EA Back Down, Phenoms and England Have A Semi w/Nepenthez #W42/3

EA Back Down, Phenoms and England Have A Semi w/Nepenthez #W42/3

From FUT Weekly Podcast by EA FC Ultimate Team Weekly

July 13, 2026 · 1h 50m

About this episode

The episode discusses England's performance in the World Cup semi-finals, EA's removal of microtransactions, and the introduction of Phenoms in packs.

Get double the episodes, and keep FUT Weekly going (for just £3 a month) by becoming a Patreon over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/morepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This includes an exclusive supporter podcast this week! A bumper episode this week to make up for no public episode last week! England are in a World Cup Semi, EA have been shamed into removing microtransactions from a sports title, oh and Phenoms are in packs! Chapters (please note, as Spotify inserts ads into run time, these timestamps will usually be behind when the topics starts): 01:24 England Scrape Past Norway 08:48 Discussing The Big Referee Calls 15:45 England Vs Argentina 23:20 Semi Final Predictions 29:37 EA's CFB 27 Scandal and Climbdown 47:41 Underhanded Season Pass Move From EA 51:16 How We Feel About Our Relationship With EA 57:46 Phenoms Are Not Phenomenal 1:01:58 Looking Ahead To FUTTIES 1:07:07 How Big Should PlayStyles Lab Be In FC 27 1:13:27 Has The Token Transition Highlighted The Problem with Tokens? 1:31:34 FUTTIES Token Store Players Are AWFUL 1:38:19 The Time of Day You Play Matters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Guest: Nepenthez

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Organizations: EA, FUT Weekly

Products: CFB 27, FUTTIES, Season Pass

Places: England, Norway, Argentina

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