Multi-country world: load the full playable world at career start, with lighter memory use, League / World transfer market, and world scouting.

Hall of Fame: real manager and team boards with trophy icons, player cards on leaders and records, and retired alumni kept on team HoF.

Custom faces: import per-player portraits in the Database Editor — backdrop cutout, kit-tint tips, and a gold-framed white plate on cards.

Editor fields: edit age, position, and side (L / R / C / LC / RC / LR / ALL) in the UI and in JSON patches; wider editor tables; team search and club labels on exports.

Ratings: overall is derived from position-weighted attributes and capped by Potential, without wiping sleepers or lower-league gems.

Match & squad feel: mild play-style and side fit, late-match stamina fade, set-piece polish, softer home advantage, disciplinary lean, dressing-room morale, and training-load effects.

Stability: harder multi-country career boot and fewer world RAM spikes; market filter polish.