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What to expect for the first whistle of the 2025 Football Season!

The team has been hard at work creating more additions and improvements ahead of the new season to make this one the best season yet!

Some of the big gameplay inclusions for 2025 include:

Emergencies:

In GameDay Squad, Emergencies are backup player cards assigned to each position on your Active Team. They only contribute to your team's score if one of your Active Players doesn’t play at all (records zero minutes). For example, if a midfielder in your starting lineup doesn’t take the field, your selected Midfield Emergency will step in and their score will count instead. However, if all your starting players in that position play, even for just a minute, your Emergency’s score won’t be used. Emergencies sit in their own dedicated section of your squad. For more information check out the Emergencies page - HERE Multi-Positional Stats:

In GameDay Squad, each position on the field, such as goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and forward has its own unique scoring model. This means that the same action (like scoring a goal or making a tackle) will earn different points depending on the position of the player performing it. For example, a goal scored by a goalkeeper is worth more than a goal scored by a forward, since it's a rarer and more impactful event for that position. This system ensures that all positions have meaningful ways to contribute to your fantasy team's success. For more information check out the Scoring page - HERE Fixed Lockout:

For Football, GameDay Squad is moving to a fixed lockout system, replacing the current rolling lockout format. Under this new system, all player selections including both Active Players and Emergencies, will be locked in at the start of the first match of the round and cannot be changed afterward, no matter when individual players are scheduled to play. For example, if the first match kicks off at 8:00 PM on Friday, your entire squad must be finalised before that time, even if some of your players are playing on Saturday or Sunday. This change promotes fairness and strategic planning, and works hand-in-hand with the Emergency system to safeguard against unexpected non-starters. For more information check out the Squad Management page - HERE Legend Cards:

Moving forward GameDay Squad will be making some big changes to how Legend Player Cards are introduced into the platform, with football being the first sport to see the introduction of a seasonal system for Legend Cards, where a new version of each Players Legend Card will be released every calendar year. While coaches will retain all previously earned Legend Cards season-to-season, only the current season’s card will score at the maximum 1.5x multiplier. Older Legend Cards will still be playable but will receive a slightly reduced 1.45x multiplier. This change encourages ongoing engagement each season while preserving the long-term value and collectibility of past Legend Cards. There is still finer details to be ironed out, stay tuned for future announcements. For more information check out the Legends page here - HERE