Football Manager News

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.