Season 8 & Festival of Football: Path to Glory in Football Ultimate Team™ - EA SPORTS

The World’s Game Update brings international action to Football Ultimate Team™ with a dedicated Event Hub, weekly Festival of Football themed campaigns, Evolutions changes, new Tokens, Player Items, and changes inspired by community feedback to give you more choice in how you build your squad this summer.

Plus, log in and play EA SPORTS FC™ 26 between 5 June and 24 July to earn a 93 OVR Festival of Football ICON Pelé and three ‘Choose Your Journey’ Evolutions.*

FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL ICON PELÉ

Log in to Football Ultimate Team™ between 5 June and 24 July to receive a 93 OVR Festival of Football ICON Pelé and three distinct ‘Choose Your Journey’ Evolutions.

Start by choosing between the following three positions and PlayStyles+:

• ST with Low Driven+
• CM with Incisive Pass+
• LW/RW with Finesse Shot+

Additional Pelé-exclusive Evolutions will be released in further rounds, honouring his own path to glory in 1970. Completing all Evolutions will result in a 96 OVR ICON Pelé Player Item with 5-Star Skill Moves, 5-Star Weak Foot, and four PlayStyles+.

You can find the release schedule for the upcoming evolutions below:

PLAYSTYLE LAB

The Festival of Football expands upon Birthday Bakery which launched during FUT Birthday in EA SPORTS FC™ 26. Birthday Bakery Evolution tabs will be removed and FUT Birthday Items will be transferred into the new PlayStyle Lab.

These rarities will launch with no PlayStyles and no PlayStyles+, with the one exception being International Star Performers which can be released with 1 PlayStyle or PlayStyle+ that connects to their real-world moment.

Eligible Rarities for Playstyles Lab include:

• Festival of Football: Star Performer
• Festival of Football: National Pride
• Festival of Football: National Pride Champions
• Festival of Football: Glory Hunters
  • Glory Hunters releases on 26 June and is an entire campaign where Glory Hunters Items are released without PlayStyles and PlayStyles+
• FUT Birthday

Unlike Birthday Bakery, PlayStyle Lab will not require any Coins or FC Pointsand won’t have  any cooldown between usage.

EVOLUTION RESETS AND REPEATS

As part of the World’s Game Update on 4 June, you’ll be able to roll back and fully reset Evolutions in your Club. If you reset an originally Tradable Player, they’ll return to their Tradable status. A new item type, Evo Repeatables, will also allow you to earn additional Evolution entries. Look out for this new type of consumable later in Festival of Football.

TOKENS

Festival of Football introduces Tokens, a new reward type designed to give you greater choice over how you play and what you earn. Starting on 4 June you’ll be able to earn Festival of Football Tokens across a range of game modes including;

• Rivals 
• Squad Battles 
• Rush 
• Live Events 
• Select Objectives 
• Select SBCs

By unifying mode rewards into Tokens, you’ll be able to progress towards the same rewards no matter the mode you play, giving you greater choice in where you play. 

As we work to balance FUT™ for the entire community, we’re introducing a cap on how many Tokens you can earn each week, placing greater emphasis on the rewards you choose to pursue. Throughout the Festival of Football, you’ll be able to earn up to 1,000 Tokens each week.

Season 8 will also introduce FUT Champions Tokens and a FUT Champions Store featuring a range of rewards, including a rotating selection of special Red National Pride Player Items each week.

For those who pick up a handful of wins each weekend, you can redeem for weekly rewards or save Tokens over multiple weekends in a Season for bigger rewards. Higher win finishes will still provide additional Coins on top of Champions Tokens to reward you for pushing for your best finish each weekend.

JOURNEY OF NATIONS

Journey of Nations brings a new Event Hub for the Festival of Football Season to Football Ultimate Team™. Assemble new international themed squads each week, travel across five continents, and complete challenges to earn rewards themed around iconic players, historic nations, and emerging stars. Complete all 5 continental Objectives to earn a exclusive Journey of Nations Diego Maradona.

See the Festival of Football schedule below:

• North America - Thursday, 4 June 2026
• Asia + Oceania - Friday, 12 June 2026
• Africa - Friday, 19 June 2026
• South America - Friday, 26 June 2026
• Europe - Friday, 3 July 2026

Each continent will also contain a completionist inside the group which will reward the following Journey of Nations ICONs:

• North America
  • Hugo Sánchez
• Asia and Oceania
  • Saeed Al-Owairan
• Africa
  • Jay-Jay Okocha
• South America
  • Carlos Alberto
• Europe
  • Gerd Müller

UPCOMING FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL CAMPAIGNS

The following five campaigns will go live in Football Ultimate Team™ between 5 June and 24 July.

Path To Glory: 5 June – 19 June

Path to Glory opens the Festival of Football celebrations, following the journey of each nation with live Player Items that upgrade alongside the international action.

Greats of the Game: 19 June – 26 June

Greats of the Game is all about the legends, introducing two new ICONS, Mario Kempes and Rivellino, to honour big name players who defined eras of The World’s Game.

Glory Hunters: 26 June – 10 July

Glory Hunters brings PlayStyle customisation to selected Player Items for more control over squad building.

Phenoms: 10 July – 17 July

Phenoms shines a light on football’s next generation. Spotlighting young players and debutants looking to stand out as the world watches on.

Summer Stars: 17 July – 24 July

The Festival of Football finale culminates in a celebration of the biggest moments and greatest performers.

PATH TO GLORY

Pursue the pinnacle of international football from 5 June. Back your nation from the group stages to the tournament final with live Football Ultimate Team™ Player Items that upgrade alongside the international action, with winning players upgrading 99 OVR with a 5th PlayStyle+.

Check out the full upgrade path below:

Path to Glory also celebrates the action with a range of themed Squad Building Challenges and Objectives, in addition to the Path to Glory Live Event launching on 7 June.