FC 26 Road to the Knockouts Official Card Design Leaked

The anticipation for EA Sports FC 26 has started! The community is buzzing after the latest announcement about Ultimate Team. A new leak has appeared online that has given fans their first look at the Road to the Knockouts (RTTK) official card designs. This campaign could be the first significant promo of FC 26 and has created a lot of excitement in the FUT community.

The RTTK promo has always been one of the most exciting early campaigns of Ultimate Team, as it is directly tied to the UEFA competitions. Now that we have seen these card designs so early, players can see what direction EA is starting to go with its promos this year. It also means speculating which footballers will headline the event and how upgrades could ultimately affect the FUT meta.

FC 26 Road to the Knockouts Official Card Design Leaked

A popular leaker in the FUT world, ASY FUT (@AsyFutTrader), has just shown the official Road to the Knockouts card designs via Twitter. There are a lot of cool elements to this leak, but particularly a highlight of notable players Florian Wirtz, Pajor, Nketiah, and Aina with their dynamic new items!

It feels like the new design is way upgraded from other FUT promos; it is still a blue RTTK theme, but with much more detail, sharper edges, futuristic card frame, and, honestly, just more visually appealing cards overall. Unique card templates are also present in the alternate promos, as the Europa and Conference League promo styles provide FC 26 with a modern new look.

Essentially, we like these designs because they are cool and do a good job of representing each competition by infusing elements from each tournament's identity (the Champions League card is even better as it contains the crisp blue styling as before, but the Europa League and Conference League clearly create more bold color ideas).

This attention to the promo card structures is encouraging. It lets us know that EA is making a commitment to visually look different in the promos and attempt to create a different look on FUT menus, making it feel more distinct (and more immersive) than ever before.

FC 26 Road to the Knockouts Official Card Design Online Reaction

As expected, the images of the designs dropped quickly on social media. A lot of fans liked the contemporary style and active appearance of the RTTK cards; they mentioned that the RTTK promo cards were the cleanest early promo design they have seen in years.

Other players took notice of the details in the plans for the RTTK cards, emphasizing the transitioning of colors and effects in the backgrounds that seemed to give the cards added personality. Here are some of the best fan reactions:

One fan has already planned to get the Road to the Knockouts Nketiah card, as he said, “Need that Nketiah.”
On the flip side, there were also a few FUT fans who felt that EA keeps using the same blue tones each year and that they wished to see more innovation in color palettes. Here are some of the examples:

This fan didn't like this new promo as he said, “Same boring promos every year…”

There's another similar kind of comment from this fan, “All look a bit dead for card design tbh”

However, the general reception has been hugely positive, with the community enthusiastic about which stars will be featured as the marquee stars on the official RTTK promo launch when FC 26 drops.

Interestingly, while the card design chatter was trending, other leaks like FC 26 Manchester United player ratings leaked also made their way into the spotlight, keeping the hype rolling in multiple directions for fans of Ultimate Team.

The recently leaked FC 26 Road to the Knockouts card designs now have the scene set for what could be the first massive promo of the season after FC 26 drops! With stunning designs, themes, and visual identities themed to the competitions and early fan approval, the RTTK cards will surely be a highly anticipated addition to Ultimate Team.