Early Friday morning, thousands of players found themselves unable to log into EA Sports FC 26. The game's servers went offline just hours before the launch of the highly anticipated UEFA Primetime promo, affecting Ultimate Team, Pro Clubs, and other online modes.
According to Down Detector, problem reports began as early as 6:17 AM GMT on November 7, escalating sharply after 9:00 AM GMT. Gamers took to social media to express their frustration. Content creator Bonfire5th tweeted on X:
“EA servers are down today on FC26! That ruins the stream for this morning so going to do it in the afternoon instead!”
Another player shared:
“I was just playing a Division 1 game and it's gone down on me. Frustrating.”
Contrary to speculation about technical problems, EA clarified the downtime is due to scheduled maintenance. EA Sports FC Direct Communication posted on X:
“We have a maintenance coming up. During this time, you will be disconnected or unable to access online services. Match creation will be disabled 30 minutes before maintenance. Titles impacted: EA Sports FC 26, EA Sports FC 25 and EA Sports FC 24 on all platforms.”
All platforms hosting these titles are affected by this maintenance period.
EA has not specified the exact duration of the maintenance, but players can expect services to resume once the essential updates are completed.
Summary: EA Sports FC servers are temporarily offline for scheduled maintenance, affecting multiple game versions and preventing access to online modes, with no technical glitches involved.