Ultimate Team - FIFA's playable fantasy football mode, and the virtual equivalent to FIFA 23 Coins the European Super League - now lets you build an elite group thanks to a more lenient approach to how its team chemistry system works.
Players who are from the same league or country no longer need to be close to each with respect to the team you select in order to boost your team's chemistry also, and they're not forced to forget how to play football just because they don't have any commonalities with their teammates.
Many will be happy with the added possibility to shop in the market for transfers, however it seems like a large part that made making a squad interesting and challenging is gone. In any case, FUT is still largely an online game that is a reflection of the most shady aspects today's football. Oh, and the interface isn't as welcoming as an upscale Rangers pub for someone with a Celtic scarf.
Career mode has had an overhaul in appearance to bring it into line with the game's other modes, but it plays largely the same as before. As an individual player, there are RPG-style points to be earned depending on how you behave in and off the field and you are also able to take on the form of coaches and players from the real world rather than creating your own entirely from scratch.
What's less clear is the constant attempts of career mode for you to play less football. EA already had added numerous training elements that just felt like admin, but now you also have the option to only watch the highlights of FUT 23 Coins buy games rather than the full 90 minutes. If you're playing football, it's slightly baffling.