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Stars and their histories: the story behind the profile

A profile shows today; the History page shows the journey. While reading past seasons from Messi's Inter Miami screen, we remember why the transfer list is like a storybook.

Messi's history reaches Inter Miami.⤢ Enlarge screenshot

Messi's history reaches Inter Miami.

Legends are still in the game in 2026. The further you scroll, the more it feels like wandering through a football museum.

The History tab: can a career fit on one page?

Open the player's profile and switch to History. Read season, club, appearances and goals together: one total cannot tell a whole career.

Messi's Inter Miami profile.⤢ Enlarge screenshot

Messi's Inter Miami profile.

Count how many clicks separate a dream signing from your shortlist: two, three? Open the Messi profile and, by the third, a strange smile appears anyway.

Messi's history reaches Inter Miami.Open the scouting report ↗

Vlahović, Greenwood and the others

Vlahović's Beşiktaş career history, Greenwood's list reaching Fenerbahçe: in this save the story of transfers runs for pages. Look at the past before you pick your striker.

Vlahovic's Beşiktaş career history in this save.⤢ Enlarge screenshot

Vlahovic's Beşiktaş career history in this save.

Before choosing your striker, turn back a few pages and see what he did in his Beşiktaş days. A manager who never looks back gets tired looking ahead.

Greenwood’s history ends at Fenerbahçe.⤢ Enlarge screenshot

Greenwood’s history ends at Fenerbahçe.

This is not a “transfer”, it is a turning of the page.

Icardi's yellow-and-red years

Inter, Paris-SG, Galatasaray: Icardi's History tab reads like a short summary of a career. The numbers are only a line; behind them lies a whole story.

Icardi’s History tab: Inter, Paris-SG and the yellow-and-red years at Galatasaray on one screen.⤢ Enlarge screenshot

Icardi’s History tab: Inter, Paris-SG and the yellow-and-red years at Galatasaray on one screen.

Three colours, one goal machine. Reading down to the yellow and red, your heart beats a little faster.

  1. Open the player's profile.
  2. Switch to the History tab.
  3. Read season, club, appearances and goals together.
  4. Note any inconsistency.

These pages describe an unofficial fan update, unaffiliated with Sports Interactive, Eidos or Square Enix. Squads, attributes and events are game data.

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The manager's notebook

One decision, a new story. Tactics, transfers and career guides from our 2026/27 saves.