EA SPORTS FC 27 on PlayStake

• Format: One-against-one online friendly, streamed by both players.
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, wherever you can play the other player online.
• Who decides: an independent, approved referee watching both of your Kick streams.
• Rules: every match is played under our Match Rules.

1. Get set up. Create an account, verify your identity (21+, living in England, Scotland or Wales), and connect your Kick channel. Both players need to stream their own screen.
2. Go live and pick the game. Go live on Kick and choose the game you are playing on PlayStake, so other players can find you and send a challenge.
3. Send or accept a challenge. Choose a stake. Nothing leaves your balance until the other player accepts; then both stakes are locked for the match.
4. A referee joins. An independent referee takes the match, checks both streams are live on the game, and starts it. If no referee joins within 10 minutes, it's cancelled and both stakes are returned in full.
5. Play the match. Agree any settings on stream, then play. Stay live on the game until the referee records the result.
6. Result and payout. The referee records the result from what both streams show. Either player can dispute it within 15 minutes; after that, the winner is paid the pot less a 5% platform fee.

Agree your settings on stream before the referee starts the match. If you don't agree anything, these apply:

• Mode: Online friendly (Kick-Off against your opponent).
• Teams: Any club or national team; no custom or edited squads.
• Half length: 6 minutes.
• Draw at full time: Stays a draw, unless you agree extra time and penalties on stream first.
• Controls: Any; assisted settings allowed.
• Ultimate Team: Only if both players agree it on stream.

• The referee records the final score shown on both streams at full time, or after extra time and penalties if you agreed them.
• A draw means each player gets their stake back, less their share of the platform fee.
• Quitting the match, or leaving it before full time, counts as a loss unless it was a genuine disconnect (see below).
• Either player can dispute the result within 15 minutes. Our team reviews both streams, match chat and the referee's notes before anything is paid out.

Reconnect as quickly as you can and say what happened on your stream. The referee decides what's fair from what both streams show. Usually:

• If the match drops before half time, replay it from the start with the same settings.
• If it drops after half time, play the remaining minutes of a new match with the score carried over, or agree on stream to accept the score at the time.
• If a player hasn't returned within 10 minutes, the referee may award the match to the other player.

• Stakes from £1 to £500, matched by both players. Nothing is taken until the challenge is accepted.
• The winner receives the pot less a 5% platform fee. For example, £10 each makes a £20 pot, and the winner receives £19.
• A draw returns each player's stake, less their share of the fee.
• Set deposit limits, take a break or self-exclude any time from Safer Gambling.

More answers in the FAQ, or see all games.