Today, EA Sports FC 26 showed off a boatload of improvements that are coming to the game, all shaped by feedback directly from the community and fans.
Last week, Ratings Reload, the first-ever live service Ultimate Team Ratings campaign shaped by feedback from both athletes and fans, with EA Sports FC 26 detailing it would be broken into two releases. Team one can be seen here, while the Rating Reload Team 2 will be made up of the following player updates:
- Jakub Kamiński
- Grimaldo
- Maximilian Beier
- Khadija Shaw
- Julia Zigiotti
- Selma Bacha
- Crystal Dunn
- GlódÃs Perla Viggósdóttir
- Désiré Doué
- Lionel Messi
- MartÃn Ojeda
- Iván Romero
- Lauren James
- Dominik Szoboszlai
- Leny Yoro
- Kenan Yıldız
- Francisco Conceição
- Denzel Dumfries
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Zion Suzuki
- Antony





















Alongside the new ratings, manuel defending is getting a boost. Bugfixes have already been implemented to Addressed cases of players not being able to perform Physical Tackles, especially instances that occurred when the player had PlayStyles like Bruiser, and Jockeying responsiveness is being monitored.
Other emergent issues that have been addressed range from FUT to Career Mode. Matchmaking in Football Ultimate Team Champions has been changed to let players play with others who are in a similar Form as them.
In Career Mode, an issue where Players who have signed contracts and acted unhappy, leading to a notification about a lack of contract offer and eventually leading to a transfer request, have been resolved. Correlating contract extension discussions and transfer requests are also showing up correctly.
Dropped controller inputs and PC optimization in general are also getting a patch later this month as a part of FC 26 v1.1. This update will add a brand new season, season pass, and more evolutions. You can see the preview of other changes coming alongside that, and the improvements that have been made as a result of the previous EA Sports FC 26 community beta here.
EA Sports FC is available now on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Amazon Luna, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2, starting for a price of $69.99. For more info on the game, including new features like Player Roles, Career Mode changes, Ultimate Team Icons, Zlatan FC, and so much more, be sure to check back to Simulation Daily for updates.