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Steam News8 May 20261mo ago

v2.0

๐Ÿ† Ranked Added the option to search ranked matches directly from training โ€” no need to go back to the menu. Queue indicator appears in the top-right corner of training, with live player count and elapsed time.

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What changed

2 fixes3 additions5 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Server
  • Events
  • Performance
addedAdded the option to search ranked matches directly from training โ€” no need to go back to the menu.
changed"Match Found" modal now displays correctly above other UI โ€” previously it was partially covered and could be misclicked.
fixedFixed a bug that showed 11/10 players in the queue โ€” now caps at 10/10.
changedCancelling the queue clears the status for real โ€” previously it would "resurrect" after 1-2 seconds.
changedAbandoned queue tickets are cleaned up after 5 minutes (previously 30 min).
changedIf your region runs out of servers while you're queued, you leave the queue automatically.

Global Football changes

addedAdded the option to search ranked matches directly from training โ€” no need to go back to the menu.
changed"Match Found" modal now displays correctly above other UI โ€” previously it was partially covered and could be misclicked.
fixedFixed a bug that showed 11/10 players in the queue โ€” now caps at 10/10.
changedCancelling the queue clears the status for real โ€” previously it would "resurrect" after 1-2 seconds.
changedAbandoned queue tickets are cleaned up after 5 minutes (previously 30 min).

๐Ÿ† Ranked

  • Added the option to search ranked matches directly from training โ€” no need to go back to the menu.

  • Queue indicator appears in the top-right corner of training, with live player count and elapsed time.

  • "Match Found" modal now displays correctly above other UI โ€” previously it was partially covered and could be misclicked.

  • When the ranked match starts, you go directly from training to the ranked match without bouncing through the menu.

  • Fixed a bug that showed 11/10 players in the queue โ€” now caps at 10/10.

  • Cancelling the queue clears the status for real โ€” previously it would "resurrect" after 1-2 seconds.

  • If the match transition fails, the client retries automatically after 30 seconds.

  • Abandoned queue tickets are cleaned up after 5 minutes (previously 30 min).

  • If your region runs out of servers while you're queued, you leave the queue automatically.

  • Leaver suspension temporarily disabled during this testing phase.

  • After a ranked match ends, the menu always opens on the ranked tab.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Chat & Lobby

  • You no longer disappear from chat when joining a match (training, challenge, or ranked).

  • Added an "in game" indicator on online contacts โ€” shows who's currently playing without removing them from the list.

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Team

  • Fixed error when inviting players to your team โ€” the second invite in a row was failing with a generic "Error".

  • Empty team-vs-team friendly match rooms are now closed after 2 minutes, even if the match had already started and been abandoned.

๐Ÿ› Other fixes

  • Multiple stability tweaks and cleanup of phantom rooms/connections after disconnects.

Source

Steam News / 8 May 2026

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