• Custom club creator — replace an existing club slot from Start → Create club
Career texture — cup-draw inbox, yellows-to-ban countdown, remaining fixtures calendar, quiet-week friendlies
Continental — Active League country top 3 into continental (fill to 16); table zone top 3
Playoffs — SF legs weeks 43–44, final week 45 (aggregate + away goals)
Cup — 64 teams (all Div 1–3 + 4 Div4 wildcards by REP); R64 → F
AI club strategy modes + soft transfer interest
FA signings, auto-renewals, interest → hard bids
richer board confidence; renegotiate targets after promo/results
season-end free agency + renewal walk-away
club records book (big win/loss, rivals, honours, Greatest XI v0)
Generated squads feel more realistic: ability and potential match the division, youth prospects roll more sensibly, and international flavour is weighted by nationality instead of feeling random.
living club/manager REP; Ballon d’Or across Active Leagues; Golden Boy rename
Tactics pitch: natural position under portrait (DC, DR, etc.)
Match summary font improvements