In FIFA 20, the best players compete in the Weekend League for the best rewards and Top 100 placements. However, it is allegedly said that US professionals are coordinating to avoid competing against each other. A YouTuber sounds the alarm.
The FIFA YouTuber “Nick – RunTheFUTMarket”, who usually focuses on trading tips, has received interesting information. It is said that US FIFA professionals are coordinating in a Discord channel to avoid facing each other in the Weekend League player search.
The advantage would be to avoid tough matches against professional players, thus making it easier to secure a spot in the Top 100.
This is what the YouTube video is about
This is what the YouTuber says: “Nick – RunTheFutMarket” is confident that he has gathered sufficient information to prove that this practice is indeed being applied. He has gained access to a Discord channel of US FIFA professionals and aspiring professionals.
From there, the YouTuber shared screenshots showing how the members coordinate with each other about when the player search can be used and when it cannot.
According to the screenshot, the players decide together not to go into the player search to avoid facing a strong colleague. It is also evident that the members inform each other about when they are playing and when they are taking a break.
They also seem to be monitoring a specific player and waiting for him to be in the player search. The FIFA YouTuber suspects that the professionals are actively hunting for easy matches against FIFA streamers.
Who are the players in the screenshot? The most well-known player in the screenshot is likely JukeZ. He plays professionally for Chicago Fire and is regularly found in the Top 100.
What would be the advantages for the pros? Since FUT matches are played between each other in a region like North America and additionally drawn by skill, matches among FIFA professionals in FUT Champions (also known as Weekend League) are inevitable. Staying out of each other’s way would thus be a huge advantage.
Moreover, players can qualify for large FIFA tournaments from EA Sports through Top placements in the Weekend League. It involves high prize money and international titles.
This is what EA Sports says: So far, the developer has not commented on the issue.
At minute 6:33, the FIFA YouTuber explains the alleged conduct of the FIFA professionals in detail.
This is how the community reacts
This is what the community says: On reddit, the video is creating a stir and providing plenty of discussion material. User SarkHD writes: “I don’t think we can call these people ‘pros’ if they are afraid of opponents who are better than average. I hope EA will do something about it.”
And also Kieran1996cfc wants EA to intervene: “This issue needs to become big, EA cannot ignore this. ‘Jukez’ and the other ‘pros’ should not be allowed to play FIFA professionally anymore.”
Other users are skeptical and see nothing new in the method, like InPetRileyWeTrust: “They probably won’t do anything. I bet this is happening in other regions too.”
Overall, Reddit users are shocked by the behavior of the FIFA professionals and are in favor of some changes being made to matchmaking.
