Both Long and Opara are strong options with the pace, defending, and physical attributes to keep opposing attackers out of the box. Opara's base card has 84 pace and 82 physical as a 75-rated card. Ike Opara is one of the best cheap defenders in the entire game. FC 25 Ultimate Team clubs that have a lot of coins can go after Rulebreaker Opara, who is honestly one of the most broken cards in FC 25 Coins Ultimate Team 21.
There are no good options at goalkeeper in the MLS. Vermeer is a usable card, but Zack Steffen is slightly better. The United States product has good reflexes and all of the other relevant stats in the 70s. Steffen is by no means a great goalkeeper, but he is a serviceable option for the team. With a chemistry card, the goalkeeper will perform better than players assume in-game. FC 25 Ultimate Team players can only hope that one of the MLS keepers gets an upgraded card sometime soon.
Nani and Pizarro are the best cards that did not make it into the squad. Nani just does not have enough quickness to be viable on the wing. Clubs should sub him into the midfield to take advantage of the card's dribbling and passing. Pizarro could easily replace Nagbe, but his dribbling leaves something to be desired. Higuain is another player that could be included, but with pace in the 60s, it is hard to justify starting the card. There are also a number of cheap in-forms that would have made the team, but many casual gamers are better off using the less expensive base gold cards.
EA has finally added the FC 25 Ultimate Teamure Stars Academy challenges in season four of FIFA 25. FC 25 Ultimate Team clubs can grind the challenges to get FC 25 Ultimate Teamure Star Cucurella. At first glance, the objectives can seem quite daunting. However, with the right players and a little perseverance, Clubs can unlock the upgraded Cucurella in just 25 matches.
The FC 25 Ultimate Teamure Stars challenges with 82-rated Cucurella will be the most difficult, as the card is a left-back. Players can swap Cucurella with a center-attacking midfielder or winger in-game to get the card on the ball more. Once players finish the assist challenges, they will unlock the 84-rated left-wing Cucurella. The 84 rated card has improved stats and players can move him to winger or left forward to improve their chances of scoring and assisting. Below is the best affordable squad to use when completing the buy EA FC 25 Coins Ultimate Teamure Stars Cucurella challenges.