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Football Manager 26 Version 26.3 Kicks Out as Update 1.010

by Alex Co March 30, 2026 1:00 pm in Title Updates and Patches

Football Manager 26 patch version 26.3 is out on consoles and PC, and this is a pretty significant patch when it comes to changes made.

Console gamers will see this download appear as Football Manager 26 update 1.010 (complete version 1.010.000), and there are two separate changelogs for the PC and console versions.

Check out the patch notes for each, below.

Football Manager 26 Update 1.010 for Ver. 26.3 Console Patch Notes

Database

• More than 1 million Database changes

• Updated Transfers for China, Türkiye, the USA, and other select leagues

• Boca Juniors are now a licensed team

Technical Issues

• Crash fixes & stability improvements

• Fixed a crash that would occur when playing matches at TSV 1860 Munich’s stadium

User Interface (UI)

• Redesigned the Youth Setup Overview to be full screen

• Fixed an issue where the Squad Bar could not be dug into with controller focus after opening a player report card in match.

• Resolves an issue where controller focus would become stuck by only having one entry in a table available.

• Resolves an issue where the Stages tile would be duplicated on the Portal

• Sort functionality has been restored for transfer value, ability and potential columns in Recruitment > Shortlist

• Attributes being trained now highlight in Orange within the Individual Training screen

• The Fixtures and Result Report will remember your filters should you leave and return

• The Competition > Transfers card will remember your filters should you leave and return

• The Recruitment > Transfer History Card will remember your filters should you leave and return

• If the player attribute polygon graph is selected, it will remain visible while cycling through other players

• Match Stats bars are now correctly equal when values are zero for both teams

• Added Transfer Fees to the Career Stats tile

• Fixed an issue preventing the user to view past seasons in Stages card for select competitions

• Set Piece/Penalty taker lists should now reflect the real-time current squad

• Viewing the Tactical Analysis no longer omits certain players

• Fixed an issue causing form indicators to sometimes appear inaccurately on the Competitions page

• League tables which feature a ‘split’ now better display the split in teams

• Tactics within the save folder now display if attempting to overwrite them

• Team form should now display oldest to newest (left to right) in all game areas

• Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause Partnership lines to appear misaligned on the Tactics screen when first opened

• Fixed an issue causing the Passing Completed, Crosses Completed, and Clear Cut Chances stats to display incorrectly during the match day

Gameplay

• Added a ‘Automatically open a must respond message’ preference option

• Fixed an issue causing ‘Grey’ players that have been offered contracts to display attributes over 20

• Goalkeepers are now only compared to other goalkeepers on the player comparison screen

• Club vision ambitions have been tweaked to prevent certain objectives being contradictory of one another

• Fixed an issue where the ‘approach to sign’ action was not generating when the users club exited a transfer embargo

Match, Art & Animation

• Added a new Premier League match ball

• Fixed an issue where players would sometimes kick ball out of play straight from kick off

• Fixed an issue causing offsides lines to be missing during the replay for a goal disallowed by offside

• The Dugout and Live Scores/Table will remain expanded even after highlights occur

• Fixed a rare issue with substitutes flickering on the 2D pitch tile

Competition and Rule Groups

Belgium

• Added the RWDM Brussels points deduction

Brazil

• Updated a number of formats, schedules and rules of various Brazilian competitions

• Updated VAR rules for various Brazilian competitions

China

• Updated schedules for the Chinese Super League, Chinese National First Division, and the Chinese FA Super Cup

• Updated Transfer Windows for the Chinese Super League and Chinese National First Division

Colombia

• Updated the Colombian Cup Substitution Rules

England

• Added the Leicester City points deduction

Europe

• Updated the format for the UEFA Youth League

• Fixed an issue where some Last 16 UEFA Champions League matches were scheduled on Thursdays

France

• French Overseas Nationalities no longer count as foreign players in the French Cup

Germany

• Updated the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 Squad Numbers rules

Greece

• Fixed an issue causing there to be no TV matches appearing in Super League 1 after league split

Ireland

• Updated the Irish Leinster Cup schedule

Indonesia

• Updated the Substitution Rules for various Indonesian competitions

Latvia

• B Teams no longer participate in the Latvian Cup

Lithuania

• Updated the Lithuanian U18s Sorting Rules

North America

• Updated the North American W Champions Cup Squad Registration dates

Portugal

• Updated the Substitution Rules for the Portuguese Second League and Third Division

Russia

• Updated the Russian First Division Loan Rules

Scotland

• Updated the KDM Evolution Trophy Substitution Rules

Spain

• Trialists are no longer allowed to participate in the Spanish Women’s Super Cup

Switzerland

• Fixed an issue causing youth players to be denied work permits after turning professional

Sweden

• Updated schedules for various Swedish leagues/competitions

Uruguay

• Updated the Uruguayan Transfer Window dates

• Updated the Uruguayan First Division schedule

U.S.A

• Fixed an issue causing players to incorrectly gain Green Cards/American nationality (NWSL)

• Expansion teams no longer play matches prior to being formed (NWSL)

Wales

• Updated the Nathaniel MG Cup Substitution Rules

Football Manager Version 26.3 PC Patch Notes