Football Manager 26 – FIFA licensing deal announced

Publisher SEGA and developer Sports Interactive have signed its first-ever partnership with FIFA for Football Manager 26, the companies announced.

The deal will bring official FIFA competitions—including the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women’s World Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup—along with official kits, broadcast graphics, and tournament branding to Football Manager 26.

Here are the 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.

“Revealing this partnership with FIFA is an incredibly historic moment for the studio,” said Sports Interactive studio director Miles Jacobson in a press release. “Heading into a World Cup year, revamping International Management and making it a much more feature-rich module for our players was important.”

Jacobson continued, “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.”

Football Manager 26 for PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store), Football Manager 26 Console for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Xbox One, and Football Manager 26 Mobile for iOS and Android (via Netflix) will launch on November 4, followed by Football Manager 26 Touch for Switch on December 4.