Cut-Out Player Faces Megapack

Our Cut-Out Faces Megapack is the biggest collection of Football Manager Player Faces available. All players are available in the default cut-out style. When you download our Cut-Out Faces Megapack, you'll receive just under 550,000 player faces to spice up your copy of Football Manager.

  • 548,701
  • 2026.06 - Released on 10 May 2026
Cut-Out Player Faces Megapack

Installation Instructions

1. How do I install the cut-out megapack if I’m using Steam on Windows?

Watch this YouTube tutorial video, which should you guide you on the steps you need to follow to install it. You need to use Winrar (or a similar program) to extract the downloaded file.

 

Contrary to previous versions of the game, there is no need to change any settings in the preferences in FM26.

 


2. How do I install the cut-out megapack if I’m using a Mac OS?

*awaiting feedback from Mac users on this

 

Frequently Asked Questions

If you've never downloaded the pack before, you should just download the larger "complete pack".

If you're not a premium member, it is recommended that you download the base megapack via torrent by going to our cut-out megapack download page. After which, you should then download all the update packs released to date and apply them chronologically.

If you're a premium member, just download the most recent complete pack.

If you already have a version of our Cut-Out Faces Megapack installed, then click "Download Latest Changes" and you'll be presented with a list of all the updates we've released since you've last downloaded a file. Simply download any you might have missed, applying the oldest first and continuing to apply update packs in the chronological order in which they were released.
Watch this YouTube tutorial video, which should you guide you on the steps you need to follow to install it. You need to use Winrar (or a similar program) to extract the downloaded file.

Contrary to previous versions of the game, there is no need to change any settings in the preferences in FM26.
You need to copy and overwrite the faces and the new config file from the update pack into the faces folder.

If done correctly, you should be asked if you want to overwrite files – accept. You should have one folder for faces and another folder for iconfaces, and no sub-folder whatsoever in them.

These steps are to be repeated for every update pack downloaded, and they are to be installed chronologically.

Watch this YouTube tutorial video, which should you guide you on the steps you need to follow to install it. It might be for FM24, but the steps are exactly the same.
It's a known issue with FM26 - read this. We're assuming this issue will get resolved in upcoming official patches/updates.
The new players were added before FM26 was released and didn't have the right UID yet. We've started the process of mapping them to the correct person's UID.
When you have a blank space instead of a cut-out, it means there is a config file pointing to a folder in which an image with that UID is not present. This generally happens when an update pack is installed in a separate folder and not part of the overall faces folder, or there is a rogue config file somewhere. It could also be that you have somehow not downloaded the full megapack but only part of it. Search within the graphics folder for the UID of this person, and you will probably find the secondary image. Delete that folder, and it should be fine.

Otherwise, follow the steps in this comment and post the results so that we can assist you.
In line with guidance on the official SI forums, At present, FM26 cannot handle multiple files with the same name. For example, if you have two files with the name "kit.png", it will not load both. and Player Faces: These work fine. You do not need the icon files anymore, and they can cause issues with the note above. Delete them.

As a result, the iconfaces are no longer available for download because they're not needed. You should also delete the iconfaces folder manually from your system too 👍
You need to change your user data location. Simple steps on how to do so can be found here.

It is recommended that the user data location is not placed within the Steam installation folder as this may cause issues.
The torrent file includes the base megapack uploaded just before that year’s FM version is released. Any and all subsequent update packs are to be downloaded separately.
For those who have never used torrents, in the vast majority of cases, it's just a question of downloading the client program (a small file, less than 1MB) and then downloading the megapack torrent file (a tiny file, around 20k) and then letting the program do the job.

Torrent files need a torrent client to be downloaded. I personally use µTorrent but other common clients are BitTorrent, Vuze and Deluge. For those using torrents for the first time, here is a general walk-through on how to download torrents and a specific guide for µTorrent.

Be aware that it will take a substantial amount of time to download the file due to its sheer size and that other people depend on you hosting the file to get it so please leave your torrent client on after you have fully downloaded it. The etiquette is generally accepted to be to upload as much as you download, although this might not always be possible. The older the torrent file, the less likely it is that there will still be users seeding it.
Please report this so that they can be reuploaded. Since the files are hosted outside our pages, there isn't much we can do about this unfortunately. You could try downloading the pack via torrent and get it this way.
Extracting the file will take a while, but it shouldn't take the hours and hours that the program extracting will sometimes say it will. To speed it up, it is recommended that you have as few programs running as possible so that the system can dedicate as many resources to the extraction as it possibly can.

Secondly, for files as large as this, the calculation of the extraction time will be wildly incorrect at the start. After a while, it'll show a more realistic timeframe, which shouldn't be more than an hour or two if you have a good setup and few programs running at the same time.
You might have a poor internet connection or your browser might have some extensions which interrupt this download. Having loads of downloads ongoing and/or streaming may also de-prioritise this download.

Try using Google Chrome in incognito mode (or the equivalent mode for other browsers) and you should be able to resume the download from the point it was interrupted, if that happens.
The most recent update pack will include the most recent config file, so you can choose to download it and use it from there.

Alternatively, you can download fmXML and generate a config yourself. There's a video on YouTube on how to use it but it's really easy and the instructions are quite straight-forward.
Down the years, after an update pack was released, it was noted that some images included therein where of the wrong person, with a wrong extension or duplicated. Due to the way the download system is structured, these cannot be removed from the download, so there may well be a couple of hundred images’ worth of difference, depending on the version you download.
Our megapack covers 25,000 teams and it's impossible to cater for these kind of requests since players and staff get transferred or sacked or retire etc and recreating and reuploading 25,000 different smaller packs would be an impossible task. That's why we have all the images in a megapack so that everything is captured therein.
These persons do not appear in the default database for licensing reasons. This means that they only appear in your save-game because they were added via a custom file, generally the real name fix file. However, this means that their UID (which is what is used to map a person's image to the right individual) is different, and so the game cannot assign the image to them from your existing facepack.

To get them to show, you should individually download any previously available cut-out faces from here (or use the UID to find them in your existing facepack if you don't use the cut-out megapack), put them in a separate folder to your existing facepack and create a config file just for them using the method outlined in here (which works for all facepack styles, not just the cut-out megapack).
hakeel
12 years ago
11 years ago
10
! C:\Users\Hakeel\Desktop\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_6.00.part04.rar: Checksum error in sortitoutsi\faces\137457.png. The file is corrupt
! C:\Users\Hakeel\Desktop\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_6.00.part04.rar: Unexpected end of archive
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
Part 4 probably had an incomplete download for some reason and you'll have to re-download it, I guess
hakeel
12 years ago
11 years ago
10
thank you for your response once again

i have fully downloaded all the parts which are 467mb each yet im still having problems
hakeel
12 years ago
11 years ago
10
! C:\Users\Hakeel\Desktop\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_6.00.part08.rar: Checksum error in sortitoutsi\faces\5220085.png. The file is corrupt
! C:\Users\Hakeel\Desktop\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_6.00.part08.rar: Unexpected end of archive
! C:\Users\Hakeel\Desktop\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_6.00.part08.rar: Packed data checksum error in sortitoutsi\faces\5220085.png. The volume is corrupt

now receiving this error yet part 8 is fully downloaded
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
Just because you have the same size of file doesn't mean they didn't get somehow corrupted in the download.

What program are you using to extract the images? I recommend Winrar - try the instructions in this link to perhaps repair the files.
kelvianto shen
12 years ago
12 years ago
2
hi, i already downloaded and installed the 6.00 Megapack... already copied to My Document-->Sports Interactive-->FM 2014-->Graphics-->Faces. i also have gone to preferences and untick the cache and tick the reload skins.. but the facepack cant still working on my FM 2014... any idea on how to solve this matter?? thanks before
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
hi, i already downloaded and installed the 6.00 Megapack... already copied to My Document-->Sports Interactive-->FM 2014-->Graphics-->Faces. i also have gone to preferences and untick the cache and tick the reload skins.. but the facepack cant still working on my FM 2014... any idea on how to solve this matter?? thanks before

How many images in all do you have in there? Are they all in one folder and one folder only?
groove22
13 years ago
8 years ago
130
why is Megapack Picture Search Tool keep crashing???
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
why is Megapack Picture Search Tool keep crashing???

What image(s) are you looking for, for the webpage to crash? And what exactly do you mean by crashing? Does your browser crash, does your PC shutdown?
barnetfan
13 years ago
9 months ago
3,280
I don't know if this has been covered but i've downloaded the 6.01 version of the megapack. I extracted the file to my faces file in graphics and then I reload skin in preferences but it doesn't show any of the faces and deletes the default pictures. It still leaves the white shadow face. Any ideas how to fix? I haven't had problems with logo's or kits.

P.S I'm not very technical so help in the simplest form.
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
How many images in all do you have?
Tiger_Man_Jr
13 years ago
4 years ago
12
I downloaded this update and put in the same folder as the original mega pack faces folder and lots of faces from the original pack have disappeared any idea how to fix this? I've reloaded the skin & cleared the cache but it hasn't fixed the problem.
barnetfan
13 years ago
9 months ago
3,280
It says 2341 files.
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
Well, the megapack has over 137,000 images so you've just downloaded the 6.01 update pack rather than the whole megapack...
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
Do you have one folder and one folder only with all the images therein?
huntermph
12 years ago
10 months ago
2
HI guys,

I downloaded the face packs but it hasn't worked. I followed the instructions and nothing has changed... I had to create a graphics file... Do you simply do that by going 'add new folder' and renaming it graphics? Think that is where I've gone wrong. Cheers
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
HI guys,

I downloaded the face packs but it hasn't worked. I followed the instructions and nothing has changed... I had to create a graphics file... Do you simply do that by going 'add new folder' and renaming it graphics? Think that is where I've gone wrong. Cheers

Can I please have a screenshot of your megapack folder please so I can see what (if anything) has been done incorrectly?

Can you please also let me know the total amount of images in your megapack folder? Kindly also confirm that your preferences are set up as shown the screenshot in the opening post of this thread.
Miiigs
13 years ago
11 months ago
18
What image(s) are you looking for, for the webpage to crash? And what exactly do you mean by crashing? Does your browser crash, does your PC shutdown?


I think he means that whenever you search for a player, the webpage doesn't load.

I tried it out and it says "Whoops, looks like something went wrong"
patootie
18 years ago
1 year ago
1
Agree with above poster.. It was OK yesterday but today I can't search for any images using the search tool.
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
It's working fine from where I'm sitting

Can you give me an example of a UID which gives you this error?
Miiigs
13 years ago
11 months ago
18
It seems to be working fine now, but yesterday I couldn't retrieve Arteta. I would check again but I am using my phone.
Riordave1875
14 years ago
8 hours ago
745
Premium
I downloaded the megapack, not sure if it downloaded the whole thing, the size is only 1.67GB

Didn't work in game (did the whole reload skin shibang) tried cutting the faces folder from the sortitoutsi folder but it says I need permission to cut n paste and or delete the entire folder, which I don't understand. I need permission... from myself?

If that wasn't confusing or annoying enough, when I tried changing the sortitoutsi's folder name to faces, it says the folder is open in another program... it does this when the folder is the ONLY thing open....

Oh technology... You just love giving me migraines

Edit: Able to change the folders now, dunno what was going on. Still not showing up in-game though
mark751
16 years ago
5 months ago
4
Premium
I downloaded the megapack, not sure if it downloaded the whole thing, the size is only 1.67GB


I had that same problem this morning as well: the download terminated after around 1.6GB. Have deleted and am trying it again.

Edit: Tried again and it terminated after 950MB. The site appears to be rather slow, which is what may be causing this, I'm getting timeouts on several pages.
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
We migrated servers earlier this week and there seems to be some teething issues at present. Please bear with us while we clear them up. If you are still unable to fully download these files in a day or two, then do let us know...
ianmch
16 years ago
11 years ago
2
Yep Megapack 6.2 download pack seems to drop out at around 150Mb, tried it about 6 times now and same result.

Will keep trying. Cheers
lordclemus
12 years ago
6 years ago
4
Same issue for me...download is really slow
Mike R
13 years ago
11 years ago
4
Hi guys - just want to check something

Do I HAVE to download from the torrent site?

Also., Do I have to go through 1.0 then 2.0 up to 6.0

OR

Do I just do 6.0. 6.1 and 6.2?
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
Hi guys - just want to check something

Do I HAVE to download from the torrent site?

Also., Do I have to go through 1.0 then 2.0 up to 6.0

OR

Do I just do 6.0. 6.1 and 6.2?

As a premium member, you can just download the 6.02 complete pack and be done with it
Mike R
13 years ago
11 years ago
4
As a premium member, you can just download the 6.02 complete pack and be done with it


OK, I did all the packs

I now have 137,805 (not 137,799) Images in my faces folder

I have put the 5 readme / config files I found at the same level (i.e. NOT in the faces folder, but alongside it)

Is this right?

Which 6 images should I delete? I notice a couple look like adverts (i.e. they are banners, not individual players)

Mike
mons
20 years ago
1 hour ago
101,346
You are probably fine regarding images. Either way, the config file won't recognise any extra images anyway, so the game won't "read" them.

Please retain the config file in the place in which it should be extracted (i.e. INSIDE the megapack folder). It's there for a reason...

You just need to change the preferences as indicated in the opening post, and you should be ready to go

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