Ultimate Team Extremely Slow Menus, Loading & Connection Issues Since FC 26

Hi everyone,

I'm experiencing serious connectivity and performance issues with Ultimate Team, and I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what's causing them.

Here are the main issues I'm experiencing:

Server connection errors: Almost every time I try to connect to the EA servers, I get a message saying that the servers are currently down and that EA is working to address the problem. I usually have to retry several times before I can successfully connect.

Extremely long Ultimate Team loading times: Once I manage to connect and enter Ultimate Team, it takes around 10–15 minutes of loading and downloading content before I can actually access the mode. Sometimes, the loading gets stuck in an endless loop, and I can't enter Ultimate Team at all.

Extremely slow menu navigation: Even when I successfully enter Ultimate Team, navigating between menus takes an unreasonable amount of time. Sometimes, switching between sections takes several minutes, and the game frequently gets stuck, forcing me to close and restart it.

Post-match issues: Interestingly, I have absolutely no noticeable connection issues during actual matches. I don't experience lag, latency spikes, or disconnections while playing. However, as soon as a match ends and I try to advance back to the Ultimate Team menus, the game starts lagging and becomes extremely slow again.


Troubleshooting steps I've already tried:

Tested my internet connection using the connection test on EA's website, which shows that my connection quality is excellent.

Used a wired Ethernet connection.

Switched to Wi-Fi to see if it made any difference.

Tested the game using my phone's mobile hotspot.

Tried multiple Wi-Fi networks and Ethernet connections at different locations.

Confirmed that other online games work perfectly fine without any connectivity or performance issues.
None of these steps have resolved the problem. The game remains extremely slow regardless of the network or connection method I'm using.

One important thing to mention: I've been experiencing these exact same issues since March 2026, back when I was playing FC 26. The problem has continued ever since, despite testing different internet connections and networks over the past several months.

What makes this even more confusing is that the actual gameplay during online matches works perfectly fine. The problems seem to be limited to connecting to EA's servers, loading Ultimate Team, navigating its menus, and returning to the menus after matches.

At this point, I'm not sure whether this is an issue with my account, EA's servers, or something else entirely.

Has anyone else experienced anything similar? Is there anything I can try to fix this?
If needed, I'd be happy to provide screen recordings showing the extremely long loading times, connection errors, and slow menu navigation.

I'd really appreciate any help or suggestions, as this has been going on for over six months and is making Ultimate Team almost unplayable.

Thanks in advance!