EA SPORTS FC 26 Wishlist
FEATURES:
*No more: microtransactions, pay-to-win mecanism, lootboxes
*Volta Football (FIFA Street)-inspired modes (with Rush gaemplay): Indoor, street football, beach soccer
*First-person camera -> especially for Player Career, Be a Pro and Be a Pro GK modes
*Skyview camera
*VAR
*Better and smarter CPU/AI
*More immersive and realistic contents: cutscenes (new signings presentation, medals giving during trophy ceremonies, draw ceremony, interviews, red carpet before award ceremony, training -> at training ground and gym; injured getting carted of the pitch, retirement), coin toss, pre-match cerermonies, broadcast news, fan chants, fan club views, match atmosphere (rivalry, tournament final, big matches), cheerleaders (especially for players' walkon/walkout/entrance
*Football IQ mode (Football trivia & quiz) -> returning mode
*Trophy room -> returning mode
*Youth teams
*Scenario mode
*Throwback mode: playing classic matches with classic teams, classic players, classic stadiums, classic coaches
*Shirt-off celebration
*Be a Referee mode
*Picture-to-picture Sim mode
PLAYER CAREER MODE:
1) Immersive story mode -> like for The Journey and Volta Football: with cinematic and realistic cutscenes, open world experience, Sims-like player management,quests, depth in story, voice acting, writting (dialogues), animations
2) Hubs: Social media, customisation (outfield gears, tattoos, accesories, lifestyle), hobbies, "Sims-like" player management, sponsorship, trophy room
3) Rush Mode + "Volta Football-like" and "FIFA Street-like" mode
MANAGER CAREER MODE
Immersive, cinematic and realistic cutscenes : meetings, training, pre-match, team travelling
CLUB OWNER CAREER MODE:
1) Immersive, cinematic and realistic cutscenes (meetings,
2) Club Managements: teams (players and coaches), board, youth academy, marketing (sponsorship offers, sponsors details), finances management (investments, financial prediction...)
3) Trophy room
4) Customisation: stadium, training ground, headquarter, shop, medical facilities, logo, kits, youth academy
5) Transfers hub
6) Personalties
BROADCOAST COVERAGE:
*Pre-match, half-time and post-match shows (talk shows): with analysts, interviews
-> like for the CBS Sports Golazo's UEFA Champions League
*TV Broadcoast channels (with proper analysts, commentators, logos, graphics): CBS Sports (USA -> UEFA Champions League only), FOX Sports , ESPN -> like for FIFA 13 and FIFA 14), beIN Sports, Canal+ (France), RMC Sports (France), TF1 (France), M6 (France), DAZN, Sky Sports, TNT Sports (UK), SuperSport (South Africa), Tyc Sports (Argentina), Amazon Prime Video, ZDF (Germany), Movistar (Spain), BBC (UK), itv Sport (UK), Sky, NBC Sports (USA -> Premier League only), Premier Sportd (UK), Ziggo Sports (The Netherlands), SABC (South Africa), SNRT (Morocco)
*Audio coverage: podcasts, radio commentary (sim mode), talk shows
CREATION MODE
*Create/custom/edit competitions: trophies, rules, logos (including badges), names, adboards, broadcast graphics (scoreboards, goal animations, replays, intros), music (menu, match intro, half-time menu, highlights, trophy ceremony, lineup anthems, players' walkon/walkout/entrance), competition eligibility (f.e: European clubs finishing at the top 4 of league will be able to play the UEFA Champions League), region (country or continent)
*Create/custom/edit stadiums: turfs, roofs, weather conditions, stands, locker rooms, lights, goal nets, seats, location (city, country, continent)
*Create/custom/edit team gears: kits, tracksuits, anthem jackets
*Create/custom/edit teams: kits, logo, stadium, starting budgets (Manager and Club Owner modes only)
*Create/custom/edit boots
*Create/custom/edit gloves
*Create/custom/edit coaches
*Import/export files: trophies, players, coaches, formations, adboards, teams, broadcast grpahics (scoreboards, goal animations, replays, intros, TV logos), logos, crests, badges, sponsors, stadiums, competition intros, chants, goal music, background music (menu, match intro, half-time menu, highlights, trophy ceremony, anthems, players' walkon/walkout/entrance), faces, haircuts, tattoos, accessories, boots, team gears, gloves, and more.
STORE: buying items with progression points (earned by playing matches) instead of real money
*Classic teams
*Kits (especially classic kits)
*Stadiums
*Players
*Icons
*Practice stadiums/arenas
*Players celebrations
*Boots
*Balls
*Gloves
*Extra contents: Video filters (black & white, 70s, 80s, 90s), goal sounds, goal animations
*Bonus contents: Highlights, player interviews, season throwbacks, player biographies
TOURNAMENTS:
1) TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations 2025 -> DLC:
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real match ball, real groups, real adboards, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard), soundtracks (half-time, menu, match intro)
*All 24 qualified teams fully licensed (with real players, kits and national anthems) -> playable in competitions and kickoff modes
*All 9 stadiums fully licensed: including the Moulay Abdellah Stadium -> Rabat (especially for the opening match and the final), Mohammed V Stadium -> Casablanca, Marrakech Stadium, Ibn Batouta Stadium -> Tangier.
*Stadium atmosphere
*CAF Anthem as players' walkon/walkout/entrance music
*Playable game modes: AFCON Live (Featured quickplay, Online quickplay, Your AFCON), AFCON 2025 Tournament, Kickoff, Lead Your Nation, Online Tournament, Online Friendlies, Ultimate Team
*UT Icons: Eto'o, Hadji, Aboutrika, Drogba, Aliou Cissé...
2) TotalEnergies CAF Champions League
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real match ball, real groups (with 16 teams), real adboards, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
*Playable teams (with real players and kits) -> Rest of the World: Al Hilal Club (Sudan), Young Africans (Tanzania), TP Mazembe (DR Congo), Maniema Union (DR Congo; unlicensed), Stade d'Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Sagrada Esperança (Angola), Djoliba (Mali)
*Non-qualified teams -> to be included to Rest of the World: Petro de Luanda (Angola), Gor Mahia (Kenya), Al Merrikh (Sudan)
*Stadium atmosphere
*CAF Anthem as players' walkon/walkout/entrance music
*Playable in: Kickoff, Manager Career, Player Career, Ultimate Team, Tournaments, Online Friendlies
3) TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup:
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real match ball, real groups (with 16 teams), real adboards, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
*Playable teams (with real players and kits) -> Rest of the World: Simba SC (Tanzania), Bravos de Marquis (Angola), CD Lunda Sul (Angola), Stade Malien (Mali), ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast), ASC Jaraaf (Senegal), Orapa United (Botswana), Enyimba (Nigeria), Black Bulls (Mozambique)
*Non-qualified teams -> to be included to Rest of the World: AS Vita Club (DR Congo)
*Stadium atmosphere
*CAF Anthem as players' walkon/walkout/entrance music
*Playable in: Kickoff, Manager Career, Player Career, Ultimate Team, Tournaments, Online Friendlies
4) TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup:
*Fully licensed: real trophy, real match ball, real adboards, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
*Stadium atmosphere
*CAF Anthem as players' walkon/walkout/entrance music
*Playable in: Kickoff, Manager Career, Player Career, Online Friendlies.
5) Botola Pro Inwi (D1 Moroccan):
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real match ball, real adboards
*All 16 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits): including AS FAR, Raja Casablanca, RS Berkane, Wydad, FUS Rabat
*Stadium atmosphere
6) Nile League (Egyptian Premier League)
*Fully licensed: with real trophy
*All 18 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits): including Al-Ahly SC, Zamalek, Pyramids, Al Masry
*Stadium atmosphere
7) Betway Premiership (Premier Soccer League)
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real adboards, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
*All 16 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits): including Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns, Stellenbosch, Cape Town City
*Stadium atmosphere
-> Knockout competitions:
*MTN8 (fully licensed): with real trophy, real adboards, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
*Carling Knockout Cup (South African League Cup) -> fully licensed: with real trophy, real adboards, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
8) Ligue 1 Mobilis (D1 Algerian)
*Fully licensed: with real trophy
*All 16 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits): including MC Alger, CR Belouizdad, CS Constantine, USM Alger, ES Setif, JS Kabylie
*Stadium atmosphere
9) Ligue 1 Pro (D1 Tunisian)
*Fully licensed: with real trophy
*All 16 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits): including Espérance Sportive de Tunis, CS Sfax, Etoile Sportive du Sahel, Club Africain, US Monastir
*Stadium atmosphere
10) SuperSport HNL (D1 Croatian)
*Fully licensed: with real trophy
*All 16 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits): including Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split
11) Primera Federacion (D3 Spanish)
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real match ball
*All 40 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits)
*Stadium atmosphere
12) Championnat national (D3 French)
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real match ball
*All 17 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits)
13) Stoiximan Super League (D1 Greek)
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real adboards, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
*All 14 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits): including AEK Athens, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, PAOK
*Stadium atmosphere
14) Serie C (D3 Italian)
*Fully licensed: with real trophy
*All 60 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits)
15) Mozzart SuperLiga (D1 Serbian)
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real match ball
*All 16 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits): including Crvena Zvezda, Partizan Belgrade
*Stadium atmosphere
16) Chance Liga (D1 Serbian)
Fully licensed: with real trophy, real match ball
*All 16 teams fully licensed (with real players and kits): including AC Sparta Praha, Slavia Praha, Viktoria Plzen,
*Stadium atmosphere
17) CONCACAF Champions Cup:
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real match ball, real groups (with 16 teams), real adboards, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
*Playable teams (with real players and kits) -> Rest of the World: Cavalier FC (Jamaica), LD Alajuelense (Costa Rica), Calvary FC (Canada), Forge FC (Canada), Cibao FC (Dominican Republic), Real Hope (Haiti), Real Esteli (Nicaragua),, Antigua GFC (Guatemala),Jerediano (Costa Rica), Deportivo Saprissa (Cosa Rica), CF Motagua (Honduras)
*Stadium atmosphere
*CONCACAF Champions Cup Anthem (composed by Matt Clifford) as players' walkon/walkout/entrance, lineup, half-time and match intro music
*Playable in: Kickoff, Manager Career, Player Career, Ultimate Team, Tournaments, Online Friendlies
18) Liga BBVA MX -> returning league
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real match ball, real adboards, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
*Stadium atmosphere
19) Leagues Cup (MLS & Liga BBVA MX)
Fully licensed: with real trophy, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
20) Campeones Cup (MLS champion vs Liga BBVA MX champion)
Fully licensed: with real trophy, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
21) Finalissima
Fully licensed: with real trophy, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
*Finalissima Anthem as players' walkon/walkout/entrance, half-time, match intro and trophy celebration music
22) UEFA Nations League:
*Fully licensed: with real trophy, real match ball, real groups, real adboards, broadcoast graphics (scoreboard)
*All 55 national teams fully licensed (with real players, kits and national anthems)
*Stadium atmosphere
*UEFA Nations League Anthem as players' walkon/walkout/entrance, half-time, match intro and trophy celebration music
*Playable in: Kickoff, Manager Career, Player Career, Ultimate Team, Tournaments, Online Friendlies
NATIONAL TEAMS (fully licensed with real players, real kits, national anthem): Colombia, Chile,Canada, Serbia, Belgium, Slovenia, Turkey, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Iran, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal, Algeria, DR Congo, Mali, Angola, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Cape Verde, Zambia, Comoros, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania, Benin, Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Mozambique, New Zealand, Australia
WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAMS (fully licensed with real players, real kits, national anthem): Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Denmark, Japan, Brazil, Iceland, China
STADIUMS:
Africa: Moulay Abdellah Stadium (AS FAR, Morocco; AFCON 2025), Mohammed V Stadium (Raja Casablanca, Wydad, Morocco; AFCON 2025), Marrakech Stadium (AFCON 2025), Ibn Batouta Stadium (Ittihad Tanger; AFCON 2025), Moulay Hassan Stadium (FUS Rabat; AFCON 2025), Al Barid Stadium (AFCON 2025), Moulay Abdellah Olympic Annex Stadium (AFCON 2025), Berkane Municipal Stadium (RS Berkane), Adrar Stadium (Hassania USA), Fez Stadium (Maghreb AS; AFCON 2025), Cairo International Stadium (Al-Ahly SC, Zamalek, Modern Sports FC, National Bank of Egypt, ZED FC, Egypt), Suez Stadium (Al Masry),Alexandria Stadium (Al Ittihad Alexandria Club), Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium (Ceramica Cleopatra), 30 June Stadium (Pyramids), Cairo Miltary Academy Stadium (Petrojet SC), FNB Stadium (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa), Orlando Stadium (Orlando Pirates), Loftus Versfeld Stadium (Mamelodi Sundowns), Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (Chippa Stadium), Moses Mabhida Stadium (AmaZulu), DHL Stadium (Cape Town City), Athlone Stadium, Mbombela Stadium (TS Galaxy), Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium (SuperSport United), Stade olympique de Radès (Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Club Africain, Tunisia), Stade olympique de Sousse (Etoile Sportive du Sahel), Stade TP Mazembe (TP Mazembe), Stade des Martyrs (AS Vita Club, DR Congo), Benjamin Mkapa Stadium (Young Africans, Simba SC, Tanzania), Stade Ali Ammar (MC Alger), Stade Hocine-AÏt-Ahmed (JS Kabylie), Stade Nelson Mandela (Algeria), Estadio Nacional 11 de Novembro (Angola), Olembe Stadium (Cameroon), Stade Alassane Ouatarra (Ivory Coast), Stade d'Angondjé (Gabon), Moshood Abiola National Stadium (Nigeria), Stade Abdoulaye Wade (Senegal), Levy Mwanawasa Stadium (Zambia)
Europe: Puskas Arena - Budapest (UEFA Champions League Final), Besiktas Stadium - Istanbul (UEFA Europa League Final), Stadion Maksimir (Dinamo Zagreb), Stadion Poljud (Hajduk Split), Agia Sophia Stadium (AEK Athens), Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium (Olympiacos), Spyros Louis Olympic Stadium (Panathinaikos), Toumba Stadium (PAOK), Partizan Stadium (Partizan Belgrade), Rajko Mitic Stadium (Crvena Zvezda), epet ARENA (AC Sparta Praha), Fortuna Arena (Slavia Praha), Mestsky Stadion (Banik Ostrava)
North America: Chase Stadium (Inter Miami), Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego FC), Yankee Stadium (New York City FC), Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (Club América), Estadio Jalisco (Atlas), Estadio Olimpico Universitario (Cruz Azul, UNAM), Estadio Akron (Chivas), Estadio BBVA (Monterrey), Estadio Universitario (UANL), Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto (LD Alajuelense), Hamilton Stadium (Forge FC).