More EA FC 26 information has emerged as players try the game for the first time in the closed beta.
Those who pay close attention to detail and explored the game’s data have found 15 licensed managers with new faces.
This is especially important for EA FC 26 Career Mode will have a live manager market.
The new feature will see managers change football clubs and bring their tactics to their new team.
And players will be able to track how safe those managers are in their current jobs.
And in preparation for that, plenty of new licensed managers are being added to the game or have had new face scans.
In total, the following 15 new manager face scans have been added for EA FC 26.
New Premier League managers in EA FC 26
- Rúben Amorim (Manchester United
- Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace)
- Daniel Farke (Leeds)
The Premier League always has a lot of licenses, even Everton’s new Hill Dickinson Stadium is one of EA FC 26’s new stadiums.
And that will include managers with three Premier League managers getting new face scans.
After joining Manchester United halfway through the season to replace Erik ten Haag, Rúben Amorim didn’t have a face in EA FC 25.
Neither did FA Cup winner Oliver Glasner of Crystal Palace and newly promoted Daniel Farke.
New Bundesliga managers in EA FC 26
It seems Bayern Munich’s Vincent Kompany will be the only licensed Bundesliga manager in EA FC 26.
Although every Bundesliga stadium will be included in the game.
However, Germany National Team manager Julian Nagelsmann has been added to the game as a newly licenced manager.
New La Liga managers in EA FC 26
- Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)
- Claudio Giráldez (Celta Vigo)
- Manolo González (Espanyol)
- Carlos Corberán (Valencia)
- Vicente Moreno (Osasuna)
- Iñigo Pérez (Rayo Vallecano)
- José Bordalás (Getafe)
- Borja Jiménez (Leganes)
A ton of new mangers in Spain’s top division have had new face scans added to the game as well as Borja Jiménez of La Liga 2’s Leganes.
It makes sense considering the naming rights of La Liga is sponsored by EA Sports.
Having been in the Bundesliga, Xabi Alonso surpirsingly didn’t have a licensed face until now.
Sports betting sites will keep keen eye on how his new-look Real Madrid team stack up with FC Barcelona.
Other new manager faces in EA FC 26
As for other new manager faces, Rangers’ Russel Martin has been added to the game to rival Celtic’s Brendan Rogers.
And randomly, Andrea Sottil from Serie B team Modena has allegedly been added to the game.
He feels like a strange choice for EA FC 26 instead of Cesc Fàbregas who helped Como stay in Serie A.
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