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If you are a fan of EA Sports FC series, you should know that the annual Team of the Season is one of the biggest promotions in the game. During the event, EA will release exciting TOTS cards for the best players in the world this season. This year’s FC 25 Team of the Season is approaching, and if you are playing Ultimate Team, this event is definitely not to be missed. This is your chance to earn a lot of FIFA 25 Coins and get some high-rated player cards! In this guide, we will explain how to prepare for the biggest promotion of the year, so that you can collect all the blue cards as quickly as possible, pile up fodder like crazy, and grind easier than others. Without further ado, let’s get started! How To Vote? First of all, before we officially start, we have to understand the voting mechanism of the annual Team of the Season event. As in previous years, FC 25 players can vote for the best players from different national men’s and women’s leagues. However, if you want to vote for league TOTS in EA FC 25, you must submit your selections through the official EA Sports FC TOTS website once voting is open for each league in both the men’s and women’s categories. 1. Visit EA Sports FC 25 TOTS website once league voting is open. 2. Select the league you want to vote for. 3. Browse the list of nominees and assemble your TOTS team. 4. Select your favorite players and drag them to the appropriate positions to fill out the starting lineup. 5. Agree to EA Terms and Conditions. 6. Click “Submit Vote”. Keep in mind that the voting process is the same for each league, but they all have designated voting and release dates, as follows: Ligue 1 - April 25 Eredivisie - April 25 Arkema Premier League - April 25 EFL Combined - May 2 BWSL - May 2 Premier League - May 2 Bundesliga - May 9 Super Lig - May 9 Frauen Bundesliga - May 9 Serie A - May 16 Europe Select - May 16 NWSL - May 16 LaLiga - May 23 Liga Portugal - May 23 Liga F - May 23 Saudi Pro - May 30 MLS - May 30 Rest of World - May 30 Ultimate - June 6 Please vote for your favorite league players in time, as this will affect the player cards you can get later. How To Prepare? First up, on April 18th, everything kicks off with TOTS Warm Up series and a brand new promotion called Invincibles. But this is probably EA’s way of getting you excited and draining your bankroll before Team of the Season arrives. During this time, you’ll see some nice players appear in Team of the Week (TOTW) player packs, like 89 Mohamed Salah or Virgil van Dijk, as well as a ton of daily SBCs and objectives that drop juicy packs as rewards. But don’t be fooled, because the real Team of the Season content won’t be released until April 25th, when community TOTS squads go live and the real grind begins. Saving Your Packs Now, let’s talk about pack saving. You need to save every pack of value from now on. You need to save 85+ rated packs from Division Rivals and Champions Mode and Squad Battles, as well as daily upgrade SBC rewards (like 81+ player picks). Avoid opening any player packs above 80 unless you are chasing Team of the Week. Also, here’s a pro tip: wait until the league TOTS you are targeting go live before opening these packs, which means if you want Premier League Team of the Season, hold on to your packs until May 2nd. That way, you don’t need to spend a ton of coins stacking packs after the event goes live. Ways To Get More Packs Next, we’ll focus on efficient ways to get these packs, and the key way is league SBCs & upgrades. Step 1: Clean up your club with player picks above 81 or above 85. Step 2: Save fodder from Major League and use for league SBCs. Step 3: Repeat to complete league SBCs, then upgrade your SBCs with duplicate players and recycle everything. This method allows you to build a large number of packs while keeping your FC 25 coin balance safe. Prepare Evolutions And Accumulate Resources Don’t neglect Evolutions, they are free and often give great upgrades. At the same time, it is also crucial to complete daily goals in time to unlock milestones and repeatable SBCs, and pack rewards while you are grinding matches. For example, if EA drops an 83+ x10 Rare Players Pack for Premier League, you will want to be ready with fodder and goals. At this point, Team of the Week cards finally become important again, because if you have an 84+Rated SBC Squad this week, EA may require them for repeatable upgrades and daily SBCs. Once TOTS goes live, these cards will be worth a lot of money. Conclusion Finally, let’s wrap up with some golden rules. Your first goal now is to save the 81+ packs you can currently get, and then open them once the league TOTS you want goes live. While doing this, don’t forget to keep your club stocked with 83 to 87 rated players. Also, try to avoid using your SBCs during the TOTS Warm-Up period unless the player is a must-have. It is recommended that you prioritize Evolutions as they are free power-ups. Most importantly, stay disciplined so that when TOTS drop, you are always ready to build your dream lineup.

Since Christmas 2024, the real-world football world has held many exciting leagues, and many teams have contributed to their best performances. For example, Nottingham Forest is expected to return to the Champions League for the first time since 1980; Atletico Madrid won the La Liga championship, etc. However, you may be surprised that no players from these teams made it into the final FC 25 TOTY lineup. As a prestigious football video simulation game, EA Sports FC 25 holds various promotions every year to help you get your favorite players with fewer FIFA 25 Coins, or to upgrade the cards of the players in your team more easily. Among all the promotions, the annual TOTY is undoubtedly the most watched. The promotion is presented as a vote, which will list all the playable FUT 25 players in a year for you, allowing you to choose the ones you think performed best. The final 22 players selected will be formed into two teams (11 men and 11 women, excluding substitutes) and included in the game as TOTY player items. The latest EA FC 25 TOTY voting has officially ended at 11:59 pm PST on January 12, 2025, and the specific list of selected players was leaked a few hours ago. Let us introduce it to you. TOTY Men’s Team You may be surprised to find that four Real Madrid players were selected in the starting lineup of the men’s XI of this FC 25 TOTY - after all, there are only 11 places in total! In addition, Liverpool occupies two seats, and the remaining seats are taken by Chelsea, Aston Villa, Leverkusen and Arsenal, respectively. Among these 11 male players, the one who impressed you the most may be Rodri from Manchester City, because he has been plagued by injuries since September 2024, which led to reports at the time that this would have an adverse impact on Manchester City. It is rare that a player’s EA Sports FC 25 game value increases when they are injured. Here are the specific candidates: Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa/Argentina) Defense Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool/Netherlands) William Saliba (Arsenal/France) Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid/Spain) Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen/Spain) Midfield Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England) Rodri (Manchester City/Spain) Cole Palmer (Chelsea/England) Attack Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool/Egypt) Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid/France) TOTY Women’s Team As you can see from the results of this vote, the days of the United States dominating women’s football are gone, as only one American player was selected for FIFA 25 TOTY Women’s Team. It is worth noting that Barcelona is the backbone of the new TOTY Women’s Team with four players selected, and Chelsea is close behind with three. In addition, there are two Norwegian female players in this 11-person team, showing you the hidden potential of Toppserien. Guro Reiten from Chelsea and Caroline Graham Hansen from Barcelona are the only two players on the entire annual team who do not play in their own domestic league. Here are the specific candidates: Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC/Germany) Defense Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain/France) Wendie Renard (Lyon/France) Irene Paredes (Barcelona/Spain) Lucy Bronze (Chelsea/England) Midfield Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona/Spain) Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain) Guro Reiten (Chelsea/Norway) Attack Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona/Norway) Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns/U.S.) Lauren James (Chelsea/England) When Can You Get The New TOTY Players? Although you now know which players have been selected, according to the release order of FC 25, the official list is expected to be announced to all players between January 23-24, so you will just have to wait until the end of January to view and obtain the above players through the relevant in-game pages. The 22 winners will be included in EA FC 25 as TOTY player items redeemable by FC 25 Coins after this promotion ends. Each item will not only have a unique blue theme design and gold decoration, but will also be able to further improve the statistics and ratings of their own cards in the game, so that you can get more benefits after obtaining them. In addition, FC 25 will also launch TOTY Icons team composed of legendary players. What’s more noteworthy is that the two official teams will each get an additional No. 12 substitute position to recognize those players who are good enough but missed the starting lineup by a few votes. The relevant voting for substitutes usually takes place at the end of TOTY promotion, so if your favorite player did not make the official team, don’t forget to vote at that time! Related: FC 25 Coins Giveaways In order to ensure that you can have TOTY players join your team as soon as they are officially launched in the game, it is recommended that you enter iGMeet Discord as soon as possible to participate in related promotions! We will draw 10 players at different time points to receive 300K coins each; 5 players to receive 400K each; 4 players to receive 500K each; and 3 players to receive 1M each, a total of 10M coins! Don’t miss it!

EA FC 25 has recently launched several promotions, and along with the much-anticipated Thunderstruck event, Mode Mastery is coming. This mode is similar to the classic FUT Swaps mode, and you will earn more Player Tokens, which can be exchanged for other great rewards. If you want to know more about EA FC 25 Mode Mastery, this article will help you. When Does EA FC 25 Mode Mastery Start? Mode Mastery starts at 1pm EST (10am PST) on Friday, November 29. This time frame coincides with the availability of FC 25 Players in Thunderstruck. But unlike Thunderstruck, which only runs for a week, Mode Mastery will run throughout Season 3 of EA FC 25, so you have plenty of time to earn rewards in this mode. How To Earn Tokens In Mode Mastery? Just like you normally earn FC 25 Coins by playing various game modes, in Mode Mastery you can earn Player Tokens by playing in the following three modes: Champs Win Weekend League to earn Tokens. The more wins you get, the more Tokens you get. 4 to 8 wins: 1 Token 9 to 11 wins: 2 Tokens 13 to 15 wins: 3 Tokens Squad Battles Perform well in squad battles to earn extra Tokens. The higher your ranking, the more Tokens you get. Silver 1 to Elite 3: 1 Token Elite 2 to Top 200: 2 Tokens Division Rivals Rank up in Rivals to earn Tokens. The higher your rank, the more Tokens you get. You can redeem your Tokens for all kinds of rewards you want, such as other Mode Mastery Players, some promotional items, and various other amazing gift packs. You can earn 28 Player Tokens in Season 3. In addition, you can get 3 bonus tokens from the store in the last week of the season, bringing the total tokens available to 31. Please note that some rewards are exclusive to certain modes and can only be redeemed using tokens earned from a specific mode. Therefore, if you want to get some special rewards, be careful to choose the corresponding mode. What Rewards Are Available In Mode Mastery? Once you have enough tokens, you can redeem them for rewards. Mode Mastery Swaps SBC introduces a degree of customization, allowing players to tailor rewards to their team building goals. This means you can choose rewards that better suit your needs for your team. Here is a detailed breakdown of the rewards: Token-Powered Packs 81×15 Players Pack: Contains 15 Players with a rating of 81 and above. Requires 1 token. 83×30 Players Pack: Contains 30 Players with a rating of 83 and above. Requires 3 tokens. 85×20 Players Pack: Contains 20 players rated 85 and above. Requires 6 tokens. 85×30 Players Pack: Contains 30 players rated 85 and above. Requires 8 tokens. Exclusive Player Picks and Hero Cards Pascal Grob: A versatile midfielder. Requires 5 tokens. Sidney Govou or Claudio Marchisio Base Hero Pick: Choose a legendary hero. Requires 7 tokens. Base Icon Player Pick (1 of 3): Choose one of 3 players. Requires 12 tokens. Gerd Müller or Carlos Alberto Base Icon Pick: Requires 14 tokens. Base Icon Player Pick (1 of 4): Choose one of 4 players. Requires 16 tokens. Star Players Kim Little: An outstanding midfielder. Requires 10 tokens. Rodrygo: A good winger with great speed, 18 tokens required. This is probably one of the most worthwhile rewards. Bonus Rewards Raspadori: A versatile forward. 4 Squad Battle Tokens required. Nkunku: This player could be a significant change. 8 Weekend League Tokens required. Unlike previous years, some Player Tokens this year may be very useful, as they are no longer low-rated cards. This may make you hesitate to use them to redeem rewards. If you are still looking for an excellent opportunity to strengthen your team, then don’t miss Mode Mastery event! Try your best to earn tokens in the game, and you will have the opportunity to choose the rewards that best suit your team and take your team to the next level!

When playing FC 25, the choice you make on Players is crucial. Because this first determines the strength of your team and then determines the probability of your victory in the game. How to choose Players who are as strong or suitable for your team as possible? You can refer to and choose the specific Ratings of the Players in the game to ensure that your FC 25 Coins will not be wasted. Of course, the first thing you may do is to avoid Players with low Ratings. However, there are some Players whose overall Ratings are not low, but whose performance has been poor recently, resulting in a decrease in Rating in the game. So you need to be very careful when facing them. According to relevant data, Ratings of seven Players in EA FC 25 have been significantly reduced. This has to be a cause for concern, because some of them are even quite familiar to Players. Here are the seven Players whose Ratings were lowered in FC 25: 1. Casemiro Casemiro’s Rating dropped from 89 in EA FC 24 to 84 in EA FC 25. In fact, not only did his Rating drop, his data in FC 25 was also much worse than before, which was very unsatisfactory. His poor performance was mainly reflected in his Pace and Agility in the game. After a year of poor form in United, his Pace dropped by 25, and his Agility was also much worse than before, which was very criticized. In fact, Casemiro’s current Rating in FC 25 is 84. It is his lowest Rating since FIFA 17. To be honest, as a Player who had performed well before, this has to make people feel sorry for him. 2. Marcus Rashford Compared with Casemiro, the drop in Marcus Rashford’s Rating from 85 in EA FC 24 to 81 in EA FC 25 does not seem so cruel. Because as a winger, Marcus Rashford was out of form for most of the 2023-24 season. It makes people wonder whether he is focusing on his sports career. In FC 24, Rashford was the third-highest rated Player in United. But in FC 25, he just barely made it into the top 10. However, although Rashford’s Rating has dropped, he still has his own unique advantages. His Pace reached an astonishing 89 in FC 25, which can be said to be quite amazing. Therefore, this can also be used as an important reference for you to choose Players in FC 25. 3. Karim Benzema This French Player has a Rating of 90 in FC 24. However, since he joined Al-Ittihad last summer, he has not performed well. He also failed to perform well in the Saudi Pro League, as most people expected. In FC 25 his Rating dropped to 86. In the Last Season, he only scored nine League Goals. Moreover, based on his performance in the 2023-24 season, the Rating of 86 is not even low for him. 4. Borja Iglesias To be honest, it is not surprising that Iglesias’ Rating has dropped. In the 2023-24 season, he failed to score a Single Goal for the Club during the Loan Spell In Second Half of Last Season. Although Iglesias won some silverware at Bayer Leverkusen, it could not make up for his poor performance in the Second Half of Last Season. Therefore, his Rating dropped from 83 in FC 24 Rating to 78 in FC 25 Rating. 5. Aaron Ramsdale Since he spent the entire season at Bench, it is not so surprising that Ramsdale’s Rating dropped from 84 in FC 24 to 81 in FC 25. I hope he can find his form and regain his glory after joining Southampton. 6. Ciro Immobile In the last season, Italian Player Immobile failed to hit double figures in Serie A for the first time since the 2015–16 season. After playing for Lazio for ten years, he moved to Besiktas this summer to continue his sports career. Although his Rating dropped from 85 in FC 24 to 82 in FC 25, Immobile’s performance after joining Besiktas has not been disappointing. In his First Six Games with Turkey, he scored seven goals. 7. Antony When United spent a lot of money to sign Antony a few years ago, they probably didn’t expect that his Rating in EA FC 25 would drop from 81 in EA FC 24 to 77. The Brazilian Player only produced two goals in Premier League in Last Season, which can be said to be a very unsatisfactory performance. Therefore, it seems to be expected that his Rating has such a big drop. The performance of these seven Players is not good enough, so Rating of FC 25 is lowered. Although Rating is not the only reference factor when you choose Players, it has unique reference value after all and deserves your attention. If you want to communicate with others about Rating of more Players, you can enter iGMeet Discord. And here you can also get EA FC 25 related game resources through the giveaway channel to better continue to experience the game!