Major league could return in EA FC 26 as Konami remove 14 teams from eFootball
Mirror June 13, 2025 12:39 AM

After a four-year hiatus due to an exclusive licensing agreement with Konami, a fan-favourite league could be usable again in EA FC 26.

As we enter the summer months, all attention is starting to turn towards the next instalment of the series, with set to release its latest title, , later this year. is still in full swing with the highly anticipated going live in Ultimate Team soon, but it's hard not to turn our heads towards FC 26, with some early leaks and rumours already starting to circulate.

A host of EA FC 26 details, including an earlier release date, in April, while we've also seen an image of the rumoured EA FC 26 logo circulating on social media in recent weeks. But now, has confirmed that one of its exclusively licensed leagues will be removed from eFootball, opening up the pathway for a new league to be added to EA FC 26.

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New league in line for EA FC 26 return

After joining forces with Konami in 2022, the top division of Mexican football, Liga MX, is no longer exclusively licensed to eFootball, with the Japanese company that the league, along with all of its teams, will be removed from the game.

This is the full list of teams from Liga MX that will be removed from eFootball this month:

  • Ciudad de Mexico AB
  • Pachuca de Soto BA
  • Puebla AB
  • Toluca de Lerdo RB
  • Jalisco RN
  • Monterrey AB
  • Comarca Lagunera VB
  • Tijuana RN
  • Leon de los Aldamas VB
  • Queretaro BA
  • Aguascalientes RB
  • Ciudad Juarez VN
  • San Luis Potosi RB
  • Mazatlan MN

Liga MX last featured in , with the league being removed in due to its agreement with Konami. There have been some cult-hero Ultimate Team items in the past from Liga MX that plenty of Ultimate Team players would've used and loved, including TOTS Andre-Pierre Gignac in , Silver star Luis Perea in , FUT Birthday Keisuke Honda in , and the late Christian Benitez in .

Right now, there are a few names you'll likely recognise from Liga MX that will be set for an Ultimate Team return if it is added for EA FC 26, including Georgios Giakoumakis, Lucas Ocampos, Sergio Canales, Salomon Rondon, Jonathan Dos Santos, and Sergio Ramos.

And of course, who can forget the Pumas UNAM kits that were like gold dust in the early days of Ultimate Team? If Liga MX does return, it will be a fantastic addition.

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