One of EA's best-selling franchises sees another yearly update, just months after the release of UEFA Euro 2008. However, continuing with the improvements seen in previous games, the developers tweaked the game further, such as adding a new physics model, which brings more realism to collisions, but also increased responsiveness and goalkeeper AI and animations.
Featuring thirty leagues and passing the half-thousand team mark, the game includes the usual modes seen in previous games, with enhancements to the Be a Pro mode. This mode now allows up to 20 people on 20 different consoles to connect by the Internet and join a 10 vs. single match. A new paid premium mode, named Adidas Live Season, tracks the real results of six of the biggest leagues to dynamically update players' statistics.