How to add real faces to FM26
Oct 26, 2025 @ 5:31pm3,20224
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Guide
1) Quit the game if you haven’t already
2) Download a Face Megapack – you can do so from any of the following websites:
4) Locate your ‘graphics’ folder.
If the ‘graphics’ folder doesn’t exist, you will need to create it.
The default paths for the folder are as followed:
Windows:
C:\Users\(username)\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 26\graphics
Mac:
/Users/(username)/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 26/graphics
PLEASE NOTE: To find the 'Library' folder on a Mac, open Finder, click 'Go' in the menu bar at the top of the screen and then hold down the ⌥ (option) key on your keyboard and the 'Library' option should appear on the drop down menu for you to click.
5) Move the extracted folder into the graphics folder – the extracted folder should be called something like ‘faces’
6) You can now close any file explorer windows you have open and start Football Manager 26
2) Download a Face Megapack – you can do so from any of the following websites:
- Sort It Out SI Player Faces[sortitoutsi.net]
- FM Scout Player Faces[www.fmscout.com]
4) Locate your ‘graphics’ folder.
If the ‘graphics’ folder doesn’t exist, you will need to create it.
The default paths for the folder are as followed:
Windows:
C:\Users\(username)\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 26\graphics
Mac:
/Users/(username)/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 26/graphics
PLEASE NOTE: To find the 'Library' folder on a Mac, open Finder, click 'Go' in the menu bar at the top of the screen and then hold down the ⌥ (option) key on your keyboard and the 'Library' option should appear on the drop down menu for you to click.
5) Move the extracted folder into the graphics folder – the extracted folder should be called something like ‘faces’
6) You can now close any file explorer windows you have open and start Football Manager 26
Potential Fixes
This year, the ability to reload your skin and clearing the cache in your preferences have been removed. So, if you are having issues with getting faces to show in the game here are some potential fixes:
1) After adding your face pack to the ‘graphics’ folder, open Football Manager 26
2) Start a career game and wait for it to load
3) Quit the game, and fully close Steam
4) Restart Steam
5) Open Football Manager 26 again – this should ‘reload’ any graphics and the faces should appear in game
1) After adding your face pack to the ‘graphics’ folder, open Football Manager 26
2) Start a career game and wait for it to load
3) Quit the game, and fully close Steam
4) Restart Steam
5) Open Football Manager 26 again – this should ‘reload’ any graphics and the faces should appear in game