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Football Ultimate Team™ 26 - UEFA Primetime

7 novembre 2025

Futuristic characters with glowing blue and purple armor stand heroically on a soccer field. Text reads "UEFA Primetime Heroes" with names Laudehr, De Rossi, Salgado.

SHINE BRIGHT IN EUROPEAN NIGHTS

UEFA Primetime brings blockbuster action to Football Ultimate Team™ as clubs call upon their very best in the fight for knockout qualification across the UEFA Champions, Europa, and Conference Leagues.

Head into Football Ultimate Team™ to see the latest UEFA Primetime content including dynamic Heroes, new SBCs, and themed Live Events recreating the real-world drama across Europe’s top club competitions.

NEW UEFA PRIMETIME HEROES

UEFA Primetime introduces three new Heroes to Football Ultimate Team™, debuting campaign Heroes in FC 26. Celebrate some of the greatest performers in European competition history with dynamic Hero Items that upgrade alongside the performances of their given teams.

Daniele De Rossi:

The mighty metodista, De Rossi became the definition of an Italian midfield colossus at boyhood club, Roma. Racking up hundreds of appearances for the Giallorossi, he achieved legendary status for both club and country, ending a two-decade-long senior career with over 100 caps for the Azzurri and bringing the biggest international honours back to Italy.

EA FC26 UEFA Primetime Heroes card featuring Daniele De Rossi as an 88-rated CDM with vibrant wolves and a warrior in a stadium backdrop.

Míchel Salgado:

Il Due. From Celta Vigo stalwart to a full decade of service at Real Madrid, and beyond, the Spanish full back became a nightmare for opposition wingers, aggressive and effective in equal measure. These traits would lead him to countless trophies, including four league titles and a UEFA Champions League double.

Futuristic stadium scene with an animated hero character holding energy blades. A football card of Michel Salgado rated 88 is displayed, promoting UEFA Primetime Heroes.

Simone Laudehr:

The Bavarian powerhouse. Laudehr earned more than a century of caps for the German national team, picking up Olympic bronze and lifting the UEFA Women’s Euro trophy in 2009. A key figure at Duisburg and Frankfurt, Laudehr collected domestic and European honours before sealing her club legacy by clinching the Frauen-Bundesliga title on the final day with FC Bayern.

Illustration of a dynamic scene featuring a person riding a futuristic bike. On the right, a card displays Simone Laudehr with an 89 CM rating in EA FC 26.

IN-GAME UPGRADES INFORMED BY ON-PITCH PERFORMANCES

UEFA Primetime Player Items upgrade based on standout performances in real-world games as they look to push their teams to the knockout phase and beyond in their respective tournament. With goals, assists, clean sheets, and more game-defining contributions dictating upgrades, look out for the players that consistently make an impact on the pitch through individual brilliance.

UCL & UEL upgrade path:

Objective Upgrade
Club earns 7 or more points in the next 4 matches 1 OVR
The player has 1 Appearance in a win over next 4 matches x1 Role+ & 1 base PS
Att/Mid: Get 1 Goal or Assist in the next 4 matches

Def: Get 1 Clean Sheet or 0 Yellow/Red cards in the next 4 matches

x1 Role++ & 1 base PS
Club finishes top 8 in the league *1 PS+ (Max 1) OR 2 base PS
Club scores at least 1 goal in 4 different matches 1 OVR

UWCL upgrade path:

Objective Upgrade
Club earns 7 or more points in the next 4 matches 1 OVR
The player has 1 Appearance in a win over next 4 matches x1 Role+ & 1 base PS
Att/Mid: Get 1 Goal or Assist in the next 4 matches

Def: Get 1 Clean Sheet or 0 Yellow/Red cards in the next 4 matches

x1 Role++ & 1 base PS
Club finishes top 4 in the league *1 PS+ (Max 1) OR 2 base PS
Club scores at least 1 goal in 4 different matches 1 OVR

UECL upgrade path:

Objective Upgrade
Club earns 4 or more points in the next 3 matches 1 OVR
The player has 1 Appearance in a win over next 3 matches x1 Role+ & 1 base PS
Att/Mid: Get 1 Goal or Assist in the next 3 matches x1 Role++ & 1 base PS
Club finishes top 8 in the league *1 PS+ (Max 1) OR 2 base PS
Club scores at least 1 goal in 3 different matches 1 OVR

Primetime Heroes upgrade path:

Objective Upgrade
x2 Wins in the next 4 matches 1 OVR
Score 4 goals in the next 4 League matches x1 Role++ & 2 base PS

Any player that already has one PlayStyle+ and achieves the ‘Finish top 8’ or ‘Finish top 4’ Upgrades will instead receive two regular PlayStyles. UEFA Primetime Player Items from Evolutions will not receive upgrades.

TOURNAMENTS RECREATING REAL-WORLD DRAMA

Reflecting the real-world structure of existing UEFA competitions, a new series of chained Tournaments will feature both League and Knockout phases.

Running from Friday, 7 November to Friday, 14 November, the initial Live Event League will challenge you to qualify for the UEFA Tournament by completing a variety of themed Objectives. Qualify, and compete in the UEFA knockout Tournament from Tuesday, 11 November until Friday, 14 November to maximise your rewards.

Rush will also see some European stardust with a UEFA-themed event that shines a light on Primetime performers.

SHOWDOWN SBCs

With huge clashes between qualification contesters in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, Football Ultimate Team™ will host new Showdown Squad Building Challenges inspired by some of the biggest matchups of the women’s league phase.

From Season 2, Showdown upgrades are revamped: Players from the winning team will receive a +2 OVR upgrade. In the event of a draw, both players will receive a +1 OVR & 1 Role ++ upgrade.

UEFA tournament inspiration continues with new Puzzle SBCs, Upgrade SBCs, and more themed Squad Building Challenges including UEFA Primetime Player SBCs and Player of the Month SBCs for the Premier League, Ligue 1 McDonald’s, and Serie A Enilive.

STAR PERFORMER DEBUT

Join us in celebrating the standout individual performances from UEFA competitions!

Starting in Season 2, after select special matchweeks, the most exceptional UEFA performances will be eligible for a Star Performer item — included in the Ultimate Team Pool of items for packs for a limited time the following weekend.

The first Star Performer release will highlight the most recent UEFA Matchweek and will be available Saturday, November 8 6 PM GMT  — for 48h only. 

BASE VERSIONS OF PRIMETIME HEROES

New FC 26 Heroes will be introduced through FUT Campaigns throughout the season, beginning with Season 2: UEFA Primetime.

After the campaign ends, Base Versions of the newly released Heroes will be added to the general player pack pool of items, while Primetime Heroes will be removed from it.

Additionally, any existing SBC packs that include Base Heroes will be updated to feature the newly released Base Heroes at the next release.