Esports Football in details: modes, rules, requirements

Esports Football in details: modes, rules, requirements

What is a sports simulator?

Experts use this phrase to designate a category of games where the action (or rather, a sports competition) takes place on a specific territory: a football field, a golf course or a ring. There are two main football simulators, the names of which correspond to the games — PES and FIFA. At the moment, both games are ahead of the rest of the options in terms of the visual component. 

However, the efootball audience and the professional community have chosen FIFA as a favorite. Experts point out that one of the advantages of the simulator is a better adaptation for playing over the Internet. Sales confirmed this fact also: in 2017 more than a million copies were sold during the week. Users cannot download PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) 2021 or FIFA 20 for free, the games is available in official stores. Japanese company Konami has released a free version of Pro Evolution Soccer — PES Lite. This year's PES update is called the eFootball PES Season Update. Experts note that they have added only new content.

Japanese company Konami has released a free version of Pro Evolution Soccer — PES Lite. This year's PES update is called the eFootball PES Season Update. Experts note that they have added only new content.



Types of modes

Esports football fifa distinguishes between two main modes — Ultimate Team (UT) and Kick-OFF. The main competitive mode is UT, allowing to recruit players from different clubs and nationalities. The goal is to create the perfect team with eleven players. Kick-OFF allows to quickly set up a standalone unrated friendly match either against a CPU (up to 5V CPU) or against real players on the same machine (up to 5 v5).



Rules and requirements

Potential participants in FIFA cybefootball competitions must register on the site for the organizers to consider applications. So, the basic rules for participating in the game:

  • to have an access to FIFA on specific consoles, such as Xbox One or PlayStation;
  • to have a valid gamertag or PSN ID; 
  •  to confirm an agreement with the rules of confidentiality of the information and user identification;
  • to register a valid EA Account and accept the official rules;
  • to meet the requirements for age (at least 16 years old) and place of residence.

Following the above rules provides an opportunity for players to take part in the competition.