First, for online playing sake, it would be nice to be able to save match summaries and statistics to a file, using an XML format (Wayne Gretzky Hockey used to do something similar years ago). This would greatly enhance the possibilities for online leagues as players could send in their match report files containing the statistics from the match.

Second, it would be nice to be able to save "highlights" from games to files separate from the main replay section as a kind of "game highlight reel". For example, instead of replay00.sav, the names might be g04rply0.sav, g04rply1.sav, ... g04rply6.sav.

In general, it would also be nice if replays would also record a game time index and the current skill level.

Also, to make it less obtrusive to capture these highlights, especially during online matches, the user could simply hit keys 1-6 on the keyboard during match play to instantly select replays for the highlights. The files could then be submitted with the XML match summary listed above to league commissioners.

Third, during replays the camera angles often leave something to be desired. A new "Free Fixed" camera would solve this problem. Allow the user to choose a point in space, and then fix the camera there while the action continues.

I agree with you entirely! And it's not a really hard thing to do also. I'm sure EA Sports can find a way to minimize/crush/crunch/pack the size of those files (say 1byte to 1kb) for use all to seeand enjoy.

The only downside is that someone will be able to find a way and edit those files to make it seem like he/she is the "Ultimate FIFA 2000" player.

That's all.