FC 26 v1.5.3 Update
- Added a missing separator in European competition standings to make it easier to see which teams advance to playoffs
- Added labels next to team crests in challenge descriptions to clearly differentiate men's and women's teams
- Added a clearer description on the challenge completion UI to explain how saves and career progress work after completion
- When applying for a job in Career Mode, it now automatically adds the team to your watchlist
- Managers with low job security at season's end are now upgraded to Okay
- Updated some names, overlays, kits, sponsors, crests, banners, scarves, flags, logos, hair, boots, star heads, and ad boards
- Goalkeepers will now kick the ball out of play if a player excessively wastes time by passing back to them over and over again
- Some kits and badges were not searchable in the transfer market
- Some Player Celebration animation previews did not display when selected
- Managers were sometimes incorrectly assigned to a different team when selecting Icons & Heroes in career creation
- ICON players could have requested low wages during contract negotiations in Manager Career
- In some cases, a League-winning team was placed in the incorrect European League
- Instances of incorrect or overlapping text were addressed
- Addressed various stability issues that could have occurred
EA SPORTS FC 26 version 1.5.3 is dropping soon for all platforms and includes the updates below.
Gameplay
Addressed the following issues:
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Goalkeepers will now kick the ball out of play if a player excessively wastes time by passing back to them over and over again.
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This change is to address rare scenarios that are inauthentic to football and does not impact a typical back pass.
Ultimate Team
Addressed the following issues:
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Some kits and badges were not searchable in the transfer market.
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Some Player Celebration animation previews did not display when selected.
Career Mode
Made the following changes:
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Added a missing separator in European competition standings, making it easier to see which teams advance to playoffs.
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In Career Mode, when applying for a job, it now automatically adds the team to your watchlist.
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Added labels next to team crests in challenge descriptions to clearly differentiate men's and women's teams.
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Added a clearer description on the challenge completion UI to explain how saves and career progress work after completion.
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Managers with low job security at season's end are now upgraded to Okay.
Addressed the following issues:
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Sometimes, Managers were incorrectly assigned to a different team when selecting Icons & Heroes in career creation.
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In the Manager Career, ICON players could have requested low wages during contract negotiations.
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In some cases, a League-winning team was placed in the incorrect European League.
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Addressed instances of incorrect or overlapping text.
General, Audio, and Visual
Made the following changes:
- Updated some names, overlays, kits, sponsors, crests, banners, scarves, flags, logos, hair, boots, star heads, ad boards.
Addressed the following issues:
- Addressed various stability issues that could have occurred.
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