Controller Delay (Input Lag) During Matches in Pro Clubs Mode (PC)

Hello EA Team,

For the past few days I have been experiencing a serious issue with delayed controller response (input lag) in EA SPORTS FC 26, specifically in the Pro Clubs mode on PC.

The issue happens only during matches:

When the match starts, the controller already feels slightly heavy or delayed.
As the minutes go by, the delay increases progressively until the game becomes unplayable.
At that point, the player reacts 2 or 3 seconds late, gets stuck, or moves erratically.
However, once I leave the match and return to the main menu, everything goes back to normal — the controller responds perfectly, with no delay at all.

This confirms that the problem only occurs during matches, not in the system or the controller itself.

To rule out any hardware issue, I have tested the controller on websites dedicated to gamepad input and performed continuous movements.
The controller responds in real time, with no interruptions or signal loss.
I also tested different USB cables and ports, always with normal results.

In addition, I have tried everything possible on the system side:

I fully formatted my PC and reinstalled the game from scratch.
Updated GPU, chipset, and controller firmware drivers.
Verified game files via EA App.
Tested with Steam Input disabled and default configurations.
Set the power plan to “High performance” and disabled overlays (Steam, Game Bar, GeForce Experience).
Switched between fullscreen, borderless window, and limited FPS.

Despite all this, the issue remains the same. That is why I believe something in the game may have changed recently and is affecting online gameplay, especially in Pro Clubs mode.

I would greatly appreciate if you could register this case and confirm whether there are ongoing investigations about this behavior, as it does not appear to be a hardware or local configuration issue.

Thank you very much for your time and attention.
I look forward to any further instructions or tests I can perform to help resolve this issue.

Kind regards,
Mikel Gutierrez
(EA ID: kdOki13)
Platform: PC (EA App / Steam)
Controller: Xbox Elite Series 2 (wired)