Cup Semi Final results are in and like last season, 4 teams have made it to their Cup Finals!
However all 4 teams can't win their Finals as Schrute Farms Oslo and Lady Boys FC will face each other.
Overpaid ($7) to sign 3 players and complete my Scotland rally team. Players aren't similar rated or stacked with strong secondaries but there really aren't a lot of Scottish players on the market.
Martin Heath's Scottish granny gave him permission to play for my rally team.
π The votes have been counted. The campaigns are over. The managers have been chosen.
Congratulations to all 48 managers selected to lead their nations into the inaugural @playMFL Nations Cup!
From the first whistle of the group stage to the final in front of the world, you now carry the expectations of your supporters, shareholders, and players.
Some nations arrive as favorites.
Some arrive as underdogs.
All begin with the same dream.
The squad building starts now. The road to glory begins today.
Good luck to every manager. May the best nation lift the trophy. ππ
#NationsCup @playMFL #WorldCup2026 #InternationalFootball #FootballManagement #FIFAWorldCup
Bures' OVR hasn't progressed in almost 2 weeks although he is potentially +1 attribute away from 68. At this point I'm convinced he's determined to stay 67 OVR to keep the meme alive.
4 wins and 5 losses in the cup this afternoon. Common Pack FC conceded in added time to lose 1-0 but my Samrong, Oslo, Bilbao (Royals, not Basque Country) Kragujevac, Rosario and Tauranga clubs reach the semi final.
Agency progression from those 9 matches;
Payet +2 attributes.
Game of the day is Kolkata stealing a 2-0 win.
I'm playing newly opened Kovac and Justiana plus a good progressing Fisher as much as possible while winger Cardona and youngster Bengtsson were paired at CM making the match selection look an odd choice but we got the shock win.
I also just realised I only have 17 Scottish players which is shameful. Fair it's much easier to find English, French, German players etc but I should have made more of an effort to sign and develop Scots.
Inspired by the Nations Cup I filtered my agency by nationality thinking, "what national team solely from my agency players would look the best?". I check through most nations then realise of course it's Spain, I already have a full Spain squad π€¦ββοΈ
Not the biggest cup win in terms of MFL but Common Pack FC reach the next round with a 3-0 win. MOTM was the GK with 5 saves but we did look the better side. Norris with 2 goals then Szilagyi seemed to bundle the third over the line.
Cup knockout results are in and under 50% have progressed.
10 wins to 7 losses over 90 minutes with 1 loss in extra time. The real blow is 1 victory via penalties with 7 (SEVEN) penalty losses, a hugely disappointing way to lose out on playing more matches and MFL.
1 year ago today I bought Lorenz GΓΆtz for $1.
From a 42 rated CB I signed to play as a backup RB at my lowest club to an 89 rated CB who has played the past 4 seasons in Gold.
Agency-wide I have 782 players;
46 have already retired,
134 are retiring over the next 3 seasons,
311 players are 28 or over with retirement on it's way,
the remaining 291 are safe for at least 1 more season.
With the transfer window closed I have looked up some numbers.
9 players purchased during the window, 3 of whom have retirements coming up. Also 10 new players joined the agency via pack openings.
11 players were sold during the window with all 11 retiring in the next 3 seasons.
Massive win in the 11th v 12th place clash for my One Cent Club tonight. We now sit 6 points ahead of 12th, largely because they've forfeited every match this season π
Wilhelmsson's season so far. +2 passing, +2 defending, +7 physical (ovr 74 to 77).
Feeling like I need to sign better players to play around him next season or loan him out so he doesn't have a training penalty.
Free agents have been re-signed for the second half of the season now games are back. First training session in 2-3 days with full squads and Wilhelmsson is now +3 for the season as is Ahmad while Whitehead becomes rare. Payet is showing more promise.
Buying 1 Panama share in support of my new Panamanian players. All have joined their first ever club and are working hard in training to one day earn a call up to represent their nation.
Rumours of Alejandro Rosales quitting football to become an Olympic sprinter are unproven.
A new player has joined the agency. A larger price than I usually pay ($32.50) but I'm trying to refresh the agency with some younger players.
His purchase along with selling 4 players with retirement symbols today should put the agency in a better place long-term.
Highlight of the season so far is Heath getting +1 to reach 88 and now is only 1 behind Gotz who is still improving but at a slower pace. Progression feels like it's already stalled so I have low expectations for the second half of the season which is when it usually gets slower.
Mid Season progression update.
Robertson and Sobolev started quickly for +3 then stalled, Bures took a little longer after his tier break. Wilhelmsson's going strong in Physical for his +2 while Francisco and Morales continuing on from last season.