Glossary

Tooltips · 142

academy grad

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

act start

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

aff manage tip

Manage this affiliate — send a player there for minutes or recall one · kids grow faster playing than sitting on our bench

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 — red < 5.8 · grey 5.8-6.9 · green ≥ 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 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

Back to the home page · press Esc for the game menu

budget cap

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

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

Hidden for other clubs' players — read his mood from the news and his tone at the table · long unhappiness ends in a transfer request

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 — body data beside height · for young players it still shifts with growth

career winpct

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

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

Rough title odds — weighs our points gap to the leader against the games left; clubs that can no longer catch up count as zero · a sealed title reads 100%

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, and other clubs can already pre-sign him

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 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 — repeated long injuries in his thirties have worn his body out · no renewal possible, line 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)

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

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 thin

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

export csv

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

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 manager tip

How far the fans trust the manager — sack a loved one and they turn on you; sack a hated one and they cheer

fan owner tip

How far the fans trust the president — rises with results, trophies and calls they like · very low 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

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)

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)

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

med upkeep

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

meter fit

Match fitness — under 60 he is a rest-or-injury case

meter happy

How content he is here — the lower, the more he demands at the table and the likelier he asks out

meter morale

Matchday spirit from results and his own form — low means he plays below his level right now

meter scale

Scale 0-100: 65+ good (green) · 40-64 so-so · below 40 poor (red)

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 pre

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

minicard hint

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

missions tile

Deep-scout missions running — the same count as the busy slots in the «Scouting now» card

momentum

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

nation strength

National-team strength — average ability of the best XI it can call up right now (same 1–99 scale as players) · injured men drop out of the count

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 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

report icon

Match report available — click the row to open

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

round other day

Played on a different day from our match — moved to make room for a cup tie

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)

skill locked prereq

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

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

sm scout chip

Send a deep-scouting mission on him now (uses one scout slot)

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 free

Unattached — talk to him directly, any time of year · no fee, wages only

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

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

wage cur

Current wage at his club (free agents show —)

world scope

Players under contract at clubs worldwide, ours excluded — the same count as Player Search

Table columns · 90

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 · box colour: 90+ elite · 80s world class · 70s top flight · 60s solid · 50s decent · 40s modest · under 40 raw

advice

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

age

Age — green = 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

buyout

Manager buy-out — what his current club is owed to release him early

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

date

Day the deal went through

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

fate

How the season ended — champions · promoted · promoted via play-off · relegated (blank = stayed put)

fee

Agreed fee — red we paid · green we received · blue loan fee (not in the net figure)

finish

Final league position out of N — gold/silver/bronze top three · red bottom

fit

Fitness now — the value after immediate post-match recovery (a full match costs the most, a short cameo the least) · below 60 he is genuinely tired: form dips, injury risk climbs and managers rarely risk 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

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

kids

Kids in camp / capacity

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

Level — club facilities 1–10 · youth camps 1–3

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

Row order — in a league table it is the real position (coloured edge = promotion/relegation zones) · other lists follow 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

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 (out of 10) — 7.0+ good form · 8.0+ outstanding · under 5.8 a worry

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

scoutyr

Youngsters the camp reveals per season

season

Season (start/end year)

shp

SHP = match sharpness — builds with recent minutes played

since

Camp founded on

skill

Manager skill (22–90) — how good he is at the job. Not a match rating.

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

top

Best prospect in this camp — click to open

training

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

trophies

Trophies won that season — point at 🏆 for the names

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

wdl

Won-drawn-lost across every competition that season

winpct

Share of matches won

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.