Sprinting is the same speed

When did the sprint stop working? Multiple times the sprint speed to recover doesn't work. It definitely becomes slower with harder difficulties. I have seen mbappe with 97 pace not able to catch up to a RM with 65 pace dribbling the ball, I mean like lose the race. And this is at kickoff, so stamina is not an issue. It's waaaaay worse than fc 25 and 24, if you combine that with absolutely puzzling decisions by your NPC teammates the game has become nearly unplayable. R2 should equal sprint, but it doesn't change the pace of the player at all.