A Guide to the Canadian Premier League in Football Manager 2024
Guides 12.04.24 - FM Admin
The Canadian Premier League (CPL) is one of the newest professional leagues in world football. The inaugural season kicked off in 2019 and mere months later it made its virtual debut in FM20.
Managing in the CPL in FM24 is great fun. With eight teams in the league, you’ll be able to get to know your rivals faster and win those all-important league titles even quicker.
To help get you up to speed ahead of a career in Canada's top-flight, we've put together this guide covering the CPL's teams and league rules.
Define Your Style with FM24 Mobile’s Manager Titles
Guides 05.04.24 - FM Admin
Whether it's outsmarting their rivals on matchday or showing their expertise in the transfer market, every football manager has their own approach.
In Football Manager 2024 Mobile, we've given you more tools to define your style with the addition of new manager titles. These titles will influence your players' opinions of you and can also help get potential signings over the line if your style suits their personality.
There are 16 Manager Titles in total for you to unlock in your FM24 Mobile careers - in this guide, we'll dive into each one and explain how they can help or hinder you.
A Guide to MLS in Football Manager 2024
Guides 16.02.24 - FM Admin
Major League Soccer (MLS), North American’s leading football league, was initially formed back in 1994.
Their first season began in 1996 with a total of 10 teams. Since then, the league has continued to grow, and following the arrival of St Louis City SC, it currently boasts 29 clubs.
MLS is quite a unique league with some rules that may be unfamiliar to those who normally focus their Football Manager careers in the European leagues. Here’s a guide to help familiarise yourself with how MLS works and to give you the tools to lead your team to MLS Cup glory in FM24.
Eight tips for developing your club’s reputation in Football Manager 2024
Guides 07.02.24 - SteinkelssonFM
When starting a new career in Football Manager 2024, most of us have the same goal of taking our new club to the very top of the footballing world.
Developing their reputation isn’t as simple as results and tactical prowess on Matchday though. To rise up the in-game rankings, you’ll have to show your skills in developing young talents, managing your club’s finances and being a strategic decision-maker.
Here, SteinkelssonFM provides eight top tips for shaping your club into a powerhouse in FM24.
A Guide to Better Defending in Football Manager 2024
Guides 18.01.24 - Ihor Crusadertsar
Football’s greatest teams are built upon strong defensive foundations and the same is true in Football Manager 2024.
It might not be the most glamorous part of tactical creation but putting together a solid defensive shape and figuring out what your players should be doing when they don’t have the ball is integral to the success of your latest FM24 career.
In this guide, Ihor Crusadertsar takes a deep dive into the player positions, formations and Attributes that will help you defend better in FM24.
How to Nail Youth Development in FM23
Guides 21.06.23 - SteinkelssonFM
Every time a new Football Manager game is released, there’s always a desire to find out the best Wonderkid is. This is then swiftly followed by trying to establish the best young players in each and every position across the park; a process that gives you a shortlist of go-to signings for as long as you’re playing the game.
While there is nothing wrong with this approach, the current footballing climate is one where many clubs are looking to maximise the value of the talents they’ve already got on their books. In my mind, there’s no reason why people shouldn’t adopt a similar strategy in FM23.
Here, SteinkelssonFM provides six top tips for getting the most out of your homegrown prospects that will in turn help to drive performances on the pitch and keep your club’s finances healthy.
MASTERING PROMOTION IN FOOTBALL MANAGER 2023
Guides 30.05.23 - ThrowingCopperFM
There are few sweeter feelings for a Football Manager player than winning promotion. However, whether you’ve coasted to the title with a promotion favourite or upset the odds to triumph in the playoffs, acclimatising to the division above will be tough.
Preparing for life after a promotion is never easy and can be quite daunting. How will your current squad fare at the next level? Will your 20-goal striker find the same space and time when playing against better central defenders, protected by better defensive midfielders? Can you afford to keep playing such a high defensive line against far stronger opposition attacks?
You’ll naturally want to upgrade your squad but you’ll invariably find yourself with a smaller wage and transfer budget than most of your new divisional rivals.
To look at how you can find value in the transfer market and much more besides, here are six top tips from ThrowingCopperFM to help you master promotion in FM23.
Top Tips To Improve Your FM23 Save
Guides 05.05.23 - FM Admin
Whether you’re a seasoned Football Manager player, or you’ve only just started your FM23 journey, there are always new things you can learn to improve your experience. With the game featuring lots of changes every year, we’ve gone through our archive and found some of the best tips to get you one step closer to clinching silverware.
How to Maximise your Youth Intakes in FM23
Guides 03.05.23 - K19x
Youth Development is a massive part of everyone's Football Manager save. Developing our youngsters into world beaters brings an almost unparalleled sense of satisfaction, and FM23 gives us more control over the youth development process than ever before. Starting from well before Youth Intake Day, and running through years and years of a Newgen's time with the club, developing youngsters is an engaging and rewarding process.
K19x has come to The Byline to look at the very start of that journey: maximising your Youth Intakes to give you the best chance of unearthing those Wonderkids.
Maintain a happy squad in FM23 with the Dynamics Centre
Guides 18.04.23 - Will Goddard
Ever get halfway through a season, things are going well and then you’ve got certain players moaning at you for not playing enough, or teammates complaining to each other about treating a player unfairly? You’re not alone.
The Dynamics tab in Football Manager 2023 is an essential tool to helping you maintain a happy and successful squad. Will Goddard takes a deep dive into all of its key features and what it can tell you about your players and their social groups.
Top Tips for Lower League Management in FM23
Guides 23.03.23 - FM Admin
It’s a story many can tell – starting a Football Manager career at an unfancied team in the lower divisions and eventually leading them to multiple promotions and continental glory.
Lower league management isn’t always easy though, particularly if you’re used to working at the top levels of the game or you’re new to FM. So, to help you, we’ve put together a list of top tips to help you ace your next lower league adventure in FM23.
How to use the new Recruitment Focus in FM23
Guides 08.02.23 - FM Stag / Dan Gear
Across Football Manager 2023, there have been enhancements which align in-game actions with how real-life clubs operate more so than in any previous edition.
Working with a variety of clubs and contacts across the globe, insight into how teams utilise their scouting network and complete player transfers has resulted in a fully updated scouting system for FM23. The main product of this is the brand new Recruitment Focus.
In this article, FM Stag and Dan Gear take us through what the Recruitment Focus is, how it works and how to get the best out of it to help with your player recruitment
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