Overview

• Developed after Football Manager 25 was cancelled in February 2025, FM26 was confirmed via a 30-second clip mixing live-action and in-engine footage labeled “actual game footage: not final.”
• The teaser showcases the franchise’s Unity engine transition with upgraded animations and more detailed stadium environments than FM24.
• It introduces the series’ first official Premier League license in match-day sequences, featuring branded elements from the league ball to pitchside advertising.
• Despite press speculation of a Fall 2025 window, Sports Interactive and Sega have not announced a firm release date, leaving fans awaiting further details.
• Early reactions praise the graphical improvements but fault the trailer’s lack of substantive gameplay insights, and many expect features planned for FM25—such as women’s football—to arrive in FM26.