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A lot of us jumped straight into a new save when the first part of the winter update was released last week, relishing the chance to take on new challenges with the latest squads. It’s not just the freshest transfers that are included in the update though, as a huge number of players saw their abilities adjusted to reflect their performances in the first half of the season. We sifted through the list and picked out six of the best that you should definitely be sending your scouts out to take a look at.

The winter update for FM20 brings with it new player ratings, player transfers and managerial changes. With these updates and some much-changed squads to play around with, we’ve come up with ten potential save ideas. Will any of these provide the inspiration you’re looking for?

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the January transfer window was just about the transfer of Erling Haaland, given that he’s making headlines all over the place for his ludicrous goalscoring exploits. There’s been some excellent business done across Europe, so we did a sweep of the ever-evolving market to see where the best deals took place.

Football Manager fans come from all walks of life and so far on Why I Love FM we've spoken to professional footballers, basketball players, journalists, record producers and content creators. In this Valentine’s Day special, we sat down with three members of the Football Manager team at Sports Interactive to discover their FM highs and lows and learn how their relationship with the game has changed since working here.

Regular Wednesday Wisdom contributor, FM Grasshopper is back and this time he's joined by his Grass n Gear podcast co-host, Dan Gear. Today, they're running an experiment to see if aggressive and passive tactical styles can be applied to the same squad, while giving you guys an idea of what's required to get the best out of both options.

Football Manager fans come from all walks of life, so far on Why I Love FM we've had the pleasure of speaking to pro footballers, basketball stars, journalists and content creators. But now, for the first time, we get to hear from a number one selling musician and record producer. Duke Dumont tells us of his FM highs and lows while admitting his desire to step into the real football world one day. 

Whether it is multi-club ownership or the traditional feeder club method, it is always an advantage for a football club to have affiliates around the world. Some affiliates in world football are obvious and share the same branding, others may not be so in your face. How does Football Manager represent these in-game, and what benefit can a player get from having these links? @AccordingToFM breaks down the ways you should be using your affiliated clubs. 

We had the pleasure of speaking to Chelsea and Italy international Emerson Palmieri about his love of Football Manager. Emerson first caught our attention when we came across a snap of him playing our game while traveling with AS Roma - we've been wanting to speak to him ever since. So here we are, find out how the flying left-back got on when he managed himself and his fellow London teammates on Football Manager... 

We are delighted to welcome the Canadian Premier League (CPL) to Football Manager 2020 as an officially licensed league, available to download, for free, from the Steam Workshop. 

For the DLC bundle - Visit the Steam Workshop 

This week's Wednesday Wisdom comes from Ihor Crusadertsar of DictateTheGame who looks into what makes a successful combination of player roles in key areas of the pitch.

In this edition of Why I Love FM we had the chance to catch up with an NBA superstar as we chatted to Cleveland Cavaliers' power forward Larry Nance Jr. We spoke about how Football Manager helped him learn about a sport he loves and how he created his own team on the game with a familiar name up front...

Have you or your scouting team ever unearthed an absolute gem of a player that would fit perfectly into your system, only to find out that they have no interest in signing for you? With advice from FridayNightFM as he walks you through a few steps that can help change a player's mind and change the way that you operate in the transfer window forevermore.