Football Manager News

The long-awaited journey to Japan is nearing with the landmark arrival of the J.League in Football Manager 2024.

Meiji Yasuda Insurance Ltd J1, J2 and J3 leagues will be fully unlocked and playable across our suite of titles, with Japanese also available as an in-game language for the first time ever in the 20th and most complete edition in the FM series to date.

To celebrate the 20th edition of the Football Manager series and Football Manager 2024 launching across all platforms globally from November 6th, we are giving away 20 prize bundles to our FMFC members.

Every winner will receive our stunning new FMFC 24 home shirt and a physical copy of FM24 for PC / Mac.

Thank you all for your feedback on the Development Update blog that we released in June. It was great seeing so many people talking about the future potential of the Football Manager series on our forums and social media.

When writing blogs like that one, it’s always difficult to find the right balance between trying to be transparent and being careful not to talk about things too early. As a big fan of certain TV shows that are full of community ‘theory forums’, I’ve always enjoyed speculating with other people’s work, but always find it a bit odd with our own work, despite the fact that players being excited to get their hands on more information is probably the most gratifying thing that can happen for our team! We hope we got the balance right and the feedback we received means further transparency with today's blog and more to come in the future.

We’re really pleased to have released our Football Manager 2024 announce trailer, which outlines some of the themes that we’ll be talking about a lot more in the coming weeks. If you haven’t seen it, make sure to check it out below. 

In this blog, I’ll be talking about what happens next with the rollout of FM24’s features as well as some new partnerships which will benefit both this year’s release and future titles beyond. 

The relentless pursuit of progress defines Football Manager 2024, which debuts globally across platforms from November 6th.

Driven by a constantly evolving quest to deliver complete football authenticity, FM24 is the most complete edition in the series yet, filled with new additions that deepen your immersion and elevate your gameplay experience. 

FM24 Console, FM24 Touch and FM24 Mobile are also warming up for the new campaign, with all three set to launch from November 6th. 

Football Manager 2024 Mobile will launch exclusively for Netflix members from November 6th. 

Now, through Netflix’s global reach and membership base, more players than ever before can fast-track their way to footballing glory and benefit from the addition of four new languages to the game.

In June, we launched a competition to build a Football Manager 2023 all-star newgen XI, powered directly by you, our FMFC members. 

We wanted to hear directly from you about your best FM23 newgens, learning about those bargains you snapped up from non-league to those international wonderkids that had powered you to UEFA Champions League glory.

This blog is one that I have been looking forward to writing and we’re delighted to finally be able to update you all on the future direction of Football Manager. I’m going to talk about FM23, FM24, and in a first for us as a studio, look a bit further ahead beyond the next iteration of the game to one of the biggest changes in our history. And there’s a lot to talk about so, whilst I apologise for the length, I hope you find it an interesting insight into what we’ve been up to at the studio.

Complete this transfer window’s best deal with Football Manager 2023 now 50% off across all platforms. 

Jump into the managerial hotseat this weekend with Football Manager 2023 now available to play for free.

PC and Mac users will be able to try out FM23 on Steam completely free until 6:00pm BST on Monday, June 26th. Xbox Live Gold subscribers can access FM23 Console at no cost before 9:00am BST on June 26th. 

To continue your journey to footballing glory after the free play period, take advantage of both titles being available at 50% off until mid-July*.

Over the last seven months, we’ve all experienced the highs and lows that a Football Manager career can bring. Now, to capture all of that drama, we’re creating our very own FM23 all-star newgen XI, powered by you, our FMFC members. 

That XI won’t be solely selected on pure ability or to accommodate a fixed formation. We know that with standout newgens, it’s the stories associated with them that makes them so special and unique. 

Maybe it’s a tale of someone from one of the world’s smaller nations that helped you with your promotion push up the divisions. What about that Central Defender that was only five-foot-six but had 19 Acceleration? Or the striker you snapped up from non-league that smashed your club’s all-time scoring record by the time they were 24? 

Wherever they played, whoever you managed and whatever it was that made your favourite FM23 newgen special, we want to hear about it. 

The 11 FMFC members that get their players selected in the starting line-up will receive an FMFC 23 home shirt with the newgen’s name and number printed on the back. They’ll also see their superstars spotlighted in a future blog on the FM website and FMFC Hub.

The competition closes at 5pm BST on Wednesday 28th June. Terms and conditions apply. 
 

To coincide with our management of Venezia FC over on our TikTok channel, we’re giving FMFC members the chance to win one of their brilliant 2022/23 third shirts.  

The Italian club are internationally recognised for their stylish kits and this season’s gold jersey is another classic.

A perfect summer fit, the shirt combines a metallic gold base with a single-button black collar. The collar features trim of Venezia’s trademark green and orange, while the gold styling pays tribute to the colour’s significance in Venetian art. 

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In addition to the Venezia shirt, the competition winner will also receive an FMFC 23 home shirt and a copy of FM23.

Entries close at 12pm BST on Wednesday, May 31st. Terms and conditions apply.

As Europe’s elite take centre stage in the UEFA Champions League, it’s time for you to compete for the game’s biggest trophies with Football Manager 2023 now 40% off across all platforms.

The China Data Update for Football Manager 2023 is now live across all platforms*.

A standalone release because of the later than usual closing of the Chinese transfer window, this Update features more than 83,000 database changes. 

A new save game will be required to play with these competition and data-specific changes in place. There are a few small general gameplay fixes included in this update and these will take effect in current careers. 
 

We’ve teamed up with Manchester City to give FMFC members the chance to win a 2022/23 City home shirt signed by Kevin De Bruyne. 

The Belgian is one of the highest-rated players in Football Manager 2023 and with good reason – he’s among the most technically-gifted and creative talents to ever grace English football.

In addition to the De Bruyne signed shirt, the competition winner will also receive an FMFC 23 home kit. 

Ten other FMFC 23 home kits are also up for grabs in this giveaway as runner-up prizes. 

Entries close at 5pm BST on Friday, 21st April. Terms and conditions apply.

FMFC member and Bolton Wanderers fan Ian Fraser got the opportunity of a lifetime to present the Papa Johns Trophy to his beloved team’s captain at Sunday’s Wembley final.  

Ian received that money can’t buy prize as winner of the FM23 Papa Johns Trophy Challenge, a unique collaboration between Football Manager, Papa Johns and the EFL. Running from January to March, the Challenge encouraged FM23 players to win the Papa Johns Trophy in-game and record their success on FMFC.