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
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.
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.
Contrary to previous versions of the game, there is no need to change any settings in the preferences in FM26.
*awaiting feedback from Mac users on this
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.
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.
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 👍
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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).
It's a licensing issue. Download this file (or the equivalent for your version of FM) to resolve it.
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Kieran456
choot49
Hi, just downloaded the latest update but I've just realised there's a couple previous updates I've missed.
Am I ok just to install those prev updates in order and then reinstall the latest one?
mons
Update packs are to be installed in order. So if you've installed 2023.02 and 2023.03, but forgot 2023.01, you should download them all and apply them in order - just to be sure 😉
choot49
Sweet cheers for the quick reply.
mons
They're still in compressed format like that. You need to extract them.
Kieran456
just sorted it cheers mate, 1 or 2 werent extracted
Dotan Klein
After I clicked on the link (I tried both) the download didn't start working, than I clicked on the “if its not downloading click here” link, but the link didn't work and no site popped up.
Thank you in advance.
icedgate
Hi, I don't know why sometimes face pack shows, sometimes doesn't in the game.
mons
Can I have the URL of the page and a screenshot of what you're trying to click?
You need to download and install the real name fix properly, as it will fix player faces not being displayed for players in the French national team.
icedgate
you mean download the whole thing like 9.85 GB and those additional all again?
bakizp
No, he means THIS
Manu Jrz
im sorry but I don't see the torrent link
mons
I've moved your thread to here. Instructions on how to locate and download the torrent file can be found in the FAQ at the top of the page 👍
Haziq98
! F:\Fm21 facepack\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_2023.00.part03.rar: Checksum error in sortitoutsi\faces\91016407.png. The file is corrupt
! F:\Fm21 facepack\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_2023.00.part03.rar: Corrupt header is found
help me fix this thank you
Haziq98
! F:\Fm21 facepack\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_2023.00.part03.rar: Corrupt header is found
! F:\Fm21 facepack\sortitoutsi_cutout_megapack_2023.00.part03.rar: Main archive header is corrupt
and this too
mons
The file didn't download properly or fully @Haziq98, try downloading it again.
aleske169
First of all, thank you for this amazing work.
I cannot find either the torrent link on the download page. There are only the free mirrors links.
I checked the FAQ but the link takes me to the same page.
Where can I get the torrent file?
mons
I've moved your post to here. Have a look at the FAQs to see if they help you locate the torrent file.
Tumite
I'm having the same problem as them, followed the instructions in the FAQ but got stuck as the torrent link seems to be missing on the download page (see screenshot).
mons
if you navigate to here: https://sortitoutsi.net/graphics/1/download/torrent
is this not what you see?
& @aleske169
Tumite
That link works! The problem seems to be that there isn't a link to that specific download page anywhere. I tried going to the download page (/graphics/1/download) → click on “download complete pack” → scroll all the way down to find the torrent link as is described in the FAQ. I'm assuming that's where the page that you linked to (/graphics/1/download/torrent) is supposed to be linked, but there's nothing there unless I'm missing something.
Thanks for the help mate and merry christmas.
mons
On the main download page > https://sortitoutsi.net/graphics/style/1/cut-out-player-faces, do you not see it here?
Tumite
Nope, this is what it looks like for me (tried on both Edge and Chrome)
mons
And there's nowhere you can download the torrent further up the page here?
Tumite
No, there's no torrent download to be found, just the regular partitioned download links.
mons
Got that.
Tagging @Footygamer so he can have a look from here on downwards 😉
Dotan Klein
https://sortitoutsi.net/media/split/1
https://sortitoutsi.net/media/mirror/75398
Footygamer
Sorry the torrent link is back now. This was an accident when I updated the page the other day.
Smidgey87
I've probably done something dim on my end but since updating the graphics pack I seem to have lost all the faces for my lower league save. Been playing as Leatherhead from tier 8 and nearly my entire squad had faces. After updating I now only have 1 player in my squad with a face (an updated version from the previous pack). I've tried reinstalling the full pack but no luck.
Folder structure is My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 23/Graphics/Faces with 378,396 items included
Anything I've likely done by mistake?
EDIT: Nvm, fixed it, one of the updates had gone into an erroneous faces folder elsewhere and the game was reading that rather than the main one
Ryan Surtees
Can anyone help, followed the instructions to the tee twice now and when I try to load the game I'm stuck on the changing skin for over half an hour both times