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Steam News2 June 20261mo ago

v2.8

✏️ Player Name You can now change your in-game name (costs 200 GC), with a confirmation screen. Your new name shows up instantly across the whole menu.

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What changed

1 fix2 additions5 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
addedYou can now change your in-game name (costs 200 GC), with a confirmation screen.
addedYour new name shows up instantly across the whole menu.
fixedFixed the shirt number that sometimes turned invisible (white on white) in training and ranked.
changedImproved ranked system.
changedThe progress bar at the end of a match now shows your rank and your points (it used to show them as if they were a team's).
changed🌍 Languages

Global Football changes

addedYou can now change your in-game name (costs 200 GC), with a confirmation screen.
addedYour new name shows up instantly across the whole menu.
fixedFixed the shirt number that sometimes turned invisible (white on white) in training and ranked.
changedImproved ranked system.
changedThe progress bar at the end of a match now shows your rank and your points (it used to show them as if they were a team's).

✏️ Player Name

  • You can now change your in-game name (costs 200 GC), with a confirmation screen.

  • Your new name shows up instantly across the whole menu.

👕 National Team Kits

  • Fixed the shirt number that sometimes turned invisible (white on white) in training and ranked.

  • Teams with similar kits are now easier to tell apart.

🏆 Ranked

  • Improved ranked system.

  • The progress bar at the end of a match now shows your rank and your points (it used to show them as if they were a team's).

📊 Real-Time Menu

  • Social Hub info now updates on its own, instantly: players online, in a match, in queue, and live matches.

🌍 Languages

  • National team names now appear translated into your language — on the scoreboard, stats, and room list (training and ranked).

🎮 In-Match

  • Redesigned scoreboard and stats to match the menu's style.

  • The ranked match accept prompt now appears on top of the stats screen (it could be hidden before).

🖥️ Interface

  • The menu fits better on shorter screens, with no overlapping elements.

Source

Steam News / 2 June 2026

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