Major update

FM26 Update 26.1.0 Out Now

Football Manager 26 · published 8 Dec 2025, 16:28 UTC

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Following a successful rollout of the update via the Steam Public Beta Track, we’re pleased to confirm that Football Manager 26 update 26.1.0 is now available on Steam, Epic, and Microsoft Store.

This major update brings the most substantial number of changes, bug fixes, and feature introductions so far this cycle, with an emphasis on enhancing immersion and player experience. Shouts are back, the Match Engine has been fine-tuned, and we’ve made tweaks to the variety and relevance of the News shown in the Portal.

And for the very first time in the series, Football Manager is now available to play in Arabic.

Some of the highlights of update 26.1.0 are as follows:

Matchday Shouts

Updated Match Engine with various improvements

Extensive polish and refinement done to the User Interface

Fully customisable attribute colouring

Various tweaks and improvements to transfers

Added ability to schedule friendlies for Youth teams

Updated various Competitions and Rules

Improvements to the News shown on the ‘For You’ News tab

Functionality to import/export attribute templates on the In Game Editor

For queries about how to update on these platforms, please review this FAQ.

For Steam Public Beta track users, please consult the FAQ for any questions about how to revert to the retail version and save game compatibility.

You can find the changelist, here.

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