# Football Manager 26 FM26 (Update 26.1.3) now live - Product: Football Manager 26 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/football-manager-26) - Vendor: Sports Interactive - Date: 2026-02-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3551340/view/497219784491927677 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/football-manager-26/releases/2026-02-11-fm26-update-26.1.3-now-live What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Re-introduce Pass Maps in both in-match view and within the Data Hub - **added** — Add Pass Maps to the Last Match section in the Data Hub - **added** — Add Pass Maps to the Match UI in the Formation carousel and Half Time/Full Time Reports - **added** — Add Pass Maps as Dugout advice - **added** — Add icons next to the shout instructions on the Shouts dropdown menu - **added** — Add latest scores and live league table to in-highlights tile that opens from pressing the stats button - **added** — Add ability for players to control the ball with their head in certain situations to bring the ball down - **added** — Add a formations tile in the Past Match - Match Report card - **added** — Add a carousel on the medical centre tile so users can view U21 or U18 injuries - **added** — Add a scroll bar to Tactical Styles on the Training Schedules card - **changed** — Lower the frequency of rain in matches across all leagues - **changed** — Improve defensive positioning against strikerless formations - **changed** — Tweak the frequency that AI managers make substitutions during matches - **changed** — Improve how players react to shots that hit the post - **changed** — Improve short goal kick decisions from goalkeepers - **changed** — Improve wide player pressing logic - **changed** — Improve marking decisions from midfielders during pressing situations - **changed** — Improve marking of runs made from deep - **changed** — Improve dribbling logic to allow dribbler to perform 180-turns where appropriate instead of running into a dead end - **fixed** — Fix a crash on Hotseat Mode after finishing the 1st match of the day - **fixed** — Fix crash on Tactics screen when rapidly switching between In & Out Possession - **fixed** — Fix an issue causing a black screen appearing for several seconds when entering second match as hot seat manager - **fixed** — Fix an issue where VAR captions would sometimes display over a goal replay - **fixed** — Fix an issue where league trophy celebration would not trigger in certain leagues - **fixed** — Fix fixes to wide midfielders sitting too deep in 442 OOP formation in high press setups - **fixed** — Fix Channel Midfielder at CM not correctly rotating into AM strata after build-up phase - **fixed** — Fix an issue where Latest Scores/Dugout event would inform user about a goal before it happened - **fixed** — Fix an issue causing Subs to display out of order in a match - **fixed** — Fix an issue causing the Past Winners card being empty for certain competitions - **fixed** — Fix an issue causing the incorrect Out of Possession Role tile could appear on Player Instructions - **fixed** — Fix an issue causing low-res images to be present on Set Pieces screen - **fixed** — Fix Choosing Clean Slate on Tactics creator will now correctly take you to the fully populated All tab - **fixed** — Fix B-Team ability and potential is now correctly displayed on Squad & Player Report screens - **fixed** — Fix an issue where Grey players in subs list could cause player positions to display incorrectly in the squad bar menu - **fixed** — Fix a very rare issue making the user unable to enter matches after using Clear Squad or Quick Pick - **fixed** — Fix the hierarchy column within Squad > Dynamics > Happiness will now sort correctly - **fixed** — Fix Striker's shirt is no longer cutoff in Tactics tile on Match Day screen - **fixed** — Fix Player name no longer appears at the top of the sub bench when subbed off - **fixed** — Fix Penalties scored during a match are now visible within Post Match News - **fixed** — Fix an issue where B-Team staff were not joining the club after they were recruited - **fixed** — Fix an issue where some transfers would not display within Transfer History tool - **fixed** — Fix a rare issue where the Board would be delighted about an objective being completed that occurred before user took over at the club - **fixed** — Fix Agents suggesting to Make an Offer Now alongside Wait for Contract Expiry - **fixed** — Fix Young players with Training Targets becoming unhappy after a loan offer is accepted for them - **fixed** — Fix Teams taking excessively long to appoint a new manager - **fixed** — Fix an issue within Match Meetings that would state that the team could qualify for the Premier League when it should be referencing the Champions League - **fixed** — Fix Scouted players will now appear in the Squad Comparison section of the Shortlist tool - **fixed** — Fix a user unable to select a player as a vice captain if they are out on loan - **changed** — Improve how trap inside instruction affects team shape when opposition has a goal kick - **changed** — Adjust OOP tactical positions of Wide AMs to now keep width better - **changed** — Increase the quality of the 2D Discs when on 2D Classic View - **changed** — Improve Club League History Graph - **changed** — Make User team is now clearly labelled on both the Tile and Card in Data Hub visuals - **changed** — Allow users to select more than one player in a match to bring up the player's name with Ctrl/Alt, Left Click - **changed** — Tweak Saudi clubs making repeated lowball offers for a star player - **changed** — Improve Staff search to display comparable ratings to Staff Report - **changed** — Make UAE clubs have a more realistic number of first team players - **fixed** — Fix assortment of animation fixes An FM26 update (26.1.3) is now available via Steam, Epic and Microsoft Store. This includes the re-introduction of Pass Maps (both in-match and within the Data Hub), as well as various Match AI improvements and a fix to a Hotseat mode-related crash. For queries about how to update on these platforms, please review this (https://support.sega.com/hc/en-gb/articles/40392673567633-FM26-How-to-Install-and-Update). The update is also available for FM26 Console, which includes all applicable improvements from the PC and Mac changelist. You can find more details, (https://community.sports-interactive.com/forums/topic/600222-fm26-console-and-touch-update-2613-now-live/). For clarity, recent transfers from the January Transfer Window and other data changes will form part of the next game update in early March. The changelist for today’s update is provided below. **FM26 Mobile and FM26 Touch (Nintendo Switch)** The next FM26 Mobile and FM26 Touch (Nintendo Switch) updates are scheduled for release in March. Further details will follow closer to the time. ##### **FM26 (26.1.3 Changelist (non-exhaustive)** **Technical Issues** Various Crash and Stability fixes Fixed a Crash on Hotseat Mode after finishing the 1st match of the day Fixed Crash on Tactics screen when rapidly switching between In & Out Possession Fixed an issue causing a black screen appearing for several seconds when entering second match as hot seat manager **Match Engine_ _**_(Changes include but are not limited to)_ Lowered the frequency of rain in matches across all leagues Defensive improvements against strikerless formations Tweaks to the frequency that AI managers make substitutions during matches Improvements to how players react to shots that hit the post Improvements to short goal kick decisions from GK Improvements to wide player pressing logic Improvements to marking decisions from midfielders during pressing situations Improvements to marking of runs made from deep Improved dribbling logic to allow dribbler to perform 180-turns where appropriate instead of running into a dead end Improvements to how 'trap inside' instruction affects team shape when opposition has a goal kick Fixes to wide midfielders sitting too deep in 442 OOP formation in high press setups Channel Midfielder at CM now correctly rotates into AM strata after build-up phase Added ability for players to control the ball with their head in certain situations to bring the ball down Adjustments to OOP tactical positions of Wide AMs to now keep width better You are now able to select more than one player in a match to bring up the player’s name with Ctrl/Alt, Left Click Fixed an issue where VAR captions would sometimes display over a goal replay Fixed an issue where league trophy celebration wouldn’t trigger in certain leagues Assortment of animation fixes Increased the quality of the 2D Discs when on 2D Classic View **User Interface (UI)** Added Pass Maps to the Last Match section in the Data Hub Added Pass Maps to the Match UI in the Formation carousel and Half Time/Full Time Reports _(Full Time shown below)_ Added Pass Maps as Dugout advice Added icons next to the shout instructions on the Shouts dropdown menu Added latest scores and live league table to in-highlights tile that opens from pressing the ‘stats' button at the top right Improvements made to Club League History Graph Fixed an issue where Latest Scores/Dugout event would inform user about a goal before it happened Users team is now clearly labelled on both the Tile and Card in Data Hub visuals Striker's shirt is no longer cutoff in Tactics tile on Match Day screen Player name no longer appears at the top of the sub bench when subbed off Fixed an issue causing Subs to display out of order in a match Penalties scored during a match are now visible within Post Match News Fixed an issue causing the Past Winners card being empty for certain competitions Added a formations tile in the Past Match - _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3551340/view/497219784491927677]_