Enhances a player's ability to execute low driven shots with increased accuracy, faster ball travel, and quicker shot execution.

Enhances a player's ability to perform low driven shots with significantly enhanced accuracy, even faster ball travel, and quicker shot execution.

Fancy and Trivela shots are performed with greatly improved accuracy.

Fancy and Trivela shots are performed with improved accuracy.

Performs dribble Shoulder Challenges and Shielding with increased effectiveness.

Performs even higher jumps and has greatly improved physical defensive presence before and during aerial duels.

Performs higher jumps and has physical defensive presence before and during aerial duels

Fancy and Trivela passes are performed with improved accuracy.

Fancy and Trivela passes are performed with greatly improved accuracy.

Performs headers with greatly increased accuracy and power.

Performs headers with increased accuracy and power.

Unique reflex saves, better close shot reads, greater rush speed

Unique reflex saves, better close shot reads, faster rush

Perform volleys with even greater accuracy, unique acrobatic volley animations

Perform volleys with increased accuracy, acrobatic volley animations

Faster finesse shots with more curve and accuracy

Faster finesse shots with max curve and accuracy

Quicker chip shots with exceptional accuracy

Much faster power shots with significant speed increase

Faster, accurate set pieces with longer trajectory preview

Set pieces with max speed, curve, accuracy, and preview line

Accurate through passes, curvier swerve passes, faster precision passes

Most accurate through passes, max curve on swerves, top speed precision passes

Faster ground passes without affecting receiver's trapping

Max speed ground passes without affecting receiver's trapping

Accurate, faster Lob and Lofted Through Passes

Even more accurate, faster Lob and Lofted Through Passes

Even greater accuracy in first-time Ground Passes

Highly accurate, faster crosses with more curve and powerful driven crosses

Faster Sprint Jockey, better transition speed

Increased max Sprint Jockey speed, improved transition

Increased reach and possession retention in interceptions

Greater reach and possession retention in interceptions

Improved standing tackle success, possibility of stopping ball at feet

Significantly improved standing tackle success, possibility of stopping ball

Greatly improved slide tackle coverage, stops ball at feet

Even greater strength in physical tackles

Faster Controlled Sprint, precise wide turns while dribbling

Higher speed Controlled Sprint, precise wide turns while dribbling

Higher sprint speed while dribbling, reduced error on knock-ons

Even higher sprint speed while dribbling, reduced error on knock-ons

Reduced trapping error, faster dribbling transition

Minimal trapping error, faster dribbling transition

More unique ground and flick Skill Moves, quicker strafe dribbling

Close control at jog speed, shields ball more effectively

Exceptional close control at jog speed, shields ball more effectively

Faster acceleration during Explosive Sprint

Significantly faster acceleration during Explosive Sprint

Increased half time fatigue recovery, longer teammate contain and press

Max half time fatigue recovery, longer teammate contain and press

Unique goalkeeper throw animations with longer throw distance

Unique goalkeeper throws with greater throw distance

Exclusive foot saves, better performance on low shots

Exclusive foot saves, even better performance on low shots

Unique punching animations, powerful punches, faster crosses coverage

Unique punching animations, max power punches, faster crosses coverage

Unique far dive animations, better long shot saves

Unique far dive animations, even better long shot saves

Unique deflection animations, powerful parries to safer areas

Unique deflection animations, max power parries to safer areas

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EA SPORTS FC™ 26

6000 FC Points over 2 months†† (4500 FC Points on Nintendo Switch)

1 Additional Ultimate Team™ Player Evolution Slot

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FC 26 Ultimate Edition

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FC 26 Standard Edition

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Play your way in EA SPORTS FC™ 26 with more responsive dribbling, smarter AI positioning, and sharper, more explosive movement — all based on community feedback. Goalkeepers now react more naturally with improved positioning, animations are more lifelike, and new Playstyles and Player Roles give you more ways to shape how your team plays.

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OVERHAULED GAMEPLAY, POWERED BY COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

FC 26 introduces two new gameplay presets, each built for a different way to play. Competitive is tuned for head-to-head action in Ultimate Team and Clubs, with faster passing, smarter keeper rebounds, and more direct control, while Authentic brings a true-to-football feel to modes like Career, featuring more positionally-responsible defenders, realistic corner success rates, lifelike goalmouth scrambles, and more.

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FC26 - Feature Asset - Authentic Presets

PLAY YOUR WAY WITH TWO DISTINCT GAMEPLAY PRESETS

Brand-new Archetypes, inspired by greats of the game, introduce new classes to Clubs and Player Career to bring more individuality to your player customisation and progression. Select a base Archetype and develop your abilities throughout the season by earning Archetype XP, upgrading attributes, and unlocking Archetype Perks for a truly distinct feel on the pitch.

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FC26 - Feature Asset - Archetypes

CRAFT AND DEVELOP YOUR PERFECT PLAYER WITH ARCHETYPES

Compete in new ways across Football Ultimate Team™ with Tournaments and Live Events, as well as a refreshed Rivals and Champs experience. Tournaments will test your skills with up to four rounds of knockout football, while Live Events add more variety with themed competitions and content all season long. New Bounties allow you to earn additional rewards or accelerate your weekly progress. Additionally, EA SPORTS FC™ 26 launches Challengers - a new second-tier weekend competition designed for players in lower Divisions.

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FC26 - Feature Asset - FUT

DISCOVER MORE WAYS TO COMPETE IN FOOTBALL ULTIMATE TEAM

Experience Manager Career like never before with all-new Manager Live Challenges throughout the new season. Take on a variety of real-world scenarios and alternative storylines—ranging from a few minutes of play to multiple seasons—and earn rewards including Season Points, Vanity, and ICONs and Heroes to use in modern-day clubs. Additionally, for the first time ever, movement in the Manager Market sees team tactics transform over time as new managers take the helm, changing the dynamics of every new season.

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TAKE ON NEW CHALLENGES IN MANAGER AND PLAYER CAREER

Team up with big additions to Clubs in EA SPORTS FC™ 26. Experience more variety throughout the season when playing solo or with Clubmates in dynamic Live Events, featuring new challenges with varying entry requirements, modified Rush gameplay, and alternate rules, creating fresh opportunities to earn rewards all year round. Plus, for the first time ever, EA SPORTS FC™ 26 allows you to affiliate with up to 3 clubs at a time and become the last line of defence in Clubs Rush with the introduction of a revamped Be-A-Goalkeeper system.

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TEAM UP ALL SEASON LONG IN CLUBS

Experience unrivalled authenticity in EA SPORTS FC™ 26, featuring 20,000+ players across 750+ clubs and national teams in over 120 stadiums and 35+ leagues. EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is the only place you can play the iconic UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, CONMEBOL Libertadores, Premier League, Bundesliga, and LALIGA EA SPORTS in the same game, alongside the Frauen-Bundesliga, Liga F, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, D1 Arkema, National Women's Soccer League, and the UEFA Women's Champions League.

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EXPERIENCE UNRIVALLED AUTHENTICITY

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\* Pre-order offers for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and physical versions of EA SPORTS FC 26 do not include the EA SPORTS FC 25 Content. Other conditions &amp; restrictions apply. See [ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc/fc-26/game-disclaimers](https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc/fc-26/game-disclaimers) for details. 

††You must complete the steps to obtain the initial FC Points distribution by June 15, 2026 to receive all 6,000 FC Points. If you redeem after September 15, 2026, you will not receive any FC Points.


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EA SPORTS FC™ 26 Trailer

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EA SPORTS FC 26 Official Launch Trailer | The Club is Yours

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FC26 Gameplay Deep Dive Trailer

Play your way in FC 26 with overhauled gameplay, powered by community feedback. Pre-order FC 26 now: https://x.ea.com/84938

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EA SPORTS FC™ 26 brings more responsive dribbling, smarter AI positioning, and sharper, more explosive movement — all based on community feedback. Goalkeepers now react more naturally with improved positioning, animations are more lifelike, and new Playstyles and Player Roles give you more ways to shape how your team plays. Learn more https://x.ea.com/85016

Pre-order EA SPORTS FC 26™ Ultimate Edition by August 26 to receive an untradeable ICON Player Item as soon as you start playing the game. At a later date, it will become an upgraded version to recognize the moment they became a Champion.

EA SPORTS FC 25™ players will also receive an EVO that boosts any player’s shooting to 99 and Pick 1 of 5 untradeable ICON players rated 93+ from previous campaigns including Grassroot Greats, FUT Birthday, Dreamchasers & FUT Immortals in EA SPORTS FC™ 25: https://x.ea.com/84938

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EA SPORTS FC 26 | Official Gameplay Deep Dive

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Take control of your Career in FC 26 with all new requested features, inspired by the community. Pre-order FC 26 now: https://x.ea.com/85163

Pre-order EA SPORTS FC 26™ Ultimate Edition by 26 August to receive an untradeable ICON Player Item as soon as you start playing the game. At a later date, it will become an upgraded version to recognise the moment they became a Champion.

EA SPORTS FC 25™ players will also receive an EVO that boosts any player’s shooting to 99 and Pick 1 of 5 untradeable ICON players rated 93+ from previous campaigns including Grassroot Greats, FUT Birthday, Dreamchasers & FUT Immortals in EA SPORTS FC™ 25: https://x.ea.com/85163

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EA SPORTS FC 26 | Official Career Deep Dive

The Club is Yours in EA SPORTS FC™ 26, available 26 September, 2025 on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch™, Nintendo Switch™ 2, PC, and Amazon Luna.

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FC 26 Ratings


See where your favourites stack up against the rest in the Official EA SPORTS FC™ 26 Ratings Database. Rated or Underrated? Your Club, Your Call.




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Matías Palacios's overall rating in EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is 71

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