{"id":80360,"date":"2025-09-24T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/?p=80360"},"modified":"2025-09-24T17:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:16:37","slug":"football-manager-26-secures-multi-year-deal-with-efl-promising-full-licences-and-new-fan-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/football-manager-26-secures-multi-year-deal-with-efl-promising-full-licences-and-new-fan-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Football Manager 26 Secures Multi-Year Deal With EFL, Promising Full Licences And New Fan Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sports Interactiv<\/strong>e and the <strong>EFL <\/strong>have announced in a joint statement that they have <strong>renewed <\/strong>their partnership with a new <strong>multi-year deal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>Ahead of the release of Football Manager 26 on 4 November, we are delighted to announce the extension of our long-standing partnership with the English Football League (EFL),\u201d<\/em> the UK-based developer said in a brief statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the continuation of the partnership, all <strong>72 EFL clubs <\/strong>and the league\u2019s five competitions will be fully licensed in <strong>FM 26<\/strong>. This implies that in the updated version of the football management simulation, each team will have its official <strong>names<\/strong>, <strong>logos<\/strong>, and <strong>kits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>EFL <\/strong>set a record in 2024\u20132025 when more than <strong>209,000 spectators<\/strong> turned out to <strong>Wembley Stadium for the play-off finals<\/strong>. More live matches than ever before were broadcast during the first season of the league&#8217;s ground-breaking broadcasting agreement with Sky Sports.<br><br>The contract extension will see Football Manager and the EFL working together to develop new engaging initiatives and exciting content, bringing fans even closer to the thrills they experience both at the stadium and on TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before we wrap up, it\u2019s worth noting that the studio has also released a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/football-manager-2026-officially-announced-after-a-years-wait\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"79578\">video showcasing the innovative new Match Day experience<\/a>,<\/strong> along with fresh gameplay footage from <strong>Football Manager 26<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Football Manager 26<\/strong> is expected in <strong>October <\/strong>on <strong>PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Steam, and Nintendo Switch<\/strong>. Follow us on our social media channels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/futukofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ultimateteam_uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, for more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under a new multi-year agreement, the EFL will license all 72 teams and five leagues in Football Manager 26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":80359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[252,4079,4076],"class_list":["post-80360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-games","tag-efl","tag-fm-26","tag-football-manager-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fifaultimateteam.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}