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EuroTrip | Part 47 | World Cup 2070
A big opportunity came from number one team in the world Spain as 83-year-old Mahtal gave up on his mission to lead the underdog for one final shot at ultimate glory. And it helped that the Spanish FA offered him a contract worth £125k per week!
EuroTrip | Part 46 | EURO 2068
Baník Ostrava became the first Czechia side to win the Champions League under the tutelage of veteran Zambian manager Trebor Mahtal in 2065. The 81-year-old saw this as the pinnacle of his career, leading the best squad he’d ever compiled, and stood down with his stock at an all-time high. Mahtal decided this was the […]
EuroTrip | Part 45 | Baník Ostrava Challenge Europe’s Elite
Trebor Mahtal was building a superb young team at Baník Ostrava, dominating Czechia and coming so close to Europa League glory in 2064. But the 80-year-old Zambian manager was intent on testing his team’s abilities against Europe’s finest.
EuroTrip | Part 44 | Wonderkid Hunting
Zambian manager Trebor Mahtal had built a 40-year career around bringing promising talents to Europe’s less fancied leagues and taking on the continent’s elite. Now aged 78, it was only natural for Mahtal to have set his sights on retirement but he cast those thoughts to one side and began dreaming of challenging Europe’s elite with Baník Ostrava.
EuroTrip | Part 43 | Mahtal Reaches 2,000 Games In Management
After leading BATE Borisov to a record-break 20th Belarussian title in 2061, Trebor Mahtal resigned and went in search of his 26th and final job as a Football Manager. Now aged 77, Mahtal was 13 games short of 2,000 matches as a manager, and decided to wait for an interesting job across Europe to go out with a flourish.
EuroTrip | Part 42 | Record-Breaking Title Race
An unbelievable run of form saw BATE Borisov storm from close to the relegation zone to nicking a record-equalling 19th Belarussian title under the tutelage of legendary manager Trebor Mahtal. The Zambian’s latest success saw him lift the 25th domestic title of his 37-year career, leaving him unsure over whether to stick with BATE or look for new options elsewhere.
EuroTrip | Part 41 | Epic Seven-Way Title Battle
Trebor Mahtal’s successes left Belarus, Bulgaria, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Northern Ireland and Poland as the only European nations he needed to conquer outside the big seven. And he takes an intriguing offer from a struggling sleeping giant in Belarus.
EuroTrip | Part 40 | Lethal Strikeforce
An impressive first season in Croatia saw Trebor Mahtal focus on youth and lead HNK Rijeka to 2nd place in the Croatian First League. And that meant an unexpected return to the Champions League – in which they stood absolutely no chance.
EuroTrip | Part 39 | A Croatian Challenge
Hapoel Be’er Sheva set a new Israeli Premier League record points tally without winning a title in the 2057/58 campaign. But, despite apparently being delighted with Trebor Mahtal’s efforts, the board failed to back him financially. So Mahtal wasted no time in resigning at the start of the summer.
EuroTrip | Part 38 | Exciting Israeli Title Race
An intriguing option sees Trebor Mahtal join a relatively unfancied club that just missed out on its national title and technically leave the European mainland.
EuroTrip | Part 37 | Financial Misery To Turkish Delight
In the face of financial disarray, veteran manager Trebor Mahtal led his Trabzonspor side to another 3rd-place finish, a European final and a Turkish Cup victory.
EuroTrip | Part 36 | Redemption Arc & Financial Disarray
After 32 years of football management largely filled with success, Trebor Mahtal suffered a horror eight months in Hungary. The 70-year-old Zambian was keen to get back in the saddle, and did so with a surprise move to a former club.
EuroTrip | Part 35 | Tricky Times And Board Shenanigans
Trebor Mahtal stretched his stunning record of consecutive titles to eight seasons by leading semi-professional Colwyn Bay to a surprise maiden success in Wales. And, as per usual, he resigned from his role in May 2054.
EuroTrip | Part 34 | A Very Different Challenge
Trebor Mahtal had spent the last decade winning national titles and competing with Europe’s football elite. However, he was getting bored of strolling to title wins and on the hunt for a new challenge that tested his coaching abilities.
EuroTrip | Part 33 | Mahtal Joins The Biggest Club Available
Mahtal’s impressive ability to land on his feet continued as long-serving RB Salzburg boss Xabi Alonso retired at the age of 70 after 14 years at the club. Mahtal applied, quickly attended an interview and was swiftly offered the job. So for the first time in his career, Mahtal was heading to Austria.
EuroTrip | Part 32 | A Final Tilt At The Champions League
Five consecutive league titles had Trebor Mahtal riding a wave of success as he stepped down from yet another club on his EuroTrip Football Manager adventure. He departed Slovenian side NK Aluminij with 19 league titles in 11 different countries in his back pocket.
EuroTrip | Part 31 | Unfinished Business
A brief time in Romania ended with Trebor Mahtal winning the 18th domestic title of his 27-year Football Manager career. And with time pressing, the 66-year-old Zambian stood down as manager of Farul Constanta to begin the search for his 17th club.
EuroTrip | Part 30 | A Close Title Race
After two seasons of dominating Czechia with Slavia Praha, Trebor Mahtal yet again resigned from his role and went in search of a new opportunity in May 2049. Now aged 65, and with FM25 around the corner, Mahtal was well aware that time was running out on his Football Manager career but he still had plenty more to achieve.
EuroTrip | Part 29 | The New Lionel Messi
An exciting attacking Slavia Praha side blew away the Czechia league in record-breaking in Trebor Mahtal’s first season at the club. The challenge now was for the Zambian manager to keep hold of his young stars and have a go at the Champions League.
EuroTrip | Part 28 | Mahtal’s Most Exciting Team So Far
Trebor Mahtal was back on the job hunt as bad blood with the FC Zurich president forced him to resign with the Swiss Super League trophy in his back pocket. And the 63-year-old Zambian immediately went in search of his 15th job in club management.
EuroTrip | Part 27 | Undermined By The Club President
A love affair with Europe’s third club trophy continued as Trebor Mahtal’s FC Zürich lifted his fourth Europa Conference League in 2046. Mahtal now wanted to build on that success by improving the Swiss side’s domestic fortunes.
EuroTrip | Part 26 | Moving Back To Central Europe
After 32 years of management, Trebor Mahtal bid farewell to his 13th club as he departed Shamrock Rovers two days on from leading the Irish side to a famous quadruple. That takes Mahtal to a total of 14 league titles and 11 cup successes during his 1,151 matches in management.
EuroTrip | Part 25 | Irish Domination
Trebor Mahtal departed the 12th club on his EuroTrip adventure as he stood down as manager of Norway’s Molde FK having wrapped up the Eliteserien title. That meant the Zambian manager had now won titles in Greece, Ukraine, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden and Norway as he went in search of a new challenge at the start of 2045.
EuroTrip | Part 24 | Magnificent Muñoz
Trebor Mahtal continued his unexpected European success by leading Molde FK to an unlikely Europa Conference League success in 2043. However, the Norwegian title remained elusive, leading him to stay in the Scandinavian nation for a third season.
EuroTrip | Part 23 | King Of Europa Conference League
A strange 12 months had seen Trebor Mahtal spend a very short time in Turkey before jumping ship to Molde Fotballklub, who narrowly missed out on the Norwegian title to Brann. Mahtal had inherited a good core of young players but was expecting a very busy off-season ahead of the 2043 campaign.
EuroTrip | Part 22 | The Ultimate Show Of Disloyalty
Trebor Mahtal had turned heads around Europe as he helped Swedish champions Djurgårdens become competitive with the continent’s best clubs. But after racking up three consecutive Swedish titles, he decided it was time to move on and seek another new opportunity.
FM Guide | 68 Summer Transfers That Could Affect Your FM25 Saves
The summer transfer window can throw up intriguing player moves that give us interesting new Football Manager saves to take on. In the past, we’ve run guides to transfers that threw up new challenges for FM23 and FM24, and we’ll continue that with transfers that could shape your FM25 saves.
EuroTrip | Part 21 | Djurgårdens Enter Uncharted Waters
Little Djurgårdens IF shocked Europe’s elite to qualify automatically for the Champions League last 16 while defending their Swedish Allsvenskan title in 2040. Manager Trebor Mahtal now faced the task of strengthening a side for a tilt at the club’s first Champions League knockouts campaign. That huge overperformance saw a plethora of clubs show interest […]
EuroTrip | Part 20 | Shocking Europe’s Elite
Djurgårdens IF enjoyed the greatest season in the club’s 148-year history as Zambian manager Trebor Mahtal led them to their 14th Swedish title and maiden European trophy. The Stockholm islanders claimed a Europa Conference League crown that saw them named the most improved team in Europe.
EuroTrip | Part 19 | Heroic New Goalkeeper
A move back to Sweden had worked out quite nicely for Trebor Mahtal as he led Djurgårdens into a close title race, but narrowly missed out to two of their rivals. But the hard work began now as he looked to rebuild a squad that was blighted by plenty of deadwood.
EuroTrip | Part 18 | Short, Sweet Start In Sweden
After three years of failing to usurp København in Denmark, Trebor Mahtal stepped down as manager of FC Midtjylland and went back on the hunt for a new opportunity on his EuroTrip.
EuroTrip | Part 17 | Danish Hopefuls Waste An Opportunity
A season of very few goals left Trebor Mahtal well aware that he needed to improve FC Midtjylland’s attacking threat heading into the 2037/38 campaign. The manager attracted attention from FC Maribor, but they weren’t willing to pay Midtjylland’s compensation demands.
EuroTrip | Part 16 | Goalshy FC Midtjylland
A poor first season in Denmark saw Trebor Mahtal fearing the sack at the lowest point of his 13-year Football Manager career. He’d led FC Midtjylland to a pretty disappointing 6th place in the league after they failed to get going in his first season in charge.
Football Manager Experiment: The Inverted British League System
If you like the idea of the English “big six” languishing in tier six and the likes of Bonnyrigg Rose and Llantwit Major at the top of the pyramid, this will be the database for you.
EuroTrip | Part 15 | Lowest Point Of Trebor Mahtal’s Football Manager Career
A short, sweet, successful season in Slovakia meant Trebor Mahtal was back on the job hunt as he resigned from his role at Slovan Bratislava on 31 May 2035. His last two jobs had been a little easy, so he was keen on a job that posed more of a challenge.
EuroTrip | Part 14 | Sweet Esposito
After two successful years in Serbia, Zambian manager Trebor Mahtal decided it was time for a new challenge on his EuroTrip adventure.
EuroTrip | Part 13 | Red Star Punch Above Their Weight
An exciting first season had seen Trebor Mahtal lead Crvena zvezda to a Serbian league and cup double and only miss out on Europa League glory via a penalty shootout. But the Zambian manager had his eyes set on a rebuild over the summer of 2034.
EuroTrip | Part 12 | An Unexpected Massive Move
Trebor Mahtal enjoyed a solid first 12 months in Slovenia, leading NK Domzale to European qualification with their highest league finish in 13 years. But an unexpected twist saw him take on a massive new opportunity.
EuroTrip | Part 11 | Heading Back To Eastern Europe
A disappointing season in Belgium, largely due to the ongoing financial challenges in Belgium on Football Manager 2024, saw Trebor Mahtal resign from his role at Royal Antwerp. That saw unemployed for the first time in eight years and back looking for a new opportunity across Europe.
EuroTrip | Part 10 | A Belgian Mistake
Back in April, Mahtal was approached by a new team in a new league and offered a contract at the end of the 2029/30 season. This opportunity took him west to Belgium, as Royal Antwerp, who were then lingering in 6th in Belgium’s Jupiler Pro League, came calling.
EuroTrip | Part 9 | Final Day Title Battle
Trebor Mahtal’s flourishing reputation as a serial title winner was done no harm whatsoever as he led Dynamo Kyiv to the national title and his first continental trophy in his first season in Ukraine. That made it four successive top-tier titles for the Zambian, who now faced another Champions League challenge as a result of last season’s success.
EuroTrip | Part 8 | Exciting European Run
Life in Ukraine had picked up just as life in Greece had ended, with Trebor Mahtal winning football matches at an impressive rate.
EuroTrip | Part 7 | Moving To Eastern Europe
Panathinaikos dominated the Greek Super League with a record-breaking season that saw them claim three successive titles. But more penalty heartache in the Champions League had Trebor Mahtal questioning whether he’d achieved all that he could in Greece.
EuroTrip | Part 6 | Goals Galore At Panathinaikos
After establishing his Panathinaikos side as the best in Greece, many commentators were certain that the famously disloyal Trebor Mahtal would seek pastures new in the 2027 off-season. However, a summer of exciting signings and a move to a new 40,000-capacity stadium convinced the Zambian to stick with his Athenian project.
EuroTrip | Part 5 | Champions League Upsets
If you’d told Trebor Mahtal that he’d have won a national title three years into his managerial career, he’d probably have claimed you were smoking something strong. But that was very much the case in 2026 as he led Panathinaikos AO to their 22nd Greek title. That meant the Zambian boss now had the prospect […]
EuroTrip | Part 4 | An Unexpected Opportunity
Fairly unexpectedly, Trebor Mahtal left Turkey with his stock high and made the short trip over to Athens to take control of his third club in less than two years.
EuroTrip | Part 3 | Surprisingly Competitive
Trebor Mahtal already installed as one of Ískenderunspor fans’ favoured personnel. He now faced the significant challenge of strengthening the squad to compete in the second tier of Turkish football.
Wonderkid Factory | Part 12 | AZ Suffer A Drop In Form
AZ Alkmaar celebrated a fifth successive Eredivisie title in the summer of 2033, but their homegrown stars were still some way off competing with Europe’s elite.
EuroTrip | Part 2 | Stepping In The Footsteps Of Alexander The Great
After just three months managing in Sweden, Trebor Mahtal’s stock was apparently on the rise as third-tier Turkish club Ískenderunspor lured him to the far east of Europe. The Zambian manager enjoyed a 16-fold wage increase as his new side paid him a relatively princely £250 a week.
Wonderkid Factory | Part 11 | Another Close European Giant Battle
AZ Alkmaar were well and truly dominating in the Netherlands, but Lazaró’s aim to become European Champions with a fully-homegrown squad was proving much more problematic.