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Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
EA FC 25 Ultimate TOTS confirmed release date, predictions, and expected content
The Ultimate TOTS squad is next up in EA FC 25 Ultimate Team, but unlike past weeks, it will be the only TOTS squad being released. The final TOTS squad of EA FC 25 will be released later this week, with the best TOTS items from the promo being re-released in packs as part of the EA FC 25 Ultimate TOTS squad. The TOTS promo has been a hit in EA FC 25 Ultimate Team, with EA Sports releasing some amazing players across the past six weeks. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi both starred in the most recent TOTS release, but the MLS, Saudi Pro League, and ROTW TOTS squads will all be replaced in packs this week, with the EA FC 25 Ultimate TOTS squad taking their place. The EA FC 25 Ultimate TOTS will consist of the best players, both men and women, that have been released during TOTS, with all of these items re-released for one more week in packs. In EA FC 24, 30 players were released as part of the Ultimate TOTS, and we expect this to be the case once again in EA FC 25 as EA look to end the promo on a high ahead of Shapeshifters next week. Here's everything we know about the upcoming EA FC 25 Ultimate TOTS release, including the release date, predictions, and expected Ultimate Team content. EA FC 25 Ultimate TOTS release date EA Sports has confirmed that the EA FC 25 Ultimate TOTS release date is Friday, June 6 at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT/ 6pm BST, with the players released remaining in packs for one week until Friday, June 13, when the Shapeshifters promo will begin in Ultimate Team. EA FC 25 Ultimate TOTS predictions This is who we think will be included in the Ultimate TOTS, with 30 players expected to be released into packs. These players are just predictions, as are the player ratings. ST: Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain) - 97 OVR ST: Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) - 97 OVR ST: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) - 97 OVR ST: Matteo Retegui (Atalanta) - 97 OVR RW: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) - 97 OVR CAM: Lindsey Horan (Lyon Women) - 97 OVR CB: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) - 97 OVR CB: Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen) - 97 OVR CB: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter) - 97 OVR LW: Raphinha (Barcelona) - 97 OVR ST: Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich Women) - 97 OVR ST: Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) - 97 OVR LM: Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City) - 97 OVR CM: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona Women) - 97 OVR RW: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - 97 OVR ST: Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) - 97 OVR CAM: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) - 97 OVR CM: Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain) - 96 OVR ST: Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) - 96 OVR ST: Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting Lisbon) - 96 OVR ST: Clara Mateo (Paris Women) - 96 OVR CDM: Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) - 96 OVR CAM: Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) - 96 OVR CAM: Laura Freigang (Eintracht Frankfurt Women) - 96 OVR CM: Scott McTominay (Napoli) - 96 OVR CAM: Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) - 96 OVR CDM: Pedri (Barcelona) - 96 OVR CAM: Sem Steijn (Twente) - 96 OVR CDM: Sjoke Nusken (Chelsea Women) - 95 OVR GK: David De Gea (Fiorentina) - 94 OVR With the Season Finale update confirming that players can now have five PlayStyle Plus', we expect EA to go big on re-releasing players who were given four PlayStyle Plus' during TOTS. EA FC 25 Ultimate TOTS expected content With the promo consisting of re-released players, we doubt any new TOTS players will be released as SBCs or Objectives over the next week. Instead, expect to see some big upgrade SBCs released, and we should also get an Ultimate TOTS guarantee SBC as well. New Evolutions will go live in-game, while we may even see EA release some Shapeshifters items to build hype for the upcoming promo.
The Guardian
19-05-2025
- General
- The Guardian
‘Likability labour' – why it's time for women to stop being nice at work
Name: Likability labour. Age: The phrase is new, but as a thing it's almost certainly been going on for ever. I'm guessing this has nothing to do with the political party currently in power in the UK, because people seem to be finding it hard to like them at the moment? Not that Labour, no. It's about women in the workplace. Them, I do like. Well, maybe that's part of the issue. Oh. How so? There's a report … Thought there would be … called Shapeshifters: What We Do at Work to Be Liked, which, after surveying more than 1,000 people, discovered that women feel greater pressure to be liked at work and in life. Why? The pressure for women to be likable is 'a culturally entrenched demand that transcends industries and job titles,' says Amy Kean, a sociologist and author of the report, published by training company Good Shout. 'Women are expected to balance competence with warmth, assertiveness with agreeability, and combine authority with overt humility.' Got some numbers for us? Of course: 56% of women feel pressure to be likeable, compared with 36% of men. So how does this manifest itself – what do women do? Kean says: 'They're supposed to be the office mum, taking notes in meetings while softly whipping everybody into shape and baking cakes on Fridays in order to be as palatable as possible.' The cakes? No! The female employees. And it's not just about what they do, it's about what they say as well. Go on. Women are often twice as likely as men to use phrases such as, 'I might be wrong, but …' and, 'Does that make sense?' Does it? Make sense? Yes, and they know it does! But 33% of women worry about coming across as too confident (compared to 16% of men), and 50% say they hold back their true opinions in order to be liked (compared to 35% of men). More than a third of women try to 'smile more'. And I'm thinking this likability labour doesn't pay, does it? Not only does it not pay, the report says it is 'draining creative energy, muffling innovation and punishing authenticity'. Otherwise it's pretty much a level playing field, right? Ha! Yes, of course. Unless you take into account the glass ceiling, the gender pay gap, the patriarchy and emotional labour (the effort required to keep everything running smoothly). Not to mention mental load (also known as cognitive household labour), and other unpaid labour that women take on at home … Do say: (Without looking up, certainly without smiling) 'Just leave it there, on my desk, thanks.' Don't say: 'Sorry to ask but could you possibly do that thing that is literally your job to do …'
