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mono2307
Seasoned Newcomer
10 months ago
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Unable to retrieve your kick off names data.

I recently picked up the game and was excited to dive into some matches. Initially, everything was running smoothly, and I had a great time playing. However, now I’m trying to play a quick match with a few friends, and we hit a frustrating snag. Whenever we select our teams, an error message pops up on the screen stating, "Unable to retrieve your kick-off names data. Please try again." It’s such a disappointment! I’m hoping to find a solution to this problem so we can get back to enjoying the game together. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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    Thank you all for bringing this issue to my attention. I will share it with the team. In the meantime, please try the steps suggested by jisoochan and RandomVenues above. 

    i tried to turn off my internet and start the "select sides" page offline and turn on my internet again when im choosing my team. turn on live updates and it works

    Me too i by pass it by not selecting a site when selecting sides on classic kickoff and leave joystick in the middle then then advance to go and choose teams and start the match as if both AI are gonna play against each other, then go to select sites and select the team that you want.

    Here are some additional steps that helped resolve similar issues that you can try while we look into it:

    1. Delete personal settings profile and create a new one after launching the game.
    2. Change difficulty to default.
    3. Don't select a side (keep the joystick in the middle and advance).
    4. Reinstall the game.

    Let us know if any of these steps fix the issue. Thank you! 

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  • EA_Pulsar's avatar
    EA_Pulsar
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    10 months ago

    ⚠ Marked as Solution for Visibility Purposes Only 

    Thank you all for bringing this issue to my attention. I will share it with the team. In the meantime, please try the steps suggested by jisoochan and RandomVenues above. 

    i tried to turn off my internet and start the "select sides" page offline and turn on my internet again when im choosing my team. turn on live updates and it works

    Me too i by pass it by not selecting a site when selecting sides on classic kickoff and leave joystick in the middle then then advance to go and choose teams and start the match as if both AI are gonna play against each other, then go to select sites and select the team that you want.

    Here are some additional steps that helped resolve similar issues that you can try while we look into it:

    1. Delete personal settings profile and create a new one after launching the game.
    2. Change difficulty to default.
    3. Don't select a side (keep the joystick in the middle and advance).
    4. Reinstall the game.

    Let us know if any of these steps fix the issue. Thank you! 

  • shvr47cu6cet's avatar
    shvr47cu6cet
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 months ago

    On fc 26 - this is still an issue. How is this possible?? Do ea literally not fix any issues anymore??

  • Same here I'm facing that issue, with the Fifa 25 both kick off names pops up, but after downloading the fc 26 is only on profiles that pops up leaving the other saying unable to retrieve kick off names try again later.I then delete the fc and download it again but still facing that weird issue.

  • GeauxKop's avatar
    GeauxKop
    Seasoned Novice
    2 months ago

    Have the same issue for FC26!! What is EA doing when releasing these games?? Can’t even couch play with friends which is one of the best things about FIFA

  • Still has the same issue with FC 26! Can’t link existing kickoff names 

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