Glossary

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abi

How good he is today (1–99) — colour places him on the game-wide scale · read next to POT to weigh his future

abi need scout

His ability is still hidden — any scout report reveals it · ?? means unknown, not poor

academy grad

Our academy graduate — pure profit when sold, and the fans adore him

acc ban

League rule: every 5th yellow = a 1-match ban — 4/5 means one booking from suspension

acc ban15

{0}: every {1} yellows = a 1-match ban (the tally restarts after each ban) — {2}/{1} means one booking from suspension

act affil

Send him to an affiliate or the B team for minutes — kids grow faster playing than benched · done from his profile

act renew

Open contract talks with him — one table settles wage, years and the release clause

act rest

Tell the manager to rest him for the next match — 2 rest orders per match, separate from start orders; overuse it and the manager sours

act start

Tell the manager to start him next match — 2 per match, shared with cameo requests; push it often and the manager sours

alltime rating

Average rating across his whole spell here — the long-run form, not one season

apps official

Official apps: starts (sub) — league + cup + continental (excl. friendlies & U21)

avg matchday

Average matchday power of the 11 starters, with the manager's influence folded in

avg rate scale

Season average rating — {0} < 5.8 · grey 5.8-6.9 · {1} ≥ 7.0

avgxi def

Average raw ability of the team's eleven strongest players — positions not factored; the Best 11 badge on the Squad page rates them in their real slots

balance after

Club balance right after this entry (date order, unaffected by filters)

bar afford

counts players whose estimated value fits our cash ({0}) · click = sort cheapest first

bar talks

counts players whose club will open talks — see the "Will they talk?" column · click = filter to them

bestxi tile

Average ability of this club's best XI in their preferred shape — same 1-99 scale as ABI

bidwar fight

Fight their package: raise the agreed wage up to the guarantee figure — reach it and he picks us for certain at decision time (our budget cap still applies)

board overall

Overall grade across the three season objectives (position · youth · finances) plus silverware bonus — the same grade the fans hand us at season end

brand home

Home · Esc = game menu

budget cap

A self-imposed cap: any buy/signing/renewal that breaks it gets rejected — professional-owner discipline

callup window

Called up for the {0} international window — away with the national team during the window

cameo request

⏱ A promise of minutes — agree to it and he must actually get on the pitch; break it and his happiness slides

camp cap

How many youth camps you can run comes from your academy level — upgrade the academy in Facilities to grow the network worldwide

camp hot

Nations with deep football blood raise better kids — use this page to pick where to plant camps

camp reveal

The camp scouts other clubs' kids in that country — higher camp levels reveal more each season · bid for one you like with compensation; families accept when our project convinces them

card discipline

Yellow and red cards in the league this season — shows remaining ban if suspended

card exp

Experience shapes form swings and match maturity — grows with real minutes

card fitness

Match fitness % — run him tired and he risks injury and plays worse; the manager usually rests him first

card form

League form this season — average rating with apps, goals and assists

card happiness

How content he is with life at his club — shown in words, not numbers · leave him unhappy and it can end in a transfer request · hidden for other clubs' players; news and his tone at the table are your clues

card height

Height (cm) — part of his profile; read it alongside the position he plays

card morale

Matchday spirit built from team results and his own form — it shows up on the pitch · a long spell of personal unhappiness slowly drags it down

card sharp

Match sharpness % — builds with real minutes, fades when he doesn't play

card weight

Weight (kg) — body data alongside height, for tracking a still-growing boy's development

career winpct

Career win rate over recorded league games — the straightest measure of a manager

career winpct n

Career win rate over {0} recorded league games — the bigger the sample, the more it means

cb mode

Colour-blind mode — swaps the green/red/orange status colours for blue/vermillion/yellow, chosen to stay distinct with red-green colour blindness

champ est

A rough read from squad strength and the points gap — the pitch decides the real thing

champ est league

Estimate: every club weighs e^(−gap ÷ (0.9·√games left)), clubs that can no longer catch the leader weigh 0, and the league's weights are scaled to 100% — a secured title reads 100

chip bid

We have a live bid: {0} · answer due within {1} — the money is reserved for this deal while we wait

chip bid go

Click to open the offers page — manage this deal there

chip ctr

Bosman zone — under 180 days left; free to sign a pre-contract

chip expiring

Contract ends in under 6 months — renew or risk a free exit (Bosman from January)

chip highpot

Our scout report puts his potential at {0} — a genuine top-end future, worth minutes and patience

chip lowfit

Fitness under 60 — genuinely tired; rest him or give short minutes, forcing a full game risks injury

chip lowsharp

Sharpness under 25 — too long without a game; only real minutes, match after match, bring the edge back

chip natduty

On international duty — {0} ({1}) · away {2} – back around {3}

chip oneyellow

One booking from a ban — the league's 5-yellow accumulation rule; think before fielding him in a scrappy fixture

chip oneyellow15

One booking from a ban ({0}: {1}/{2}) — think before fielding him in a scrappy fixture

chip pre

Pre-contract signed — he joins another club when his deal expires

chip retiring

He has announced retirement at season's end — no more renewals, start lining up a successor

chip retiring inj

Retiring at season's end — his body has called time: two long injuries (90+ days) after turning 30. No more renewals; start lining up a successor

chip settling

Recently moved abroad — slight rating dip until settled

chip unhappy

He's unhappy with life here — talk to him or find him minutes before it grows into a transfer request

chip wnt

A market target — other clubs are watching and ready to bid; lock his contract if you want to keep him

click formation row

Click to analyse this shape — the pitch and table rebuild around it

click sort

Click to sort by this column — click again to flip the order

click through

Click to open this in full

club value

The club's overall worth — driven by the squad's value plus what we've invested in facilities, weighted by the club's level (cash and the stadium sit outside it)

col resize

Drag to resize columns

commerc mult

The commercial centre lifts every new sponsor deal you sign — the higher its level, the richer the deals

comp cup bucket

All domestic cups that season added together — finished seasons keep the total, not a per-cup split

comp cup split

Per-cup rows carry apps / goals / assists / rating · minutes, cards and MOTM exist only as a season total — see the official Total row

compare btn

Compare with another player — pick two to open the compare page

continue

Advance time until something needs you (shortcut: Space)

contract 1y

Under a year left — the leverage has shifted to him; open renewal talks before he walks for free

contract 6m

Under six months left — he walks for free! Renew or sell now

contract short sell

Under 12 months — risk losing him free; selling now may be smart

counter price

Name your price — the buyer checks their budget and decides (asking below their bid closes at their price instantly)

cup status line

Where this competition stands — click through for the bracket and full results

date chip

Today's date and the current season — click to open the full month calendar and plan ahead

days left fmt

{0} (in {1}d)

debt line

Hit the ceiling = administration: −9 points and furious fans — sell or trim wages before the line

depth crit

Positions without enough fit players for the plan — one injury or ban and you are in trouble; sign here first

depth note

Depth per starting slot against the standard for a club of our level — clearly short = needs a signing · borderline = worth upgrading · backups get a softer bar

depth ok

Positions with starters and cover in place — safe to rely on

depth sell warn

Selling while this position is thin leaves a hole overnight — safer to line up a replacement before letting him go

depth thin

Positions covered with nothing to spare — a single injury shakes the whole plan

eff pos only

True ABI {0} · power in this formation {1} — position familiarity only (matchday fitness/sharpness not applied in this planning view)

eff power

Matchday power (base ABI {0}) {1}

export csv

Export the season ledger as CSV — opens straight in Excel/Numbers

fa value est

Estimated value {0} — free agents sign for no fee, wages only

fa wage0

Unattached, so his current wage is zero — the real number gets settled at the table

fame stars

Club fame (1-5 stars) — grows with the club's standing on the pitch

fan scale

Fan mood 0-100: 60+ happy · 40-59 restless · below 40 angry — very low owner rating brings protests and pressure

ffp headroom

How much more we can spend before hitting the league's debt ceiling — the closer to zero, the harder every purchase should be weighed

filters hide

Some players are hidden by your current filters — clear them to see the full market

fin tax

{0}% of the season's cash profit after losses brought forward — charged on 20 June, once prize money has landed

fit

FIT = fitness 0-100 — under ~60 risks injury and poor form; the manager usually rests him

forced loan

Placed at our affiliate under our rights — started whenever fit enough, and recallable any time from the Affiliates page

form dir

Read left to right — rightmost is the latest match

formation bonus

His favourite shape gets more from the team · forcing one he doesn't believe in wastes him · purists and tinkerers react differently

gap to us

Points gap to us at the end of this round — a plus sign means they lead

gate income

Matchday ticket money after running costs — the league's ticket price times the real crowd · grow the crowd and this grows with it

grade scale

A = target smashed · B = on track · C = borderline · D-F = fans losing patience

h2h chip

All-time head-to-head vs this opponent (W-D-L, our view)

happy decision19

His happiness right now — the reason this letter exists. Rejecting usually drops it further

help btn

Guide to this page — press F1 anytime · what the page is for, how to read it, and the traps people fall into

help global05

Game manual — every guide and how-to in one place

hero balance

The club's cash on hand right now — click to open the full accounts and see where it flows

ib resolved no

This letter is closed — we declined, or it lapsed past its deadline

ib resolved ok

This letter is closed — we accepted

league star

League star — top-5 average rating in the league this season (min 450 minutes)

ledger cat

Season total for {0} — click to filter the list to this category

listed ask

This club has listed him — the asking price is public · unlisted players never reveal one (you see our estimated value instead)

loan wagepct19

Share of the player's wage the borrowing club pays while he is away

match conditions

The actual numbers the match was decided on at kickoff (form/fitness/morale on the day) — tells you whether you lost on strength or luck

med upkeep

Monthly upkeep for the medical centre at this level — what it buys is faster recoveries and fewer injuries

meter scale

Scale 0-100: 65+ good ({0}) · 40-64 so-so · below 40 poor ({1})

mgr fan

Sack a manager the fans love and they turn on the owner — sack one they already hate and they think better of us

mgr happiness

The manager's happiness — not tied to single results · meddling wears it down · run it dry and he won't renew

mgr power

The manager's effective rating this match — base {0} plus traits in play tonight · counted as the 12th man in the team average

mgr power pre

Matchday bonuses (cup/derby/venue/monthly grind) apply when the match starts

min accept

The advisers' price line — selling below it is selling short

minicard hint

Hover the name for a mini card — click to open the full profile

missions tile

Deep-scout missions in progress — same number as the busy slots in the Scanning card

momentum

Momentum — who's on top right now, read from recent attacking moments (shots, corners, big chances) and fading as the game settles

mr row stats

this match in depth: xG {0} (quality of his chances) · created for others xA {1} · key passes {2} · big chances involved {3} · covered {4} km · {5} sprints

nation strength

National team strength — squad ability weighted by caps and form

nav back2

Back (Backspace) — retrace any click-through

nav fwd

Forward — return to the page you just stepped back from

next home

Home matches bring gate receipts — a run without home games is a run without matchday income

odds

Analysts' view from outside the club — squad reputation, recent form and home advantage · they cannot see your team sheet, so this forecast stays the same all day

open report

Click the row to open this match report (last 20 kept)

opp form

The opponent's last 5 league results — left to right, rightmost is the latest

pin league

Pin this league to the top of the list, press again to unpin — pins stay on this machine, not in the save

pin xi

Order the manager to field this exact XI and formation for the next match only — after that match the manager picks the team again

pin xi free

Pin this XI as starters — no manager right now, so no interference penalty at all

pot gate

Potential shows once a deep scout report lands — send a scout his way first (🔭)

pot need scout

His potential is still hidden — a deep scout visit (about 10 days) pins the range · ?? means unknown, not poor

pot report

Potential range from the latest deep scout report — ?? means never scouted, not a poor prospect

proj eos

A guide, not spendable cash — projected season-end balance from current income and outgoings · if negative, this deal may not be sustainable

regen

A new-generation echo of {0} ({1}–{2}) — face and talent trace the original legend; click through to him

rest request

💤 Rest ordered — he skips the next match to get his legs back

return to mgr

Remove your order — the manager picks the eleven himself again

rotation reason

The manager rotates for fatigue, cup priorities, yellow-card risk, returning players and youth minutes — key men stay in when it matters

rumour

Real interest from that club's recruitment plan, not invented gossip — the hotter the flame, the closer a real move

scout hide

Tuck this name away — it resurfaces when a scout slot frees up or a new season starts

scout scope

Give each scout a search scope — unset means a standard sweep of our nation plus standout names worldwide · fresh finds arrive at the start of each month

search

Type a player or club name to search the whole game from one box

search locked07

Search is locked while you are on the match screens — go back to Home first

send scout

Send a deep scout (about 10 days) — the report pins his potential range and lays out strengths and flaws

sharp

SHP = match sharpness — builds with recent real minutes, fades when he sits · resets each new season

shortlist note

Private note to yourself — type and click away to save (clear to remove)

sign youth terms

First pro deal: {0} years at ≈{1} (priced off his current level) — a new pro always starts well below his own ceiling; training and real minutes take him the rest of the way

sign youth terms.one

First pro deal: {0} year at ≈{1} (priced off his current level) — a new pro always starts well below his own ceiling; training and real minutes take him the rest of the way

sign youth terms.other

First pro deal: {0} years at ≈{1} (priced off his current level) — a new pro always starts well below his own ceiling; training and real minutes take him the rest of the way

skill locked both

Still locked — unlock the node above it, and reach president level {0}

skill locked level

Still locked — opens at president level {0} · XP comes from the work: matches, seasons, trophies, promotions

skill locked prereq

Still locked — this branch opens top to bottom; unlock the node above it first

skill ready

Ready to unlock — press the button to spend 1 skill point (you have {0})

skill ready nopoint

Ready to unlock — waiting on your next skill point, earned each time the president levels up

skill unlocked

Unlocked — this node's effect is permanent on the president, every season, every save

slot pick

Pick a slot for this player — swaps with whoever is there

squad profile

The squad at a glance — average age says young or seasoned, combined value sizes the assets on the pitch

squad thin fix

Below the 18-player minimum — with injuries/bans stacking, the manager fills in with U21/U18 kids Click to open the market — free agents/Bosman signings work even while the window is closed

star shortlist

Star to add or remove him from the shortlist — right from here, no need to open the profile

start request

📌 A promise of a start — agree and he must actually start; break it and his happiness slides

su resume04

The season review is still open — pick up where you left off and finish it before the game moves on (shortcut: Space)

talks level

A player of this level won't listen to a club at our level yet — raise the club (results/league) and come back

talks retire

He has confirmed retirement at season's end — no transfer or renewal talks anymore

talks yes

His club will open talks with us — bid when the window is open

team power live

The team's average effective power this match — all 11 at the positions they actually hold, plus the manager's influence · updates live with your pending orders

team rating

The number matches are actually decided on: XI average + manager as 12th man + formation bonus

thin click filter

Click and the game sets a filter for this position and opens player search — start reinforcing right away

training focus

Fitness = fresher but slower growth · Technical = clearly faster growth at the cost of fatigue · Tactical = extra experience

unpin xi

Clear the pinned XI — the caretaker picks automatically by ability again

usable cash

Cash minus player-deal money already committed — the number every negotiation table checks

vac topbar

Set holiday — skip ahead without clicking day by day ({0}) · up to {1} day(s) per trip

wage cur

Current wage at his club (free agents show —)

wage rank

Rank 1 = highest in the league — big wages on a small income are a red flag

world scope

Counts players outside our club (national pools excluded) — the same figure as Player Search

xg est

Chance quality read from every shot in the match — the clearer the chance, the higher it counts, even when it isn't scored

xp bar

President XP — earned from results, deals and milestones; fill the bar and he levels up · click to open the President page

youthbox scale

Youth scale (different from seniors!): 40+ red-hot elite prospect · 32+ excellent · 25+ good · 18+ promising · below 18 raw

Table columns · 80

#

Row number — in a league table this is the real position, and the coloured edge marks promotion and relegation zones

1m%

Share of minutes actually played over the last month — high = trusted, low = frozen out and likely to sulk

abi

How good he is today (1–99) — read it next to POT to judge his future

advice

Staff read on this contract — weighing form, age and time left: renew, sell or wait

age

Age — {0} = 21 or younger · faded = 30 and over

apps

League appearances this season (bracketed = off the bench)

assists

Assists — the final pass before a goal, the most tangible creative work there is

body

Height and weight — tracks the boy's physical development for his age

c1

Coefficient points this nation earned in the top cup (C1) — the total sets next season's European quota

c2

Coefficient points from the second cup (C2) — combined, they set the nation's European quota

c3

Coefficient points from the third cup (C3) — combined, they set the nation's European quota

camp eff

This camp's real coaching strength, expressed as an equivalent level of your main academy — it can sit below the camp's own level; check here first when kids there grow slower than expected

cap

Stadium capacity — seats available at the home ground

caps

Career senior international caps — plenty of them marks real pedigree and props up his price

cards

Yellows / reds this season — hit the league's yellow tally and he's banned; check before big games

clause

Release clause — a price written into his contract; any club paying it in full forces the sale, and we get no veto

club

His current club — click the crest or name to open that club's page

conf

Continental confederation the nation belongs to — sets its continental cups and seeding

contract

When his deal runs out — the closer it gets, the more leverage he holds; into the final year you risk losing him free

cs

Matches without conceding — a straighter read on defenders than ratings

d

Drawn — worth 1 point

div

Division tier — L1 is the top flight; bigger numbers sit lower down the pyramid

dom

Domestic league strength (1–99) — the quality of this nation's club football

edited

Marks rows already edited in this pack

eff

Effective power right now — ABI adjusted for playing out of position, fitness and sharpness

fit

Current fitness — below 60 he is genuinely tired, form dips and injury risk climbs; managers rarely risk him for a full game

fit live

Match fitness — drains minute by minute while he is on the pitch; at full time the column keeps the end-of-match reading. The Squad page shows today's fitness after immediate recovery, which is a different number by design

fit today

Fitness today — the value after immediate post-match recovery (a full match costs the most, a short cameo the least, and a fresher pre-match reading softens the drop). It is not the end-of-match number from the live board

form

Last 5 results, read left to right — rightmost is the latest

form p

Player form — his match ratings over the last 5 games he played, oldest to newest (rightmost = latest)

ga

Goals conceded this season — the fewer the tighter the defence; read with goals scored to see the team's character

gd

Goal difference (for minus against) — the tiebreaker when points are level

gear

Extra settings for that row

gf

Goals scored — with goals against it makes the difference that settles level teams

goals

goals scored — read alongside minutes played; scoring rate matters more than the raw total

group

The boy's academy age group (U9-U16) — the older he gets, the closer the sign-or-release decision

h / w

Height and weight — tracks the boy's physical development for his age

injury

Return date from injury — point at the badge for the diagnosis and the matches he will miss

km

Distance covered (km) — shows work rate, and the fatigue bill that follows

l

Lost — no points

locked

Rows taken from the history data in this order; the rest of that season's table is filled from the league's current members

lv

Facility level (1-10)

minutes

Minutes actually played this season — for young players, real minutes are the best fertiliser there is

minutes short

Minutes actually played this season — for young players, real minutes are the best fertiliser there is

mor

Morale — current spirit, felt in performances · happiness (does he want to stay) is a separate dial

motm

Times named man of the match — the best player on the pitch that day

move

Places moved since the last ranking — an up arrow means momentum

name

Player — click the row for the full profile

nat

Primary nationality — decides which national team can call him up

nation

Nationality — decides which national team can call him up

nt

National-team strength (1–99) — how good the senior national side is

num

Rank in this table — follows the sorted column.

p

Matches played so far — read with points to see how efficiently they have been converted

perk

A perk agreed at signing — loyalty bonus, promotion raise and the like; full terms on his profile

player

Click the name to open his full profile

po

Playoff spots — teams below the automatic places that fight for one more promotion

pos

Main position — played out of it his effective power takes a hit; secondary positions on his profile

pot

The potential range our scouts pinned — scout again to narrow it

promise

Talent scale — Kid (u9-12) caps at K12 · Teen (u13-16) caps at T15. Shown as a band that narrows every year until it locks at u12/u16. Higher = better odds ahead, never guaranteed

promise /12

Talent scale — Kid (u9-12) caps at K12 · Teen (u13-16) caps at T15. Shown as a band that narrows every year until it locks at u12/u16. Higher = better odds ahead, never guaranteed

promise /15

Talent scale — Kid (u9-12) caps at K12 · Teen (u13-16) caps at T15. Shown as a band that narrows every year until it locks at u12/u16. Higher = better odds ahead, never guaranteed

promoted

Automatic promotion spots — teams going straight up at season's end

pts

Points — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw · the first tiebreaker before goal difference

rank

League position — the coloured zones mark promotion, play-off and relegation lines

rating

on-pitch performance rating — {0} < 5.5 · {1} 5.5–5.9 · grey 6.0–6.9 · {2} ≥ 7.0

relegated

Relegation spots — teams dropping down at season's end

score

Club legend score — built from games, goals and honours with us; the higher, the closer to the hall of fame

shp

SHP = match sharpness — builds with recent minutes played

slot

His slot in the shape — out of his natural position, effective power takes a hit

status

Current status (injury, ban, national duty, transfer) — point at a badge for the detail: return date, matches banned

str

Overall strength (1–99) — same scale as player ability; drives world-gen quality and the sim

training

Individual training focus (set on the profile) — fitness for freshness, technical for growth, tactical for nous; match it to his age

value

Roughly where clubs start talking — moves with form, age and contract left; selling well under it is a loss

w

Won — worth the full 3 points

wage

Wage in your chosen pay period (week/month/year — pick it in Settings) — the club's biggest running cost; see each man's share in the %bill column

wagepct

His slice of the wage bill — one man eating a lot leaves little room for the rest; if form doesn't match the slice, he moves on first

wageyr

Wage per year — easier to weigh against budgets and transfer fees

xg

xG — the total quality of chances created; the higher the more danger generated · scoring far below xG means the finishing is blunt

year

Year it happened.

years

Years covered — first to last season in the spell.