Football Manager News

It’s finally time to step into the dugout, with FM26 Advanced Access Beta now live and playable across Steam and the Epic Games Store. 

If you’ve pre-purchased from a SEGA-approved digital retailer, the FM26 Advanced Access Beta is now fully playable*. You can kick-off a single-player career or battle for bragging rights in an Online Career. As with previous editions, any progress made in Career mode can be carried forward to full release from 4 November. 

You can continue to pre-purchase FM26 with a 10% saving and gain entry to the Advanced Access Beta** until the game is fully launched.

Football Manager has always set the standard for authenticity and realism, and FM26 takes it to the next level with the biggest suite of fully-licensed leagues, clubs, and competitions in series’ history.

FM26 is bolstered by landmark partnerships with FIFA, the Premier League and nine new licensors in the women’s game, all levelling up the immersion throughout your game experience. 

A cornerstone in the debut of Women’s Football in the Football Manager series, Sports Interactive are delighted to welcome the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and NWSL Players’ Association (NWSLPA) as headline new licences for Football Manager 26. 

This deal with the NWSL and NWSLPA ensures that the league will be fully-licensed in FM26 with official player photos, club logos and kits. 

Elevating authenticity to truly global heights, we’re delighted to have signed our first partnership with FIFA, football’s world governing body. 

The multi-year deal brings official licences for FIFA’s biggest competitions to the Football Manager series, including the FIFA World Cup 26™ held in Canada, Mexico and USA.

Get ready to experience the future of football management in Football Manager 26 Console (Xbox/PS5), which is now available for pre-order.

From now until launch on 4 November, pre-order FM26 Console directly via the Xbox or PlayStation* Store and save 10%.

Apple Arcade completes our platform lineup for the new season, with Football Manager 26 Touch launching from 4 November.

Delivering effortless control and swift navigation across Apple devices, from iPhone and iPad through to Mac and Apple TV, FM26 Touch combines an ultra-modern UI with an immersive match day experience* to bring you closer to the moments that matter.

Ahead of Football Manager 26’s release on 4 November, we’re delighted to announce the extension of our longstanding partnership with the English Football League (EFL).

As part of the continuation of the partnership, the EFL’s 72 teams and five competitions will all be fully licensed in FM26.

One of the headline additions for the debut of Women’s Football in Football Manager 26, Sports Interactive can reveal a new multi-year partnership with WSL Football. 

This means that the Barclays Women’s Super League and Barclays Women’s Super League 2 will be fully licensed in FM26 with official player photos, club logos and kits. 

We are delighted to confirm a new partnership that will see Sweden’s top two women’s football leagues, the OBOS Damallsvenskan and Elitettan, feature in Football Manager 26.

An integral part of the debut of Women’s Football in the Football Manager series, both the OBOS Damallsvenskan and Elitettan will be fully licensed in FM26 with official player photos, club logos and kits. 

We are delighted to reveal the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga as one of the launch leagues for the debut of Women’s Football in Football Manager 26. 

Home to Germany’s top 14 teams, the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga was founded in 1990 and is renowned for its quality and history of producing world-class talent. This new partnership deal ensures that the league will be fully-licensed in FM26 with official player photos, clubs logos and kits. 

We are delighted to reveal the SOMPO WE LEAGUE as one of the launch leagues for the debut of Women’s Football in Football Manager 26. 

Japan’s first fully-professional women’s football league, WE LEAGUE was founded in 2020 and is home to 12 clubs from across the country. This new partnership deal ensures that the league will be fully-licensed in FM26 with official player photos, club logos and kits. 

Football Manager 26 is the legacy, redefined – and it launches globally from 4 November. 

Powered by the Unity engine for the first time, FM26 refreshes the managerial experience and sets the stage for you to define your football destiny. 

FM26 Console (Xbox/PS5) and FM26 Mobile* (Netflix) are also set to launch day one, with FM26 Touch (Nintendo Switch) scheduled to release digitally on 4 December. Further information on FM26’s availability on other platforms will be revealed in the coming weeks. 
 

Football Manager 2024’s availability on subscription platforms has been extended until our next release following consultation with platform and licensing partners.

This applies to everyone still playing on Apple Arcade, Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus and Netflix.

We are pleased to confirm that Football Manager 2024 will remain available across all platforms until the release of Football Manager 25.

The Premier League, the pinnacle of domestic football, is defined by iconic on-pitch events and memories spanning more than three decades. Behind each memorable moment was a football manager…

The same is true of every great Football Manager story.

Now, thanks to a multi-year partnership, you’ll be able to create your own iconic Premier League moments and history in future editions of Football Manager.