Football Manager News

After careful consideration, Sports Interactive have made the tough decision to further delay the release of Football Manager 25.

Following discussions with SEGA, our licensors and partners, we have agreed the best course of action is to delay the launch until March 2025. Specific platform release dates will follow once confirmed.

I want to begin this latest Football Manager 25 Development Update by thanking everyone who read our previous one in June.

We’ve been following the reaction and conversation and look forward to addressing many of your comments and observations when we start our FM25 gameplay rollout period.

In June’s blog, I revealed the first-ever FIFAe World Cup of Football Manager, which wrapped up this past weekend. I was very proud to be in Liverpool for the final couple of days of a fantastic four-day competition that I thought FIFAe did a fantastic job with; from production, the players, the broadcasting and all the content across socials - everything looked incredible in person and online. 

Seeing FM in the eSports domain was really exciting - and I hope those who attended the event, and those who watched and followed along online, agree. 

For me, it was pretty surreal and emotional to be sat in the audience and hear the way the presenters and pundits spoke about the life's work of the entire SI team – and the way what is primarily played as a solo experience came to life as an eSport.

Alongside the FIFAe team, we will digest and evaluate the tournament in the coming weeks to see what learnings we can take and what the future entails for collaboration between us.

Congratulations to the winners, Ichsan Rahmat Taufiq and Budi Muhamad Manar from Indonesia – what an achievement.

Commiserations too to the runners-up Sven Goly and Tery Whenett from Germany, who were fantastic throughout the event. The standard of play from all 20 managers was incredibly high and underlines how truly global the FM community is. 

Our last Development Update gave you a picture of our world in June, and since then we've had to review some of the things previously mentioned. I want to take this opportunity as well to update you on some further FM25 development decisions we've made, as well as some alterations to our calendar for the months ahead. 

The reaction to the two development blogs we released last year showed how much you appreciated greater transparency from the studio. 

Finding the right level of transparency is really important to us. Many of you have been with us on this journey for 30 years—others have joined along the way - and you are our biggest ambassadors. That’s why we share information with you when it’s available, and explain our decisions so you can understand the processes that go into making Football Manager. This is especially relevant with Football Manager 25 marking a new beginning in many respects.

Why “the right level of transparency”, rather than just “transparency”? There are always things we can’t discuss – we’re part of a publicly owned company, we have commitments to various partners and, as a game that simulates the real world of football, there are always several moving parts. There’s the reality that not everyone wants everything shared in minute detail and, as we’ve seen recently with a new major licence, surprises can also be great fun and provide unexpected excitement.  

I’m continuing that theme of transparency with a promised Q2 update on Football Manager 25, summing up the last few months of the development cycle and pulling back the curtain on the exciting period to come. 

We kicked off this important time in the studio’s history in recent weeks with the reveal of our new Sports Interactive logo and brand identity, followed by the huge announcement of our new partnership with the Premier League. It’s a license we’ve been pursuing for more than 20 years and are so proud to have finally succeeded in getting it – we can’t wait for you to feel how it adds to your FM experience. The more eagle-eyed among you may have also noticed an updated Football Manager logo in that video announcement trailer too.

You may have also seen the news of FM24 reaching a huge milestone of 10 million players — the most there’s ever been for a Football Manager game by a very long way. I want to thank each and every one of you, from long-term players through to those experiencing Football Manager for the first time, for all of your support.

Today, however, I want to tell you about Football Manager 25 [PC/Mac], Football Manager 25 Console [Xbox One/S/X & PlayStation 5]. More news on Football Manager 25 Touch and Football Manager 25 Mobile will follow later in the cycle.

The Premier League, the pinnacle of domestic football, is defined by iconic on-pitch events and memories spanning more than three decades. Behind each memorable moment was a football manager…

The same is true of every great Football Manager story.

Now, thanks to a multi-year partnership, you’ll be able to create your own iconic Premier League moments and history in future editions of Football Manager.

Take inspiration from this season's big winners and step into the managerial dugout in Football Manager 2024, now 40% off across platforms. 

The discount for FM24 (PC/Mac) and FM24 Console (Xbox) runs until 3:00pm BST on Thursday, 23rd May. Exact sale periods for FM24 Console (PS5) and FM24 Touch (Nintendo Switch™) vary by platform and territory – full information is indicated in the table below. 

Winning the UEFA Champions League is the pinnacle of most Football Manager careers. It’s Europe’s most prestigious club competition and claiming the title establishes you as one of the managerial greats.

Thanks to our partner UEFA, we’re now giving one lucky FMFC member that has won the UEFA Champions League in FM24 the chance to attend this summer’s showpiece final at Wembley Stadium.

The winning entrant will receive two tickets to the final on Saturday, 1st June, as well as travel and accommodation for both ticket holders to the game. In addition to the top prize, five other FMFC members will also win an adidas replica UEFA Champions League knockout match ball.

Whether you won the final at home on a state-of-the-art gaming PC, or on the move in FM24 Mobile, this competition is open to any FMFC member that has lifted the coveted trophy on any platform of FM24. Full details of how to enter are below.

The deadline for entering this competition is 10am BST on Friday, 10th May. Terms and conditions apply.

The Final Data Update for Football Manager 2024 is now available across all platforms*.

Including recent transfer activity in the USA and China, as well as significant non-transfer events, this Update includes more than 400,000 database changes as well as minor gameplay fixes.

Take charge of your club’s destiny in Football Manager 2024, now on sale across multiple platforms.

FM24 (PC/Mac), FM24 Console (Xbox), and FM24 Touch (Nintendo Switch™) are all now 33% off until Thursday, 11th April. Exact timings vary by platform and region. 

FM24 Console on PlayStation 5 will be available at the same discounted rate until 11:59pm BST on Wednesday, 10th April.

We all love an underdog and in Football Manager 2024, the best underdog stories are written when managing in non-league.

Across the UK, non-league football is where you’ll find an abundance of passion and enthusiasm. This goes from the dedicated volunteers helping out on matchdays to the avid fans behind the goal, supporting their team through thick and thin.

Whether you manage a team that recently dropped down from the EFL, or you step into the dugout at a club making their Vanarama National League South debut, starting a career in the lower divisions can deliver Football Manager memories to last a lifetime.

To celebrate Non-League Day on Saturday, 23rd March, we’re on the search for your best non-league management stories in FM24. Non-League Day is an annual tradition, started in 2010, that helps to promote the importance of affordable volunteer-led community football while giving fans across the country the chance to show support for their local side.

Maybe you’ve caused a major cup upset, just like Maidstone United earlier this season, or perhaps you’ve achieved multiple promotions and unprecedented success in Europe. Whatever your story, we want to hear about it.

We’ll select our 10 favourite save stories and highlight them in a future blog on the FM website and the FMFC Hub. The 10 winning entrants will also receive an FMFC 24 home shirt.

The competition will close at 5pm GMT on Wednesday, 27th March. Terms and conditions apply.

Football Manager 2024’s Main Data Update* is now live across all platforms.

This initial refresh features more than six million data changes and includes updated squads following the most recent transfer window. It also contains changes to the Current Ability ratings and Attributes to tens of thousands of players based on their real-world performances since FM24’s launch.

Rosters for certain licensed leagues whose seasons run to the calendar year will only be reflective up until the end of the 2023 season and will not include incoming and outgoing transfers made for 2024.

Find a new club to treasure and start your season today with FM24 now on sale across selected platforms*.

FM24 (PC/Mac), FM24 Console (Xbox) and FM24 Touch (Nintendo Switch™) are all available at 20% until 3pm GMT on Wednesday, 21st February. FM24 Console on PlayStation 5 will be discounted until 3pm GMT on Wednesday, 28th February.

Football Manager 2024 gives you the opportunity to put yourself in the shoes of a real manager, taking charge of the world’s biggest clubs and battling for football’s top trophies. 

We’re now offering our FMFC members the chance to go a step further and add themselves to the FM24 database as a newgen. A personalised FMFC 24 home shirt will also be sent to the winner.  

A newgen is a newly generated player or staff member, one that doesn't exist in real life but comes through in your game world as your save game progresses. 

It's these newgens that we usually form our closest attachments to as Football Manager players, as wonderfully illustrated by the stories our FMFC members shared with us last year when we created our dream Newgen XI.

The lucky winner will be able to personalise many elements of their newgen’s profile. This ranges from their full name and nationality to the languages they speak, their height, favourite club and preferred position. 

Previous winners have elected to enter the game as strikers but you can be whatever you want, including a member of staff. Do you see yourself as a shot-stopping Goalkeeper or will you be inspired by one of FM24’s headline additions and choose to be a Set Piece Coach?

The ability and reputation of your newgen is entirely random, as is the point at which they enter your game world. You could appear in the first season but you might not until 10 years down the line. Likewise, you won’t be a five-star prospect every time but finding out how good you are, and sharing that moment with your friends, is well worth the wait.

Entries for this competition close at 10am on Friday, 2nd February, with the winner set to enter FM24 in our next update. Terms and conditions apply. 

Kick off the festive period with Football Manager 2024 now 10% off on PC/Mac*. 

This promotion is only applicable to FM24 (Steam/Epic/Microsoft Store) and runs until 3pm GMT on Wednesday, 27th December. 
 

FMFC’s latest exclusive competition is giving you the chance to kick your gaming experience into a new gear in 2024.

Two lucky FMFC members will win tech bundles comprising a MAG CH130X Gaming Chair, a CyberPowerPC Skorpion K2 RGB mechanical keyboard and an FMFC 24 home shirt.

Modelled on race car seats, the MAG CH130 X's design is conformed to how the spine curves. The high-grade velvet used on the side provides a soft and comfortable texture and the slight tilt design at the top offers even better support for your head.

The CyberPowerPC Skorpion K2 RGB keyboard, meanwhile, possesses individually backlit keys with dynamic lighting effects, as well as 16 million RGB colours. 

Aside from the two lead prizes, 10 other entrants will also win an FMFC 24 home Shirt. 

The competition closes on Monday, January 8th at 10AM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
 

The UEFA Champions League is the pinnacle of European club football and to coincide with the final matches in this year’s group stage, one lucky FMFC member will win an UEFA Champions League Official Match Ball.