Football Manager News

We’re delighted to announce that Football Manager 2020 is available right now on the Epic Games Store.

To celebrate this news, we’ve partnered with Epic to make Football Manager 2020 available to download and keep for FREE even if you already own the game on another platform.

Grab the window’s best bargain with Football Manager 2020 Mobile and Football Manager 2020 Touch now on sale.

It’s a bit of an understatement to say that 2020 has been a difficult year so far, and although we at Sports Interactive have had it easier than many, it’s still been a tough time for the studio.
 

Secure the summer’s best deal with Football Manager 2020 now with up to 50% off on all available platforms. 

There is no Cup Final this weekend, there are thousands.

Saturday, 23rd May. The day there should be a team in Wembley lifting a trophy. 

Four weeks ago, 54 EFL clubs and their virtual managers came together for the inaugural EFL Football Manager Cup. By Saturday 16th May, only four sides remained. Over the course of two dramatic live streams, featuring a tense local derby, two great comebacks, last-minute winners and a nail-biting penalty shootout, Brentford fan Sam Jacques led his side to glory.

Like most of you, we were missing our regular football fix, so this tournament was set up to try and keep people entertained. The tournament was run in conjunction with the EFL and their charity partner Mind, the mental health charity, who are doing great work to support everyone who may be struggling during these challenging times.

54 teams started in the EFL Football Manager Cup almost a month ago with the same ambition: glory. 50 matches and a multitude of dramatic moments and classic interviews later, only four sides still have a chance of lifting the virtual trophy – Nottingham Forest, Swansea City, Brentford and Fulham.

All four clubs were Championship play-off contenders before the lockdown came into effect and it really is too hard to call who will go all the way going into the final three matches. 

The semi finals of the tournament, which is being run in partnership with the EFL and their charity partner Mind, will both be played and streamed through the official Football Manager Twitch channel on Saturday 16th May. 
 

The quarter finals were undoubtedly the most closely contested round of the EFL Football Manager Cup yet. As the tournament heads into the semi-finals and finals this weekend, the competitiveness was ramped up to a new level. We saw a couple of shock results, extra-time drama and a thrilling last minute winner. Here’s the full round-up.

The remaining eight teams in the inaugural EFL Football Manager Cup enter the quarter-finals knowing that just three more wins will secure them the title. The next stage of the tournament, which is being run in partnership with the EFL and their charity partner Mind, will see two games played on Tuesday 12th May and two games on Wednesday 13th May. 

We’re heading towards the business end of the tournament and the round of 16 provided arguably the best entertainment yet in the EFL Football Manager Cup.

We saw five all-Championship ties, three local derbies and one all-time classic cup encounter that featured three red cards, three disallowed goals and an incredibly tense penalty shootout.
 

Five all-Championship affairs. Two big derbies. One League Two side hoping to cause an upset against one of the tournament favourites. The stakes are much higher as we now find ourselves on the verge of the round of 16 in the inaugural EFL Football Manager Cup.

The next stage of the tournament, which is being run in partnership with the EFL and their charity partner, Mind, will see all eight games played across Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Here are the big stories to look out for in the round of 16. 
 

Three 5-0 victories, a penalty shootout and a costly sending off were amongst the best bits of action from round two of the EFL Football Manager Cup.

10 new teams joined the tournament at this stage, hoping to make their mark on the competition while the 22 sides who made it through the first round were looking to build on their performances and mark themselves out as early favourites. Here’s how the second week panned out.
 

Football Manager 2020 is now 33% off on Steam until Thursday, 14th May at 6PM (BST).

Perhaps the game has been on your wishlist for months but you’ve never quite got round to it? There has never been a better time to kick-off your story in FM20, so start managing your team, your way now.
 

Football Manager is pleased to support You Are Not Alone (YANA) a global event taking place this Saturday to bring people together through gaming. YANA is a virtual event for gamers, athletes, celebrities, influencers... and you. It's taking place this Saturday, May 2nd, from 6am BST to 1am BST on the 3rd BST, with official events streaming live on Facebook Gaming and Twitch .