7 Ways To Kill Time Until FIFA 18

A job that takes a lot more effort than many might imagine, getting your Ultimate Team right is an absolute nightmare at first. Not only do you end up wading through pack after pack in pursuit of a decent squad of players - there's always the temptation to drop into the FUT Market and remove the random factor.

If you know who you want before the season starts, it could put you in better stead than simply going hell for leather at it - like you probably did in FIFA 17.

Researching which players have finished the FIFA 17 with massively upgraded stats usually gives an indication as to who will be worth taking a risk on at the start of next season. For example, Rene Adler is an exceptional goalkeeper and is currently a free agent with impressively boosted stats - a banker for your number one shot stopper.

It isn't an exact science but the earlier you start planning, the more time you have to play with your projected XI - the really hard bit is finding them all!