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The 5v5 event arrives in GOALS on October 29, and it changes the way you build your team. For the event, everyone picks from the same new roster. Nobody brings a better card than anyone else, so what decides matches is how you play. And every player in the roster is built for the
Whether you're a 5v5 regular or jumping in for the first time, the best thing you can do for your squad is to know the rules before kickoff. Here's the full breakdown: Offside: only where it matters In 5v5, offside doesn't work the way it does in real football. Instead of countin
Hey everyone! Patch 2.00.05 is out now. A lot of what's in here comes straight from what you've been telling us on here and on Discord. Across the game: faster sprint dribbling, higher acceleration, smoother traps, and a bunch of crash fixes, including some PS5-specific ones. In
GOALS 2.0 is our biggest update since launch. If you tried GOALS at launch and bounced off it, this is the version we want you to come back for. We’ve focused first on making the football better. Passing and defending have been significantly reworked, AI has taken a major step fo
Passing & Trapping Addition of the new semi-manual passing system. Improved ground, through, cross and lofted passes. Refined pass trajectories. Improved Through Pass receiver behaviour, first-touch alignment and trap timing. Improved trapping based on relative player speed,
Gameplay Improved sprinting and locomotion, with new sprint animations, faster acceleration from low speeds, and updated movement blending. Reduced excessive spinning with adjustments to turn acceleration. Adjusted standing tackle lunge distances. Improved ghost tackle readabilit
We’re rolling out a major overhaul to Ranked 1v1 , giving the mode a brand-new reward structure built around faster progression, massive milestone payouts, and predictable weekly grinding. While standard random pack drops are being removed from post-match loot, your overall earni
We are thrilled to launch our limited-time collaboration with Adidas and the Sidemen! From today through September 10, 2026, jump into GOALS for exclusive challenges, cosmetics, and rewards. The Stream & Kit Drop The Adidas x Sidemen "Sidequest" stream is live right now ! Dur
Call your squad, jump into the game, and test out the mode coming this September (minus a few surprises we’re saving for launch!). Use the Social menu in the main menu to party up with your friends and queue for Quickplay together, or jump straight into 5v5 to get matched with ot
This update includes the 5v5 game mode! However, it won't be visible in-game right away as we'll be activating it server-side. We’ll drop an announcement as soon as it goes live. Stay tuned! 5v5 mode is now live! Main features Implemented the 5v5 Game Mode 5v5 Quickplay is now av
Movement Reworked close dribbling touch cadence logic based on the angle of the previous touch, increasing responsiveness on directional changes after straight touches, while limiting how quickly consecutive touches at an angle can be taken based on the close dribbling stat. Impr
The journey begins with wide-open regional pre-qualifiers August 7-9. The winners of each open qualifier punches their ticket directly to the Regional Finals August 14-16, which are split into three core territories: Europe and Africa , Americas , and Asia, Middle East and the Pa
We would like to introduce you all to a new time-limited event focused on one of football's greatest icons. Starting July 17, 2026 , and running through August 30, 2026 , the Ronaldinho Event will introduce new ways to unlock, play, and progress with Ronaldinho. We have heard the
Movement - Improved player lock-on behavior during lofted through passes, reducing slowdowns in certain situations. - Fixed an issue where ball roll chaining and player unlocks could occur after idle skill moves. Physicality - Fixed an issue where Physical Tackle animations could
Gameplay - Movement Improved movement responsiveness, including sprint execution and overall fluidity. Improved ability of players to change movement direction directly after a pass. Refined pass recoveries and movement transitions. - Passing & Trapping Improved ground pass t
Gameplay - Movement: Improved responsiveness with smoother acceleration, turning, and more impactful Agility. - Shooting: Reduced post hits, rebalanced lower-rated finishing, and added more shot variety. - Trapping: Improved trap timing, pre-trap movement, and receiving positioni
Gameplay - Passing & Shooting: Major improvements to through-ball accuracy, including better turn prediction, smarter offside-line awareness, more reliable blocked-lane detection, and improved lofted through-pass consistency. Fixed an issue that could occasionally cause passe
At the moment, GOALS requires Proton 10 to run correctly on Steam Deck. Proton 11 Beta is currently not supported. If you're having trouble launching the game, you can manually select Proton 10 by following these steps: Right-click GOALS in your Steam Library and select Propertie
Gameplay - Improved cross targeting for more consistent and accurate deliveries into the box. - Increased dribbling responsiveness to give players more direct control on the ball. - Reduced pass delay, making passing feel quicker and more immediate. - Improved player switching (L
General - Multiple crash and bug fixes - Fixed intermittent issues with missing Steam store offers. Gameplay & AI - Improved ground pass and through pass targeting to make pass aiming feel more natural and create smoother, more fluid passing play. - Lowered the maximum accele