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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L A
An object with the name "faces" already exists at this location. Do you want to replace it with the object you are moving?
then it gives me the option to skip, stop or replace.
im scared to click on replace cause i don't want the 15gb worth of cutouts to disappear
mons
Yes, that's exactly what I've been trying to tell you. Some of the update pack will add new images and another part of the update pack will replace old faces. That's exactly why I've tried to explain, more than once, that you should accept overwrite prompts because that's a good sign you're installing it in the right place.
And remember to remove the graphics > faces folder as indicated in my above post. Leaving it there will mean it supersedes the graphics > sortitoutsi-1 folder and anything in the latter folder will be ignored by FM, which defeats the whole purpose of what we've talked about.
To clarify, you should only have ONE faces folder. In your folder structure, it should be in graphics > sortitoutsi-1.
mons
I don't know how many times I can say this. Click replace and get on with it.
If you're still not comfortable with doing so, open the faces folder from the update pack, copy its contents and paste them into the graphics > sortitoutsi-1 > faces folder, replacing files when prompted. Same for the iconfaces folder.
Update packs are not intended to be in sub-folders within your graphics folder, and you should have one faces folder, and one faces folder only.
Qvordrup
I'm not really sure I understand your problem.
Have you download the full pack at some point or only the update?
L A
okay i now did what you told me to but the faces are not loading 😭
L A
from the first picture on i went on reload skin and nothing changed
L A
I have downloaded the full pack previously. Up until yesterday, when I downloaded the update, the full pack was running smoothly
mons
Then, bluntly speaking, you haven't done exactly what I told you to do 😕
Let's have another screenshot of your graphics > sortitoutsi-1 folder, then, so perhaps we can see what needs to be fixed.
Then it's even more clearly established that you haven't installed the update pack properly 😉
L A
Okay lets try this again. Sorry for the inconvenience guys 😂
mons
Looks fine so far. Can I see a screenshot of your faces folder? Do you have a sub-folder in there? How many images in total do you have in your faces folder? You should have 279,000+
Qvordrup
That looks as it is suppose to.
Do you have any folders inside your faces and iconfaces folders?
L A
WTF. the faces and icon faces folders now contain ridiculously small amounts of data. 😭
so the thing you guys told me to do did what i was worried would happen
L A
faces 300 mb
mons
I don't know what to tell you but it seems clear that you misapplied the steps we outlined somehow 😕 If you've removed the main megapack, you should be able to get it back from the Recycle Bin, I would think.
The update packs have been released for over 10 years with the exact same installation method, and have been applied successfully by thousands of people through all these years. I find it unlikely to believe that the whole process isn't working correctly only now, so it'll be something you haven't applied properly, unfortunately 😢
Qvordrup
I would recommend you to delete what you have and download the full pack again.
Then you need to figure out what you have done when applying the update.
When unpacking and applying a update just unpack the faces and iconfaces folder to your sortitoutsi-1 folder and say yes to all overwrites. That means that your computer replaces the old pictures with the new ones and more importantly updates your configs. This process should not remove any files from your folders.
You don't replace the folders you merge them together 🙂
L A
you keep saying that but I've sent the screenshots and you said there's nothing wrong so how did i mess up? 🤔
i appreciate your efforts but continually blaming me is odd to me.
i guess im gonna be stuck downloading the whole thing now 😕
L A
thank you. currently in the process of redownloading the whole pack. hopefully the process you've outlined will work when i try to download an update.
mons
Perhaps you haven't understood me. The folder structure in the latest screenshot is indeed correct, but not its contents, which is what matters.
What Qvordrup said could work for you, or you could open the faces folder from the update pack, copy its contents and paste them into the graphics > sortitoutsi-1 > faces folder, replacing files when prompted. Same for the iconfaces folder.
L A
Oh alright. Thanks mate, will try the redownload of the whole pack and will let you know whether it worked afterwards.
L A
mons
Excellent news - enjoy!
Aaron Osborn
turnt it on today and its 100% downloaded, just installed it in my game. LOVE IT!!!!
Ugo Ibeabuchi
mons
All working fine at my end. Perhaps you need to download and apply this file.
Ugo Ibeabuchi
Thanks mate. Downloaded and applied the real name fix file and working as it should but still no Manchester United player faces. Same thing as last year. Anything else you can suggest I do or is it just a case of another year of United being different?
mons
I'm using the real name fix and this pack and I don't have any issues, so the problem must be at your end, possibly an installation issue.
Can I have screenshots of your megapack folder and of where you've installed the licences fix?
mons
You haven't installed the pack correctly then.
Can I have screenshots of your in-game preferences and of your faces folder, in the latter case showing clearly the path it's installed in and the amount of images contained within it.
Ugo Ibeabuchi
Licences fix - this works fine for everything else - https://imgur.com/a/iVktPaC
Megapack - Ive got a screenshot showing the pathway used for the faces megapack. Hpefully this is what you were after https://imgur.com/a/WVqXp64
Krafturinn
mons
Why are you asking for help in the cut-out faces megapack forum when you have the Scope Facepack? Can't help you much there 😕
Preferences seem fine but you don't seem to have the right number of images in your megapack folder. The megapack contains 279,000+ cut-outs and the same amount of iconfaces, so the total should be in the region of 559,000 not 524,000. Looks to me like you didn't extract the full megapack.