7 referees · 29 cards · 5 are ⚡ instant
The referees
3 officials run the deck, and 5 kinds of ⚡ INSTANT can be thrown at any time — even on someone else's turn. They swing tackles, transfers and bookings, and they are exactly what breaks a GOOOAL! call in the final window. Newest instant resolves first, so an instant can cancel an instant.
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SET PIECE
×1The Architect
Look at the top 3 cards of the deck. Keep 1, put the rest on the bottom.
“Training-ground routine.”
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QUICK RESTART
×2The Hurry-Up Artist
Draw 2 cards.
“The wall wasn't ready. Nobody was.”
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⚡ Instant
OFFSIDE!
×2The Linesman Who Never Blinks
A player card just placed on any pitch returns to its owner's hand.
“The flag was already up.”
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⚡ Instant
PLAY ON
×5The Advantage Whisperer
Negate a Transfer, Referee, Yellow or Red card played against you.
“Let them play. Let them suffer.”
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⚡ Instant
OVERTURNED
×5The Second Chance
Cancel and discard the last card played this round.
“Upon review... rescinded.”
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⚡ Instant
PLAYER TRANSFER
×10The Deadline-Day Deal
Take one card from any opponent's pitch and add it to yours.
“Agreed personal terms mid-match.”
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⚡ Instant
HYDRATION BREAK
×4The Cooling-Off Period
The next player misses their turn.
“Everyone to the touchline.”
The World Tour expansion ships extra copies of these referees — more Player Transfers, Overturns and Play Ons — so big tables never run dry. In Group Stage, one referee is flipped before every match to warp the scoring — the full table lives in the scoring guide (PDF).