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Series of association football management simulation games

Football Manager, also known as Worldwide Soccer Manager in North America from 2004 to 2008, also known colloquially as FM, is a series of football management simulation video games developed by British developer Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager. Following the break-up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive, triggered by the fiasco release of Championship Manager 4 in 2003, Sports Interactive lost the naming rights to Eidos Interactive but retained the game engine and data, and re-branded the game Football Manager with their new publisher Sega. The penultimate version of Football Manager, titled Football Manager 2024, was released on 6 November 2023. Football Manager 2024 is the most played title in series history, clocking over 19 million players as of September 2025. Football Manager 25, originally intended for a November 2024 release, was cancelled in February 2025 after multiple delays. The most recent game in the series, Football Manager 26, was released on 4 November 2025. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Football ManagerA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Are the Interactions Between Manager and Employee Characteristics Associated with Team Performance? The Case of Men’s Football in TurkeyInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Brand NFLThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Manager to go? Performance dips reconsidered with evidence from Dutch footballCited 72 times
  5. Go sideways: Football Manager 26A closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Football Manager 27A closely related topic

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🆕 Influential since 2022

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