FUT Champions Shows The Best And Worst Of The FIFA Community

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I can’t play as much weekend league as I used to. Such are the demands of being an adult, I have a child who requires my attention as well as countless tasks to do that have built up over the week. If I want to sit down and relax, I’m not going to hop onto FIFA’s most competitive and stressful mode for a quick match. Firstly, it’s a waste of my Champs entry that I’ve fought hard for, and secondly I simply wouldn’t enjoy my downtime.

If I wanted to relax, I’d play some Apex Legends (public matches, not ranked) or hatch some eggs in Pokemon Sword & Shield hoping for a shiny. Maybe I’d try a new game on my Switch, or download something single-player off Xbox Game Pass. I still haven’t ever finished God of War because I got bored, maybe I’ll try that again? What I’m saying is, FIFA is notorious for being a particularly toxic game when playing online, and FUT Champions is its sweatiest mode, so toxicity is practically a given.

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But I found myself with a free evening on Friday night. And, having not competed in FUT Champions once yet this season, it called to me. Was I ready to sweat my arse off for the whole evening for a chance at red Marquinhos or Theo Hernandez? I’d already qualified, anyway. How toxic could it still be?

In my first match, my past-and-present Liverpool team had its collective arse thoroughly handed to it in a 6-1 drubbing. I couldn’t really have any complaints - I was clearly up against a good player, and Eusebio up front was eating poor Joe Gomez for dinner. I really wish his Fire card would drop in price so I can upgrade him, but that’s besides the point. Things soon got better, the matches got closer, but the toxicity was quickly apparent.

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