shot
A shot taken from a considerable distance, usually from outside the penalty area.
Low Cross
A fast cross played close to the ground, designed to reach attackers inside or near the penalty area.
Low Driven Shot
A powerful shot kept close to the ground, making it more difficult for the goalkeeper to reach when aimed accurately.
Loyalty Offer FORMER
A discounted or exclusive offer previously made available to players who owned or played an earlier edition of the game.
Lunar New Year FORMER
A former Ultimate Team promotion celebrating the Lunar New Year through themed content, packs, and rewards.
Maestro
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Passing, Shooting, and Dribbling attributes.
Manager
A Staff Item that can contribute to Squad Chemistry through its associated nation and league.
Manager Action
A menu containing the actions available for a selected Manager Item, such as making it active, changing its league, or sending it to the Transfer List.
Manager Career
A Career Mode experience in which players take control of a club, manage transfers and tactics, develop players, and compete across multiple seasons.
Manager League Item
A consumable item that changes the league associated with a Manager Item, potentially improving Squad Chemistry.
Man of the Match Item
A special Player Item traditionally awarded to footballers who produced outstanding performances in selected real-world matches.
Market Crash
A sharp and widespread fall in Ultimate Team item prices, generally caused by increased supply, major promotions, anticipated content, or changes in demand.
Marking FORMER
The former name commonly associated with Defensive Awareness, which measures a player’s ability to maintain defensive positioning and track attacking threats.
Marksman
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Shooting, Dribbling, and Physical attributes.
Marquee Matchups
A recurring group of Squad Building Challenges inspired by notable upcoming real-world fixtures.
Match Awards
Rewards granted after a match according to the competition, result, performance, and applicable progression system.
Match Facts
A post-match summary showing statistics such as possession, shots, passes, tackles, expected goals, and disciplinary incidents.
Max Chemistry
A House Rules match type in which every player receives maximum Chemistry regardless of their position, league, club, or nation.
Mid Icon Item FORMER
One of the former Icon versions, representing a stage of the player’s career between their Base and Prime Items.
Milestones
Long-term Objective groups that reward players for reaching significant gameplay, squad-building, or club progression targets.
Mixed Pack
A pack containing a mixture of item types or qualities, which may include players from different quality tiers.
Mode Mastery
An Ultimate Team programme that rewards participation and performance across selected game modes with items that can be exchanged for additional rewards.
Moment
An individual gameplay scenario with specific starting conditions and objectives that must be completed to earn Stars or other rewards.
Moments
An Ultimate Team mode featuring short gameplay scenarios inspired by football situations, campaigns, and historic performances.
Moments Icon Item FORMER
A former Icon version celebrating a defining moment from the career of a legendary footballer.
Mystery Ball
A House Rules match type in which the ball can provide temporary attribute boosts and assign a goal value of one, two, or three.
National Pride
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating players through their national identity, international achievements, or importance to their countries.
Nintendo Switch
A Nintendo platform on which Football Club can be played in handheld, tabletop, or television mode.
Nintendo Switch 2
A Nintendo platform supporting its own version of Football Club, with features and technical performance adapted to the hardware.
No Rules
A House Rules match type in which fouls, bookings, and offsides are disabled.
Numbersup FORMER
A former Ultimate Team promotion created in partnership with adidas and focused on upgrading a specific attribute throughout the season.
Numbersup Item FORMER
A former dynamic Player Item whose selected attribute received scheduled upgrades until it reached 99.
NumeroFUT
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating shirt numbers and the players strongly associated with them.
Objectives
Tasks that players can complete to earn Season Points, packs, Player Items, coins, vanity items, and other rewards.
Off-Balance Dribbling
A dribbling state in which a player attempts to retain control of the ball while being challenged, changing direction, or recovering their balance.
Offensive Style FORMER
A former tactical setting that determined how a team moved the ball and positioned itself during attacking phases. Its functions are now covered by newer tactical settings and Player Roles.
Offside Trap
A defensive Quick Tactic that commands the back line to step forward in an attempt to catch opposing attackers offside.
Ones to Watch FORMER
A former Ultimate Team campaign featuring prominent players who had recently transferred to new clubs.
Ones to Watch Item FORMER
A former dynamic Player Item that could receive upgrades based on eligible real-world performances and results.
Online Friendlies
An online mode where players can face friends or other opponents in matches that may use standard or alternative rules.
Origin FORMER
EA’s former digital distribution platform for PC, replaced by the EA app.
Out of Position
A status applied when a player is assigned to a position they cannot normally play. The player uses a simplified Role and performs it less effectively.
Overload Ball Side
A defensive Quick Tactic that moves more players towards the side of the pitch where the ball is located, reducing central and opposite-side coverage.
Pace
One of a Player Item’s six main outfield attributes. It combines Acceleration and Sprint Speed.
Pack
A Store or reward item containing a predefined number and type of Ultimate Team items.
Partial Submission
A Squad Building Challenge feature that allows parts of an eligible challenge to be submitted separately instead of requiring the entire solution at once.
Pass and Follow Run
A command that instructs the passer to make an immediate forward run after releasing the ball.
Passing
One of a Player Item’s six main outfield attributes. It represents a weighted combination of passing-related attributes.
Pathway
A structured Ultimate Team progression route containing connected objectives, challenges, or rewards.
Penalties
A player’s technical attribute that influences the accuracy and quality of penalty kicks.
Physical
One of a Player Item’s six main outfield attributes. It represents a weighted combination of Jumping, Stamina, Strength, and Aggression.
Player Actions
A contextual menu containing the available actions for a selected Player Item, such as adding it to the Squad, listing it on the Transfer Market, or applying a consumable.
Player Career
A Career Mode experience in which players control the development and career of a created or real footballer.
Player Days FORMER
A former Ultimate Team promotion featuring special content, returning Player Items, packs, and engagement rewards.
Player Details
A menu displaying information about a Player Item, including attributes, positions, Roles, PlayStyles, Chemistry, ownership, and match statistics.
Player Moments
A special Player Item celebrating a specific match, goal, achievement, or memorable period from a footballer’s career.
Player of the Month
A special Player Item awarded to a footballer selected as the best performer in an eligible domestic league during a particular month.
Player Performance
A post-match view that displays an individual player’s rating and key statistics from the match.
Player Pick
A reward format that presents several Player Items and allows the recipient to select and keep one of them.
Players in Box FORMER
A former tactical setting controlling how many players entered the penalty area during attacking situations.
Playmaker
A player who creates opportunities through vision, movement, and passing. Playmaker is also the name of a Player Role available in selected midfield positions.
Play-Off FORMER
A former Champions qualification stage in which players competed for entry into the Finals.
PlayStation
Sony’s family of gaming platforms on which Football Club can be played.
PlayStyles
Gameplay characteristics that give eligible players distinctive abilities and behaviours in specific on-ball or off-ball situations.
PlayStyles Lab
A feature designed to help players explore and test the effects of different PlayStyles in controlled gameplay situations.
Position
The designated area and function assigned to a player within a formation. A player’s position determines which Player Roles are available.
Positioning
One of the six main goalkeeper attributes. It measures the goalkeeper’s ability to take effective positions when responding to attacking situations.
Position Modifier Item FORMER
A former consumable item used to change a Player Item from one eligible position to another.
Powerhouse
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Passing and Defending attributes.
Practice Arena
A training environment where players can practise movement, dribbling, passing, shooting, free kicks, and one-on-one situations.
Preferred Foot
The foot a player naturally uses for most actions. Performance with the other foot is influenced by the player’s Weak Foot rating.
Premium Pack
A pack offering enhanced contents or a larger number of items than its corresponding standard version. Exact contents depend on the pack type.
Preview Pack
A Store pack whose full contents can be inspected before purchase. Another preview is normally unavailable until the pack is bought or its preview timer expires.
Price Fixing
A coordinated attempt to control the market price of an item by buying its available supply and relisting it at a higher value.
Price Jacking
A trading strategy in which one or more users attempt to increase an item’s market price artificially, usually by restricting supply and relisting at inflated prices.
Primary Position
The main position assigned to a Player Item. Eligible alternative positions may also be available depending on the player.
Pristine Holographic Item
A high-grade cosmetic Player Item variant in FUT Gallery featuring a distinctive holographic presentation.
Price Ranges
The minimum and maximum coin values within which an Ultimate Team item can be listed on the Transfer Market.
Prime Icon Item FORMER
One of the former Icon versions, representing a legendary player during the peak period of their career.
Prime Pack FORMER
A classic pack category that contained a mixture of standard and Rare Items, generally with a higher proportion of Rare Items than the regular version.
Pro Player Item
An exclusive, untradeable Player Item created for a professional footballer to use in their own Ultimate Team club.
Quality
An item classification based on its level or type. Base Player Items are primarily classified as Bronze, Silver, or Gold, while promotional items use their respective special rarities.
Quick Sell
An action that immediately removes an item from the club in exchange for its discard value. Eligible Ultimate Team items may be restored through Quick Sell Recovery.
Quick Tactics
Tactical commands that can be activated during a match without pausing the game.
Rainbow
A Skill Move in which the player flicks the ball over an opponent using their feet.
Rare Item FORMER
A former Base Item classification used for players and other items considered more distinctive or valuable than Common Items. FC 27 no longer divides Base Player Items into Common and Rare categories.
Rare Pack FORMER
A classic pack category whose contents consisted entirely of items classified as Rare under the former Base Item rarity system.
Rating
A numerical value, generally between 1 and 99, representing the overall quality of a player or one of their individual attributes.
Ratings Reload
An Ultimate Team campaign featuring upgraded Player Items inspired by notable rating changes, standout attributes, or revised player evaluations.
Reactions
A player’s mental attribute that measures how quickly they respond to events and changes occurring around them.
Record
A summary of a club’s competitive results, commonly showing wins, draws, and losses.
Record-Breaker Item
A special Player Item celebrating a footballer who set or surpassed a significant real-world record.
Reflexes
One of the six main goalkeeper attributes. It measures the goalkeeper’s ability to react quickly when making saves.
Regular Item
An alternative term historically used for a standard or Base Item that is not part of a promotional campaign.
Reserve
A player included in the Squad but not selected in the starting eleven or on the active substitutes’ bench.
Rewind
A feature that allows selected gameplay moments to be replayed from an earlier point so the player can attempt a different outcome.
Rivals
An online Ultimate Team competition in which players face opponents, progress through divisions, and earn rewards based on their results and weekly performance.
Road to the Final
An Ultimate Team campaign linked to selected UEFA club competitions and the real-world progress of participating teams.
Road to the Final Item
A dynamic Player Item eligible for upgrades when its associated club achieves specified results or advances through an eligible UEFA competition.
Role Familiarity
A system describing how effectively a player performs a particular Role in an eligible position. Familiarity can be shown at Base, Role+, or Role++ level.
Role+
A level of Role Familiarity indicating that a player is accomplished in that particular Role.
Role++
The highest level of Role Familiarity, reserved for players considered world class in that particular Role.
Roles
Player behaviours that define positioning, movement, and decision-making off the ball and out of possession. Each Role may offer one or more Focuses.
Rulebreakers FORMER
A former Ultimate Team campaign that transformed selected players by significantly changing the distribution of their attributes.
Rulebreakers Item FORMER
A former special Player Item featuring permanent attribute changes designed to create a different style of play.
Rush
A fast-paced five-a-side experience featuring four outfield players and a goalkeeper on each team, played on a smaller pitch with adapted rules.
Scripting
An unproven community theory claiming that the game engine deliberately influences match events or results independently of player input. EA states that it does not use scripting to determine match outcomes.
Season
A limited progression period in Ultimate Team during which players earn Season Points and unlock rewards from a seasonal ladder.
Season Objectives
Limited-time tasks that contribute towards seasonal progression and reward players with Season Points, packs, items, and other content.
Seasonal Ladder
A progression track containing reward levels that are unlocked by earning Season Points during an Ultimate Team Season.
Sentinel
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Defending and Physical attributes.
Set Grade
A FUT Gallery classification representing the evaluated grade or condition assigned to an eligible collectible item.
Set Regrade
A FUT Gallery action that allows an eligible collectible item to receive a new grade evaluation.
Shadow
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Pace and Defending attributes.
Shapeshifters
An Ultimate Team campaign that gives selected players new positions and substantial attribute changes.
Shapeshifters Item
A special Player Item with permanent position and attribute changes that create a different interpretation of the footballer.
Shield
A goalkeeper chemistry style that improves Kicking, Reflexes, and Speed.
Shooting
One of a Player Item’s six main outfield attributes. It represents a weighted combination of Positioning, Finishing, Shot Power, Long Shots, Volleys, and Penalties.
Short Pass
A pass played over a relatively short distance to a nearby teammate.
Short Passing
A player’s technical attribute that measures the accuracy of short ground passes.
Silver
The middle Base Item quality, assigned to Player Items with an Overall Rating from 65 to 74.
Shot Power
A player’s technical attribute that measures the force generated when striking the ball.
Single Player Live Event
A limited-time Live Event played against AI-controlled opposition and featuring its own requirements, progression, and rewards.
Skill Games
Training activities designed to help players practise and improve specific gameplay mechanics.
Skill Rewards
Rewards earned by completing eligible Skill Games, challenges, or associated progression targets.
Sliding Tackle
A player’s technical attribute that measures their ability to time sliding challenges and win the ball without committing a foul.
Small Pack
A pack containing fewer items than the standard version of the same pack type.
Smart Tactics
A tactical interface that provides contextual suggestions and makes it easier to apply tactical changes during a match.
Sniper
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Shooting and Dribbling attributes.
SP
Short for Season Points. They are earned through eligible gameplay and Objectives and used to progress through an Ultimate Team seasonal ladder.
Special
An item classification used for Player Items released outside the standard Base Item pool, including campaign, performance, reward, and upgrade items.
Specialities FORMER
Former labels automatically assigned to players whose attributes met the thresholds associated with specific abilities or playing characteristics.
Sprint Speed
A player’s physical attribute that measures their maximum running speed after accelerating.
Squad Actions
A menu containing squad management options, including changing the formation, editing tactics, using the Squad Builder, and accessing other team actions.
Squad Battles
A single-player Ultimate Team competition in which players face AI-controlled squads and earn points towards weekly ranks and rewards.
Squad Builder
A tool that automatically fills Squad positions according to criteria selected by the user.
Squad Building Challenges
Challenges requiring players to submit squads that meet specific conditions in exchange for rewards. Submitted items are permanently removed from the club.
St Patrick’s FORMER
A former Ultimate Team event celebrating St Patrick’s Day with Irish-themed content and Player Items.
Stadium
The venue in which home matches are played. Selected stadiums can be customised with compatible club and vanity items.
Stadiums
Club Items representing the real or fictional venues available for use as a team’s home stadium.
Stadium Theme
A vanity item used to decorate compatible areas of an Ultimate Team stadium.
Staff
Club Items representing non-playing personnel, primarily Managers, who can contribute to Squad Chemistry.
Stamina
A player’s physical attribute that influences how quickly they tire during a match and how long they can sustain demanding actions.
Standing Tackle
A player’s technical attribute that measures their ability to time standing challenges and win the ball without committing a foul.
Star Rating
A representation of a team’s overall quality based on the ratings of the players included in its Squad.
Stars
A currency earned by completing Moments challenges and used to redeem rewards in the Moments Star Gallery.
Star Skills
A common alternative name for Skill Moves rating, which ranges from one to five stars and determines which Skill Moves a player can perform.
Starter Objectives
Introductory Objective groups designed to guide new Ultimate Team players through basic features and provide initial rewards.
Starting Pack
An introductory pack or group of items provided when a player creates a new Ultimate Team club.
Starter Eleven
The initial starting lineup assembled when creating a new Ultimate Team club.
Start Price
The initial coin value set by a seller when listing an item for auction on the Transfer Market.
Store
The Ultimate Team area where available packs and selected items can be obtained using Coins, FC Points, or eligible rewards.
Stories
Themed content that celebrates notable narratives, achievements, or stages from a footballer’s career.
Storyline Item
A special Player Item traditionally earned by reaching a specified level on a seasonal progression track.
Strength
A player’s physical attribute that measures their ability to use physical force when contesting possession.
Streamlined SBC
A simplified Squad Building Challenge format designed to reduce the time and complexity required to build and submit eligible solutions.
Striker
An attacking position primarily responsible for creating and converting goalscoring opportunities.
Striker Drop Back
A defensive Quick Tactic that instructs a striker to move into a deeper position when the team is out of possession.
Substitute
A player selected on the bench who can replace a starting player during a match, subject to the competition’s substitution rules.
Swaps
A House Rules match type in which each team begins the match with selected players taken from the opposing squad.
Tactic Code
A shareable code used to import another player’s compatible tactical setup.
Tactical Preset
A predefined tactical configuration combining formation, defensive approach, build-up style, and Player Roles.
Tactical Summary
A visual overview of a tactic’s main settings, structure, and assigned Player Roles.
Tactics
The collection of settings that determines a team’s formation, defensive approach, build-up style, and Player Roles.
Tag
A FUT Gallery label used to classify, organise, or identify eligible collectible items.
Target Man FORMER
The former name for an attacking instruction centred on holding up the ball and bringing teammates into play. Its closest current Player Role is Target Forward.
Tax
A five-percent deduction applied to the final sale price of items sold on the Ultimate Team Transfer Market.
Team Event FORMER
A former community competition in which players selected a side, completed Objectives, and earned rewards based on individual and collective progress.
Team of the Group Stage FORMER
A former Ultimate Team campaign celebrating outstanding performances during the group stages of UEFA club competitions.
Team of the Group Stage Item FORMER
A former special Player Item awarded to selected standout performers from UEFA competition group stages.
Team of the Knockout Stage FORMER
A former Ultimate Team campaign celebrating outstanding performances during the knockout stages of UEFA club competitions.
Team of the Knockout Stage Item FORMER
A former special Player Item awarded to selected standout performers from UEFA competition knockout stages.
Team of the Season
An annual Ultimate Team campaign celebrating the best-performing players from the domestic football season.
Team of the Season Items
Special Player Items with major permanent upgrades assigned to footballers selected for Team of the Season squads.
Team of the Week
A recurring Ultimate Team squad featuring players selected for outstanding recent real-world performances.
Team of the Week Item
Also known as an In Form Item. A performance-based special Player Item assigned to a footballer selected for a Team of the Week squad.
Team of the Year
An annual Ultimate Team campaign celebrating a selection of the world’s best-performing footballers from the previous year.
Team of the Year Item
A special Player Item featuring substantial permanent upgrades for a footballer selected for a Team of the Year squad.
Team Overall Rating
A value representing the overall quality of a Squad based primarily on the ratings of its selected players.
Team Press
A defensive Quick Tactic that instructs teammates to apply more aggressive pressure to the opposition for a limited period.
The Grounds
A social football experience featuring smaller-sided matches, distinctive environments, and dedicated progression or customisation systems.
Themed AI Opponent
An AI-controlled opponent built around a particular campaign, squad concept, football theme, or gameplay challenge.
Throwback Marquee Matchups
A variation of Marquee Matchups inspired by notable fixtures from previous seasons or earlier football moments.
Through Pass
A forward pass played into open space for a teammate to run onto.
Thunderstruck
An Ultimate Team campaign featuring special Player Items that may receive upgrades based on eligible real-world team and player performances.
Tifos
Vanity Items that display large visual designs or banners in compatible areas of an Ultimate Team stadium.
Time Warp
An Ultimate Team campaign that reimagines selected players through different stages, eras, or alternative versions of their careers.
Timed Finishing
An optional shooting mechanic that allows a second, correctly timed input to improve the quality of a shot, while poor timing can reduce its accuracy.
Title Update
A downloadable game update containing gameplay adjustments, fixes, visual changes, or other improvements.
Top Squad FORMER
A former leaderboard category comparing the value or quality of Ultimate Team squads.
Total Rush
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating players suited to the fast-paced and small-sided nature of Rush.
TOTW Moments FORMER
A former Team of the Week format that revisited outstanding performances from previous football seasons.
Tournaments
Knockout competitions in which players progress through successive rounds and receive rewards according to the tournament rules.
Track Stars
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating exceptionally fast players through special upgraded Player Items.
Traditional SBC
The standard Squad Building Challenge format in which a complete squad must meet all listed requirements before it can be submitted.
Trailblazers
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating players who started the real-world season with outstanding performances.
Trainer
An optional on-screen assistance system that displays gameplay prompts, movement indicators, and contextual control guidance.
Transfer Item
A special Player Item released to reflect a footballer’s move to a new club.
Transfer List
The Ultimate Team area where items selected for sale can be managed and listed on the Transfer Market.
Transfer Market
The Ultimate Team marketplace where eligible tradeable items can be bought and sold using Coins.
Transfer Profit
The net amount earned from trading after considering purchase prices, sale prices, and the Transfer Market tax.
Transfer Target
An Ultimate Team area used to monitor active bids, won auctions, and items being considered for purchase.
Triggered Curved Run
A manually requested off-the-ball run whose direction can be adjusted so the player follows a curved path.
Trophy Titans
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating decorated footballers known for winning major trophies during their careers.
Twitch
A livestreaming platform commonly used to broadcast Football Club gameplay, competitions, and official events.
UEFA Primetime
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating standout players and major moments from UEFA club competitions.
Ultimate Edition
A premium edition of Football Club that includes the base game and a selection of additional digital content or early-access benefits.
Ultimate Pack
A classic high-value Ultimate Team pack that contained 30 Gold Rare Player Items under the former Base Item rarity system.
Ultimate Scream
A Halloween-themed Ultimate Team campaign featuring special versions of selected players.
Ultimate Succession
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating footballing succession by connecting established stars, legends, and the players who followed their paths.
Unassigned
The status of an item that has been acquired but has not yet been sent to the Club, Squad, Transfer List, or another destination.
Unassigned Items
The temporary area containing newly acquired items that still require an action from the user.
Unbreakables
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating reliable and resilient players known for consistency, durability, or defensive strength.
Untradeable Item
An item that cannot be listed on the Transfer Market or transferred to another club. It may still be used, submitted in an SBC, or Quick Sold when eligible.
Untradeable Pack
A pack whose contents cannot be listed on the Transfer Market.
Upgrade Item FORMER
A former term commonly used for a Player Item released to reflect a significant winter rating upgrade.
Vanity Item
A cosmetic item used to personalise a club, stadium, profile, or another compatible visual element without directly improving gameplay attributes.
Versatile Focus
A Player Role Focus that allows a footballer to adapt their positioning and movement more dynamically as match situations change.
Vision
A player’s mental attribute that influences their ability to identify and execute passing opportunities.
Volleys
A player’s technical attribute that measures the accuracy and quality of shots struck before the ball touches the ground.
Wall
A goalkeeper chemistry style that improves Diving, Kicking, and Handling.
Weak Foot
A rating from one to five stars that represents how effectively a player performs passes and shots with their non-preferred foot.
Web App
A browser-based application that allows eligible users to manage their Ultimate Team club, squads, SBCs, Store, and Transfer Market without launching the full game.
Webstart
The period during which eligible returning players can access the Ultimate Team Web App before the full game becomes available.
Weekly Objectives
Objective groups that must be completed within a specified weekly period to earn rewards or progression.
Welcome Back FORMER
A former reward programme that granted returning Ultimate Team players packs or other introductory content based on previous participation.
Width FORMER
A former standalone tactical setting controlling how narrowly or widely a team positioned itself. Current team width is shaped by formations, tactical settings, and Player Roles.
Winter Champions FORMER
A former winter-themed Ultimate Team concept associated with selected competitive rewards or special Player Items.
Winter Wildcards
A festive Ultimate Team campaign featuring special Player Items with creative upgrades, position changes, or alternative playing characteristics.
Winter Wildcards Item
A special Player Item released during Winter Wildcards with permanent upgrades and, in some cases, changed positions, attributes, or abilities.
Work Rate
A player’s attacking and defensive activity tendency. In current Ultimate Team gameplay, many of its former behavioural functions are primarily defined by Player Roles and Focuses.
World Tour
An Ultimate Team programme that explores different footballing nations, leagues, regions, or themes through seasonal content and rewards.
Xbox
Microsoft’s family of gaming platforms on which Football Club can be played.
XP
Short for Experience Points. The term remains in selected areas of Football Club, although Ultimate Team seasonal progression uses Season Points.
The minimum and maximum coin values within which an Ultimate Team item can be listed on the Transfer Market.
Prime Icon Item FORMER
One of the former Icon versions, representing a legendary player during the peak period of their career.
Prime Pack FORMER
A classic pack category that contained a mixture of standard and Rare Items, generally with a higher proportion of Rare Items than the regular version.
Pro Player Item
An exclusive, untradeable Player Item created for a professional footballer to use in their own Ultimate Team club.
Quality
An item classification based on its level or type. Base Player Items are primarily classified as Bronze, Silver, or Gold, while promotional items use their respective special rarities.
Quick Sell
An action that immediately removes an item from the club in exchange for its discard value. Eligible Ultimate Team items may be restored through Quick Sell Recovery.
Quick Tactics
Tactical commands that can be activated during a match without pausing the game.
Rainbow
A Skill Move in which the player flicks the ball over an opponent using their feet.
Rare Item FORMER
A former Base Item classification used for players and other items considered more distinctive or valuable than Common Items. FC 27 no longer divides Base Player Items into Common and Rare categories.
Rare Pack FORMER
A classic pack category whose contents consisted entirely of items classified as Rare under the former Base Item rarity system.
Rating
A numerical value, generally between 1 and 99, representing the overall quality of a player or one of their individual attributes.
Ratings Reload
An Ultimate Team campaign featuring upgraded Player Items inspired by notable rating changes, standout attributes, or revised player evaluations.
Reactions
A player’s mental attribute that measures how quickly they respond to events and changes occurring around them.
Record
A summary of a club’s competitive results, commonly showing wins, draws, and losses.
Record-Breaker Item
A special Player Item celebrating a footballer who set or surpassed a significant real-world record.
Reflexes
One of the six main goalkeeper attributes. It measures the goalkeeper’s ability to react quickly when making saves.
Regular Item
An alternative term historically used for a standard or Base Item that is not part of a promotional campaign.
Reserve
A player included in the Squad but not selected in the starting eleven or on the active substitutes’ bench.
Rewind
A feature that allows selected gameplay moments to be replayed from an earlier point so the player can attempt a different outcome.
Rivals
An online Ultimate Team competition in which players face opponents, progress through divisions, and earn rewards based on their results and weekly performance.
Road to the Final
An Ultimate Team campaign linked to selected UEFA club competitions and the real-world progress of participating teams.
Road to the Final Item
A dynamic Player Item eligible for upgrades when its associated club achieves specified results or advances through an eligible UEFA competition.
Role Familiarity
A system describing how effectively a player performs a particular Role in an eligible position. Familiarity can be shown at Base, Role+, or Role++ level.
Role+
A level of Role Familiarity indicating that a player is accomplished in that particular Role.
Role++
The highest level of Role Familiarity, reserved for players considered world class in that particular Role.
Roles
Player behaviours that define positioning, movement, and decision-making off the ball and out of possession. Each Role may offer one or more Focuses.
Rulebreakers FORMER
A former Ultimate Team campaign that transformed selected players by significantly changing the distribution of their attributes.
Rulebreakers Item FORMER
A former special Player Item featuring permanent attribute changes designed to create a different style of play.
Rush
A fast-paced five-a-side experience featuring four outfield players and a goalkeeper on each team, played on a smaller pitch with adapted rules.
Scripting
An unproven community theory claiming that the game engine deliberately influences match events or results independently of player input. EA states that it does not use scripting to determine match outcomes.
Season
A limited progression period in Ultimate Team during which players earn Season Points and unlock rewards from a seasonal ladder.
Season Objectives
Limited-time tasks that contribute towards seasonal progression and reward players with Season Points, packs, items, and other content.
Seasonal Ladder
A progression track containing reward levels that are unlocked by earning Season Points during an Ultimate Team Season.
Sentinel
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Defending and Physical attributes.
Set Grade
A FUT Gallery classification representing the evaluated grade or condition assigned to an eligible collectible item.
Set Regrade
A FUT Gallery action that allows an eligible collectible item to receive a new grade evaluation.
Shadow
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Pace and Defending attributes.
Shapeshifters
An Ultimate Team campaign that gives selected players new positions and substantial attribute changes.
Shapeshifters Item
A special Player Item with permanent position and attribute changes that create a different interpretation of the footballer.
Shield
A goalkeeper chemistry style that improves Kicking, Reflexes, and Speed.
Shooting
One of a Player Item’s six main outfield attributes. It represents a weighted combination of Positioning, Finishing, Shot Power, Long Shots, Volleys, and Penalties.
Short Pass
A pass played over a relatively short distance to a nearby teammate.
Short Passing
A player’s technical attribute that measures the accuracy of short ground passes.
Silver
The middle Base Item quality, assigned to Player Items with an Overall Rating from 65 to 74.
Shot Power
A player’s technical attribute that measures the force generated when striking the ball.
Single Player Live Event
A limited-time Live Event played against AI-controlled opposition and featuring its own requirements, progression, and rewards.
Skill Games
Training activities designed to help players practise and improve specific gameplay mechanics.
Skill Rewards
Rewards earned by completing eligible Skill Games, challenges, or associated progression targets.
Sliding Tackle
A player’s technical attribute that measures their ability to time sliding challenges and win the ball without committing a foul.
Small Pack
A pack containing fewer items than the standard version of the same pack type.
Smart Tactics
A tactical interface that provides contextual suggestions and makes it easier to apply tactical changes during a match.
Sniper
A chemistry style that improves a player’s Shooting and Dribbling attributes.
SP
Short for Season Points. They are earned through eligible gameplay and Objectives and used to progress through an Ultimate Team seasonal ladder.
Special
An item classification used for Player Items released outside the standard Base Item pool, including campaign, performance, reward, and upgrade items.
Specialities FORMER
Former labels automatically assigned to players whose attributes met the thresholds associated with specific abilities or playing characteristics.
Sprint Speed
A player’s physical attribute that measures their maximum running speed after accelerating.
Squad Actions
A menu containing squad management options, including changing the formation, editing tactics, using the Squad Builder, and accessing other team actions.
Squad Battles
A single-player Ultimate Team competition in which players face AI-controlled squads and earn points towards weekly ranks and rewards.
Squad Builder
A tool that automatically fills Squad positions according to criteria selected by the user.
Squad Building Challenges
Challenges requiring players to submit squads that meet specific conditions in exchange for rewards. Submitted items are permanently removed from the club.
St Patrick’s FORMER
A former Ultimate Team event celebrating St Patrick’s Day with Irish-themed content and Player Items.
Stadium
The venue in which home matches are played. Selected stadiums can be customised with compatible club and vanity items.
Stadiums
Club Items representing the real or fictional venues available for use as a team’s home stadium.
Stadium Theme
A vanity item used to decorate compatible areas of an Ultimate Team stadium.
Staff
Club Items representing non-playing personnel, primarily Managers, who can contribute to Squad Chemistry.
Stamina
A player’s physical attribute that influences how quickly they tire during a match and how long they can sustain demanding actions.
Standing Tackle
A player’s technical attribute that measures their ability to time standing challenges and win the ball without committing a foul.
Star Rating
A representation of a team’s overall quality based on the ratings of the players included in its Squad.
Stars
A currency earned by completing Moments challenges and used to redeem rewards in the Moments Star Gallery.
Star Skills
A common alternative name for Skill Moves rating, which ranges from one to five stars and determines which Skill Moves a player can perform.
Starter Objectives
Introductory Objective groups designed to guide new Ultimate Team players through basic features and provide initial rewards.
Starting Pack
An introductory pack or group of items provided when a player creates a new Ultimate Team club.
Starter Eleven
The initial starting lineup assembled when creating a new Ultimate Team club.
Start Price
The initial coin value set by a seller when listing an item for auction on the Transfer Market.
Store
The Ultimate Team area where available packs and selected items can be obtained using Coins, FC Points, or eligible rewards.
Stories
Themed content that celebrates notable narratives, achievements, or stages from a footballer’s career.
Storyline Item
A special Player Item traditionally earned by reaching a specified level on a seasonal progression track.
Strength
A player’s physical attribute that measures their ability to use physical force when contesting possession.
Streamlined SBC
A simplified Squad Building Challenge format designed to reduce the time and complexity required to build and submit eligible solutions.
Striker
An attacking position primarily responsible for creating and converting goalscoring opportunities.
Striker Drop Back
A defensive Quick Tactic that instructs a striker to move into a deeper position when the team is out of possession.
Substitute
A player selected on the bench who can replace a starting player during a match, subject to the competition’s substitution rules.
Swaps
A House Rules match type in which each team begins the match with selected players taken from the opposing squad.
Tactic Code
A shareable code used to import another player’s compatible tactical setup.
Tactical Preset
A predefined tactical configuration combining formation, defensive approach, build-up style, and Player Roles.
Tactical Summary
A visual overview of a tactic’s main settings, structure, and assigned Player Roles.
Tactics
The collection of settings that determines a team’s formation, defensive approach, build-up style, and Player Roles.
Tag
A FUT Gallery label used to classify, organise, or identify eligible collectible items.
Target Man FORMER
The former name for an attacking instruction centred on holding up the ball and bringing teammates into play. Its closest current Player Role is Target Forward.
Tax
A five-percent deduction applied to the final sale price of items sold on the Ultimate Team Transfer Market.
Team Event FORMER
A former community competition in which players selected a side, completed Objectives, and earned rewards based on individual and collective progress.
Team of the Group Stage FORMER
A former Ultimate Team campaign celebrating outstanding performances during the group stages of UEFA club competitions.
Team of the Group Stage Item FORMER
A former special Player Item awarded to selected standout performers from UEFA competition group stages.
Team of the Knockout Stage FORMER
A former Ultimate Team campaign celebrating outstanding performances during the knockout stages of UEFA club competitions.
Team of the Knockout Stage Item FORMER
A former special Player Item awarded to selected standout performers from UEFA competition knockout stages.
Team of the Season
An annual Ultimate Team campaign celebrating the best-performing players from the domestic football season.
Team of the Season Items
Special Player Items with major permanent upgrades assigned to footballers selected for Team of the Season squads.
Team of the Week
A recurring Ultimate Team squad featuring players selected for outstanding recent real-world performances.
Team of the Week Item
Also known as an In Form Item. A performance-based special Player Item assigned to a footballer selected for a Team of the Week squad.
Team of the Year
An annual Ultimate Team campaign celebrating a selection of the world’s best-performing footballers from the previous year.
Team of the Year Item
A special Player Item featuring substantial permanent upgrades for a footballer selected for a Team of the Year squad.
Team Overall Rating
A value representing the overall quality of a Squad based primarily on the ratings of its selected players.
Team Press
A defensive Quick Tactic that instructs teammates to apply more aggressive pressure to the opposition for a limited period.
The Grounds
A social football experience featuring smaller-sided matches, distinctive environments, and dedicated progression or customisation systems.
Themed AI Opponent
An AI-controlled opponent built around a particular campaign, squad concept, football theme, or gameplay challenge.
Throwback Marquee Matchups
A variation of Marquee Matchups inspired by notable fixtures from previous seasons or earlier football moments.
Through Pass
A forward pass played into open space for a teammate to run onto.
Thunderstruck
An Ultimate Team campaign featuring special Player Items that may receive upgrades based on eligible real-world team and player performances.
Tifos
Vanity Items that display large visual designs or banners in compatible areas of an Ultimate Team stadium.
Time Warp
An Ultimate Team campaign that reimagines selected players through different stages, eras, or alternative versions of their careers.
Timed Finishing
An optional shooting mechanic that allows a second, correctly timed input to improve the quality of a shot, while poor timing can reduce its accuracy.
Title Update
A downloadable game update containing gameplay adjustments, fixes, visual changes, or other improvements.
Top Squad FORMER
A former leaderboard category comparing the value or quality of Ultimate Team squads.
Total Rush
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating players suited to the fast-paced and small-sided nature of Rush.
TOTW Moments FORMER
A former Team of the Week format that revisited outstanding performances from previous football seasons.
Tournaments
Knockout competitions in which players progress through successive rounds and receive rewards according to the tournament rules.
Track Stars
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating exceptionally fast players through special upgraded Player Items.
Traditional SBC
The standard Squad Building Challenge format in which a complete squad must meet all listed requirements before it can be submitted.
Trailblazers
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating players who started the real-world season with outstanding performances.
Trainer
An optional on-screen assistance system that displays gameplay prompts, movement indicators, and contextual control guidance.
Transfer Item
A special Player Item released to reflect a footballer’s move to a new club.
Transfer List
The Ultimate Team area where items selected for sale can be managed and listed on the Transfer Market.
Transfer Market
The Ultimate Team marketplace where eligible tradeable items can be bought and sold using Coins.
Transfer Profit
The net amount earned from trading after considering purchase prices, sale prices, and the Transfer Market tax.
Transfer Target
An Ultimate Team area used to monitor active bids, won auctions, and items being considered for purchase.
Triggered Curved Run
A manually requested off-the-ball run whose direction can be adjusted so the player follows a curved path.
Trophy Titans
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating decorated footballers known for winning major trophies during their careers.
Twitch
A livestreaming platform commonly used to broadcast Football Club gameplay, competitions, and official events.
UEFA Primetime
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating standout players and major moments from UEFA club competitions.
Ultimate Edition
A premium edition of Football Club that includes the base game and a selection of additional digital content or early-access benefits.
Ultimate Pack
A classic high-value Ultimate Team pack that contained 30 Gold Rare Player Items under the former Base Item rarity system.
Ultimate Scream
A Halloween-themed Ultimate Team campaign featuring special versions of selected players.
Ultimate Succession
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating footballing succession by connecting established stars, legends, and the players who followed their paths.
Unassigned
The status of an item that has been acquired but has not yet been sent to the Club, Squad, Transfer List, or another destination.
Unassigned Items
The temporary area containing newly acquired items that still require an action from the user.
Unbreakables
An Ultimate Team campaign celebrating reliable and resilient players known for consistency, durability, or defensive strength.
Untradeable Item
An item that cannot be listed on the Transfer Market or transferred to another club. It may still be used, submitted in an SBC, or Quick Sold when eligible.
Untradeable Pack
A pack whose contents cannot be listed on the Transfer Market.
Upgrade Item FORMER
A former term commonly used for a Player Item released to reflect a significant winter rating upgrade.
Vanity Item
A cosmetic item used to personalise a club, stadium, profile, or another compatible visual element without directly improving gameplay attributes.
Versatile Focus
A Player Role Focus that allows a footballer to adapt their positioning and movement more dynamically as match situations change.
Vision
A player’s mental attribute that influences their ability to identify and execute passing opportunities.
Volleys
A player’s technical attribute that measures the accuracy and quality of shots struck before the ball touches the ground.
Wall
A goalkeeper chemistry style that improves Diving, Kicking, and Handling.
Weak Foot
A rating from one to five stars that represents how effectively a player performs passes and shots with their non-preferred foot.
Web App
A browser-based application that allows eligible users to manage their Ultimate Team club, squads, SBCs, Store, and Transfer Market without launching the full game.
Webstart
The period during which eligible returning players can access the Ultimate Team Web App before the full game becomes available.
Weekly Objectives
Objective groups that must be completed within a specified weekly period to earn rewards or progression.
Welcome Back FORMER
A former reward programme that granted returning Ultimate Team players packs or other introductory content based on previous participation.
Width FORMER
A former standalone tactical setting controlling how narrowly or widely a team positioned itself. Current team width is shaped by formations, tactical settings, and Player Roles.
Winter Champions FORMER
A former winter-themed Ultimate Team concept associated with selected competitive rewards or special Player Items.
Winter Wildcards
A festive Ultimate Team campaign featuring special Player Items with creative upgrades, position changes, or alternative playing characteristics.
Winter Wildcards Item
A special Player Item released during Winter Wildcards with permanent upgrades and, in some cases, changed positions, attributes, or abilities.
Work Rate
A player’s attacking and defensive activity tendency. In current Ultimate Team gameplay, many of its former behavioural functions are primarily defined by Player Roles and Focuses.
World Tour
An Ultimate Team programme that explores different footballing nations, leagues, regions, or themes through seasonal content and rewards.
Xbox
Microsoft’s family of gaming platforms on which Football Club can be played.
XP
Short for Experience Points. The term remains in selected areas of Football Club, although Ultimate Team seasonal progression uses Season Points.
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