Electronic Arts shared new details on EA Sports FC 26 today. These new details include new partners, leagues, and stadiums not present in last year's release.
EA Sports FC 26 boasts it includes over 20,000 athletes across over 750 clubs and national teams, over 120 stadiums, and over 35 leagues. There will be over 300 "global football partners" in FC 26, and this includes both men's and women's football. There is also a new marketing partnership with the English FA, a renewed licensee with the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 champions and the men's national team, plus a new partnership with FC Bayern.
Pre-orders are now live for EA Sports FC 26. It's coming on September 26th for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and PC. It's also still coming out for the old-gen consoles as well as Amazon Luna. The Ultimate Edition owners can begin playing on September 19th.
And now for a lot of today's press release because I don't know enough about soccer to understand if these are big improvements and changes or not.
[quote]EA SPORTS FC 26 is powered by authenticity and shaped by the voices of the community with several iconic stadiums being called for, including the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona giving Neapolitans and fans around the world a long-awaited addition. Also joining the lineup are two more fan favourites: Allianz Arena, home of FC Bayern, and Tüpraş Stadyumu, the stadium of Beşiktaş.
Michael Diederich, Executive Vice Chairman of FC Bayern said: "Passion, commitment and emotion are the hallmarks of football, both on the pitch and in the virtual world - and the gaming community is growing with every move. We at FC Bayern are all excited to share these attributes with our new partner EA SPORTS FC. Together, we want to further expand our interaction with the next generation of football fans: on the pitch and on the game console."
These updates reflect EA SPORTS FC’s ongoing commitment to elevating both men’s and women’s football. Renewed licensing agreements include the Barclays Women’s Super League, Arkema Première Ligue, UEFA Women’s Champions League, and UEFA Women’s EURO — alongside continued partnerships with top clubs such as OL Lyonnes. New additions, including Chelsea Women and FC Bayern Women, further strengthen EA SPORTS FC’s global representation of elite women’s football.
“The power of EA SPORTS FC and its utopian world of football has brought the BWSL, our clubs and our players to a whole new audience” said Zarah Al Kudcy, Chief Revenue Officer. “Our league and our clubs are already one of the most played in women’s football within the game and we are excited to keep building together."
Other leagues and club partnership and license renewals include Atletico Madrid, River Plate, Racing Club, Scottish Premier League, and Belgian Pro League, among others.
Additional new stadiums in FC 26 include the brand-new Hill Dickinson Stadium (Everton), Holstein-Stadion (Holstein Kiel), Stade de la Beaujoire (FC Nantes), Son Moix Stadium (RCD Mallorca), Red Bull Arena (RB Salzburg), Wankdorf Stadium (BSC Young Boys), St. Jakob Park (FC Basel), as well as others.
