Your weekly source of information and entertainment, Sports Journal on server Legacy #6 brought to you by our journalists, is here! Remember to vote for your favorite article at the end! ☕

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1/ INTERVIEW WITH KIERO DS!

2/ FUN FACTS ABOUT SOCCER!

3/ UPCOMING CHANGES AND DISCORD REACTION ON THEM!

4/ SANTASTIC F C - THE LEGACY OF PELÉ'S SANTOS

5/ CAPTAIN TSUBASA PRESENT

6/ PLATINUM CARD #4 DUMATEUSZ

INTERVIEW WITH KIERO DS!

Hi, at the beginning of this hopefully interesting interview, I would like to ask you to tell us something about yourself.

Hi, this is Kiero DS. In the FT world, people who know me or associate me know that I play as a defender in the FT club. In my private life also a large part of my time is dedicated to football

Tell me please, where did your nickname come from? Have you been using this nickname for years or maybe you invented it quite recently? What is behind the nickname?

The idea for the nickname actually came about not long ago. It is known that I have been performing in the Dream State club for a long time. We are a bunch of harmonious people, which resulted in a certain hegemony in SL as well as in TM. The nickname Kiero came from my private life, where I am the manager of my team and the players often address me as ‘Kiero’.

As we know you are a journalist (like Me) and you write articles for the sports paper which is published every Wednesday. Please tell me how long you have been a journalist, what you value in this job and what annoys you the most, would you recommend this job to people who are considering applying for the newspaper?

I've been a journalist for a long time now, it's hard to say how long, but I'm sure a dozen editions are behind me. In my opinion, it's a place where some people can show their expression, their opinion, and it's also a place where you can find out a lot of interesting facts from the world of football as well as the FT. It is known that it is also a form of earning, an opportunity to make some money in order to buy cool items or develop a character. If you feel good about writing, have ideas and want to prove yourself, I highly recommend it.

As we all know, you recently took 2nd place in the league. This undoubtedly came as a shock to many people. What caused this defeat? You had a top 1 player despite that you failed to win the league, which must have surprised a huge number of players of our beloved game FootballTeam.

Yes, our ‘hegemony’ has been broken recently. After the server merger, some really good teams appeared, we are talking about Public Enemies and ФК БЕРКУТ. As far as the Public Enemies team, whose superiority we had to acknowledge in the previous season, is concerned, it is a really strong team, which was strengthened by several top players from the Polish server. We cannot turn back the clock, but we have learnt our lesson and we will not sell our skin cheaply.

Before the final of the Tournament of Champions, the player with the highest overall rating of the game, a FootballTeam legend and one of the most successful players волк (formerly nicknamed Bestia DS) left your team. Please tell me why. What happened when he made such a decision? Undoubtedly, no one expected it. After all, he had played with you guys for years. Is it a matter of some kind of quarrel, not winning the league, or did he decide to change his surroundings?

As far as the situation with the Beast is concerned, it is the aftermath of a decision by one person. I myself was close to also leaving the team for the same reason. Fortunately, that person is no longer with us, and the Beast will return to us after the season and we will fight together to return to the leadership position.

Does Beast (the player we mentioned above) plan to return to you after the season or at a later date, or is his transfer permanent and for the time being he has no plans to return to your team?

Yes, Beast will return to us after the season.

What are your plans for this season? You are in 3rd place in the standings in terms of overall rating. Will you be fighting for the double crown despite this?

The plan is simple, to play as if we were going to play for top1, we don't let our heads down just be ready for every game against our direct rivals. We'll see what we can get away with, although no one is giving up on us. We've gotta get through this season somehow, and next season we'll definitely be looking to win.

Thank you for taking the time to reply to me. Good luck in the season and in the future, bye!

Also thank you and best regards, all the best

Author: GiGsOn

FUN FACTS ABOUT SOCCER!

Soccer is no longer just a ball game. Soccer has millions of fans around the world. For some, soccer is a hobby, for others it is a job, and for others it is the greatest passion in life that evokes many emotions. Therefore, this article will hopefully be of interest to a lot of people. So get ready to be surprised and amazed, because you will learn a lot of unusual and cool facts about soccer that you probably haven't even heard about.

So, first, let's warm up and start with a few historical facts that many people have definitely heard of.

1. Soccer originated in China. 

Today it is impossible to believe it, but soccer is believed to have been invented in China around 476 BC. And this is hard to believe simply because their national team is currently ranked only 79th in the FIFA world rankings.

2. The oldest soccer club in the world is Sheffield FC from England, which was founded in 1857.

3. The first soccer match was played in 1863. 

The match was between Barnes Football Club and Richmond Football Club, made up of English players.

4. The first game televised was a soccer game. 

The first sporting event to be televised live was a soccer match between London Arsenal and their reserve team, and it happened in 1937.

So, now for some stats.

5.  The world's largest soccer stadium holds over 150,000 fans. 

This stadium is located in North Korea and is called the Rungrado.

6. The highest scoring draw in history is 11:11. 

In 1930, the Scottish Cup match between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Vale of Leithen ended 11-11, the highest scoring draw in the history of soccer.

7. The highest number of goals scored by a player in a calendar year - 91. 

This record belongs to Leonel Messi. In 2012, playing for Barcelona, he managed to score 91 goals.

8. The most effective international match ended with a score of 31-0. 

In 2001, Australia beat American Samoa 31-0 in a 2002 World Cup qualifying match, the highest scoring soccer match in history.

9. The fastest goal in professional soccer was scored in just 1.8 seconds.

 The fastest goal in professional soccer was scored by Brazilian Ricardo Oliveira. He scored just 1.8 seconds after the starting whistle in a Uruguayan championship match in 1998, scoring a goal against Nacional.

10. The fastest red card was received after just 2 seconds.

 The fastest red card in the history of world soccer was given to Lee Todd of Cross Farm Park Celtic just two seconds after the start of Sunday's Scottish Premier League match in 2000.

11. The highest transfer fee is €222 million. 

In 2017, Paris Saint-Germain paid Spanish club Barcelona €222 million to sign Brazilian striker Neymar, making him the most expensive soccer player in history.

12. The oldest soccer player was 50 years old. 

Kazuyoshi Miura, nicknamed “King Kazu” from Japan, is the oldest soccer player who has ever played at the professional level. He played his last match in 2021, at which time the uncle was already 50 years old.

Now for some unusual facts. 

13. Pakistan produces the most first-class balls for FIFA.

 Many soccer balls used in international competitions, including the FIFA World Cup, are manufactured in Pakistan. More specifically, it takes place in the city of Sialkot, which is famous for its high-quality soccer production. Every year, more than 40 million footballs are “born” on its territory.

14. The World Cup ball has a name.

 It is called “Telstar” and has been used in all such tournaments since 1970.

15. An English coach has never won the English Premier League in the 20 years since the league's existence.

This is hard to believe, but it really is true.

16.  Footballer Hisham Zerouali played under the number zero for a whole year. 

The thing is that soccer fans nicknamed the player “Zero”, shortening his last name, and the club owners decided to play along. 

17. On the eve of the Brazilian Cup final, one of the local newspapers published a large front-page announcement of the upcoming meeting. All the other articles in the issue consisted of the words bla bla bla bla, because who needs other news if there is soccer. 

It was a newspaper published on November 26, 2014, before the Brazilian Cup final between Cruzeiro and Atletico Mineiro. 

Author: Zidane

UPCOMING CHANGES AND DISCORD REACTION ON THEM!

Like every time with Q&A there’s a storm of discord about each individual change, not every opinion is positive even sometimes most of them are not, but we all don't like changes when we are already familiar with the current situation. But let’s check what our community had to say about the proposed changes.

Take into consideration that not all will be mentioned due to limited feedback. All written comments are based on the voices of many members, not individual opinion.  

• ⚽Account Transfer Module: A new feature to allow the transfer of individual accounts between servers is being developed.

• 🔹Hard to evaluate without further explanation, some opinions are positive others not, the main concern is about moving accounts from Legacy to a new server which had less time to develop but has bonus for training ( S1) 
  
  

• ⚽Platinum Card Creation: Players can now create Platinum cards by combining two level 5 cards of the same type. This feature is exclusive to legendary cards.

• 🔹Many are excited about it, but, sadly, we can not create Gold / Platinum card “Byk z Pampeluny” 😁
  
  

• ⚽Augmentation Rebalancing: We’re rebalancing the augmentation system, as the current bonuses feel disproportionate compared to enchanting. Items are currently too weak relative to training and card slot bonuses. The updated module will expand the maximum augmentation bonus to 1000% (10x), compared to the current item enchantment cap of nearly 15x from the base.

• 🔹One of the most controversial changes, on the one hand, is many pointing that bonuses given by sets below Historical 20+ are negligible and it’s good that finally there will be improved vs Training.

• 🔹On the other hand, many of us spend a lot of resources getting current Augments and it’s sad to have them be 10% of the maximum.
  
  

• ⚽Bottle Buyback Module: We are considering introducing a module that would allow players to exchange excess drinks for useful resources, helping to reduce unnecessary items.

• 🔹YES!!! Withdrawing from the idea of 30 days drinks was one of the best choices that could be made. Regarding the Buyback option there are not so many opinions since we don't have all the information on how it will work but the one that popped are rather positive ( it’s good to utilize not-needed drinks) 
  
  

• ⚽Training information in club panel ( all changes ) 

• 🔹Good idea, finally club managers can truck and even remind to do training and on a daily basis can monitor activity of their players. 
  
  

• ⚽Team Training will regenerate between 25 to 1200 Energy depending on the building level. The Energy reward will be doubled when using the “Training Amount 2x” option.

• 🔹More energy? Of course! There couldn’t be any negative option when free energy increase 
  
  

• ⚽Adding a button that allows you to skip a turn without casting a card.

• 🔹We have all been waiting for this change for a long time already! Since card duels take a lot of time any option has to “skip” instead of waiting 15sec it’s a good change. 
  
  

• ⚽Declaring an official “beef” with another team. This allows us to enable engagement to the maximum level in any match against that team without losing health. Moreover, a new bonus of 20% to trained PTS during a match with the conflicted team will be introduced. 

• 🔹Great change can have a huge impact on the leaderboard, especially with teams that are not further from each other. Like one of DC members pointed out, that will give a higher chance of a weaker team to take a higher position. Stronger teams have to watch their back! 
  
  

• ⚽Introduction of pop-up polls available in the game.

• 🔹Opinions on that are divided, some players are happy that more votes will be taken since not all players are on Discord (But I highly recommend joining!), others pointing out that a lot of trolls will pick whatever just to close it and that voting will do nothing. Of course, there are voices that, our opinion is not important but I don’t like that idea. 
  
  

• ⚽Sounding of the card game module. 

• 🔹

• ⚽Some members really enjoy that idea, and others don’t bother since they have muted all sound (I’m one of them 😂)

• ⚽New Cards / New Cards Collection and new packs 

• 🔹Everyone is excited to have new cards, collections, and the opportunity to not get any good cards! Some of us are disappointed that they didn’t receive a card but let’s wait for the future! 

• ⚽Adding a filter to search for individual rewards in card collections.

• 🔹That should be from the start and everyone pointed out that when you don’t know, like certain someone ( You know who I mean) all cards collection and rewards for them, you have to spend some like to find what you need especially when you have to exchange few collections for packs/energy / golden ball, etc. 

• ⚽Training – The Training Bonus will be calculated for the current day.

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• 🔹Not a single good opinion…

• 🔹Teams from the beginning were preparing for important matches by doing training the day before, now if someone doesn’t manage to do it from morning then all team players are impacted. 

In the end, I would like to give a shoutout to all active Discord members and highly recommend you all join us! Besides giveaways, there's a great community that increases enjoyment from games like 10 times.

Author : Messive

SANTASTIC F C - THE LEGACY OF PELÉ'S SANTOS

Hello FootballTeam community!

This week, we're going to talk about Pelé’s Santos and his legacy for world football.

Santos is a football team founded on April 14, 1912, by Francisco Raymundo Marques, Mário Ferraz de Campos and Argemiro de Souza Júnior, in the city of Santos, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

The Santos team of the 1960s, led by Pelé, is considered one of the most famous in the club's history.

Highlights

Santos was the first Brazilian team to score 10,000 goals.

⚽ In 2023, Santos was relegated to Série B of the Brasileirão, the club's first relegation in its history.

⚽ Santos has won several titles, including: 22 Campeonato Paulista, 8 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Copa do Brasil, 3 Libertadores, 2 World Cups, 1 Copa Conmebol, 1 Recopa Sulamericana, 1 Recopa Mundial and 5 Rio-São Paulo Tournaments.

⚽ Santos is also known for developing young athletes, such as Diego, Robinho, Neymar and Paulo Henrique Ganso.

⚽ Santos FC's home stadium is the Estádio Urbano Caldeira, which has a capacity for 20,120 people and dimensions: 105.80m x 70.30m. Record attendance: 32,989 spectators at the Santos FC 0 x 0 Corinthians game, in the São Paulo state tournament, on September 20, 1964.

⚽ Due to its coastal location, the black and white club's mascot is an orca whale, and its nickname is "Fish".

⚽ Santos FC's biggest rivals are Corinthians, due to the long and intense rivalry between the two teams, and Portuguesa Santista, with whom they play the Classic Beaches.

⚽ On February 4, 1969, a Tuesday, the Biafran War stopped so the Nigerian people could watch Santos play.

Second Division

Currently, Santos FC, which was relegated in the 2023 season, plays in the second division of Brazilian football, better known as Série B. It is in second place with 40 points in 24 games played, a position sufficient to take the team back to the elite of Brazilian football.

To pay tribute to the three-time world champion club that revealed Pelé to world football, Renan Selhorst decided to create SANTASTIC F C. Let's understand why.

To learn more about who Renan Selhorst is, I conducted a brief interview.

Muri - What is your name, age and place of birth?

Answer: Renan Selhorst, 37 years old, Paranavaí, Paraná, Brazil.

Muri - What is your profession and favorite hobby?

Answer: I am currently an inspector at Renner stores and my favorite hobby is playing soccer.

Muri - What is your favorite team?

Answer: Santos Futebol Clube.

Muri - So your support for Santos FC was the inspiration for the creation of SANTASTIC F C  in the game?

Answer: Not only because I am a Santos fan at heart, but also because the team is known worldwide, for having produced the greatest player in history, Pelé. And for having revealed other talents such as Rodrigo (currently a Real Madrid player) and the famous Neymar!

Muri - What is your opinion on the situation of soccer in your country?

Answer: Big, medium and small teams are suffering from poor administrative management, due to incompetent managers in Brazil.

Muri - How did you find out about FootballTeam?

Answer: Through Cartola FC, in 2019, on a channel I followed on social media.

Muri - And finally. What are your perspectives for the team, in this new phase of the game, with yet another merger of servers?

Answer:I and everyone on the team hope to make new friends with European players who might give us the opportunity to play with them. It would be a pleasure!

Football Team

The SANTASTIC F C, whose club president is Renan Selhorst  and whose assistant coach is Viranda Vlachovic, is playing in the English League 2A, and is in 13th place, having scored 5 points in 7 games played. The team promises to train hard and work hard to get out of this uncomfortable position.

So, this was another article written with love for you.

See you next week.

Author: Fábio Muri

CAPTAIN TSUBASA PRESENT

Captain Tsubasa is a manga series written and illustrated by Yoichi Takahashi. It was originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump between year 1981 and 1988. It was exported and well received in South America, Europe and the Middle East.

The story focuses on the adventures of the Japanese national football team, with a focus on its captain, Oliver Tsubasa (Tsubasa Ozora, in Japanese).

The inspiration for the main player in the story was a story that began in 1975, when young Musashi Mizushima, at 11 years old, arrived in Brazil and began training at the São Paulo youth academy. The person who recommended him was Pelé, who saw him play when he was traveling to Japan.

In early 2024, creator Yōichi Takahashi revealed his retirement with the last publication of Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun in April. Takahashi argued his decision due to his worsening health and the changing conditions of the comic book industry in the Asian country.

Seasons:

⚽Captain Tsubasa (1983): 141 episodes

⚽Shin Captain Tsubasa (1989): 13 episodes

⚽Captain Tsubasa J (1994): 47 episodes

⚽Captain Tsubasa (2002): 52 episodes

⚽Captain Tsubasa (2018): 52 episodes *Remake of the 1983 series.

In addition to the manga and the TV/Streaming series, the game based on the acclaimed anime series, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, was created.

In FootballTeam Game, we have players and teams that reference the series and its characters.

In the Superleague,  TeamTsubasa, which has Rob727 1208 as the owner and DamianosDW as the assistant of the team. Today, they are in last place, but they are a team with many achievements, titles in all lower divisions, two Premier Leagues (Spain and England), two National Cups (Spain and England) and three European Tournament titles.

Meanwhile, Captain Tsubasa is a left defender who also plays in the Super League, but for the Monster FC team, which has won some titles in the lower divisions, including two Premier Leagues (Italy) and two National Cups (Italy).

Japanese Football

Before the inception of the J1 League, the highest level of club football was the Japan Soccer League (JSL), which was formed in 1965 and consisted of amateur clubs. The J.League was created in 1992 as a professional league, and its first season began on May 15, 1993.

The most successful national champions in Japan are:

⚽1 - Kashima Antlers with 8 titles

⚽2 - Yokohama F. Marinos with 5 titles

⚽3 - Kawasaki Frontale with 4 titles

The top scorer in a J League edition was Brazilian striker Araújo in 2005, playing for Gamba Osaka, who ended up being champions.

Japan National Team

Japan has not won any World Cup or Confederations Cup titles, but on its continent it is one of the strongest teams, with 4 Asian Cup titles, won in 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2011.

Big star

Hidetoshi Nakata is often regarded as the greatest player in Japanese history.

See you next week!

Author: Fábio Muri

PLATINUM CARD #4 DUMATEUSZ

Welcome to the final part of the "Platinum Card" series. As we learned in the Q&A, the administration plans to introduce platinum cards in the future, so perhaps this series has indirectly influenced the announcement of this update. It's great to see that the administration has been increasingly listening to players' opinions lately! Returning to the material, today I would like to present the last person who, in my opinion (and that of many other players), deserves additional recognition for their contribution to the development of this game. Although listed last, this person is the one who most deserves this recognition. Let's get into it.

Four Players Who Have Most Influenced FT's History!

1. Goalkeeper: Dumateusz

2. Defender: Matt Agustin

3. Midfielder: Terefere

4. Striker: Gustaw54

History

Dumateusz, known as Duma, Sergio Donputamadre, or more recently as Bestia DS, is a unique and exceptional player. He started as a goalkeeper and spent most of his career there, so I decided to qualify his card in this position. Although, I must admit, he could easily compete for any position. After achieving everything as a goalkeeper and leaving the competition far behind, he switched to playing defense, where he was also the best player. To fully utilize his potential, he then transitioned again, this time to a defensive midfielder. As a defensive midfielder, he once again outclassed the competition, rotated between both midfield and defense, and almost single-handedly won matches. He scored, defended, assisted; with him in the lineup as a DS, we could play every match with 9 players (with two players at 0% health) and even TA gave up competing after 2-3 matches. Later, he switched to the central midfielder position, where he once again proved to everyone that he was unmatched, playing his fourth position in his career and once again dominating individual statistics. After a period of playing as a CAM, he changed positions for the sixth time, and despite so many changes and training in various stats, he has almost 26k playmaking points over the second-ranked Salach! One could go on for a long time—wherever he played, no goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, or striker could match him. He is a living legend of DS, one of the leaders of CC, and the best player in RS history.

Now, let me say a few words about him, which will probably be interpreted again as "sucking up," but that won't change anything; the mentality of some people will always remain at a kindergarten level. I know Duma probably better than anyone else I've met in FT. At the beginning, we connected through similar senses of humor, "chill vibes," and spending time on voice channels on Discord. Then I think we became friends; I can confidently call him a friend because, even setting FT aside, he was always there for me, supporting and helping me, and I never felt let down by him. He is, above all, an honest and reliable person with a strong personality. He is someone you can always count on, no matter the situation. His support was invaluable during some tough times for me. He is not only a friend but also someone who motivated me to take action (or dissuaded me from a few silly ideas that sometimes pop into my head, haha). His sense of humor and ability to stay calm in difficult situations make playing (and not just playing) with him pure pleasure. I will never regret deciding to play FT again after years because I met many wonderful people here, but my friendship with him turned out to be exceptional. So if any of your friends are hesitating about starting or returning to the game, you can confidently encourage them, because in the vast FT community, which might seem "uninteresting" from a distance, you can find true gems.

You might ask, what's the point of this whole speech, because after all, his achievements speak for themselves, and what kind of person someone is isn't the most important criterion for whether they deserve recognition. When he changed his nickname in FT to Bestia DS, he received a lot of criticism, remarks, or even plain insults because people confused him with me. Despite this, after none of these situations did he change the nickname or explain that "it wasn't me." Thanks to him, I also got to see what playing at the highest possible level looks like.

Achievements

⚽ 23x TM Winner (15 times in a row, seasons 49-63)

⚽ 1x TE Winner

⚽ 23x TOP1 SL

⚽ 18x TOP2 SL

⚽ 1x 1st League Winner

⚽ 10x PK Winner

⚽ 38x SL Medal (including 11 times gold medal + medals from every position)

⚽ 30x TTT

⚽ 8x Club TTT

⚽ 11x Best Player Award in TM

⚽ and many other medals and cups

Decision

I think it doesn't need further justification; just look at the rankings, achievements, or career. Thank you to everyone who followed the entire series, and I apologize that this article was a week late, but I had to address certain slanders and simply "clear up" one guy. To our four players, I guarantee once again. See you next week.

Author: Bestia & Kiero DS