Football Manager 26 has pushed out another significant update for its Console editions, with the most recent patch now live on PlayStation and Xbox and set to arrive on FM Touch for Apple Arcade in the coming days.
This latest build focuses heavily on stability, UI refinement, and a long list of quality-of-life improvements across tactics, navigation, and squad management. From controller-specific fixes to revamped wage-demand logic and several long-standing visual bugs being addressed, Update 26.0.6 is one of the broader maintenance drops of the cycle. Sports Interactive has also provided a non-exhaustive changelist and continues to encourage players to submit any new issues via the official Bug Tracker.
Below are the listed changes in the latest patch. To read the source for yourself, check it out here.
Football Manager 26 Update 26.0.6 (PlayStation and Xbox) – Patch Notes
- The latest update for FM26 Console is now available on PlayStation and Xbox, with a rollout for FM Touch on Apple Arcade to follow in the coming days.
- The update includes further improvements to game stability and performance, as well as a wealth of gameplay fixes. A non-exhaustive changelist is provided below.
- For queries about how to update on your respective platform, please review this FAQ.
- As always, please continue to make use of our Bug Tracker for any new issues you encounter, and our dedicated team will be on hand for support.
- 26.0.6 Changelist
- Further extensive polish and refinement done to the User Interface.
- Further extensive crash and stability fixes.
- Further fixes to freezes at Half-Time during Human vs. Human Online Matches. (PS/XB Only)
- Further improvements made to in game translations.
- Adds Substitutes to the iOS Tactics Planner
- Improvements to controller navigation in dashboards
- Adds the ability to view Condition and Match Rating via a toggle in the Tactics Planner
- Fixes an issue where mouse emulation was active when trying to use the Radial wheel
- Fixed soft lock while trying to view a past match.
- Added button to view match stats, match momentum, and xG story during highlights.
- Tweaks made to the general screen flow.
- Improved logic behind youth player wage demands.
- Improved logic behind player wage demands in the lower leagues.
- Fixed issue where player condition would always display full.
- Tweaked frequency of rain occurring during matches.
- Fixed crash when continuing with club from United Arab Emirates (UAE) during Advanced Game Setup.
- Loading a tactic within a match now functions as intended.
- Fixed issue preventing user from assigning shirt number to players out on loan.
- Fixed issue where home shirt icon would always display in the in-match Tactics Planner, regardless of the kit worn on the day.
- Data Hub > Last Match > Summary will now display data from the correct match.
- Fixed Place of Birth functionality within Manager Creation.
- Clicking ‘Apply’ when selecting which attributes to filter between on the Player Search now takes you back to the correct landing page.
- Fixed issue where all subs would display as “S1” on team talks.
- Fixed issue where Ligue 1 trophy image would display regardless of the competition.
- Fixed an issue where the Prize Money portal message would incorrectly state that the user had drawn.
- Added a Recruitment Budgets tile to the Finance Summary.
- Fixed an issue allowing the user to create a Recruitment Focus for a Women’s competition despite managing a Men’s team, and vice versa.
- Refined AI logic of Saudi based clubs when it comes to buying players.
- Passing Risk player instruction will now display correctly locked as “Take More Risks” for a Midfield Playmaker role.
- Fixed issue where the sub keeper would display in an outfield kit in the in-match Tactics Planner.
- Fixed an issue allowing user to renegotiate transfer/loan fee despite contract terms already being agreed.
- Improved squad building logic of top clubs.
- Players will more appropriately decline entering contract negotiations upfront if there is a large discrepancy between the desired wage and the max wage the club can offer.
- Fixed issue where Finance Graph would always display in USD.
- Club > Finances will now display the correct data for Income and Expenditure.
- In match Opposition Instructions will now correctly reflect any substitutions that have been made.
- Fixed issue preventing the Sponsorships card in Finances from being opened.
- Fixed issue where sponsorship end date would display as 1/1/1900.
- First team players no longer wear a substitutes bib during pre-match team talk.
- Tweaks to how a player’s current reputation is processed following a match.
- Fixed issue preventing user from leading of all required team talks if they are in charge of multiple teams.
- Player Comparison polygon graph will now display the correct attribute points.
- Fixed an issue where the Squad Bar could not be expanded after being collapsed.
- Added ability to add columns to tables and autosize them.
