
After months of radio silence, Sports Interactive just shared a 30-second video teaser with glimpses of FM26 actual game footage.
The graphics quality of this match day first look is impressive and people are already comparing it to EA Sports FC, though this may be partly due to the fact that the EA Sports FC logo is visible in the video.
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As stated at the beginning, not all footage appears in-game. That's probably because it appears they mixed real life and game footage in the video.
There's an indication towards the bottom left side saying "actual game footage - not final", so we know what's what.
Even though the video duration is short, its content has genuinely lifted the spirits of the Football Manager community.
You can watch the video below.
Here are 4 FM26 screenshots taken from the teaser.




And this is the video transcript:
The wait has been long.
The build-up impossible to ignore.
So much has changed...
But that feeling?
It never left.
GUESS WHO'S BACK
FOOTBALL MANAGER 26
MATCH DAY FIRST LOOK
COMING SOON
And a closing phrase from SI's official social channels:
We are definitely excited to finally see an official reaction and confirmation that FM 2026 is happening.
How do you feel about this?
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Discussion: Football Manager 26 Finally Confirmed
12 comments have been posted so far.
Hope they soon release specs to check.
@nicolas_om: I disagree with the "losers" term here; besides, whoever pre-ordered FM25 received a full refund. But I get your point, and it's why I'm struggling to feel excited before the new game actually gets released.
The new game has Premier League license and the Premier League have a partnership with EA hense the logos
i will stick with my heavily modded FM24 which is far better than SI can create