FIFA has lost the J1 League license this year
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It's early doors but there's plenty of potential to document the careers of players and recreate a storied moment in football's history through this mode FUT 23 Coins. The current edition contains highlights from glorious times of Jurgen Klopp as well as Kylian Mbappe. However, in next year's gameit'll be awesome to see what EA's team will do with other legends of football like Pele and "King" Kazuyoshi Miura.
Additionally, there are major changes to the chemical system. Chemistry is no longer influenced by the position of a player in the formation relative to other players, it allows for more diversity across leagues and nations. It's unlikely to impact anyone's strategy much, but it's nice knowing that you're able to bring in wildcard players and have more opportunities to connect them to top-division players.
The search for the perfect midfielder who can hit that sought-after "33" chemistry, feels similar to an Squad Building Challenge now, which is a little naive. These challenges are a fine way to lose some time doing nothing, but EA's 'sudoku for football enthusiasts' is best played on the app that comes with it, away from Ultimate Team's sluggish console menus.
In a dark hint of the licensing fights to come, FIFA has lost the J1 League license this year, which meant no more King Kazu. It also led to a shift to the exciting Bronze as well as Silver Australian A League team, featuring the feared attacking force Hibs winger Martin Boyle and the aptly named David Ball buy FIFA 23 Coins. Similar to last year my underdog team caused several rage outbursts from teams sporting million-coin costumes, exposing Ultimate Team as a gilded farce.