FIFA 21: 10 Best Career Mode Challenges To Play If You're Tired Of FUT
Back in the days before the Ultimate Team mode took the soccer games niche by storm, career mode was the go-to way of playing FIFA. Nowadays, it may have been pushed aside by EA due to the sheer popularity of FUT (and the revenue it brings in on a daily basis). However, taking over a team and leading them to glory is still a lot of fun in FIFA 21.
There are plenty of ways to enjoy career mode without getting bored of it after one or two seasons. Of course, this may be difficult to achieve when playing as one of the established soccer giants. Most of the time, lifting a team up out of a dire situation and making champions out of them is the most enjoyable way to play the game. Career mode challenges like the ones listed below are a great way for players to rejuvenate their love for FIFA 21.
10 Turn A Championship Side To Premier League Winners In Two Seasons
The Premier League is by far the most popular soccer competition in the world. In terms of viewership and worldwide popularity, it can be rivaled only by the UEFA Champions League. Every club that plays in the top-flight of English soccer generates millions of pounds in revenue.
With a sound transfer strategy and good manual skills, players can take a Championship (the second division) side and lead them to become the champions of England in just two seasons. It's one of the most difficult challenges on this list, and as such, it's also the most satisfying one to complete.
9 Win The Club World Cup With A Non-European Team
The FIFA Club World Cup is a competition meant to bring together the absolute best teams from all continents and have them compete for the ultimate glory. It's the title of club world champions. Unfortunately, the tournament is usually won by the European Champions League winners, ridding it of its competitiveness.
Players who take on this challenge have to face some of the greatest teams in world football at the Club World Cup. Not only that, but they must also win their respective national and continental competitions in order to get a spot at that tournament in the first place. To make it easier on themselves, players might want to choose American or Chinese teams, since these clubs have decent transfer budgets, comparable to those of European sides.
8 Win All Five Top European Leagues
Although there are dozens of national leagues in Europe, five of them are considered to be the cream of the crop. They dominate not only in European soccer, but all over the world. Winning the English, Spanish, German, French, and Italian league is a feat that no manager in the history of the game has managed to achieve.
Thankfully, it is a challenge that players can accomplish in FIFA 21. The tricky part is getting hired in all of the top five leagues. However, once the player does the job in at least two of them, they shouldn't have a problem getting a pick of sides to manage.
7 Take A League Two Side All The Way To The Premier League
The EFL League Two is the lowest tier of the English Football League. As such, it is composed of clubs with incredibly low budgets. There's also a shortage of quality players that could lift teams up to higher divisions.
Taking teams from League Two all the way to the Premier League will require at least three seasons, and that is if they are played to perfection. Players will need to show incredible managerial acumen and must often rely on loaned players to bring their sides up to the higher leagues. Making the jump from the Championship to the Premier League will likely be the most difficult step. It may possibly require a full restructuring of the team.
6 Win The European Treble
This is a classic challenge, and one of the most coveted achievements in the world of soccer in general. The European treble is composed of the national championship, national cup, and the UEFA Champions League. Winning the treble grants managers a spot among the all-time greats.
Winning all three of these competitions is a difficult task. The key to securing the treble is squad depth. Juggling three tournaments around will mean that a lot of the team's players will get tired. If there aren't enough quality backup footballers, low stamina levels may make many games impossible to win, especially in the Champions League.
5 Win The Champions League With A Lower Division Team
This is another challenge that might take more than three seasons to succeed at. Firstly, there is the hard task of taking a team from the second (or lower) division to a top European league. The player should spend the following seasons on solidifying the team's spot in the first division.
Finally, getting to a Champions League promotion spot and buying the players who will make the team competitive in that tournament is a challenge in its own rights. It's more than worth the effort, though. Reaching the pinnacle of European soccer with an underdog team is the ultimate Cinderella tale, and one of the most satisfying things to do in FIFA 21.
4 Become A National Champion On Five Continents
This is an extended version of the "win five European leagues" challenge. Trying to become a national champion on five continents is a great adventure and a perfect opportunity to freshen up the gameplay when it gets stale.
The best way to enjoy this challenge is by starting in South America or Asia. Next, they can ultimately make their way to Europe. Opting to play career mode like this is also a great way for players to educate themselves about some of the lesser-known, more "exotic" soccer leagues.
3 Don't Buy Players Over 21
Players interested in the soccer scouting scene will love this challenge. It's a great choice for those aspiring to find the next Kylian Mbappe in the sea of potential wonder-kids present in FIFA 21.
Essentially, the point here is to build a successful team around youth players with high potentials. It is going to take many seasons to unleash the full power of a youngster squad like that, but it's also great fun, especially for soccer enthusiasts.
2 Become A National Champion Only With Players Over 30
Creating a "blast from the past" lineup is more difficult than it seems. It's quite tricky to find aging players who also retain pace and physicality. Because these are two of the most important stats in the FIFA franchise, this challenge requires a change in strategy.
Managers aspiring to win a top league with a team composed of players older than 30 will have to adjust their tactics. They should rely more on passing, vision, and defensive prowess than the typical winning combination of holding down the "sprint" button and dribbling the way to success.
1 Win One National League With Five Different Teams
This challenge is the perfect option for players who consider themselves experts in a particular league. Winning it five times with different clubs will definitely take more than five seasons (except on the Amateur difficulty). It will also mean that players will have to face the championship-winning sides they built themselves.
On top of that, this challenge is also a great way to learn a lot about a particular national league. Players can then take that knowledge on to the Ultimate Team mode, in order to find the perfect chemistry combination for that division.
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