Patch notes 03/06/2026

Gameplay

• Fixed ground free kick auto-countdown behaviour so players can control ground free kicks correctly.

• Fixed goalkeepers incorrectly appearing in the opposing box during set pieces.

• Fixed throw-in input not working in certain situations.

• Added a fallback for set pieces with no assigned taker, ensuring the set piece can still be taken.

• Added directional input support to catches, allowing players to move more naturally in the direction of user input instead of being pulled directly toward the ball.

• Improved goalkeeper dives and catches to make them more consistent and reliable.

• Fixed dribble kicks being much harder to perform than intended.

UI

• Fixed an issue that could prevent users from exiting the pause menu.

• Added a start-screen recovery message if loading fails and the game gets stuck on a black screen, including an option to delete save data from that screen.

Career Mode

• Fixed end-of-season stats not updating correctly year over year.

• Improved menu stability when playing as New York.

• Fixed the Training UI so increased stats are shown correctly.

• Fixed the Season Overview panel keeping the wrong colour state when simming across multiple seasons.

• Fixed the Season Awards panel repeatedly triggering UI audio when holding the left stick.

Stability & Saves

• Reintroduced auto-save functionality with fixes to prevent save file corruption.

• Improved audio bank cleanup and error capture.

Visuals & Performance

• Fixed large shadow artifacts appearing in certain matches.

• Improved pitch marking visibility by removing mipmap streaming from pitch markings.

• Increased the texture budget on low settings for better visuals.

• Removed grass rendering from the scene to improve performance.

Audio & Commentary

• Fixed commentary timing so it better matches evade visuals.

• Ensured a player’s commentary name is not changed unless their surname is changed.

Achievements

• Fixed some achievement points not registering correctly.

• Fixed achievement tracking for matches played after penalty shootouts.

• Ensured the current controller is correctly registered for “This Ain’t Soccer” and “First Class Finish.”

Creator Centre

• Fixed editing existing players incorrectly counting toward the custom player limit.

• Fixed issues with overwriting kits.