How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[southernmetalhead]

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FC Amkar Perm
Krasno-chernye

September 2015

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Ogude 4'
Georgiev 80'

MOTM - Zanev

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MOTM - Butko


Russian Cup: Round of 16

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Ogude 45'
Belorukov (OG) 70'
Cherenchikov 105'

MOTM - Dzhikiya

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Eremenko 38'
Wernbloom 68'

MOTM - Eremenko

Amkar Player of the Month



CM Fegor Ogude, 66 Ovr, 28 years old, Nigeria

Amkar Perm's sputtering offense did find a little life in September mostly due to the efforts of Nigerian midfielder Fegor Ogude. Ogude put Amkar ahead early in a match against Rubin Kazan that ultimately ended in a 1-1 draw. Ogude also registered a goal in the Russian Cup competition, helping Konstantin Zyryanov's side to eliminate Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1 in extra time.



Russian Premier League Table
1. CSKA - 18 pts
2. Krasnodar - 14 pts
3. Spartak - 13 pts
4. Dinamo - 12 pts
5. Lokomotiv - 10 pts
6. Terek - 10 pts
7. Zenit - 9 pts
8. Anzhi - 9 pts
9. Kuban - 7 pts
10. Rostov - 7 pts
11. Krylya - 7 pts
12. Rubin - 5 pts
13. Amkar - 5 pts
14. Ural - 4 pts
15. Ufa - 3 pts
16. Mordovia - 1 pts

Russian Premier League Top Scorers
1(t). Kasaev (Lokomotiv) - 4 Goals
1(t). Kuzmin (Dinamo) - 4 Goals
2(t). Danny (Zenit) - 3 Goals
2(t). Eremenko (CSKA) - 3 Goals
2(t). Ari (Krasnodar) - 3 Goals

Russian Premier League Clean Sheets
1. Akinfeev (CSKA) - 4 Clean Sheets
2. Pesyakov (Anzhi) - 3 Clean Sheets
3(t). Dikan (Krasnodar) - 2 Clean Sheets
3(t). Rebrov (Spartak) - 2 Clean Sheets
3(t). Guilherme (Lokomotiv) - 2 Clean Sheets

Manager's Thoughts
A very mediocre month that would have been a little better if we could have held our lead against Rubin Kazan. That was not the case though, and we settled for 2 draws before a surprise win in the Russian Cup Round of 16 against Lokomotiv Moscow in extra time. Our attack still lacks any venom however, and CSKA Moscow proved much more clinical in a game they deserved to win.

October 2015 - Fixtures
10/4 - at Terek
10/17 - vs Krasnodar
10/25 - at Mordovia
10/31 - vs Zenit

October has two winnable games against Terek Grozny and Mordovia Saransk. We definitely shouldn't lose either match, but Mordovia is the one I'm certainly hoping to pull out a win in. The matches against FC Krasnodar and Zenit Saint Petersburg will be very tough, and any points taken would have to be considered a moral victory.

[_ChicoBass]

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Chico - Where have you been!?? We've been worried sick!! You're grounded to this thread forever!!
Hahaha, only kidding! It's nice to see you back and been busy! Congrats on the marriage by the way!
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Thanks man! Can't believe you still had Exeter up and running but I'm really excited to see you try and take down the monster you have created. Looking forward to your future posts about it and as you said, I hope EA doesn't tear them apart before you get to take a crack at them.

Chico: Congrats man and glad to hear that you're doing well! What breed of dog have you got? Great to see your wife can tolerate the most important thing in life (and no, not you! ) FIFA! Na but seriously, good to hear from you again and I hope you stick around, a bit longer, this time!

Thanks Keano! Last night I was playing FIFA and the missus asked me when 17 comes out. Now, I don't know if it meant anything but I'm getting my hopes up and assuming she asked cause she's gonna get it for me lol as for the pup It's hard to tell exactly what breed he is. We rescued him from the shelter and all they said was he's a Shepard mix but he hasn't had his DNA tested. I want to get it checked but from what I've heard it's expensive! I think I'm here to stay again. I've really been enjoying reading up on all the careers here and it's inspiring me to get back into it like back in the day.

WHAT IS THIS. I GO TO BED AND A WILD CHICO APPEARS.



I agree with Rabbit, you are out of your damn mind, but, you are playing the right position on the field (LB REPRESENT!).



Still no pictures of the puppy though, I will be waiting. Nice to seeing you do well, man!

Okay you're right, I'm out of my mind haha I just hate EA destroying the teams in my league and I end up completely dominating everybody even on legendary because I'm the only team that's growing. I might actually drop the career soon because so far on the transfer deadline day I saw 3 different clubs sell their top players to a European club. One of which had already sold a top player to a European club early in the window. I quit the save and reloaded the deadline day and I'm hoping I can run it again without seeing so many top players go at the same Time. I think it may be time I return to Europe myself...

Oh, and here are the pics!





Vet said he's about 4 months. Don't be fooled by the pictures, he's a little devil. Been tearing up the apartment and has waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much energy lol can't wait for him to have all his shots so I can take him running or something cause as it is right now it's really hard to go to sleep at night lol


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[_ChicoBass]

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Hey Chico.

I can't see the picture


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[vrabbit]

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Pics of your dog? I thought you were gonna share pics of your wife ...

I KEED I KEED. Congrats on marriage BTW. Nice pup too, looks like he loves playing tug. Weren't you looking into becoming a cop too?

Oh, and anyone else in the U.S. going to any Copa America games? I'm going to USA-Colombia on Friday

[Cruzerr]

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Pics of your dog? I thought you were gonna share pics of your wife ...

I KEED I KEED. Congrats on marriage BTW. Nice pup too, looks like he loves playing tug. Weren't you looking into becoming a cop too?

Oh, and anyone else in the U.S. going to any Copa America games? I'm going to USA-Colombia on Friday

I dind't want to say it out loud, but I am waiting for those pics aswell, Chico...

[Keano16]

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I can't see the picture


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Damp, lemme try again.

I dind't want to say it out loud, but I am waiting for those pics aswell, Chico...

That makes three......rofl

[vrabbit]

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Damn look what I started. I'm sorry chico. Just pm them to me, these guys can't keep it cool SMH

[_ChicoBass]

How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Pics of your dog? I thought you were gonna share pics of your wife ...

I KEED I KEED. Congrats on marriage BTW. Nice pup too, looks like he loves playing tug. Weren't you looking into becoming a cop too?

Oh, and anyone else in the U.S. going to any Copa America games? I'm going to USA-Colombia on Friday

He is tremendously playful. With anything, anywhere. Everything is a game no matter what. He's been with us for almost a month and I already can't wait for his puppy phase to be through with haha we love him though, would never even think about returning him to the shelter or rehoming him. Hopefully he doesn't grow too big though he already chowed down his first bag of food like if it was a snack [emoji16]

Yes, I was in the hiring process for my local police department. Passed the written exam with an 81% (minimum passing was 70%), Sargent said I passed the physical exams in the top 10% of the class, and he also said he thought I gave a real good interview and most likely passed that (pending review from the interviewing board). However, when it came time to see if I was getting set up for a polygraph test, they emailed me that they decided to go with a different candidate. Big FML moment. Apparently, there's a lot of people from out of town that already have a verbal agreement with the department (sometimes they're transfers) and it turns out that it's rare for a local to get hired by the local police department. You have a better chance of getting hired at a police department from the nearby cities. So that was the end of that. I'm still gonna try again though and I might even take my chances with Border Patrol and see how that goes :/

Dude! I was gonna go to the Mexico - Uruguay game but with all the wedding stuff I'm broke :/ my brother is still going but I'm stuck with watching it on TV

I dind't want to say it out loud, but I am waiting for those pics aswell, Chico...

Damp, lemme try again.







That makes three......rofl

Damn look what I started. I'm sorry chico. Just pm them to me, these guys can't keep it cool SMH

Lmfao it's good to be back gentlemen. Well, seeing as I was gone for so long I guess I owe it to you guys [emoji15]



Picture from our reception, not an official picture (hence the angle and why her eyes are closed) but I don't have the official photographer's photos yet so it's the best I could do.

And just because this is a FOOTBALL forum here's a picture from us at the Mexico - USA game in Pasadena (2015)



Yes, that's me gentlemen. Am I just how you imagined? [emoji16]


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[_ChicoBass]

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Now I expect an encore of everybody else's pictures with their significant others!! (Football related photos are a plus)


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[indiblue]

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Congratulations on the wedding and the pup, Chico! Great to see you back on here. Your little fella is absolutely adorable. He definitely has some terrier in him! Warms my heart to hear that you adopted rather than supporting the breeding industry. Adopted dogs give you nothing but pure, unbridled love and affection. You can see how grateful they are to be loved, and it's given back to you many times over. Here's to a long and healthy life for the little guy.

[Simppu12]

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Cruzerr - Great job with the transfer recap, it was very well done! The signings you made look also very good and I'm a big fan of the Carvalho purchase. 79 ovr Solanke looks very good, too. You have a good squad and I'm looking forward to seeing how you do this season!

Keano - My God, you managed to beat Liverpool. That's amazing! Very good results in league play in January, too, with eleven goals in three league games. The signings look like they will be good players for depth as they don't have that high overalls and potentials. The top three is very tight but you have a huge lead over Leyton in fourth so you are well on your way towards automatic promotion.

Indi - Very nice write-up! I'm looking forward to your magic at Nottingham!

Ducks - I'm getting a bit confused, which careers are you doing and which are you dropping?

SMH - Solid signings there! Gümüs and Krotov look like talented players with some potential for the future. As far as results go, August and September were tough for you as you failed to pick up that many points. Your league position is quite poor at the moment, as well, but I'm sure you will manage to raise up the table. Why do you think you are doing poorly so far? Also, on the bright side, the mighty Bulgarian Georgi Peev was the player of September

Aquaman - Yes, Athletic have their policy about signing only Basque and academy grown players and yes, that is something I am doing in this career. There's a long list with Basque players on Sofifa and I'm using it as my guide.

Rabbit - Galatasaray absolutely destroyed you but it didn't matter as you were still able to finish in fourth and earn that Europa League spot! Well done to qualify for a European competition! Like you pointed out Türüc was unbelievable and in my opinion he is maybe the biggest reason behind your success. It'll be interesting to see whether you keep him or sell him for a lot of money. Good luck in the World Cup!

Simppu - With Bilbao, you've made some big transfers and you must've gotten you a lot of dosh when totaled with your starting budget for your two sales! Azpilicueta was a great piece of business to replace Balenziaga imo.I doubt you'll be losing the 10 point advantage you have in the league anytime soon. Great looking squad by the way! So do you have an attacking midfidler, normal midfielder and a defensive mid in your 4-3-3?

You are correct, I do have a huge amount of left-over budget. I'm not completely sure but I think I have around €30M-40M in the bank. And you are correct again, the 4-3-3 I'm using has an attacking midfielder, a normal central midfielder and a defensive midfielder.



And finally, the biggest news of the last couple of days, Chico is back! It is marvellous to have you back amongst us, man! Congratulations on the marriage, may it be a loving and lasting one! Judging by her being okay with your FIFA addiction and with you even talking to her about FIFA I can see you two being together for a long time haha Shame about the police department thing but I'm sure you'll get hired soon!

Let's not forget about our first official face reveal! You posting those pictures really made me think about how friendly, united and bonding this thread is! We are still complete strangers on the internet but we also know each other really well. That is something magical to me.

Also, I hope your cute puppy learns some discipline fast

EDIT: Chico, you are one handsome man!

[Matty Aqua]

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Ok guys...I have settled on a career mode!, I decided to go with a bit of a challenge and try to take a 2 star team, from League One and get the too the Premier League!, I really hope you guys can get on board and be my assistant coaches helping me with formations and scouting the right players as always please feel free to leave feedback and thanks for watching!!

Episode 1 - THE HUMBLE BEGINNING!
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[stlducks]

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Simppu12 - Walsall is my career I'm sticking with and building. I tried some things after my Spurs career (tournaments, playing all EPL games) but it almost becomes a job playing wvery team. So I decided to stick with Walsall and see how far I can build until 2017 comes out.

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[Simppu12]

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Spoiler

Basque Pride


Transfers Out

Mikel Balenziaga, 81 Ovr, Left Back, €22,000,000 to VfL Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg made a very big offer for our starting left back and we simply couldn't say no to it. Balenziaga was a consistent performer for the team but ne never really shone.

Ander Iturraspe, 82 Ovr, Defensive Midfielder, €30,000,000 to West Bromwich

Thirty million for a benchwarmer? How could have I said no? Iturraspe was never anything more than a depth player and our second-choice defensive midfielder so receiving thirty million for him was a dream come true. Another factor that affected the high price is that this deal was finalised on deadline day.


Transfers In



Mikel Merino

72 Ovr, Defensive Midfielder, 20 Years Old, Spain

€3,300,000

Athletic Club were fast to find a replacement for their departed defensive midfielder Ander Iturraspe and this replacement came in the form of the young Basque talent Mikel Merino. The 20-year-old midfielder made his senior debut for Osasuna in 2014 and became a starter immediately. Merino then joined Manchester United for six months in the summer of 2016 before returning to Spain and Basque Country, this time in an Athletic Club kit. The young man has made a dozen appearances for the Spanish U19 side and he is one of the top Basque talents. Furthermore, Athletic are known for their quality youth players and they can certainly turn Merino into a world class player.




Cesar Azpilicueta

82 Ovr, Left Back, 27 Years Old, Spain

€27,000,000

Another replacement, who Athletic Club were fast to sign, is the Spanish left back Cesar Azpilicueta, or Dave, as he is known between the supporters of his old club Chelsea. Bilbao had to pay a hefty fee of €27M for one of the better fullbacks of the Premier League but the Osasuna youth product should be worth every penny. Azpilicueta played an important role in the defence of the title-winning Chelsea side in 2015 and he offers a lot quality going both forwards and backwards. Additionally, Azpilicueta can play perfectly fine on both sides of the defence.


January 2017



Granada CF 1 - 1 Athletic Club
Mendez 23'
Villalibre 40'



Athletic Club 3 - 2 Real Valladolid
Williams 36', Aduriz 69', 81'
del Moral 20', 86'



Athletic Club 3 - 1 Granada CF
Villalibre 44' pen, Pardo 62', Aduriz 84'
Krhin 28'



Villarreal CF 1 - 1 Athletic Club
Bakambu 68'
Aketxe 63'


League Table

1. Athletic Club, 52 pts
2. Real Madrid, 42 pts
3. FC Barcelona, 42 pts
4. Valencia CF, 41 pts
5. Sevilla FC, 41 pts
6. Atletico Madrid, 38 pts
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18. Real Zaragoza, 14 pts
19. Real Valladolid, 10 pts
20. UD Almeria, 8 pts


The Squad

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Goalkeepers

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Gorka Iraizoz, 35 years old, 81 ovr (VC)

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Kepa Arrizabalaga, 21 years old, 78 ovr
Xabier Irureta, 30 years old, 75 ovr
Unai Simon, 19 years old, 60 ovr (loaned out)

Right Backs

Oscar de Marcos, 27 years old, 82 ovr
Eneko Boveda, 27 years old, 77 ovr
Andoni Iraola, 34 years old, 71 ovr

Centre Backs

Aymeric Laporte, 22 years old, 84 ovr
Iñigo Martinez, 25 years old, 82 ovr
Mikel San Jose, 27 years old, 80 ovr
Carlos Gurpegi, 35 years old, 76 ovr (C)
Xabier Etxeita, 28 years old, 77 ovr

Left Backs

Cesar Azpilicueta, 27 years old, 82 ovr Jon Aurtenetxe, 24 years old, 74 ovr
Iñigo Lekue, 23 years old, 72 ovr (loaned out to UD Almeria)

Central Midfielders

Raul Garcia, 29 years old, 83 ovr
Beñat, 29 years old, 82 ovr
Ruben Pardo, 23 years old, 82 ovr
Mikel Rico, 31 years old, 78 ovr
Ruiz de Galarreta, 22 years old, 76 ovr
Javier Eraso, 26 years old, 73 ovr
Mikel Merino, 20 years old, 72 ovr


Wingers

Iker Muniain, 23 years old, 81 ovr
Markel Susaeta, 28 years old, 79 ovr
Iñaki Williams, 22 years old, 79 ovr
Ager Aketxe, 22 years old, 79 ovr
Ibai Gomez, 26 years old, 77 ovr
Sabin Merino, 24 years old, 75 ovr

Strikers

Aritz Aduriz, 35 years old, 81 ovr
Asier Villalibre, 18 years old, 74 ovr
Borja Viguera, 29 years old, 71 ovr
Guillermo, 23 years old, 70 ovr

Starting XI




My Thoughts

Form - We had a tough time in January against bottom teams but fortunately we managed to come out on top in all of those games apart from the Granada draw. Villarreal on the other hand is always a tough opponent and a draw against them is a solid results. Furthermore, we have a ten-point lead over Real Madrid second so there is no need to worry about anything.

Transfers - I think that the sells of Iturraspe and Balenziaga are quite self-explanatory. We simply received very big offers for the two and had to take them.

As far as signings go, buying Merino was an interesting choice as his overall is pretty low at the moment. Two other options we could've gone for were Xabi Alonso and Asier Illarramendi, both of whom are older and better than Merino, but after some thinking I ended up choosing Merino because he is younger, has a good potential and isn't a widely known players at all. Also, it's always fun to see young talents turn into stars in your team.

Azpilicueta was signed only to replace Balenziaga and he should be a quality replacement. Nothing much to add about his signing or this month as that's everything that happened. Also, nothing has changed in the youth academy since the last update.



Thank you for reading this post! I hope you have enjoyed it! Any feedback or suggestions will be appreciated!

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Basque Pride


February 2017



Real Betis 1 - 2 Athletic Club
Digard 80'
Muniain 11', Garcia 24'



Athletic Club 3 - 0 Malaga CF
Villalibre 7' pen, Aketxe 19', Torres OG 81'



Real Sociedad 1 - 1 Athletic Club
Jonathas 76'
Aduriz 42'



Round of 16, 1st leg
Athletic Club 0 - 0 Arsenal FC

To be fair, we deserved to lose this game. Arsenal's defence was rock-solid with Sokratis leading it. We didn't lose this game only because Gorka Iraizoz had the game of his life in goal, making several game-saving saves. Fortunately for us Arsenal didn't score any away goals, either.


Athletic Club 0 - 0 Sevilla FC



FC Barcelona 1 - 4 Athletic Club
Neymar 70', Zdjelar s/o 45'
Aduriz 25', 60', 84', Williams 64'

Somehow we managed to dominate this game against one of the best teams in the world, although the sending off of Barcelona holding midfielder Sasa Zdjelar had something to do with it. Our hero was Aritz Aduriz who managed to net a hattrick past Claudio Bravo. It seems like the 35-year-old is finally finding his form again after a very shaky first half of the season.


March 2017



Athletic Club 3 - 0 Las Palmas
S. Merino 29', Garcia 59' pen, Guillermo 90'



Round of 16, 2nd leg
Arsenal FC (2) 2 - 3 (3) Athletic Club
Cazorla 19', Giroud 54'
Villalibre 34' pen, 45' pen, Williams 40'

A very inspirational ten-minute period at the end of the first half, which included two penalty calls in our favour, was all we needed to beat Arsenal and get into the quarter finals. Olivier Giroud managed to pull one back for the Gunners in the beginning of the 54th minute but we did well to hold on to our away-goal lead. Next up is an old enemy we faced twice earlier this season and failed to beat both times: Manchester City.



Athletic Club 3 - 1 UD Almeria
S. Merino 17', Aduriz 22', Guillermo 90'
Lekue 37'



Deportivo la Coruña 1 - 4 Athletic Club
Gutierrez 31'
Williams 5', 45', Insua OG 54', Aduriz 80'

Ruben Pardo broke his ankle and will be out for three months.



Denmark 0 - 3 Bulgaria
Berbatov 33', 55', Nedelev 76'



Italy 3 - 1 Bulgaria
Immobile 9', Criscito 65', Candreva 83' pen
Micanski 90'


La Liga Table

I forgot to write it down, apologies. We are still leading by around eight points.


My Thoughts

Form - Apart from the games against Sociedad and Sevilla, we won all of our league games in February and March. Not only that, we managed to score three or more goals in every one of those games apart from the Real Betis game and the matches previously mentioned. My only complaint is that we tend to let some very sloppy goals and, consequently, fail to keep the clean sheets we deserve. Other than that everything is going very well.

Players - Cesar Azpilicueta has slotted nicely into the starting eleven and he has been solid in every game he has played. Furthermore, he picked up an assist in his second appearance for the team and that is already half the amount of goals Balenziaga created in the first half of the season for us.

Merino on the other hand has made a couple of appearances for us and he has been alright. His lack of experience shows in his often poor-ish marking, and he is sluggish and slow, but other than that I'm very happy with the young man. He is improving nicely and (spoiler) he will really impress me in a couple of games in April with his ability to break up opposition play.

And then of course we have the same old Iñaki Williams, Ager Aketxe and Asier Villalibre who continue to perform well so nothing new there. There is something new, though, and that is the fact that Aritz Aduriz, who is retiring together with Gorka Izaizoz after this season, has started netting in goals. Hopefully he manages to finish his last season on a high note.

Youth Academy

Juan Fernandez (RM, 68 ovr, 75-81 pot, 17 y/o, Argentina)

Zacarias Abeledo (CAM, 68 ovr, 80-86 pot, 18 y/o, Spain)

Baptiste Fadhloun (RB, 68 ovr, 79-85 pot, 16 y/o, France)

Matthieu Jeannot (CF, 68 ovr, 79-85 pot, 17 y/o, France)

There has been one change in the academy: Placido Orellana (RM/70 ovr/18y/exciting prospect) is not there anymore since we decided to promote him at the end of March. He will make his debut in April.

Bulgaria - The two qualifiers we played in March were like day and night: first we hammered Denmark and then got hammered by Italy. Our defence melted completely against the four-time World Cup winners and there was nothing we could do about it. Luckily, we are still top of the group with two games to go. Everything is still possible, though.

World Cup Qualifying Group

1. Bulgaria, 17 pts
2. Russia, 14 pts
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3. Italy, 13 pts
4. Denmark, 13 pts
5. Republic of Ireland, 6 pts
6. Wales, 5 pts


Sorry for the long breaks between updates, I have been busy with school. Fortunately today marks the day when all of the important business is over and done with which means that I should be able to post more often. Also, the next update will consist of the end of the season.



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[JHedges2]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Hedges - Good win in a big game, obviously, you really needed the points to catch up. Did you actually play Milner at LM? How do you like him there?

Hedges: Massive win over Chelsea. As Cruzerr noticed as well, you didn't play with natural wingers, any particular reasoning behind this?

I liked Milner at LM because he has good crossing, and is a bit more defensive so as to allow me to play Emre Can at the CM/CDM spot. He's obviously not the quickest, lol...but he works--for now