Retro Goal+ is the Apple Arcade version of Retro Goal. Like for Retro Bowl you are a new coach put in charge of a struggling soccer team. In Retro Bowl you only have NFL-equivalent teams to choose from but here you can choose a country then a league then a specific city -- I assume all the cities are there but not the club names.

Your team is a representative best six players and players have Speed, Agility, Reflexes, Handling, and Condition. They also have Age, Morale, an optional Trait, Value, and XP Level. You can borrow players and I assume lend out players. I don't think there's a salary cap but you only have so much money though you're earning some after each game.

You can set up your formation and place your star players and choose the tactics (balance, all out defend, attack wing, etc.). You can change these settings in the middle of a game.

You have three facilities to improve: Stadium (bigger stadiums have bigger box office receipts ceiling), Training, Youth Academy. Up to two assistant coaches.

Gameplay during a game is key moments. A key moment starts where you have the ball. You can pass the ball and as soon as the pass starts you control the receiver. If the other team gets the ball you can switch control to the closest player and try to get the ball back. It's not quite frantic action -- speed slows down to a crawl when you're setting up a kick. If you lose control of the ball eventually the moment ends and the game goes to the next moment, so in general you're doing like half a dozen moments for a full game.

It's a flavorful and accessible version of soccer action plus management. Unfortunately unlike Retro Bowl there is no auto-play mode so you have to play out each game so a season can take a long time to play. For me I don't particularly want to play out each game so eventually this game is a pass for me.