Unable to play Rivals or Champions since 10th August 2026

But with certain players they have the 5th playstyle but also another evo so lets say with my virgil van dijk hes now 99 rated with 5 playstyles but after the 5th I put the max defending on him and still cannot use him so what do I do now

Hey Shafboss786​, 

Please check the information pinned at the top of this thread, where I moved yours as well. 

Removing or resetting the EVOs that granted a 5th PlayStyle+ not displaying correctly for your players might help.

Hey UNEE8S​,

I moved your report over here. I understand that's disappointing.

Please check the information pinned at the top of this thread; it might help you identify one or more of your players with a bugged EVO to remove so you can play again.

Tried this but unfortunately no difference, shambolic that there’s no way to contact EA directly about this, it’s been weeks now

I am facing an immediate disconnection error when entering Rivals or Champions matches right after the opponent team reveals. Live Events work fine. The issue started suddenly on Thursday with no setup changes and I talked to the AI support and told told me many things to change and do and I did it all and nothing changed I still can't play rivals or champions the game is ending and I very disappointing from this ending. I'm really wanted to have a better fc26 ending

I try to load in with evo players and it doesn't work I use a normal team no evos and it works but why cant I use evo cards they are my best cards and cant even load into a game its been happening for days can someone please help because its very frustrating playing against a full evo team with players who are not evod its unfair

Hey mate, delete all of your concept squads and active squads and start from scratch. My issue was with my Vidic 99 rated with maximum evos. I still can’t use him now! All of my other evo players are fine. That worked for me! Good luck. The response from EA was shocking

Have you found a solution? Or gotten any answer? I’ve had the same problem for two weeks now; every other mode works except FUT Champions and Rivals. Because of this, I’m going to miss out on exclusive FUT Champions rewards—like the Anthony Gordon card I need to build a full squad based on the current Barça team. I know there are other cards and Evolutions, but he’s the only one with the updated crest.

Hey there. Do you have any evo players in your lineup? If so, as a test, try removing those players and see if you still disconnect. Thanks!

Subject: FC 26 – Unable to play Rivals and FUT Champions

Hello EA Support,

I’m having an issue with FC 26 on PS5. Since Saturday, I have been unable to play Rivals or FUT Champions (Weekend League).

When I find an opponent and reach the screen where the two teams are shown, the game disconnects me before the match starts. I get the message:

“You lost connection to your opponent. We’ll check the match report to see who won and who lost.”

The match is not registered as a win or a loss for either player.

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I have already:

• Restarted my router.
• Restarted my PS5.
• Tested my internet connection on PS5, and everything shows as OK.
• Checked my NAT type, which is Type 2.
• Tried using my phone’s mobile hotspot instead of my home internet, but I get exactly the same issue.
• Other game modes, such as Squad Battles and Live Events, work normally.

This seems to be an issue with Rivals/FUT matchmaking or my FUT account rather than my internet connection.

Could you please check if there is any issue with my account or matchmaking and help me fix this?

Thank you.