Why FC 27 Fans Are Split on the Icon 88 OVR Floor Leak
Published 2026-09-10 · DB.Coins Blog
FC 27 Fans Are Split on the Icon 88 OVR Floor Leak
A fresh leak doing the rounds on Reddit and FUT Twitter/X this week claims EA is about to rewrite the Icon tier in FC 27 — and Ultimate Team players can't agree on whether it's a good idea.
What the leak actually says
According to leak accounts (most traced back to well-known FUT dataminers), every Icon in FC 27 will carry a minimum 88 overall rating. That would wipe out the 85, 86 and 87-rated base Icons we've seen in past titles. It's not just a blanket number bump either — attributes and PlayStyles are reportedly being reworked player by player. Names being thrown around in the leak threads include:
- Roy Keane — rumoured to jump from 86 to 89, with a pace boost and upgrades across shooting, dribbling and defending
- Frank Lampard — said to move from 87 to 89, with shooting climbing from 88 to 91
- Steven Gerrard — reportedly landing at 89, with gains across pace, passing, dribbling, defending and physical
None of this is official yet, so treat the specific numbers as unconfirmed until EA's Pitch Notes or the in-game Icon reveal confirms them.
Why the community is arguing about it
This is a genuinely split debate, not a one-sided pile-on, and both camps are showing up loudly in the threads.
The "about time" camp argues this is exactly the fix Ultimate Team needed. Icons have been sitting at the top of the power curve for years, and once you pack one, most Gold cards and Heroes stop being worth using. Fans in this camp are hoping a flatter curve means:
- More viable squad-building options for longer into the cycle
- Weaker Icons like Keane or Lampard actually becoming worth using, instead of being permanent bench-warmers
- Less pressure to pack an elite Icon just to stay competitive online
The "legends deserve better" camp sees it differently. Their worry isn't the rating math — it's the feeling. Part of what makes pulling an Icon special is that gap between an Icon and a normal card. If every Icon starts at 88+, some fans feel that magic gets diluted, and that a handful of genuinely elite Icons (think 91+ tier) risk looking less exceptional by comparison.
There's also a practical market angle players keep bringing up: if lower Icons suddenly become meta-relevant at 88-89 OVR, expect their coin prices to move — and move fast — the moment this goes live, whether at launch or in a later Title Update.
Our take
Leaks like this tend to land somewhere between "confirmed" and "completely made up," so don't build your entire early squad plan around Roy Keane at 89 just yet. But the direction — flattening Icon power creep — lines up with things EA has already hinted at in FC 27's gameplay Pitch Notes, so there's more smoke here than usual.
If it does land as leaked, the smart move is patience: let the first few days of the market settle, watch which previously-ignored Icons suddenly spike in price, and buy before the wider community catches on rather than after.
What this means for your coins
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