REDWOOD CITY, CA — Electronic Arts has issued a series of key updates for EA Sports FC 26 Ultimate Team, ahead of the launch of Season 3 later this week. The studio also addressed ongoing community feedback and responded to growing speculation surrounding upcoming promotional content.

24 November 2025 — EA Sports FC Ultimate Team received a fresh content drop today, highlighted by new FC Pro Live activities, updated objectives, and growing speculation surrounding the theme of Season 3. Below is the full breakdown of everything new in Ultimate Team this weekend.

The next big drop — the Thunderstruck Black Friday-event — is reportedly set to go live on Friday 28 November 2025 at ~18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET. 

November 22, 2025 — Ultimate Team (UT) in EA Sports FC 26 is gearing up for a major content rotation, with leaks and insider sources pointing to two big drops: FC Pro Live and Thunderstruck promotions.

20 November 2025 — EA SPORTS FC 26 has delivered a substantial mid-season content update today, headlined by the debut of the “Welcome to UT EVO” event. The drop introduces a mix of long-term progression items, short-term Squad Building Challenges (SBCs), and new daily upgrade packs designed to boost player engagement as the Ultimate Team cycle moves into its next phase.

EA Sports has pushed out a new update for EA Sports FC 26, delivering fresh performance improvements as part of its continuing post-launch support. The latest patch, identified as Version 1.2.1, focuses on enhancing overall game stability and smoothing out technical issues reported by the community over the past week.