Football Manager & FIFA Sign Landmark New Partnership

Sports Interactive has announced the signing of their first partnership with FIFA, football’s world governing body.

The multi-year deal brings official licences for FIFA’s biggest competitions to the Football Manager series, including the FIFA World Cup 26 held in Canada, Mexico and USA.

The inclusion of officially branded and titled FIFA competitions will begin in FM26 with the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women’s World Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, with further tournaments set to follow.

This coincides with the future inclusion of a revamped International Management module in a Content Update next year for FM26, FM26 Console and FM26 Touch* in advance of FIFA World Cup 26.

Full feature details will follow in due course, but this deal means that the official kits of the final 48 FIFA World Cup 26 teams will be included in FM26 when they’re available alongside broadcast graphics and tournament branding.

FM26 is released worldwide across platforms from 4th November. Made with the Unity Engine for the first time, FM26 refreshes the entire managerial experience and sets a bold new standard in Sports Interactive’s and SEGA’s iconic history.

Sports Interactive Studio Director Miles Jacobson, said: “Revealing this partnership with FIFA is an incredibly historic moment for the studio.

“Heading into a World Cup year, revamping International Management and making it a much more feature-rich module for our players was important.

“To be able to do that with the support of FIFA with an official licence, giving us the tournament broadcast graphics and tournament kits in-game, is a real honour and something we’re delighted our fans will be able to experience next year.

“And this is just the start of our relationship – stay tuned for more to come in 2026 and beyond.”

*International Management will be available in FM26 Mobile (Netflix) from launch.