ARC Raiders wouldn't be an extraction shooter if Embark Studios didn't have people asking you to bring stuff back from your trips Topside. That's why there are plenty of quests you'll be asked to complete for each of the traders featured.
Though the actual tasks these quests require you to complete are relatively simple, they're not always simple to complete. Besides avoiding other players and ARCs to make it to your destination, if you're not thorough, you run the risk of needing multiple visits Topside just to get one objective completed.
This guide will run you through how to complete Apollo's 'The League' quest, where you help Speranza's resident gadgets and grenades expert give football back to the people surviving through this dystopian world.
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ARC Raiders - The League Quest Guide
Where to Find a Bicycle Pump and a Deflated Football
To start the quest, you need to find two things: a football and a bicycle pump. A football, because, well, obviously, you need one to play football, and a bicycle pump because none of the footballs you would find in this futuristic wasteland would have air in them.
Both are Residential items that can technically be found in any residential area on any map, but your best bet is to head straight to the Water Towers in Dam Battlegrounds. You'll potentially find both a bicycle pump and a deflated football there in one go, but if you're strolling through residential areas on other maps, there's still a chance you'll find either one or both in the odd drawer.
Finding them isn't enough, though, as you'll need to extract back to Speranza safely for the objective to be considered complete.
Where to Take a Photo of the Goal by the Water Towers
This one is just in the name, and it's also why I advise you to look for a bicycle pump and a deflated football at the Water Towers before trying somewhere else. Once you're at the Water Towers, even if you can't find the other items, you'll be able to take the photo to complete the objective, which you can see in the screenshots above.
Where to Take a Photo of Football Magazines
This is, unfortunately, less straightforward than the previous picture-perfect challenge. Firstly, you'll need to head to Buried City to complete this objective, and you'll also need to be a bit lucky. You can find football magazines to photograph at any white kiosk building on the map, but it's not a guarantee.
In this case, it's possible that you run out of time looking into every kiosk, unable to find the right magazines, but just like with everything else in ARC Raiders, persistence is key. You should be able to find a kiosk with football magazines to photograph in a kiosk on the north side of Marano Station. If you can't find them there, you'll have to cross the map while keeping an eye out for every kiosk, but it shouldn't be an issue to find them at any of the Marano Station kiosks.
Rewards
Once you've successfully extracted both items and taken both photos, speak to Apollo to be rewarded with 5 Tagging Grenades, 5 Fireworks, and a Faded Flush (Aviator Colour) cosmetic.
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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