In EA Sports FC 25, players can start different types of management career modes. Some may prefer to take over a team of former glory and work to reshape it into a top team in the league. For other players who want to directly control one of the top teams in the world, career mode allows them to choose to manage eight five-star teams, each of which provides a unique career mode experience. Here is a detailed ranking of them.

8. Lombardia FC (Inter)

• Country: Italy
• League: Serie A Enilive
• Starting Transfer Budget: $75.8 million

Lombardia FC, also known as Inter. They successfully won Serie A in the 2023-2024 season and proved themselves to be a strong team. Although the team has excellent players like Lautaro Martinez and Nicolo Barella. However, their lineup is not as interesting to use as other five-star teams.

In addition, players can only play as Lombardia FC in EA FC 25. It’s even more regrettable that the jersey colors in the game are not Inter’s iconic black and blue stripes.

7. Manchester City

• Country: England
• League: Premier League
• Starting Transfer Budget: $247 million

Manchester City is a Premier League powerhouse with some of the highest-rated players in the game. They have won six titles in the last seven seasons, and it doesn’t look like their dominance will be weakened anytime soon. It’s difficult to replicate Pep Guardiola’s tactical style in FIFA 25, but it’s still fun to charge forward with Haaland or build up the attack with De Bruyne.

Since Manchester City not only has a great team, but their starting transfer budget also exceeds other five-star teams, it will be easy to win with Manchester City.

6. FC Bayern Munchen

• Country: Germany
• League: Bundesliga
• Starting Transfer Budget: $110 million

Bayern Munchen lost Bundesliga to Leverkusen in the 2023-2024 season. Therefore, their first task is to regain the league title and consolidate their dominance in German football. This should not be difficult for them, as they have a strong team and strong financial resources.

Even if Leverkusen gives you trouble in the early season, you can build a team that can dominate the game. It is even possible to weaken the opponent by getting Leverkusen’s best players using FUT 25 Coins.

5. Real Madrid

• Country: Spain
• League: La Liga EA Sports
• Starting Transfer Budget: $133.2 million

Managing Real Madrid in career mode may feel relatively easy, as the roster they have is enough to win the game easily. In addition, they have ample funds and a board with a lenient attitude towards the use of young players.

Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr are two of the fastest players in the game. Besides this, there are several young superstars on the team, such as Endrick and Arda Gular, who have the potential to become the best players in the world. Developing these young players into top stars in the game is very satisfying.

4. Liverpool

• Country: England
• League: Premier League
• Starting Transfer Budget: $115 million

The team lineup in EA Sports FC 25 is very similar to EA Sports FC 24, with only Federico Chiesa signed. But it is still a lot of fun to manage Reds, as they have some exciting players, such as Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz. They are also a fun challenge, and the goal is to dethrone Man City, a top team, from the throne.

In addition, if you want to create a new era of Liverpool’s dominance, it will not be easy, because several of their best players are old, and you have to build a team for the future.

3. Arsenal

• Country: England
• League: Premier League
• Starting Transfer Budget: $136.6 million

Arsenal has had relatively little success in recent years. They have failed to win any Premier League or Champions League since 2004. Arsenal has a strong team with defensive players like Declan Rice, William Saliba, and Gabriel providing a solid foundation. However, you may need to strengthen your attacking lineup.

2. Leverkusen

• Country: Germany
• League: Bundesliga
• Starting Transfer Budget: $64.4 million

Leverkusen has had a great season in the 2023-2024 season. They have only lost one game in all competitions, which gives them a five-star rating. Since Bayern Munich is usually the dominant team in Germany, they will probably regain the title, so it remains to be seen whether they can continue this success in Career Mode.

Leverkusen has some excellent players. But they are still not as strong as Bayern, and their transfer budget will not be as abundant as Bayern in your first season. Therefore, even if they are unbeaten in the last season and become a five-star team, they still face certain challenges.

1. FC Barcelona

• Country: Spain
• League: La Liga EA Sports
• Starting Transfer Budget: $89.5 million

Barcelona has faced financial difficulties in recent years, so when managing the team in career mode, the transfer budget is not as abundant as other big teams, and the board of directors has high expectations for finances and results. They want managers to lead the team to win games, manage finances properly, and develop young players.

You have some outstanding young players, and you can try to develop them into top stars. Junior players such as Lamine Yamal, Gavi, Balde, and Pau Cubarsi have the potential to become the best in the game.

In short, no matter which team you choose, players will experience unique career challenges. To make it easier to deal with these challenges, you can follow Giveaway channel in IGGM discord, which often releases product giveaway information, and you can also discuss game strategies with other players in the discord group.