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.

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  • 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).
ajo250392
14 years ago
2 months ago
32
When I get to 100% of the download it says 'network error'

same thing with the logos megapack

never happened on FM 2016

not sure what the issue is, any help will be appreciated

cheers
zeppi7
14 years ago
1 month ago
38
Premium
Pack 8.9 isn't downloading on Microsoft Edge. Stops after 5%
b13v3r
14 years ago
20 hours ago
90
What are the icon faces used exactly? I have never used them and I haven't felt that I have missed anything.


Im having the same question?
where placing this? what will bring this in my game?

anyway, thx 4 making oce again my game brilliant!
mons
20 years ago
6 hours ago
101,346
What are the icon faces used exactly? I have never used them and I haven't felt that I have missed anything.

Sorry mate, I completely forgot to answer you.


Im having the same question?
where placing this? what will bring this in my game?

anyway, thx 4 making oce again my game brilliant!

This is what it refers to...
mons
20 years ago
6 hours ago
101,346
Pack 8.9 isn't downloading on Microsoft Edge. Stops after 5%

Can you try on another browser?
Nycklick
17 years ago
3 years ago
48
Can you give me more info such as:

What browser?
What operating system?
More details about the error message, maybe a screenshot?
You said "at the end", does it only happen at the very end or half way through the file?

Chrome, the most updated version, Windows 10 with Anniversary Update, it just says in the Chrome "network error", yeah in the end, I get 100 % but it doesn't finish just stucks and shows an error
mons
20 years ago
6 hours ago
101,346
Chrome, the most updated version, Windows 10 with Anniversary Update, it just says in the Chrome "network error", yeah in the end, I get 100 % but it doesn't finish just stucks and shows an error

I'll leave it to Rob to answer as he's more technical than me, but can I ask if there is some sort of temporary file left over in the download location? Named as unconfirmed_download or something of the sort? If so, you maybe be able to rename it and add a .rar extension, and thus make the file "appear".
Footygamer
20 years ago
4 months ago
981,621
Chrome, the most updated version, Windows 10 with Anniversary Update, it just says in the Chrome "network error", yeah in the end, I get 100 % but it doesn't finish just stucks and shows an error

So you have the file and can open it? Sorry i'm confused by the "have 100%" thing.
BlackS0ull
20 years ago
1 year ago
36
Hello guys,

Sorry if I wasn't able to find my answer to the next question but....

If I downloaded the Megapack torrent version, is in fact the version 9.0 so I don't need to download other things? Am I right?

Thanks!

LATER EDIT:

I saw the response.

It contains everything in the last pack 9.0 torrent version.
mons
20 years ago
6 hours ago
101,346
Hello guys,

Sorry if I wasn't able to find my answer to the next question but....

If I downloaded the Megapack torrent version, is in fact the version 9.0 so I don't need to download other things? Am I right?

Thanks!

LATER EDIT:

I saw the response.

It contains everything in the last pack 9.0 torrent version.

Nycklick
17 years ago
3 years ago
48
So you have the file and can open it? Sorry i'm confused by the "have 100%" thing.


Well, I'm downloading cut-out megapack. It's going fine until it says 8,3 GB / 8,3 GB (which is 100 %). Just before it's finished it stucks and then couple of seconds after that it shows that error. So I downloaded three times and every time the exact same thing happened.

ad Mons: there is only during the process of downloading, when it shows the error it disappears
Footygamer
20 years ago
4 months ago
981,621
Well, I'm downloading cut-out megapack. It's going fine until it says 8,3 GB / 8,3 GB (which is 100 %). Just before it's finished it stucks and then couple of seconds after that it shows that error. So I downloaded three times and every time the exact same thing happened.

ad Mons: there is only during the process of downloading, when it shows the error it disappears

Okay I understand a bit better now. Nobody else has reported this issue so i'm guessing it must somehow be related to you setup.

Have you tried downloading any of the other megapacks, such as the metallic logos, do they end okay?

Do you definitely have enough space on your system?

Try in Chrome Incognito Mode, if it works in that, then it will be one of your extensions which is causing the problem.
Nycklick
17 years ago
3 years ago
48
Okay I understand a bit better now. Nobody else has reported this issue so i'm guessing it must somehow be related to you setup.

Have you tried downloading any of the other megapacks, such as the metallic logos, do they end okay?

Do you definitely have enough space on your system?

Try in Chrome Incognito Mode, if it works in that, then it will be one of your extensions which is causing the problem.

ajo250392 reported the same issue.

I tried Metallic Logos but it seems they are not working at all, couple of other users experienced the same issue (download doesn't even begin). I have over 400 GB of free space, so I'm gonna try incognito mode. Thanks

EDIT: Metallic Logos downlading, let you know about the ending.
Footygamer
20 years ago
4 months ago
981,621
ajo250392 reported the same issue.

I tried Metallic Logos but it seems they are not working at all, couple of other users experienced the same issue (download doesn't even begin). I have over 400 GB of free space, so I'm gonna try incognito mode. Thanks

EDIT: Metallic Logos downlading, let you know about the ending.

What do you mean "Metallic Logos" is not working at all? You mean the same problem happens, or it's literally not working at all doesn't even start?

Can you please try to avoid being vague and be as detailed as possible, it's very difficult to investigate these issues when the information is vague
Nycklick
17 years ago
3 years ago
48
What do you mean "Metallic Logos" is not working at all? You mean the same problem happens, or it's literally not working at all doesn't even start?

Can you please try to avoid being vague and be as detailed as possible, it's very difficult to investigate these issues when the information is vague

Well, Metallic Logos got downloaded great. No problems at all. I downloaded with Incognito Mode. Therefore my issue is gone because I used torrent for cut-out
Footygamer
20 years ago
4 months ago
981,621
Well, Metallic Logos got downloaded great. No problems at all. I downloaded with Incognito Mode. Therefore my issue is gone because I used torrent for cut-out

Okay that's good, but can I just clarify some things so I can help anyone else who has the same problem.

The metallic logos failed on chrome normal, but worked on incognito?

Are you able to list all the extensions you have installed? You should be able to see them all by clicking here: List Chrome Extensions
Nycklick
17 years ago
3 years ago
48
Okay that's good, but can I just clarify some things so I can help anyone else who has the same problem.

The metallic logos failed on chrome normal, but worked on incognito?

Are you able to list all the extensions you have installed? You should be able to see them all by clicking here: List Chrome Extensions

I tried to download M. Logos on normal Chrome and it showed me (in browser after clicking on download) some kind of error message which I don't remember, unfortunately. In Incognito it worked perfect.

I'm using Adblock, Buffer, Checker plus for Gmail, Todoist.

If I encounter some more problems (for example when downloading updates), I'll let you know.
seanykav
19 years ago
4 days ago
8
Premium
So far I have downloaded Part1-4 of the mega pack but the images are not appearing?

I have extracted them into the graphics folder and unticked 'using cache' but still no luck.

Any ideas?

All the badges are working, most of the kits but the spanish ones i have downloaded still are not appearing either.

thanks
mons
20 years ago
6 hours ago
101,346
So far I have downloaded Part1-4 of the mega pack but the images are not appearing?

I have extracted them into the graphics folder and unticked 'using cache' but still no luck.

Any ideas?

All the badges are working, most of the kits but the spanish ones i have downloaded still are not appearing either.

thanks

How many images in total do you have? You probably need to have the whole pack for the images to appear. For a quicker download, I recommend you download the megapack through torrent
seanykav
19 years ago
4 days ago
8
Premium
Thanks, I will give that a go
sirfrosinone
17 years ago
9 months ago
31
hey, i am a premium member and i can't get the complete pack to download, j=it just keeps stopping at 277mb everytime, could somebody help please
zeppi7
14 years ago
1 month ago
38
Premium
Can you try on another browser?


Same on grome. Network error
mons
20 years ago
6 hours ago
101,346
hey, i am a premium member and i can't get the complete pack to download, j=it just keeps stopping at 277mb everytime, could somebody help please


Same on grome. Network error


Following from @Rob's advice above, can both of you try downloading it with Google Chrome in incognito mode?
sirfrosinone
17 years ago
9 months ago
31
I'm trying the normal way again if that doesn't work ill gove it a go, i have a mac so will i just do it on Safari private mode?
mons
20 years ago
6 hours ago
101,346
I'm trying the normal way again if that doesn't work ill gove it a go, i have a mac so will i just do it on Safari private mode?

Yes, please try that, as it appears that there may be some extensions installed on your regular browser which are somehow hindering the download for completing.
zeppi7
14 years ago
1 month ago
38
Premium
Following from @Rob's advice above, can both of you try downloading it with Google Chrome in incognito mode?


Still no joy in that mode
Footygamer
20 years ago
4 months ago
981,621
Still no joy in that mode

Very strange. I've tested it repeatedly without issue. Please answer the following questions.

What operating system are you using? E.g. mac/windows

What browser are you using e.g: chrome/Firefox/opera

Does it always stop on the same file size, if so what is the exact size in bytes?

In your downloads you should see something like files1.sortitoutsi. net?key=12345 what does it say?
sirfrosinone
17 years ago
9 months ago
31
Hey. Mine worked at the second attempt. It's jst extra ring now
sirfrosinone
17 years ago
9 months ago
31
WutangFM
11 years ago
4 months ago
2
quick question...

have added this great megapack into FM17, but is there anyway I can use the new images from the game? They have been replaced by older pictures from the pack?

thanks

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