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# Relationships

> Documentation release: **FMRTE 26** (published release).

Open a player's **Relationships** tab to manage their links to people, clubs and nations. This tab also holds nationality, registration, training and playing-history records.

## Add a relationship

1. Open the player's **Relationships** tab.
2. Select **+**.
3. Choose **Type**.
4. If a person, club, team or nation field appears, use its search button to choose the entry.
5. Fill in the remaining fields shown for that type.
6. Select **Save Changes**.

![Relationships page with the Type menu](https://docs.fmrte.com/img/fmrte26/players/relations.png)

## Add another nationality

1. Open **Relationships**.
2. Select **+**.
3. Set **Type** to **Other Nationality**.
4. Use the nation search button to choose the nationality.
5. Review **Nationality Info** and choose the status you intend to set.
6. Select **Save Changes**.

To replace the primary nationality, use [Nationality on Information](https://docs.fmrte.com/26/players/personal-details.md#change-the-primary-nationality). Nationality, home-grown status and registration are separate. See [Registration and permits](https://docs.fmrte.com/26/players/registration-and-permits.md).

## Edit or remove a relationship

Select an entry to see its details. Change the relevant fields, then select **Save Changes**.

To remove an entry, select it and select **−**. This removes it immediately. Check the entry's **Type** first, as this list also contains registration and playing-history records.

## Relationship types

### Likes and dislikes

| Type | What it records |
| --- | --- |
| **Likes Person** | A positive relationship with another person. **Reason** can identify a family member, friend, teammate, manager or idol. |
| **Dislikes Person** | A negative relationship with another person. |
| **Likes Team** | A club the player likes. **Reason** can identify a supporter, player, manager or backroom-staff connection. |
| **Dislikes Team** | A club the player dislikes. |

**Value** records the strength of a like or dislike. **Reason** and **Permanent** appear only for the types that support them. A family connection is a **Reason** within **Likes Person**, rather than a separate relationship type.

### Nationality and international football

| Type | What it records |
| --- | --- |
| **Other Nationality** | An additional nationality and its **Nationality Info** status. |
| **Invited to represent nation** | An invitation to represent a nation. |
| **International Retirement** | Retirement from international football. |
| **International Withdrawal** | Withdrawal from international duty. |
| **Other nation caps** | Senior international appearances and goals for another nation. |
| **Other nation youth caps** | Youth international appearances and goals for another nation. |
| **Settled Status** | Settled status in a nation, with an **Until** date. |

### Registration and training history

| Type | What it records |
| --- | --- |
| **Competition Registration** | Registration for the selected **Registration** category and team. |
| **Competition Unregistration** | Removal from registration for the selected category and team. |
| **Formed at Club** | Training history at a club, with a **Period** specifying the years and age range. |
| **Formed at Country** | Training history in a nation, with a **Period** specifying the years and age range. |
| **Cannot Apply for Work Permit** | A restriction on applying for a work permit, linked to a team and an **Until** date. |

For squad eligibility problems, follow [Registration and permits](https://docs.fmrte.com/26/players/registration-and-permits.md).

### Playing history and training happiness

| Type | What it records |
| --- | --- |
| **Played UEFA Game** | A UEFA appearance record linked to a team. |
| **Games Played** | An appearance record linked to a club. |
| **Training Happiness** | The player's recorded training happiness. |
| **Developed at Country** | A development-history entry. Its exact meaning in Football Manager 26 has not been verified. |
| **Games Played In Division Level** | A playing-history entry whose division-level details and effect in Football Manager 26 have not been verified. |

> **INFO**
An **Unknown** entry is a relationship type FMRTE does not recognise. Its purpose has not been confirmed.

## Fields depend on the type

Changing **Type** changes the available fields. For example, **Other Nationality** has **Nationality Info**, while **Formed at Club** has **Period**.

**Value** does not have one meaning or scale across all relationship types. Use the field for the selected type, and keep nationality, registration and appearance records separate from likes and dislikes.
