EA Sports FC 26 receives new Christmas update: nerfs to goalkeepers and much more

The big Christmas update introduces adjustments in goalkeeping and novelties in Career Mode.

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Each year’s end is usually accompanied by a major review of EA Sports’ soccer simulator, and this time is no exception. The new Christmas update is now ready and will arrive in the coming days on consoles and PC, incorporating adjustments that the community has been asking for for months. The goal is clear: to improve several areas of the game that had fallen behind the rest of the experience.

The absolute star of the patch is the goalkeeping. For months, users have pointed out irregular behaviors in the movement and response of goalkeepers, and this update aims to correct that point, fine-tuning animations, manual control, and quick shot situations.

EA Sports FC 26 Christmas Update: Goalkeeper Improvements and Career Mode News

The EA team has completely optimized the movement of goalkeepers and how they react to divided balls, first-touch shots, or closed centers. Users will now have more positional control, one of the most repeated demands in the community, and consistency has been strengthened when blocking shots and acting under pressure.

• Another important part of the patch comes to Career Mode. From this update, Weekly Live Challenges are added, a new panel within the Team Hub that shows each player’s willingness to renew their contract, and several adjustments that aim to make daily club management more clear and dynamic. Additionally, the Club Archetype limit increases to 75, and an additional Game Style slot is incorporated, expanding the total available points to 475.

This is a free update and arrives on all platforms, including last-generation consoles. A Christmas update that corrects several of the most commented flaws and aims to improve the overall experience in the most played modes of the title.