EA Sports FC 25

Lore & Background

The Ultimate Edition cover features football players Gianluigi Buffon, Aitana Bonmatí, Jude Bellingham, Zinedine Zidane, and David Beckham in a room filled with trophies they have won. The Standard Edition cover features Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham alone. At 21, Bellingham becomes the youngest global cover star in EA Sports football history and the first English player to feature on the cover since 2011. The game introduces Rush, a fast-paced 5v5 mode that replaced VOLTA Football. New Icons in Ultimate Team include Gianluigi Buffon, Gareth Bale, Lotta Schelin, Julie Foudy, Lilian Thuram, Nadine Angerer, Aya Miyama, and Marinette Pichon. New Heroes include all new ones except Yaya Touré. The UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women's Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Conference League return. The Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Saudi Pro League, Major League Soccer, Ligue 1, and Romanian SuperLiga are among 38 playable leagues. The Coupe de France is fully licensed. The Liga Portugal is licensed without its sponsor name. Most clubs from FC 24 return, except Inter Milan, SS Lazio, Atalanta, AC Milan, the Belgium national team, and the Canada women's national team. Roma and Napoli return. Olympiacos returns. Qarabag and the Finland women's national team debut. Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona play in generic stadiums. Estadio Más Monumental returns. New stadiums include Estádio José Alvalade, Rams Park, Ülker Stadium, De Kuip, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Coventry Building Society Arena, Ewood Park, Ashton Gate, and Portman Road.

In Their Own Story

The stadium lights haven't fully cycled on yet. You can see the floodlight housings glowing amber above the north stand, and the pitch below is still that deep, unlit green of a pre-match hour. Your controller's rumble motor gives one soft pulse—a heartbeat, really—and the crowd noise swells from a distant murmur into a wall of sound that you feel in your sternum more than hear in your ears.

You've been in this lobby for four years now. First it was a different name on the title screen, a different logo in the corner of the broadcast overlay. You didn't notice when it changed. You just kept playing. The same stadium. The same starting eleven you've rotated through since you were sixteen. The same save file, migrated, migrated, migrated, a digital heirloom that outlived three consoles.

The match kicks off. The ball rolls. The name on the box doesn't matter. It never did.

Reader's Guide

Career Mode offers players an immersive experience as they step into the shoes of a football club manager, guiding their team through various seasons. Players can make decisions regarding player transfers, training regimens, and tactics, while also managing the club's finances and building a fan base. The mode features player development, where young talents can be nurtured into stars, and the dynamic nature of rivalries and board expectations adds depth. Rush is a 5v5 mode playable across Ultimate Team, Clubs, Manager Career, and Kick-Off. Ultimate Team includes Heroes and Icons usable cards. The Ultimate Edition costs $30 extra and includes 4600 FC points, early access, and a Player Evolution Slot.

Did You Know?

• The Ultimate Edition cover features five football stars surrounded by 17 trophies.
• Jude Bellingham is the youngest global cover star in EA Sports football history at age 21.
• EA Sports FC 25 won 'Best Sports / Racing Game' at The Game Awards 2024.
• The game introduced a free preview version called FC 25 Showcase on 5 December 2024.
• In the German version, a new commentary duo replaced Wolff-Christoph Fuss and Frank Buschmann.