The FIFA 21 Ultimate Team grind is real – if you don’t splash the cash on loot boxes, that is. So, to speed things up a bit, players have come together to create their own, unspoken Golden Goal rule.
This unofficial rule was sparked by the release of the first batch of Icon Swaps rewards. These tokens are eventually “swapped” for powerful Icon cards, for the likes of a 90-rated Thierry Henry, a 90-rated Frank Rijkaard and a 91-rated Prime Ronald Koeman.
To get these tokens you need to complete objectives, and the first eight of these are live now. Five are completed in the Live FUT Friendlies playlist, and three in Squad Battles (Ultimate Team vs the AI).
Here’s where the grind comes in. To get all the tokens currently available, you need an eye-watering 45 wins. That’s 15 hours of play – if you do nothing but win, of course.
In response, the FIFA community has come up with a Golden Goal rule. The idea is simple: if your opponent scores the opening goal of the game, concede straight away. The hope is if you are to score first, your opponent will do the same. If you’re one-nil up and your opponent concedes, you register the win. And because this is just a friendly, there’s no penalty for conceding, and no blemish on your record.