SEGA and Sports Interactive have announced a licensing deal with FIFA for the release of Football Manager 26. The licensing deal brings FIFA competitions, including the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, and FIFA Women’s World Cup, into Football Manager 26, along with official kits, broadcast graphics, and branding.
Football Manager 26 launches on November 4 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Android (Football Manager 26 Mobile), iOS (Football Manager 26 Mobile), and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store. Football Manager 26 Touch will release on month later on December 4 for Nintendo Switch.
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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.
The inclusion of officially branded and titled FIFA competitions will begin in FM26 with the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women’s World Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Announcing this partnership unlocks our ability to answer your questions – this licence coincides with the inclusion of a playable, revamped International Management module in FM26, FM26 Console and FM26 Touch* in a Content Update next year in advance of the World Cup.
Full feature details will follow once we’re in a position to confirm every element but we can reveal that for the FIFA World Cup 26 – the 23rd and largest edition in tournament history – the official kits of all 48 teams will be included in FM26 when they’re available alongside broadcast graphics and tournament branding.
*The International Management module will be available in FM26 Mobile (Netflix) from launch.
