Players attempting to connect to EA SPORTS FC 26 on the morning of November 7, 2025, encountered connection errors and could not access online services. This issue is not an unexpected outage but part of a planned and large-scale maintenance process.
EA SPORTS FC’s official communication account on social media has confirmed the service downtime. The maintenance affects the entire franchise, including FC 26, FC 25, and FC 24.
“EA SPORTS FC servers are undergoing scheduled maintenance impacting multiple game versions.”
Outage tracking platforms such as DownDetector recorded a sharp surge in user reports. The number of issues rose from nearly zero to more than 350 as players across different regions started their day and attempted to log in. This confirmed that the downtime was global in scope.
The primary reason for the service interruption is a significant seven-hour maintenance window for FC 26 and earlier titles. This intensive update aims to improve performance and stability across EA’s football gaming network.
EA SPORTS FC 26, along with older titles, is temporarily unavailable due to a planned seven-hour maintenance, confirmed by EA and validated by widespread user reports.