Football Manager 2021

Amazon Prime Gaming titles have been announced for December and there are quite a few games to claim for PC. There’s something for everyone on the list too: driving, shooting, action, adventure, you name it. There’s Frostpunk, Football Manager 2021, Need for S…

Join Sports Interactive's Dom Baker and Tom Davidson as they take us through the first playthrough look at Football Manager 2022, live on Twitch. The broadcast will begin on the 15th October 2021 at 7pm (BST) and can be accessed via Football Manager's Twitch C…

Match Experience Every year the match team here at the studio seek to get even closer to creating a perfect simulation of real football. Most years there are one or two areas of the match AI, animations or overall visuals that they place an emphasis on enhanci…

Overcome the odds and earn your success in Football Manager 2022, launching Tuesday, 9th November on PC/Mac. Following an incredibly successful campaign on Xbox last year, Football Manager 2022 Xbox Edition also debuts on 9th November. For the first time in th…

Game management has become more and more vital as the tactical side of football has taken on growing importance. Once a manager develops a revolutionary style, there will be a host of others adapting their own approaches to try and get results against them. On…

Central midfield is the battleground of this piece. It’s the area of the pitch where creativity stems, where defence transitions into attack, and where it can either go horribly wrong or wonderfully right. In recent decades football’s brightest minds have dabb…

Complete your pre-season preparations and join the summer transfer party by downloading FM21, now at up to 60% off on all platforms. The sale period runs until 6pm GMT on Wednesday 18th August, but timings vary by platform (see table below for full information…

It's an eternal debate among Football Manager tactics aficionados. Is it best to use a single playmaker in your formation or multiple designated playmakers? Do you use an Advanced Playmaker, Deep-Lying Playmaker, or a Wide Playmaker? Ihor Crusadertsar will tel…

Manchester United will be renamed Manchester UFC from Football Manager 22 onwards after the resolution of a trademark dispute. The Premier League club sued Football Manager publisher Sega in May last year, 16 years after the release of Sports Interactive's fir…

As most footballers will attest, there's quite nothing like the joy of representing your nation; every sweat-drenched shirt and every tear shed (of happiness or hurt) in the name of your country means more. Rock’s End FM breaks down international management in…

A Blog by Studio Director Miles Jacobson on the multi-year project coming to a future version of Football Manager Whenever I mention women’s football on social media, people inevitably respond by asking when we’re going to release a women’s football version of…

Football Manager 2021 developer Sports Interactive has announced it is currently working on adding women's football into its complex football management game system. While the developer can't say when this feature will arrive in the series, studio director Mil…

Football Manager is getting women's football in the future, developer Sports Interactive has announced. This is not via a separate standalone Football Manager game - rather, it is via complete integration into the mainline Football Manager. The addition of wom…

Training is one of those areas of Football Manager that a lot of us look at, think about, and then leave to our assistant. Of course, if you have a decent assistant, your team will trundle along nicely through training, certainly not regressing, but definitely…

The Scouting Centre… it’s the place where legendary wonderkids are found and it’s the key to taking your squad to the next level. It’s also the place where many tenured FM players have seen their scouting instructions return strong recommendations, only for th…

Training can often be overlooked in Football Manager. It’s understandable; it doesn’t have the glitz and glamour of developing a groundbreaking tactic, nor does it give the same adrenaline rush you get when making a top-quality signing. Nonetheless, it’s every…

Secure the perfect companion for this summer of football with all versions of Football Manager 2021 now at least 45% off across a wide range of digital retailers. The sale period runs until 6pm on July 12th but timings vary by platform and region (see table be…

FM21 offers the ultimate football management experience; tinker with your tactics, complete deals in the transfer market and revolutionise training schedules on your way to success. However, with so much immersion provided by the current game and so much detai…