EA FC 26: Official Release Date of the Holiday Update

Big news for EA FC 26 gamers: The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. EA SPORTS has officially confirmed the release date for the huge EA SPORTS FC 26 Holiday Update, and it’s just around the corner.

According to EA, this update will be one of the largest post-launch drops yet — packed with new additions, real faces, presentation content and lots of bug fixes.

We’ll be covering the full patch in detail on the ReFIFA YouTube channel, so make sure to watch our videos for hands-on breakdowns and first impressions. Let’s dive into all the confirmed details!

Confirmed Release Date

Circle Tuesday, December 2, 2025, on your calendar! The Holiday Update (EA SPORTS FC 26 Update v1.3.0) will be released globally on that day across all platforms, including PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2.

Expect a title update download and a server-side squad update to activate content after the patch goes live.

EA SPORTS has promised this update will be “huge and full of new additions, real faces, and many fixes.” This is the major patch that could truly define the winter season for EA SPORTS FC 26.

Confirmed New Kits

EA confirmed at new kit addition: Paris Saint-Germain’s new fourth kit will be included in the Holiday Update.

That’s a welcome cosmetic drop for PSG fans — and we should expect additional kits to arrive in the patch as EA rolls out more club and league presentation assets.

Legendary Classic XIs Teams

This is the headline act. For the first time, EA SPORTS FC 26 is adding full legendary teams, called Classic XIs.

These are dream teams composed of the greatest Icons from specific leagues and clubs, allowing you to pit the all-time greats against each other.

The confirmed teams are:

• Classic XI Premier League
• Classic XI Ligue 1
• Serie A Classic XI
• Classic XI Bundesliga
• Classic XI Real Madrid FC

But who exactly is in these teams? EA has been teasing the players on social media, and the lineups are absolutely incredible:

Classic XI Premier League: Imagine building a midfield from Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Patrick Vieira, and Paul Scholes. The debate is already over!

Classic XI Ligue 1: Choose your wing wizard from the French league’s finest: David Ginola, Franck Ribéry, Sidney Govou, and Eden Hazard.

Serie A Classic XI: How do you even get past a defense featuring Paolo Maldini, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Nesta, and Franco Baresi? It’s a defender’s dream.

Classic XI Bundesliga: How do you even get past a defense featuring Franz Beckenbauer, Lúcio, Philipp Lahm, and Vincent Kompany? They are a wall, like the Great Wall of China.

Classic XI Real Madrid: Pick your goal-scoring king from the Bernabéu’s history: Ronaldo, Raúl González, Hugo Sánchez, and Emilio Butragueño.

These teams will let you play and build squads around familiar legends — great for nostalgia games, special FUT content and throwback online matches.

New Player Faces Incoming

A leak from FC Mobile suggests a small early roll of new face scans that are likely to arrive in the Holiday Update too. The names floating from the leak are:

• Romain Faivre (AFC Bournemouth)
• Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool)
• Ayden Heaven (Manchester United)
• Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves)

Leaks can change, but historically EA often syncs mobile and console face updates — so these scans are good candidates for v1.3.0 real-face additions.

What else to expect in v1.3.0?

EA said this will be a huge update — expect multiple categories of content:

• Real faces & face scan updates across men’s and women’s rosters.
• New kits, boots, balls and presentation assets.
• Classic XI teams and ICON/legend presentation for Career Mode and FUT.
• Numerous fixes and stability improvements (gameplay tuning, UI polish, and matchmaking/online reliability).
• Possible seasonal content — festive items, Moments or themed FUT events to tie into the holiday window.

If you want to know more about this update and the expected additions of kits, boots, balls, additions and fixes, you can watch this video below on our YouTube channel and enjoy it.

We’ll watch the official patch notes and post a full breakdown with visuals and how-to items on ReFIFA’s YouTube channel as soon as the update drops.

Final Whistle

The Holiday Update (v1.3.0) landing on December 2, 2025 looks set to be one of EA FC 26’s most exciting drops: PSG’s new fourth kit, Classic XI legends across leagues, leaked face-scan candidates and a stack of real faces and fixes.

Whether you play Career Mode, build FUT teams, or stream matches, this update promises fresh content and improved realism.

ReFIFA will cover the update in-depth — I’ll post the full video link in the article so you can see everything in action as soon as it goes live.

We’re all hoping this update fixes persistent bugs, adds more realism, and brings the fun back with legends and fresh kits — see you on the pitch!