Fans think new football game with over 1m players in 24 hours has already been 'ruined' as footage goes viral

Fans of a brand new football video game are concerned that game may have already been ruined as a clip has gone viral online.

With almost every club in football currently taking a break during off-season, many fans have been wondering what to do with the spare time now granted to them until the 2025/26 season gets underway.

Thankfully for some, the itch for more football didn't last long, as Rematch, a brand new online 5v5 multiplayer football video game launched on Playstation, Xbox and PC.

The fast-paced arcade-style game has been an instant success, boasting a stunning peak of 92,841 concurrent Steam players when it launched on June 19.

However, just days after the official launch, some fans have shared concerns that the game may have already been ruined after watching a viral clip online.

Similarly to the massively popular Rocket League, Rematch players are already trying to find new and unique ways to score goals and win matches.

For example, in a now-viral clip posted online, one player discovered that if he continued to head the ball into the back wall of the arena, it would allow his character to float above the pitch.

In doing so it extended the match, which would end once the ball touched the ground, and allowed him to do a nice overhead kick to end the match with a goal that put his team 5-1 ahead.

While many fans have responded positively to the clip seeing the funny side of the ridiculous, yet impressive, moment, others are not happy.

Reacting to the clip on X, one fan wrote: "Coming up with ways to ruin the game."

Another agreed, adding: "Just play football. The players ruin every game."

While one claimed: "The sweats have already taken over haha."

Of course, to almost every player a moment like this would never happen, and it's clearly not something that is worrying the 47,000+ people currently playing the game at the time of writing.

And overall, the game has been a massive success with critics and fans alike, boasting mostly positive reviews from the 11,915 posted Steam, while sitting with an impressive Metacritic score of 75%.

For fans looking to get involved in Rematch, the price will depend on the edition of the game, with the standard edition costs £19.99, according to Rematch, while the Pro Edition is priced at £29.99 and the the most lucrative Elite Edition costing £39.99.