EA today announced EA Sports FC 26, the new edition of the famous football title that will arrive on September 26. The game will again see Jude Bellingham on the cover of the Standard Edition accompanied this time by Jamal Musiala, while Zlatan Ibrahimović will camp on the Ultimate Edition, and we were offered a first look at the gameplay and the various new features.

Here is the first official information, the announcement trailer and a set of images.

EA SPORTS FC 26 IS SHAPED BY YOUR FEEDBACK

Play the way you like with new overarching innovations to the game and a completely revamped gameplay experience based on feedback from the FC community, including:

• Refined Gameplay Fundamentals: EA SPORTS FC 26 offers a variety of overall-level changes to the game, including improved dribbling responsiveness and fluidity, recalibrated running direction changes for stronger player movements, all-new goalkeeper positioning based on reinforcement learning, volumetric melee animations, new more versatile Playstyles and Player Roles, and much more

• Authentic Gameplay and Competitive Gameplay Presets: The new Competitive Gameplay preset — driven by honed fundamentals, greater consistency, and improved responsiveness — is tailored for playing in Football Ultimate Teamsâ„¢ and Clubs, while the Authentic Gameplay preset offers the most faithful football experience ever in Career.

• Experience the Manager Career like never before: Enter the hilarious world of Manager Live, a new dimension added to the mode through a live hub full of ever-evolving variable-length Challenges. Alongside Original Career and Live Start Points, Manager Live hosts scenarios released regularly during the new season, curated following the real world of football, and offering players the next goal to pursue in their careers.

• Archetypes: A brand new feature in FC 26, Archetypes have been inspired by football's great protagonists, introducing new classes in Club and Player Career, bringing more individuality to players. Develop your skills by upgrading attributes and unlocking Archetypal Perks to give your player a distinctive feel on the field.

• New Live Events and Tournament Modes: In FC 26, fans will be able to put their dream teams to the test in Football Ultimate Team with the new Live Events and Tournament modes, as well as the revamped Rivals and Champions experiences.

• Unmatched authenticity: EA SPORTS is proud to bring in-game authenticity that reflects unparalleled realism to EA SPORTS FC 26 with over 20,000 athletes, over 750 clubs and national teams playing in more than 120 stadiums and over 35 leagues, supported by more than 300 global football partners.