Today, Electronic Arts showed off the latest look at new features coming to this year’s iteration of its annual soccer series, EA Sports FC 26, this time highlighting all of the FUT Icons coming to Ultimate Team.
The list includes 12 icons, seven of which have only recently retired from Men’s or Women’s Soccer. You can see the full list of players below:
- Zlatan Ibrahimović
- Alex Morgan
- Andrés Iniesta
- Toni Kroos
- Caroline Seger
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Sissi
- Francesco Totti
- Marcelo
- Steffi Jones
- Oliver Kahn
- Cha Bum-Kun
The above EA Sports FC 26 will be among the 13 historic players to inspire distinct Archetypes to give fans the option to fit their play style, each coming with their own set of unique characteristics to make them stand out from the pack. The game will also split gameplay into two presets: Authentic and Competitive.
Competitive is tuned for added responsiveness and higher player control (Ultimate Team and Clubs), while Authentic is based on higher realism tempo/speed in offline modes (Career Mode). EA Sports FC 26 will be released on September 26, 2025, for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Amazon Luna, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2, and will also be available worldwide to play on with early access through the Ultimate Edition beginning September 19, 2025.
If you’re still looking for more news prior to the annual soccer simulator’s release, be sure to check out the articles we’ve got for new Player Roles, Career Mode changes, and much more.
