Choose a side to play on. Then, during gameplay, press Start and choose 'Select Sides'. Move your controller under the opponent's side and resume gameplay. Then, score as many goals as desired (while under the opponent's side), then just switch back to your side again. This way you will have a big point lead, depending on how many goals you scored. This trick also works better when you switch back to your side near the end of the second half.
Getting good players
Go to the options menu then to 'Player Swaps'. Swap all the good players desired onto the team you want to play as, then save that as a squad. Call it whatever desired. Then go to 'New Season' and select 'Current Squads' and play your team. This is useful for a third division team. This team now has all the good players.
Buying players
If you want to buy a player, bid for them about 1 or 2 million above the asking price. This ensures you of signing that player. Players that are worth buying include:
Thierry Henry
Ronaldinho
David Beckham
Ronaldo
Tim Howard
Roberto Carlos
Alexandre Del Piero
David Bellion
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Hernan Crespo
In the first year, it is almost impossible (unless you bid over 5 million above the asking price) to buy Thiery Henry, David Beckham, Ronaldo, and Del Piero.
Recommended team
Create a team with the following players:
Goalkeepers: Tim Howard Iker Casillas
Defenders: Rio Ferdinand Paulo Maldini Alexandre Nesta Roberto Carlos Lilian Thuram Sol Campbell
Midfielders: David Beckham Zinedine Zidane Cristiano Ronaldo Luis Figo Ronaldinho Edgar Davids David Bellion
Forwards: Thierry HenryRuud Van Nistelrooy Ronaldo Del Piero Shevshenko Adrian Mutu Hernan Crespo
Create a team with the following players. The players are expensive so you might have to sell some of your best players first. The subs are up to you.
Defenders RB
Michel Salgado (Real Madrid) LCB
Fabio Cannavaro (Inter Milan) RCB
Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan) LB
Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid)Midfielders LM
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) RM
David Beckham (Real Madrid) CAM
Ronaldiniho (Barcelona)Strikers LF
Ronaldo (Real Madrid) RF
Theirry Henry (Arsenal)
Ghost movement
When you have won a game and a player sent off from the team you are controlling, you will see the ball move and go into a goal by itself.
Skillful Players
If you want to play around and do things like stepovers and other ticks hold the left shoulder button and use the right direction stick and you will do various good moves.
The best players to do this with are people like :
Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)
Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Jay Jay Okocha (Bolton)
Most Teams' Third Kits
Reach level 5 in your EA Bio.
French Ligue Teams' Third Kits
Reach level 10 in your EA Bio. Alternately, defeat all the teams in this league.
Italian Division 1 Teams' Third Kits
Reach level 20 in your EA Bio. Alternately, defeat all the teams in this league.
Spanish Premeira Liga Teams' Third Kits
Reach level 30 in your EA Bio. Alternately, defeat all the teams in this league.
English Premiership And German Bundesliga Teams' Third Kits
Reach level 40 in your EA Bio. Alternately, defeat all the teams in those leagues.