EA FC 24 Showdown Series – leaked SBCs, start date and how upgrades work
For the first time in EA FC 24 Ultimate Team, a new weekly promo squad will not be released. Instead, EA Sports is turning its attention to SBCs, with the Showdown Series set to return.
EA FC 24 players have been treated to some decent promos in recent weeks, with the Fantasy FC promo following the fan-favourite Future Stars promo in Ultimate Team. The Fantasy FC Team 1 and Team 2 squads featured players that can earn upgrades based on real-life performances, which you can keep up to date with in our Fantasy FC upgrade tracker. Despite no new promo entering UT this week, the live content is set to continue with the EA FC 24 Showdown Series.
Showdown SBCs consist of two players from an upcoming real-life fixture who receive special players item in Ultimate Team, with one player from each featured team released. We've already seen a few Showdown SBCs released so far, but during the EA FC 24 Showdown Series, we're set to see multiple released in quick succession.
EA FC 24 Showdown Series SBC start date
An Ultimate Team loading screen has confirmed when the EA FC 24 Showdown Series will begin, with the start date revealed as Friday, March 8 at 6pm GMT / 1pm EST / 10am PST. The first Showdown Series was in FIFA 23, and the event lasted a week, meaning we expect a new promo, which is tipped to be FC Birthday, to begin on Friday, March 15.
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Leaker @FutSheriff has revealed some of the Showdown SBCs on Twitter that we can expect over the coming week, with some big games taking place in real life this weekend. A huge game in the Premier League title race will see Liverpool and Manchester City go head to head, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid clash next Sunday, while Newcastle and Chelsea will battle it out at Stamford Bridge.
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Here are the players leaked to feature in the Showdown SBC Series:
- CF: Joao Felix (Barcelona)
- CF: Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid)
- CM: Bobby Clark (Liverpool)
- CB: Manuel Akanji (Manchester City)
- LB: Ben Chilwell (Chelsea)
- ST: Alexander Isak (Newcastle United)
- RB: Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund)
- RM: Ansgar Knauff (Frankfurt)
- CB: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter)
- CM: Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli)
- LB: Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women)
- RM: Nikita Parris (Manchester United Women)
Each player will start with the same overall rating, with the winning player from the real-life fixture set to receive a +2 upgrade, while the other player will remain the same. If the game ends in a draw, both players will receive a +1 upgrade.
Not only will we be receiving the Showdown Series, but EA Sports has confirmed that a Campaign re-release will be released roll out at the same time the Showdown Series begins, meaning a bunch of players from previous EA FC 24 promos will be joining the TOTW 25 squad in Ultimate Team packs.
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