EA SPORTS has confirmed the next promo coming to EA FC 26 is UEFA Primetime, replacing the usual Road to the Knockouts event, so here’s everything you need to know about it.
UEFA Primetime start date
The promo gets underway on Friday, November 7, 2025, replacing Ultimate Scream, which has been ongoing for the last two weeks. It hasn’t been confirmed how long it will last, but it will most likely be a week-long event based on previous years.
Event explained
Just like RTTK before it, Primetime focuses on European competitions, bringing cards inspired by the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League. According to a leak from ‘FifaTradingRomania,’ these cards will be live items, meaning they upgrade based on a team’s performance.
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The same leak revealed that the event will introduce over 60 cards into packs, special ‘Moments’ items for specific UCL games, and the usual SBCs, objectives, and Evolutions.
It’s also set to bring three new Hero players, who were teased by the devs in an X post.
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Upgrades explained
Although nothing has been officially announced, leaks have revealed the upgrade path. There will reportedly be an overall boost when a team scores a certain number of goals or earns a number of points, as well as new Roles and PlayStyles based on goals, assists, and clean sheets.
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Then, if a team finishes in the top eight and automatically qualifies for the knockout stage, a PlayStyle+ will be awarded.
- 7 or more points for club in the next 4 matches: +1 OVR
- Player appearance in a win match: + Role+ and +1 PlayStyle
- Goal/assist for attacker/midfielder or clean sheer/no yellow cards for defender: + Role++ and +1 PlayStyle
- Club finishes in top 8: +1 PlayStyle+ or +2 PlayStyles
- Club scores 1 goal in 4 separate games: +1 OVR
Leaked players
Although the full lineup is yet to be announced, leaks have revealed many of the players due to appear. Check them out below:
Champion’s League
- Eden Hazard (Hero)
- Daniele De Rossi (Roma)
- Michel Salgado (Hero)
- Simone Laudehr (Hero)
- Ludovic Giuly (Hero)
- Laura Georges (Hero)
- Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United)
- Estevao (Chelsea)
- William Salbia (Arsenal)
- Richard Rios (Benfica)
- Xavi Simmons (Spurs)
- Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich)
- Eder Militao (Real Madrid)
- Coady Gakpo (Liverpool)
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)
- Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
- Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United)
- Rasmus Hojlund (Napoli)
- Bradley Barcola (PSG)
- Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund)
- Dennis Man (PSV)
- Maika Hamano (Chelsea)
- Tara Elimbi Gilbert (PSG)
- Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan)
- Kenneth Taylor (Ajax)
- Kevin Rodriguez (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise)
- Matheus Silva (Qarabag)
Europa League
- Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa)
- Anass Zaroury (Panathinaikos)
- Manu Kone (Roma)
- Callum McGregor (Celtic)
- Igor Silva (Nottingham Forest)
- Rodrigo Mora (Porto)
- Anis Hadj-Moussa (Feyenoord)
- Archie Brown (Fenerbahce)
- Cedric Bakambu (Real Betis)
- Ruben Kluivert (Lyon)
- Max Aarons (Rangers)
Europa Conference League
- Lukas Haraslin (Sparta Prague)
- Cher Ndour (Fiorentina)
- Benedict Hollerbach (Mainz)
- Unai Lopez (Rayo Vallecano)
- Mikael Ishak (Lech Poznan)
Note: This page is a work in progress. We’ll be sure to update it into a full UEFA Primetime upgrade tracker as soon as all of the players are confirmed.
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