FC 27 Fans Blame Creators, Not Just EA, for the Free Kick Bug

Published 2026-10-15 · DB.Coins Blog

The bug everyone is arguing about

FC 27's free kick exploit went from a curiosity to the biggest talking point in Ultimate Team in roughly 48 hours. The short version of what is circulating: players push a man right up into the opponent's goal area, then hit a full-power strike from deep, and the ball ends up in the net far more often than it has any right to. A goalkeeper version did the rounds too, with clips showing a keeper apparently scoring from inside his own box.

Reports of the exact method differ, which is itself part of the chaos — people are trying it, filming it, and describing it slightly differently.

EA acknowledged it publicly on 13 October 2026, describing it as an exploit that lets players score from deep free kicks in specific circumstances and saying it was looking to fix the issue within a couple of days. A temporary reduction in how often it triggers has reportedly already gone out, with a full fix pencilled in for a future Title Update. Treat that timeline as unconfirmed until it appears in patch notes.

The real split: EA's fault or the creators' fault?

Here is where the community genuinely divides, and it is not the usual EA pile-on.

"The creators spread it"

A loud chunk of Reddit is pointing at content channels rather than the developers. The argument runs that whoever found it could have reported it quietly, and that turning it into short-form videos is what took it from one obscure sequence to something you meet in Rivals on a Tuesday night. In this view, the clips did more damage than the code.

"Public pressure is the only thing that works"

The counter-argument is just as common. Players on the other side say quiet bug reports historically sit for weeks, and that EA moved within days precisely because the clips were everywhere. They also point out that EA shipped the bug in the first place — a game-breaking scoring exploit surviving into a live build is a QA problem, not a YouTube problem.

Both sides are making a fair point. Exposure speeds up fixes and speeds up abuse at the same time; you do not get one without the other.

Should you try it? No.

EA's fair play rules treat deliberate exploit abuse in online modes — Rivals, Champions, tournaments — as a violation, and the terms allow account action for intentionally exploiting bugs. Some argue enforcement is harder here than for third-party tools, since nobody modified a file. That is a community theory, not a policy statement. Risking your club on it for a few extra wins is a bad trade.

Defensively, players report that pulling a defender back to clear the ball or catch the attacker offside can disrupt it. Community workaround, not a guarantee.

What it means for your coins

One outlet has claimed the bug flooded the market with rare cards and pushed values down. That is a single-source claim and worth checking against live prices before you act on it.

The sensible play for Indian managers: do not dump your squad over a bug EA has already acknowledged. Watch for the Title Update landing, and remember Season 2 and the expected Ultimate Scream window around 23 October will move prices far more than a free kick glitch will. If you are building toward that promo and want a bigger budget ready before the market heats up, DB.Coins offers safe trading that increases your coin balance, with instant delivery — Get FC Coins.