Today, Friday 15th March, kicks off a two-week celebration for Ultimate Team Birthday in EA SPORTS FC 24, bringing 5-star celebrations to the FC community with 5-Star Skill Moves, 5-Star Weak Foot upgrades, new PlayStyle+ introductions, and fan-favourite ICONs from years past. This year also marks the first Ultimate Team Birthday following the arrival of women's football into Ultimate Team in EA SPORTS FC 24, the biggest addition of top tier players ever added in a single year.

Join the party during the FC Direct Ultimate Team Birthday Celebration Stream on Twitch, starting at 11AM PT / 6PM GMT today, for the chance to play alongside Liverpool FC's Diogo Jota as he showcases the full UT Birthday Team 1 campaign items, with additional giveaways during the stream. The celebration continues across the EA SPORTS FC community through the week, with creators doing giveaways and creating content that spreads the festivities internationally.

To get the celebration started, the UT Birthday Team 1 will go-live in EA SPORTS FC 24 today, Friday 15th March, with additional goodies, surprises, and items to be revealed as the festivities continue into next week.

UT Birthday Team 1:

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Rodrygo Silva de Goes (Real Madrid)
Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave)
Diogo Jota (Liverpool)
Ronald Araújo (FC Barcelona)
Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad)
Beth Mead (Arsenal WFC)
Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan)
Sacha Boey (Bayern Munich)
Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain)
Ewa Pajor (VfL Wolfsburg)
Rose Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
Felipe Anderson (Lazio)
Robin Gosens (FC Union Berlin)
Sergej Milinković-Savic (Al Hilal)
Anton Stach (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)

FC 24

For more on the Ultimate Team Birthday celebrations coming to EA SPORTS FC 24, follow FC social channels across Instagram, X, Facebook, and TikTok.

To celebrate, we are giving away a pair of tickets to see the Republic of Ireland take on Switzerland at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday 26th March, plus a copy of FC 24 on the platform of your choice. To be in with a chance to win, simply answer the question correctly to be entered into the draw. Competition closes Friday 22nd March.