Match Commentaries

SmokePatch Football Life in-game commentary

version 9 (8.Mar.2026)

The commentaries in Football Life are directly converted from eFootball, Konami updates commentary frequently, though usually with minor additions of callnames and edited lines, to ensure each release feels substantial, we accumulate multiple updates before publishing a new version.

⚙️ Game settings definition

the game settings launches after the game completed the installation, or launch manually from the game folder, here is a fast brief about the display settings in it

📢 Compatibility and future proof

Football Life 2026 will include a new smart game launcher for maximum compatibility.
One launcher for all CPU generations, no more special EXE files for new CPU architecture, including the new Ultra Core CPUs from Intel.

Game Music

SP Football Life
Background Game Music


Football Life uses background music from copywrite-free sources.

this addon allows to switch to an alternative BGM.

Compatibility:

- SP Football Life (all versions)

- SmokePatch for PES21 (all versions)

SP Football Life 2025

Smokepatch Football Life 2025

version 1.00 (21.Oct.2024)

update 2.20: (22.Mar.2025) 

season 2024/25

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FL25 Main Changes:

- updated the database for the new season 2024/25

- updated the gameplay

- updated graphics/audiovisuals

- updated preinstalled addons

📢 Contract System Overhaul

Football Life 2026 will include a major fix to one of the longest standing career mode issues: broken or expired contracts caused by outdated internal logic.

Real Faces FL24/25

SmokePatch Football Life 2024/25 in-game Real Faces

release: 24.Jun.2024

update 5: 23.Mar.2025 (repacked)

* NEW FACEPACK COMING IN OCTOBER
a new facepack 26/27 will be available in October for FL26.

* this is the final update for this facepack, the pack is two years old now and needs an overhale as many redundant faces are included (players no longer in the database), also there are some scripts that will be applied to the textures for faster load with smaller size, main faces textures will have AI enhancements using AI software, as well as updating the faces as much as possible, the new facepack will take months to achieve, will probably be synced with the new season version.

update 5 available:

- added, updated and fixed faces

- update 4 is required (not included)

To avoid confusion:

1. install the full pack (01_smkdb_fa1.cpk to 01_smkdb_fa6.cpk)

2. install update 4 (01_smkdb_fa7cpk)

3. install update 5 (01_smkdb_fa8.cpk)

* if previous updates already installed then just install update 5