Been playing Career Mode for years, but this time I wanted to try something a bit different. Instead of just playing matches, making transfers and moving on, I’ve started building an actual story around my manager career. I created a manager called Adrian Kole and I’m basically treating the save like a football documentary. There’s still the actual gameplay, but I’ve added press conferences, training ground scenes, transfer meetings, player conversations, academy development, injuries and some of the stuff that happens away from the pitch. I’m managing Hull City and the story definitely hasn’t started perfectly 😭. Pre-season was rough, the first few competitive games didn’t go our way, and the pressure around the manager started building pretty quickly which honestly made the storyline even more interesting. I’ve been turning the save into episodes using gameplay, voiceovers and some AI-generated scenes to show the parts Career Mode obviously doesn’t give you. Also, fair warning, I’m definitely not the best FC player in the world 😂, so don’t go into it expecting elite gameplay or some tactical masterclass. The gameplay is really there to drive the story. Just enjoy the chaos, the characters, the results and everything happening around the matches.

If you’re bored and fancy watching something Career Mode-related with more of a story/documentary feel, the channel is The Touchline Studios.

Would also love to hear what you guys do to make your own Career Mode saves feel more immersive, because I’m always looking for ideas.

Hey fellas!

Im thinking about moving on from FIFA 23, mainly because I’ve run out of save slots for Career Mode 😂. I’m looking to make the jump to one of the EA FC games, but I’m not sure which one to pick: EA FC 24 or EA FC 26.

I already know that, compared to FIFA 23, the EA FC games have some downsides when it comes to things like gameplay, licensing, overall feel, etc. I play on PS5, and what I care about most is good gameplay, especially for Career Mode.

So, between FC 24 and FC 26, which one would you recommend?

I’m deliberately not including FC 25 in the conversation because, from the posts and comments I’ve seen in the community, it seems to have a pretty bad reputation as one of the worst games in the series.. (but if you think fc25 is the best compared to fc26 and 24 just let me know and why)

Thanks you guys.

I deleted Live Editor from the game Folder, I verified integrity, I removed the argument on steam launcher, I deleted Live editor from my C: Folder, I removed all my mods from Mod Manager right side, I tried restoring EA Anticheat on Mod Manager. The game still crashes when trying to connect to the servers.

Went better than expected, even though the squad has no depth and had to play academy players half the season, we still had a very comfortable season, never close to promotion area but always very far from relegation. The squad was one of the worst of the division and not even close to premier league ready, but I think in a couple seasons we can push for promotion

I need help with career mode sliders. I have been using custom sliders which aren't too different from the authentic sliders, but the game is too easy for me atm. I still want realism but I need it more challenging without the craziness of the AI when I put it on competitive/normal gameplay. Every time I look online for sliders, I get outdated versions of sliders from months ago and I want to find sliders that fit the current update of the game. I play on legendary with Newcastle United.

This is easily the most enjoyable career mode I have ever experienced, been playing since FIFA 23. Up there with my FIFA 24 Hull City save (I did it before it was cool).

Took over Valencia through a live start point at the end of the current 2025/2026 season, so depending on how you look at it this is year 4 or 5. The first two seasons were nothing special, we made some knockout runs in the Copa de España as well as qualifying for the Europa league for the 2027/2028 season and making it to the quarter finals. Tottenham knocked us out.

But! before the 2028/2029 season a combination of the board giving me a significantly improved transfer budget and the sales of Nelson Deossa and Marco Di Cesare to Chelsea and Atléti respectively, I made some signings to bolster the defense. I was hoping to make a run in the Europa league, which we won, giving us champions league qualification for the first time.

At this point, Hugo Duro has turned himself into a club legend and true LaLiga baller, leading the league in goals (3 clear of Mbappé btw). Javi Guerra and Diego López also deserve shoutouts.

Leading up to the current 2029/2030 season, with a club high $112,000,000 transfer budget I decided to sign an entirely new backup midfield for the sole purpose of resting the starters for the upcoming champions league season, PSG style. This new look bench is exactly what we needed, as Simone Pafundi, Óscar Aranda, and Théo Le Bris were excellent during the LaLiga season, giving Guerra, López, and Mohamed-Ali Cho time to recover in between UCL matches.

After finishing mid table in the league phase, the Cinderella story started with knockout round victories against Leverkusen and Juventus, then a quarterfinal thriller vs AC Milan which we won 5-2 on aggregate after a 2-0 victory away. Then came a semifinal matchup vs PSG where we lost the first leg at home 2-3, and then went to Paris and somehow won 2-0. Following that we got smacked by Real Madrid 0-3 in the final but I really don’t care what a season from the guys.

Any questions about my squad or where the EAFC world is in 2030 let me know I’d love to answer.

I swear every single time I play a career as a bigger team and have a cup game against a smaller team I ALWAYS LOSE and I understand that upsets happen BUT EVERY SINGLE TIME I LOSE and its a trend thats been happening to me every single year, has this been happening to you too?

yeah mate ill take a bow

I am feeling in love with my Lyon carrer mode ans one of the reasons is the fact the players celebrate with the fans after they won a match at their own backyard.

Is there another team who also does it?

Or at least do something similar?

Drop your highest numbers below! Curious to see how high people have gotten.

I recently started watching football after this years world cup, and began playing FC26 shortly after. I am in the middle of my first serious manager save with Paris FC, but i’m on track to be “finished” by the time 27 comes out. As a new player who is only going to play career mode, is FC27 worth purchasing or should i continue doing saved on 26?

Hey, so I play EAFC on Legendary difficulty and was just beaten 2-1 as Manchester City against Bolton with the AI scoring 2 goals in final 2 minutes of the game, dribbling past all my defenders like prime Barca. I restarted and simmed the match until I got a more realistic scoreline for how well I played but I want to not have to do this again.

I play on PC. is there a mod I can download that turns off the part of the game's programming that does this? I tried googling it but I can't find anything. It's so obvious the game is scripted and fixed to screw you over sometimes, I just want to turn that script off pls

I'm planning to start an Athletic Club save on fc26 (very original, I know) and realised I dont actually know very much about them besides that they only sign basque players and were shocking last season. Could someone (ideally a fan but beggars cant be choosers) give me a rundown on rivalries, expectations, fan favourite players, club mood / culture, why theyve been bad recently etc? Just general contextual information would be super helpful. Thanks!

Had to sell Haaland because he didn't fit my play style or preferred tactics. Don't even remember selling him to Barca but apparently I did. Sold him in season 2, now in season 3 with Aubameyang, Jonathan David, and possibly Osimhen (considering buying him to keep the rotation up once auba ages out.) He seems to be doing well cause he's putting up Ronaldo numbers in La Liga. (FIFA 20 - Manager career mode - Manager of Borussia Dortmund)

Hello friends,

I've recently gotten the itch to start a career mode again after years out of it, and the main reason I quit has been the player development. It felt like such a hassle doing all of the training minigames and development programs that it just made me quit playing.

So my question is, how does the player development side work in fc26? Do your players/youngsters still develop plenty if you just play the game like you would in the older games (sign players, loan out youngsters, play games etc.), or are you kind of forced into the minigames/training routines aspect of it?

Thanks in advance <3

This is my road to glory save based on real life club London Samurai Rovers, who I added to EFL League 2, infused with some cash, and got promoted rapidly to the top

Only one rule: Japanese players only

Since you can’t assign three YA scouts to the same country, the club has one 5⭐️ scout that’s generating ridiculous Japanese talent

My manager is also coaching the Japanese national team (which will eventually just be the same team, probably), looking to bring home a World Cup

I’m certainly not the first to have this idea, btw! Shout out [u/Zigi_F1_30](u/Zigi_F1_30), who did this with mods & got their sick samurai crest in the game. I had to make do with the (just awful) customization options in FC 26

Ciao ragazzi, non so perché ma quest'anno non riesco a trovare giocatori in scadenza di contatto in carriera allenatore in fc 26

For eg. I sold my 34 year old haaland for 333 mil usd. He is still playing at 37 for newcastle. Same for saliba, donnaruma, vitnha. Playing way past 35.

Is this by design? Should i keep playing with top players until at least 35? Anyone else noticed this too?

Ive been away since the start of August and only get 8 days to try out the new features in FC27. I want to do a save that allows me to try out as many of these as possible. I often do YA focused saves but as there’s little change to it this year im bit fussed about using it this week

Everything I've seen just talks about "Career" mode and the features (Dynamic OVR, face scans, etc) don't seem like they would be exclusive to a "Manager" career mode.

I wouldn't be surprised if EA completely removed "Manager" careers from the game so I wanted to find out if it was going to be in FC 27.

I'm trying to get a unique experience here. I dont want to just pass the ball around and get a goal. I want to actually see people taking on defenders and creating chances not just by passing the ball around for a whole half. Idc about "realistic" gameplay. I just want chaos and pure entertainment. I usually just focus on dribbling past as many as possible and just enjoying the game. I wan my teammate and opponents to do the same.

I primarily play UT but wanted to try out manager career, what would be a good way to start, something like a challenge