Publisher SEGA and developer Sports Interactive have announced their first ever licensing partnership with FIFA for Football Manager 26. The agreement allows the inclusion of officially branded and titled FIFA competitions, with the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women’s World Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup, with further tournaments set to follow. Football Manager 26 will launch on November 4 for PC, Consoles, and Mobile. It will then launch for Nintendo Switch at a later date. It will launch specifically for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Xbox One, iOS, Android and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store.
Sports Interactive studio director Miles Jacobson commented on the news in a press release:
“Revealing this partnership with FIFA is an incredibly historic moment for the studio. Heading into a World Cup year, revamping International Management and making it a much more feature-rich module for our players was important. To be able to do that with the support of FIFA with an official license, giving us the tournament broadcast graphics and tournament kits in-game, is a real honor and something we’re delighted our fans will be able to experience next year. And this is just the start of our relationship—stay tuned for more to come in 2026 and beyond.”
The full details:
The multi-year deal brings official licenses for FIFA’s biggest competitions to the Football Manager series, including the FIFA World Cup 26 held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.
The inclusion of officially branded and titled FIFA competitions will begin in Football Manager 26 with the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women’s World Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup, with further tournaments set to follow.
This coincides with the future inclusion of a revamped International Management module in a Content Update next year for Football Manager 26, Football Manager 26 Console, and Football Manager 26 Touch in advance of FIFA World Cup 26.
Full feature details will follow in due course, but this deal means that the official kits of the final 48 FIFA World Cup 26 teams will be included in Football Manager 26 when they’re available alongside broadcast graphics and tournament branding.
Football Manager 26 is released worldwide across platforms from November 4, setting the stage for football fans to define their destiny by taking them to the heart of the beautiful game.
Made with the Unity Engine for the first time, Football Manager 26 refreshes the entire managerial experience and sets a bold new standard in Sports Interactive’s and SEGA’s iconic history.
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