Rename FUT Champs to PINA Squad Battleground
I wrapped up 8 wins again in Weekend League, business as usual. Won the first 5 games, and right there I knew the EA magic*: “Relax, buddy. You’re not seeing 15 wins today.”
Not that I care. I’m not trying to go Rank 1, become a pro, or quit my job. I play for SBCs, favourite players, and vibes, not Champs slavery. Rivals, friendlies, random modes… that’s the fun part.
Out of 15 matches, 13 teams had Pina as striker.
Thirteen.
At that point, Weekend League felt less like football and more like a Pina Appreciation Festival.
After 6 wins, I started quitting at kickoff the moment I saw her. Why waste time? One spin, one touch, one prayer, goal from anywhere. The game gets so predictable that I stopped caring who else my opponent was using.
But if you’re curious, it was the same kick-off glitch, the same pace-abusing wingers, and fullbacks with 90+ pace running at full speed, yet wingers casually overtake them like they’re on moving sidewalks.
Pina, meanwhile, casually shields the ball from Vieira, waits until the winger finishes a marathon, and then plays a perfect ground pass through three defenders. Not a lob. A clean ground pass, better than players with 99 passing plus every passing PlayStyle in existence.
One match against a Pina squad, I decided to stay till the end. The opponent had clearly used a credit card to assemble an Avengers-level team. Fair enough, he probably should win.
But here’s the comedy.
He had Mia Hamm on the bench.
And still chose Gold Pina as striker.
Mia Hamm came on only after I took the lead, and surprise, surprise, in the last 5 minutes of extra time, my players froze like Windows XP. He scored two goals.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I absolutely adore this game.
Now EA, explain this to me: why should anyone spend money on FIFA Points when Pina performs better than R9 and half the icons combined?
You marketed the game with Bellingham and Musiala posters, gave us one glorious first week of smooth gameplay, and then quietly patched it into a monetisation experiment.
At this point, it feels less like football and more like a lesson in engagement economics.
If this imbalance continues, I am seriously considering pursuing a consumer complaint in an Indian court.
