How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[Keano16]

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Time for some comments.

@Chico: Things are going well during those 2 months. Both were unbeaten with only 2 draws! Very nice going in the Copa Del Rey! You're putting it up to those La Liga boys. You are sitting in 2nd which isn't a bad place to be (though 1st is better! ) Guillermo is doing really well, what a find! Keep it up!

@Tex: Conrats on winning the league! van Neiff has been really good, same as he was with Exeter! Ciftci was amazing up top and Tschauner was great between the sticks. How much did you get Ciftci for? And was Tschauner already with the club? I'm looking forward to seeing how your team does against Bayern, Dortmund etc.

@Simp: Very nice transfers! Bale was a very good swap for Di Maria and has done fantastically! Alaba was a great buy too and he has plenty of years left in him yet! Robben was a bit of a gamble with his age but you'll get another season or 2 out of him! Tell me has Malanda played much for you? If so how did he do? I'm looking at CDM's for the new season and he is a possibility. Well done on getting 2 pieces of silverware already! September was also a very good month club wise (Apart from that Everton draw!) Great win against Brondby! I can see it's tough with Bulgaria but at least you have qualified anyway!

@Cruzerr: A good ending to the season before you got another injury! Terrible luck man. A nice bit of drama at the end with the phone call too! It sucks the way the game keeps crashing on you and because of that you can't continue. I really enjoyed it and the way it was written. I (think!) voted for a manager career.

@Jamie: A very dominant month! All wins is very good! Your first final! Who is it against? Perez looks like a good signing! Reid will be solid for you too.

[Simppu12]

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@Simp: Very nice transfers! Bale was a very good swap for Di Maria and has done fantastically! Alaba was a great buy too and he has plenty of years left in him yet! Robben was a bit of a gamble with his age but you'll get another season or 2 out of him! Tell me has Malanda played much for you? If so how did he do? I'm looking at CDM's for the new season and he is a possibility. Well done on getting 2 pieces of silverware already! September was also a very good month club wise (Apart from that Everton draw!) Great win against Brondby! I can see it's tough with Bulgaria but at least you have qualified anyway!

Thanks! I was surprised that Real Madrid accepted the swap because Bale was worth a couple million more but I'm glad things worked out like they did. The reason behind signing Robben is that I wanted another winger who is world class and then I thought about the World XI and Robben. He has been linked with Man United so I decided to check if he's still highly rated and he was. I know that I won't be staying with ManU for more than a season so I just bought him.

Malanda played in two or three games, I'm not sure. He did well but I'm afraid that he'll start suffering from the Rode syndrome (which means that a CDM will play in the beginning well and after that he'll become terrible and too attacking-minded) but if that happens he will be in the 'Not' section.

I really hope I have qualified with Bulgaria because I'm not sure if I could beat a good team in a playoff round. There aren't any international fixtures apart from friendlies in my calendar so I'm positive.

[texasbum06]

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FC St. Pauli
FIFA 15 - Season 2

Die Freibeuter der Liga

Summer Transfer Window

Transfers Out

Philipp Tschauner - €875K to Hannover 96
Ante Budimir - €1.4M to La Spezia
Michael Gorlitz - €325K to Crystal Palace
Philipp Heerwagen - €30K to Gil Vincente
Philipp Ziereis - €500K to Vancouver Whitecaps
Bentley Baxter Bahn - €180K to Vercelli
Marc Rzatkowski - Player exchange to RB Leipzig
Sebastian Maier - Loan to FC Augsburg
Maurice Litka - Loan to FC Thun

Pre-Contract Arrivals

Joshua Gatt - From Molde FK
Dustin Bomheuer - From Fortuna Dusseldorf
Michal Mak - From GKS Belchatow
Mateusz Mak - From GKS Belchatow

Transfers In

CDM, Rani Khedira - €400K + Marc Rzatkowski from RB Leipzig


Rani Khedira is a talented defensive midfielder who still has plenty of room to grow and expand his game. He isn't the strongest athletically, but his positioning is sound and makes up for it with his understanding of the game. While not as famous as his older brother, a chance in the Bundesliga could be his chance to prove himself.

GK, Patrick Rakovsky - €950K from 1. FC Nuremberg


Patrick Rakovsky looks to be the replacement for Philipp Tschauner and has even been handed the #1 shirt making his selection as first choice more likely. He spent last season in the second division where he caught the eyes of Tex Bumosix in matches against Nuremberg. It remains to be seen how he will fill in for Tschauner who led the second division in clean sheets last year.

RB, Leandro Bacuna - €750K from Aston Villa


Leandro has spent his past few years spread out between his parent club of Aston Villa, and out on loan to various clubs. He is a outside defender with a healthy combination of attacking instincts. Tex Bumosix likes his full backs to get involved in the attack, and Bacuna should fit nicely into the system.

ST, Rubio Rubin - €1.7M from FC Ultrecht


The young American striker has recently been getting looks from Klinsmann for the USMNT as he continues to make strides in his development. Perhaps the American connection is what caught the attention of Bumosix as he looks to bring the promising young attacker over to pair with Nothe and Çiftçi.

GK, Jindrich Stanek - €450K from Everton


The young Czech international is another option at keeper that Bumosix brought in after the vacancy was left by the sales of Tschauner and Heerwagen. He has a lot of development left until he can become a reliable first choice keeper, but he was one of the more promising prospects in Everton's system behind Tim Howard.

CM, Gianluca Gaudino - Loan from Bayern Munich


With several midfielders being sold, and Gedion Zelalem's contract talks falling through at the end of last season, Bumosix looked elsewhere to bring in another loan option for depth this year. Guadino is a Bayern youth product and a talented prospect on top of that. He still needs time to develop before he can contribute at Bayern, and this loan could be a great opportunity for him.

[texasbum06]

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@Tex: Conrats on winning the league! van Neiff has been really good, same as he was with Exeter! Ciftci was amazing up top and Tschauner was great between the sticks. How much did you get Ciftci for? And was Tschauner already with the club? I'm looking forward to seeing how your team does against Bayern, Dortmund etc.

Thanks! Yoell van Nieff is amazing to have for lower leagues, he's a great holding midfielder, and his free kick stats are almost world class. I got Çiftçi for €500K + Verhoek who was a striker worth about €975K that was on my roster but not getting any playing time. And yep, Tschauner was on St. Pauli's squad when I started. He put in some great performances, and his two month clean sheet stretch was unbelievable. Defense struggled overall down the stretch though so the last part of the season wasn't so great from him, but he still led the league in clean sheets!

[Keano16]

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FIFA 15 | PS3 | Season 1 | 2014-15

The Swans

May 2015



Match 35
Swansea 1-0 Stoke
Shelvey 77'

MotM: Federico Fernandez

After a first half dominated by Stoke Hayes switched to a 4-2-3-1 for the second half. After a fairly quiet opening Shelvey broke the deadlock and Hayes breathed a sigh of relief as the left footed goal hit the net. With 77 minutes on the clock Sigurdsson played a ball between the LB and CB into the path of Shelvey. He took a touch and finished it across the keeper. Bony had a counter attack chance saved by Begovic late on. Our defense was great today and Fernandez was the best of them in the heart of the it.


Match 36
Arsenal 2-1 Swansea
Giroud 23'
Ozil 55'
Bony 71'

MotM: Lukasz Fabianski

We were up against a rival for 5th spot and away as well. Arsenal applied big pressure in the opening 20 minutes and were rewarded for their efforts in the 23rd when Giroud slotted home. Ozil drove the nail further into our coffin on 55 minutes when he finished a move that sliced open our defense. Bony threw us a lifeline 20 minutes from time with his 17th league goal of the season sliding it under Szczesny after a Ki pass. We pushed forward looking for an equalizer and Bony hit the post with a header on 84 minutes. We came agonizingly close to getting a point but Arsenal seemed to want it more than we did and were the better team.


Match 37
Swansea 0-1 Manchester City
Kompany 41'
Vidal 74'

MotM: Joe Hart

A counter attack was formed after Taylor won the ball back in our box and the ball found its way out to Sigurdsson who played a beautiful ball over the top to Berahino, he was kept onside by Clichy. Kompany had played for offside and so was a couple yards behind Berahino. Seeing no other way he slid in from behind taking Berahino out right on the edge of the box. He received a straight red for this dreadful tackle. We completely dominated the game but City scored the only goal through Vidal in the 74th minute. Negredo got past the defense and then back heeled it across to Vidal for him to tap into the net.


Match 38
Swansea 8-0 Crystal Palace
Gomis 7'
Dyer 23'
Dyer 45'
Gomis 50'
Gomis 53'
Shelvey 77'
Ings 84'
Sigurdsson 90'

MotM: Bafétimbi Gomis

We needed to win here to have any chance of qualifying for the Europa League next season. Spurs would also have to lose or draw with Everton for us to go qualify. It got off to a great start as Gomis got on the score sheet just 7 minutes in. Berahino chipped a ball over the top for him and luckily the defenders clearance went up in the air and Gomis headed it powerfully in from the penalty spot. A second was added 20 minutes later when Berahino came short to receive the ball dragging Ramage out of position leaving space for Dyer to run into and get on the end of Berahino's pass and attack the goal. He then slipped it past Hennessey for the second. Dyer got himself a second right before halftime after Richards played a great ball over the top down the wing which Dyer controlled well. He skipped past Dann's challenge into the box and then Ledley's attempted sliding tackle in the box before smashing it into the net to make it 3-0. Showing bi signs of letting up when 5 minutes into the second half Gomis got goal number 4 after a pass from Ki. After hearing Spurs were 1-0 up against Everton we were determined to score as many as possible. Ki was played down the line and he cut inside to slide it across to Gomis for his hat trick just 3 minutes after getting his second. Shelvey got in on the act scoring the 6th after being played in by Ings. Montero played the ball to Ings and he turned onto his left getting himself a goal. A cross from Shelvey was cleared badly and it landed to Sigurdsson on the edge of the box. He struck it well and in off the post to make it 8-0. A great final day performance. Sadly it wasn't enough as Spurs beat Everton 2-1. We finished a point behind them in 6th. We now go into a Qualifying round to determine whether we will reach the group stage or not.


Barclays Premier League Final Table


Golden Boot
1. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) 18
2. Stefan Jovetic (Manchester City) 17
3. Wilfried Bony (Swansea City) 17

Most Assists
1. Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea City) 13
2. Diego Costa (Chelsea) 9
3. Stefan Jovetic (Manchester City) 9

Golden Glove
1. Simon Mignolet (Liverpool) 20
2. Petr Cech (Chelsea) 15
3. Tim Howard (Everton) 12

Team of the Year
Simon Mignolet (Liverpool)
Filipe Luis (Chelsea)
Phil Jones (Manchester United)
Phil Jagielka (Everton)
Glen Johnson (Liverpool)
Christen Eriksen (Spurs)
Juan Mata (Manchester United)
Lucas Leiva (Liverpool)
Sissoko (Newcastle United)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Vargas (QPR)

Player of the Year
Stefan Jovetic (Manchester City)

Manager of the Year
Jose Mourinho (Chelsea)

Champions around Europe
BPL: Chelsea
FA Cup: Chelsea (3-0 Everton)
Capital One Cup: Aston Villa (5-4p Chelsea)
Championship: Wigan
League 1: Coventry
League 2: Plymouth Argyle
Ligue 1: PSG
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich
Seria A: AC Milan
Erdivisie: Ajax
La Liga: Real Madrid

Youth Academy
Rhys Randall wanted out of the Youth Academy.
The 16 year old CM has 72-80 Potential and he signed a 2 year contract worth £500 a week. He came out 57 Ovr CM/CDM and will most likely be loaned.

Joe Wilson also wanted out.
The 17 year old GK has between 76-82 Potential. He came out as a 63 Ovr and signed a 3 year contract worth £500 a week. He has a 5* weak foot and the 6'5" keeper has an acrobatic style.


Elliot l'Anson - CDM/CB/LB - 55-65 Ovr - 70-82 Pot - 17
His stats lean more towards him playing in the CDM position in the future with good passing skills and attacking position. We are trying to persuade him to stay in the Academy for as long as possible.


Liam Dyer - RW - 64-68 Ovr - 80-86 Pot - 15
Liam has the potential to become very like Nathan Dyer in the future. He is extremely pacey and has a lot of room to grow as he is still on 15. A future star.


Lyle Halstead - CB - 50-54 Ovr - 69-73 Pot - 16
Lyle has settled at CB his preferred position but the 16 year old may not be good enough in the future for us and will probably be sold on. His age is also a problem as we would like him to spend another year in the Academy developing but he mightn't want to do this.


Matt Moore - RM - 57-61 Ovr - 70-74 Pot - 16
The Wide Midfielder has good pace, dribbling and short passing stats. He could possible play in Central Midfield if need be in the future.


Robbie Dempsey - CAM - 59-63 Ovr - 73-77 Pot - 16
Only recently turned 16 he is described as being technically gifted. He has all the right stats for a play-maker and looks like an ideal candidate to take over the set piece duties in the future.


Tom McKenzie - CF - 54-60 Ovr - 70-78 Pot - 17
The 17 year old is described as a Winger and has the stats of winger but has decided to play at CF.


Cian Kavanagh - CDM - 55-67 Ovr - 70-86 Pot - 16
The first Irishman to be brought over by Hayes. He has settled in the Centre Defensive Midfield role. We are trying to get him to spend another season in the Academy.


Thanks for reading! Any feedback is appreciated!

[indiblue]

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Wow, there's so much to catch up on, and it's going to take even longer. Work has been extremely busy, and will continue to be for the next week or so. I don't expect to be able to start playing until the 25th. But it looks like things are going well for everyone, which I'm glad to see.

[sportsfreak96]

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Real Betis January Update

Let’s start off with the games

Game 1 was a 1st leg R16 match in the Copa del Rey
Real Betis vs Real Madrid
3-2

This was an amazing match for both squads. Neither team backed down and the scoring machine Danny Ings seals the game with a 90’ header from a corner.

Game 2 was a not so brilliant draw at home against Rayo Vallecano. Neither team scored in the first half and in the 60’ minute Vallecano scores a crazy goal from outside the box. Dani Pacheco ties the game on a volley from outside the box in the 75th minute. Nothing else happened after that and the game ended 1-1


Game 3 was the second leg of the R16 match of the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid. This game was a disaster for Betis as Real Madrid go on to with the game 7-0

Game 4 was a tooth and nail battle between Real Betis and Atletico Madrid. Both teams played very well with Atletico Madrid prevailing 2-1

Game 5 was a game against RC Deportivo in which we were favored to win. Well we were up 1-0 until the 80 minute mark where I shoot myself in the foot by conceding an own goal.

Game 6 was an away fixture against Sevilla FC that took the full 90 minutes to decide the winner in which we won 3-2 on an amazing shot from outside the box by New signing Thievy Bifouma


Transfers

Joining:
Papa Moussa M’Bow-Pre-contract
Mojica- Rayo Vallecano -> Real Betis 1.4 million
Jordi Alba- FC Barcelona -> Real Betis 16 million
Arribas-Pre Contract
Thievy Bifouma RCD Espaynol->Real Betis 5.5 Million
Simone Scuffet- Udinese-> Real Betis 7 million
Dedryck Boyata- Pre contract


Leaving
Hamilton Piedra-Loan to Nottingham Forest
Rodrigo Vargas-Real Betis-> Bari



Youth Academy
Charlie Batt-English 16 yr old GK OVR 50-66 Potential 75-94
Frost Mitryushkin- Spanish 16 yr old Midfielder/Centre Back OVR 37-47 Potential 70-90
Garbhan Rubl 15 yr old GK Spanish OVR 50-64 Potential 73-94
Selim Meier 16 yr old RB German OVR 52-58 Potential 80-90
Vitus Younes 15 yr old Midfielder/winger/attacker(hasn't figured position out yet) OVR 45-61 Potential 68-92

If you want the league table I'll have to email the document to you for you to be able to look at it because It wont load into the reply properly

[Keano16]

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I just wanted you guys to know that I'm only going to scout Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland for my Youth players. It restricts me a bit so I don't just go and scout the main countries like Spain, Brazil etc.

Also a question, Michu is back from loan at Napoli this season.
Should I sell or keep him? He has a fairly high wage and is getting closer to 30. I think my current strikers are enough; Bony, Gomis, Emnes, Berahino, Ings and 2 other 60s rated players. I just don't think I need him. What do ye think?

Also Indi: that's cool. Looking forward to the start of Eleche!

Sportsfreak: what a result against Real in the first leg! Shame about the 2nd though! Some nice signings! Can you send me the League table on Skype?

[sportsfreak96]

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I just wanted you guys to know that I'm only going to scout Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland for my Youth players. It restricts me a bit so I don't just go and scout the main countries like Spain, Brazil etc.

Also a question, Michu is back from loan at Napoli this season.
Should I sell or keep him? He has a fairly high wage and is getting closer to 30. I think my current strikers are enough; Bony, Gomis, Emnes, Berahino, Ings and 2 other 60s rated players. I just don't think I need him. What do ye think?

Also Indi: that's cool. Looking forward to the start of Eleche!

Sportsfreak: what a result against Real in the first leg! Shame about the 2nd though! Some nice signings! Can you send me the League table on Skype?

I sent the table to you Keano

[jamiec47]

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TOON TO THE TOP
SEASON 2
PS4

Player of Last Month


Kevin Kampl

Kampl had an absolutely blinding month, having a hand in every goal scored. He terrorised defenders down the wing and we can only hope he can continue to for the rest of the season.

Match 24

Newcastle 2-1 QPR
Sandro 10
Bony 24
Delph 90
Sandro opened the scoring for a spirited QPR, heading in from a good ball in, beating débutante Reid in the air. Bony equalised with a powerful finish but QPR held on strong to deny us a winner. Until the last minute when Delph turned his man and feathered it into the bottom corner with a beautiful finish.

Match 25

West Brom 3-0 Newcastle
Ideye 32 (PEN)
Ideye 44 (PEN)
Ideye 55
We got destroyed. Virgil got sent off for a rash tackle and Ideye converted the penalty. From then on they dominated. Gutierrez was brought down by Dummett and Ideye converted again. He then had a goal disallowed for offside before he completed his hat trick, curling into the bottom corner.

Match 26

Newcastle 2-1 Stoke
Barkley 5
Muniesa 39
Clichy 88
Barkley opened the scoring with a simple tap in before Muniesa took advantage of Clyne's sending off to run clear and knock into the bottom corner. We once again won it late on with Clichy's thunderous effort finding the top corner.

Match 27

Newcastle 1-0 Aston Villa
Barkley 80
Barkley curled in from just outside the box late on to get the only goal of a very, very, very dull game.

FA Cup Round 5

Newcastle 2-1 West Brom
Ideye 23
Ferguson 41
Obertan 67
Simmed. Revenge!

Champions League Last 16 Leg 1

Newcastle 3-2 FC Barcelona
Bony 10
Neymar 30
Bony 45
Dzsudzsak 54
Messi 90
Here it is. The biggest game in a long time for this team. Bony opened the scoring, beating off Pique before smashing into the top corner beyond Bravo who was unable to stop a shot of such power. Neymar equalised, heading in from close range before Bony gave us the lead again with an excellent volley into the top corner. Dzsudzsak made it, Barkley playing the ball through for him to stroke into the bottom corner beyond Claudio Bravo. Messi came off the bench midway through the second half and stroked in on the rebound after Neymar forced an excellent save. We go to the Camp Nou with a tough task thanks to their away goals.

League Cup Final

Newcastle - Manchester United

0' Kick off!
6' Free kick in a dangerous area for Manchester United. Rafael whips it into the box and Hamsik's header goes just over.
13' Medel brought down in a dangerous area. Rojo booked.
15' Free kick blocked by the wall and goes out for a corner. Nothing comes of it.
24' Barkley forces great save from Lindegaard from just outside the box.
30' Bony forces a good save, the Ivorian striking the ball with power but just too close to the keeper.
41' Bony header saved excellently, just tipped over the bar.
45' A free kick from out wide is easily collected.
45' Medel scores with a beautiful finish! The ball is played over the top by Delph, Medel chests it down and strokes in on the half volley through the keepers legs from a tight angle. 1-0
49' Rooney finds the top corner. A good passing move leaves Rooney in open space to easily curl into the top corner out of reach of Begovic. 1-1
57' RVP comes of for Chicharito, Fellaini comes off for Mata.
59' Lindegaard makes a great save to deny Bony on the volley, just getting his finger tips to it.
73' Begovic with a great double save to deny Rooney. Stopping the first with his legs, he sprawled across goal to paw away the rebound and keep the scores level.
79' Joao Moutinho comes off for Di Maria.
85' Chicharito fires just wide from 30 yards with a sweetly struck shot.
90' 1-1. Extra time
104' Ronaldinho comes on for Barkley. Colback comes on for Clichy.
105' Ronaldinho's free kick hits wall and goes out for a corner.
105' Bony headers just wide from the corner, closest anyone's came in extra time.
105' Kevin Kampl comes off for Nelson Oliveira.
120' Ronaldinho's shot is blocked excellently by Chris Smalling who was having a blinder.
120' Full time. 1-1. Penalties.

Ronaldinho tucks away the first. 1-0
Rooney has his penalty saves excellently by Begovic. 1-0
Dzsudzsak puts it in the same place as Ronnie. 2-0
Chicharito hits the post. 2-0
Bony fires over from the spot. 2-0
Di Maria smashes down the middle. 2-1
Oliveira tucks into the top corner. 3-1
Hamsik smashes into the top corner. 3-2

Spoiler

Kolo Toure steps up to put the ball into the bottom corner. 4-2
CHAMPIONS ON PENALTIES!

League Table

1. Newcastle 60
2. Chelsea 53
3. Spurs 50
4. Aston Villa 50
5. Arsenal 48
6. Manchester City 47
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18. QPR 22
19. Watford 22
20. Wigan 16

Player of the Month


Ross Barkley

The first player to win 2 player of the month awards, it was deserved but a tight contest. He scored a lot of crucial goals and set up quite a few. It took him a while to get bedded in but now that he has, he is a crucial player for the team.

[texasbum06]

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FC St. Pauli
FIFA 15 - Season 2

Die Freibeuter der Liga

August 2015

FSV Mainz 1 - FC St. Pauli 0
M05 - Koo Ja Cheol 31'
MOTM: Rakovsky

Both teams fought hard in the first half, but neither took an advantage going into the break. In the second half Koo Ja Cheol received the ball just outside the box and did a quick turn and fired a long shot into the top left corner of the net.

1899 Hoffenheim 0 - FC St. Pauli 0
MOTM: Buchtmann

Hoffenheim controlled the game in terms of possession, but St. Pauli were able to put more shots on goal. In the end, neither keeper let anything by and the game ended in an eventless draw.

FC St. Pauli 0 - Eint. Frankfurt 0
MOTM: Rakovsky

St. Pauli lost the possession battle once again, but still won the shots on goal tally. Neither team was able to put anything in the net though with both keeper making impressive saves.

Bayer Leverkusen 4 - FC St. Pauli 6
B04 - Kießling 27' (Pen), 43', Calhanoglu 32', Bellarabi 71'
STP - Çiftçi 20', 28', 62', 68', 71', Thy 88'
MOTM: Çiftçi

Storm played Çiftçi through for a first time finish to the far post. Kießling converted from the penalty spot to tie the match at 1. Çiftçi then received the ball in the middle of the box and scored with a quick turn a shoot. Calhanogu fired a long range shot that glanced off a defender to push it out of the keeper's reach. Kießling added a second with a quick shot from the top of the box to the left post. Rubin played a great ball across the box to Çiftçi for the first time strike to the left post. Çiftçi then converted from the penalty spot to give St. Pauli the lead. Bellarabi raced past the defense to stretch out and tap home a cross to tie the match. Çiftçi then in a great individual effort beat the back line and stuck it past the keeper on the near post for the lead. Çiftçi then received the ball ahead of the defenes on the counter and drew everyone towards him before laying if off to Thy for the tap in.

League Table


Youth Academy
Jan Suchy (Czech Republic) - 16 yrs old, 45-53 OVR 69-81 POT (Defensive Minded)
Niklas Lechleiter (Germany) - RW, 16 yrs old, 63-67 OVR 80-86 POT (Attacker)
Rouwen Beck (Germany) - CF, 16 yrs old, 53-57 OVR 65-69 POT (Winger)
Stefan Kalas (Czech Republic) - 16 yrs old, 42-46 OVR 72-80 POT (Physically Strong)
Steven Wils (Belgium) - RW, 16 yrs old, 55-59 OVR 70-74 POT (Winger)

St. Pauli Player of the Month

Patrick Rakovsky


Patrick Rakovsky was outstanding this month in St. Pauli's first few matches of Bundesliga play. With the step up many questioned letting Philipp Tschauner go, but with 2 clean sheets through 4 matches Rakovsky is putting that to rest. He even took home the man of the match honors against Mainz even with letting a goal in.

Press Conference
Q: A rough start to the Bundesliga going scoreless through the first thee games. Then you put up 6 against Bayer Leverkusen. Which performance shows what we can expect going forward?

A: I think we will have to, and we will, find a nice middle ground. In the first three matches, I was very happy with our defense, but we blew many chances in the attack. In the last match I was obviously very happy with our attack, but we let in 4 goals which is unacceptable. We have several new players and we all need to work to be on the same page.

Q: Nadir Çiftçi really carried the team in your only win so far, scoring 5 goals in just that one single match. After being held to none in each of the other's, what sparked the turnaround for him?

A: I think Nadir was very frustrated not getting any goals in the first three, especially with some of the chances he had. He used that frustration to motivate himself, and the results are clear. I've said since we signed him that he has no limit on his potential, and you saw just there what I meant by that.

Q: Several changes coming into this season, one of the main ones being your change in goal after selling Philipp Tschauner. Patrick Rakovsky has been fantastic so far as his replacement after you brought him in. Are you satisfied with how he has done so far?

A: It's tough to replace your keeper, especially one that led your league in clean sheets. But Patrick is someone that impressed me last year when we came against him. I am happy that he has transitioned well into his role here, but the last match shows that there is always some bad with the good. He is as upset as anyone to have conceded 4 in one match, but we got the 3 points and we all have to look forward now.

[Cruzerr]

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Right, the poll is over and the winner is - a new manager mode. I still haven't thought about the team, but I will write Chapter 1 today(well, later today since it is 2 o clock in the morning. Stayed up to open FUT packs and got TOTY SILVA YEAH BUDDY)

[vrabbit]

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AD Alcorcon - '20-'21 Season
End of the Season Update

League Match 30
AD Alcorcon - RC Deportivo (0-0)

Recap: Tex would be proud. Deportivo has had a hell of a season and they played me tough on this one. We out shot them 10-1 (6-1 on goal) but at the end we couldn't score and we each came away from this one with just a point.

CL - Quarter Finals, 2nd Leg
AD Alcorcon - Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1-2, 7-4 agg)
Knoll 23'
Milik 32'
Milik 50'

Recap: Arkadiusz Milik scored another brace against us to give his side the win in this game against our B team but we advance to the semi finals thanks to the 6-2 beatdown we put on 04 back in Germany.

League Match 31
Real Valladolid - AD Alcorcon (1-1)
Vergara 8'
Kim Shin Wook 43'

Recap: Painful draw against a clearly inferior opponent. We were never able to establish our superiority in this game so the final score was actually fair.

League Match 32
AD Alcorcon - Real Sociedad (4-2)
Ramirez 9' (OG)
Hervias 29'
Farago 45'
Correa 73'
Imbula 82'
Salawu 87'

Recap: Scary first half of this game starting with a very unfortunate own goal by Ramirez as he tried to stop a rocket shot before clearing it out but it instead bounced off his foot and into the back of the net. We were actually outplaying the visitors from the get go and this didn't change after the own goal but again they scored this time on their own account and 30 minutes end we were facing a hard deficit. But Farago's goal at the end of the first half gave us hope and we never gave up, and when Correa finally scored the equalizer with just under 20 minutes left new life came to us, then Imbula and Salawu finished off the comeback. A fair score as we outshot Real Sociedad 16-2, 12-2 on shots on goal.

League Match 33
FC Barcelona - AD Alcorcon

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Lopez 9' (P)

Recap: And we finally beat Barca straight up. After multiple seasons of suffering losses to the Messi-led squad, only defeating them in cup competitions due to aggregate scores (away goals) or penalty kicks, we finally beat them in La Liga thanks to an impressive defensive performance in a game where we would had scored more if not for Courtois amazing performance (10 saves, 9.1 game rating, POTG). We outshot Barca 18-6, 14-2 on shots on goal, and this gives us some confidence going forward.

CL - Semi Finals, 1st Leg

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AD Alcorcon - FC Barcelona (3-1)
Pedro 13'
Correa 19'
Farago 28'
Knoll 90'

Recap: Oh look at this, matched up vs Barcelona in the Champions semis for the 2nd consecutive season (and for the 2nd consecutive season 3 Spanish teams - Real Madrid, Barca, and Alcorcon reach the Champions final 4 stage). When Pedro scored this feeling of "here we go again" started to kick in but the players got past that thanks to a great effort from Correa to equalize as soon as possible, then great hustle by Farago to turn around the scoreboard. Even then a 2-1 win at home didn't seem to have a lot of value considering our opponent, so when Knoll scored near the end the team celebrated with a lot of joy. Two consecutive victories against these guys, could we head back to the final?

League Match 34
AD Alcorcon - Real Madrid (4-0)
Lopez 6'
Miguel 33'
Farago 44'
Knoll 73'

Recap: Ladies and gentlemen this team is officially EN FUEGO. 4-0 victory against the league leaders who had beat us 3-1 in our matchup earlier this season? In our dreams, and this game was dreamy. Unfortunately missed points earlier in the season mean we're still behind Barca and Real in the league but these two wins against them keep us in the hunt for the league title.

CL - Semi Finals, 2nd Leg
FC Barcelona - AD Alcorcon

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(1-1, 2-4 agg)

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Gavazzi 17'
Salawu 56'

Recap: And we have now officially eliminated Barca from Champions league in semi finals for the second consecutive season. It wasn't without drama of course as Gavazzi's goal early on put them really close to eliminating us instead (a 2-0 win would had been good enough for them), but we hung tough and didn't even let Barca get off another shot, then in the 56th minute Salawu UNLEASHED THIS

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We move on to the final against: Liverpool, who defeated Real Madrid also by an aggregate score of 4-2. Looking back at the group stages of the tournament our group was probably the toughest one of them all as both teams who moved on are now in the final and the 3rd place team, Sporting from Portugal, is now in the Euro League final.

League Match 35
Villareal CF - AD Alcorcon (1-2)
Farago 8'
Lopez 36'
Aquino 81

Recap: We were close to getting back to the old days when Villareal was a royal pain in our behinds but we put them away to push our La Liga winning streak to 4.

League Match 36
RCD Mallorca - AD Alcorcon (1-0)
Mitroglou 58'

Recap: Mallorca is officially on our S-list after likely ruining any chance we had left to jump to 1st place, this after they eliminated us in the early rounds of Copa Del Rey. Mitroglou's shot was a perfectly crossing shot from right to left as he streamed into the box. We were never able to get a perfect shot like that. Just a big, crushing blow for us.

League Match 37
AD Alcorcon - Atletico Madrid (1-2)
Bender 15'
Leo Baptistao 68'
Lopez 71'

Recap: Guess it was downhill from that last game on. Our performance level has inexplicably dropped an Atletico really played just as good if not better than us. Not the way the fans expected us to perform in our last home game of the season. We've gone from league title contenders to hoping to finish no lower than 3rd so this last game is important. The league scoring title is also up for grabs with Baptistao, Suarez, and Lopez all tied at 18 goals.

League Match 38
Malaga CF - AD Alcorcon (1-3)
Lopez 10'
Samu Castillejo 19'
Farago 31'
Soares Martins 90'

Recap: And we officially book a return ticket to the Champions League (if we fail to win the final) by holding on to 3rd place with this victory. Lopez also ends up as the Pichichi thanks to his one goal and Baptista and Suarez coming up empty in their respective games.

Champions League Final
AD Alcorcon - Liverpool

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Morientes 38'
Ezekiel 45'
Allen 90+

Recap: Quite possibly the most deflating defeat of my career. Liverpool were the favorite based on both of their 3-1 wins against us in the group stage but we were fighting blow by blow in this one and Morientes (hands down the best young player of the year for us) put us ahead with a rocket from the right side of the box on a very small angle. But Ezekiel continued to be the thorn on our side that he had been in our earlier match ups, and after a series of well placed passes by Liverpool he found the ball in front of the defense just before halftime to equalize the score. The second half continued to be a heated battle, with chances for both teams, and when it seemed the game was going to extra time Liverpool hit a counterattack really well, Ezequiel leading the charge, and they once again made very crisp passes ending on Allen's goal just before the final whistle, giving the English team an ecstasy of joy while most of our guys fell down to the floor ultimately defeated.

It was the perfect ending to a very disappointing season, one that may just lead to some turmoil between the coach and executives of the team.

FINAL Liga BBVA Standings
TEAM - W/D/L - GF/GA/GD - PTS

1. Real Madrid - 26/6/6 - 78/30/+48 - 84pts
2. FC Barcelona - 23/8/7 - 69/28/+41 - 77pts
3. AD Alcorcon - 22/9/7 - 73/36/+37 - 75pts
4. Sevilla FC - 21/10/7 - 65/31/+34 - 73pts
5. Atletico Madrid - 21/9/8 - 61/33/+28 - 72pts
6. Valencia CF - 20/11/7 - 61/34/+27 - 71pts
7. Athletic Bilbao - 19/10/9 - 67/41/+26 - 67pts
8. RC Deportivo - 17/7/14 - 50/45/+5 - 58pts
9. Real Sociedad - 17/3/18 - 51/52/-1 54pts
10. Real Betis - 12/10/16 - 41/56/-15 - 46pts
11. Malaga CF - 13/6/19 - 39/58/-19 - 45pts
12. Villareal CF - 11/11/16 - 52/59/-7 - 44pts
13. Celta Vigo - 10/14/14 - 41/49/-8 - 44pts
14. Real Zaragoza - 10/11/17 - 46/62/-16 - 41pts
15. RCD Mallorca - 10/10/18 - 42/64/-22 - 40pts
16. RCD Espanyol - 7/14/17 - 33/56/-23 - 35pts
17. Granada CF - 9/8/21 - 29/62/-33 - 35pts
18. Getafe CF - 8/9/21 - 42/61/-19 - 33pts
19. Rayo Vallecano - 9/6/23 - 34/71/-37 - 33pts
20. Real Valladolid - 4/10/24 - 33/79/-46 - 22pts

Quick Notes:

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All disappointment aside we actually achieve our highest finish ever in La Liga. Sevilla swaps places with us from last year's standings while Atletico and Valencia (and Bilbao, actually) finish in the same spot they finished last season. Real Sociedad dropped down a spot while Deportivo jumped from 11th and Tex's former team may just be a contender for a top 6 finish next season. The only other significant note is that all 3 teams promoted from Liga Adelante last season remain in La Liga for one more season and Real Betis was a nice surprise finishing in 10th place. Celta finished 13th while Granada barely avoided relegation at 17th.

Liga BBVA Best

Best Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer (Real Madrid)
Golden Boot: Nicolas Lopez (AD Alcorcon)
Starting XI
GK - Cristian Bonilla (AD Alcorcon)
RB - Montoya (FC Barcelona)
CB - Jherson Vergara (AD Alcorcon)
CB - Rafael Soares Martins (AD Alcorcon)
LB - Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid)
RM - Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid)
LM - Bernat (Valencia CF)
CAM - Jose Miguel (AD Alcorcon)
CAM - Angel Correa (AD Alcorcon)
ST - Rodrigo (Atletico Madrid)
ST - Nicolas Lopez (AD Alcorcon)
Player of the Year: Luis Suarez (Real Madrid, 18 goals and 11 assists, 7.6 season rating)
Coach of the Year: Carlos Ancelotti

Champions around Europe

Liga BBVA: Real Madrid
Copa Del Rey: FC Barcelona (2-1 vs Athletic Bilbao)
Liga Adelante: Levante UD
Spanish Super Cup: FC Barcelona (3-0 vs AD Alcorcon)

Copa Europe: AD Alcorcon (1-0 vs Juventus)
Champions League: Liverpool
Euro League: Manchester United (2-1 vs Sporting CP)

Austria: RB Salzburg
Belgium: RSC Anderlecht
Denmark: FC Kobenhavn
England: Chelsea

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looks like Dagenham actually moved up to League 1 last season but are headed back to League 2 after this season

France: PSG
Germany: Bayer 04
Italy: Juventus
Ireland: Dundalk
Netherlands: Ajax
Norway: Molde FK
Poland: Lech Poznan
Portugal: Sporting CP
Russia: CSKA Moskva
Scotland: Celtic (Hearts just missed out by -2 on GD)
Sweden: Malmo FF
Switzerland: FC Basel

I think I speak for all the lads when I say we look forward to taking the taste of defeat off our mouths next season. WE ARE GOING FOR THE TREBLE!

[vrabbit]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

by the way doing that update made me look at last season's final update which reminded me that Tex is back thanks to me. #BatSignal

#NeverForget

[texasbum06]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

by the way doing that update made me look at last season's final update which reminded me that Tex is back thanks to me. #BatSignal

#NeverForget

Thanks for reminding me about what I was missing! I can't believe I was able to stay away from you guys for so long.