I want to propose something I genuinely believe a huge number of football fans want, but that never gets framed the right way.

This is not “bring back old FIFA.”
This is not anti-FUT.
This is a separate, fully offline football game built for people who love football and actually want to own what they buy.

The Core Concept

Instead of a yearly release, imagine a standalone football game built on modern EA Sports FC-quality gameplay, where

Before launching the game, you go into Settings
You select a starting year (any year between 2002–2012 I prefer)
The entire game world loads based on that year

That means:

• Squads
• Kits
• Tournaments
• League formats
• Player ages, attributes, and potential …are all accurate to that year

You can close the game, relaunch, pick a different year, and start a completely different football reality.

This is not a mode.
This is the foundation of the game.

Fully Offline by Design

This game would be:

• Fully playable offline
• No forced updates
• No live-service dependency
• No FUT
• No online requirements

Once you buy it, it’s yours.

This also means:

• It does NOT interfere with EA Sports FC
• It does NOT split the online player base
• It exists as a parallel, preservation-focused product

GAME MODES (ALL OFFLINE)

Friendly Matches

• Club vs Club
• National Team vs National Team
• Era-accurate squads
• Full customization

Tournament Mode

Standalone tournaments with authentic formats:

• Champions League
• Europa League
• Conference League (where era-appropriate)
• World Cup
• EURO, Copa América, etc.

Rules, qualifications, and formats change automatically based on the selected year.

LEAGUES (CURATED & REALISTIC)

Main European leagues (with 2nd divisions):

• England
• Spain
• Italy
• Germany
• France

Iconic football nations:

• Brazil
• Argentina

Geographical balance leagues:

• + some additional leagues (Portugal / Netherlands / Russia, etc.)

Fewer leagues = deeper simulation, real relegation, long-term stability.

Quality over quanitity.

CAREER MODES (THE HEART OF THE GAME)

Manager Career Mode

• Start in any selected year (2002–2012)
• Play as real historical managers (full list) or create your own
• Era-accurate tactics and football culture
• Club identity matters
• Injuires, sponsors and more... as real simulation as possible
• 50+ seasons of simulations

Player Career Mode

• Start as a real player or a created one
• National team representation is crucial
• Training, discipline, and injuries matter

NATIONAL TEAMS (ESSENTIAL)

• Large national team pool (not just top 20-30)
• Qualification cycles respected
• Crucial for player career immersion
• Everyone can represent their country

LONG-TERM DATABASE & GENERATIONS (Career mode)

Core playable starting years

2002 - 2012, selectable in settings before starting

Player generations

1. Real players from the selected era
2. Real future players (up to ~ present (2026))
3. Generated players, including extremely rare “legends” e.g. Maradona, Pele, Platini etc.

Examples:

• A Maradona appearing decades later
• R9/Zidane emerging post-retirement
• Era-aware, never guaranteed.

This keeps 50+ year careers meaningful.

Why this should be a SEPARATE GAME

Because this idea:

• Prioritizes offline ownership
• Preserves football history
• Appeals to a different (but massive) audience
• Does not conflict with modern FC monetization

If done properly, many fans would happily pay full price for this.

Core Example:

• Ronaldinho’s decline is possible, not forced
• Manage him well => extended prime
• Mismanage him => realistic falloff

History sets the starting point - player decisions create divergence.

Would be nice to have a lot of statistics in career mods showing total goals, assists (currently in the world), player profiles showing their trophy cabinet (golden ball, golden boot etc).

Football didn’t start in 2025.
And great gameplay shouldn’t be locked to the present.

A year-selectable, fully offline football game would be something no one else is offering - and a lot of us are waiting for.l

If you’d buy this, say so.
I’m pretty sure I’m not alone.