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Salvando Santos | Part 4 | Youth Awards Domination
Robinho Lazaró was pretty happy with the progress that Santos CF was making. They were also progressing off the field as infrastructure improvements saw Santos complete perfect 20 youth recruitment, junior coaching and training facilities with 18 youth facilities.
Golazzo | Part 3 | Competing In The Best League In The World
Atalanta secured an immediate return to the best league in the world by blowing away Serie B with over 100 goals and points. But they faced a big step up in quality if they were to meet the board’s objective of surviving in Serie A – which wasn’t helped by a poor financial situation.
Wonderkid Factory | Part 3 | Adios La Mestalla
A strong second season in Valencia saw Roberto Lazaró lead Los Che to 4th place and Champions League football for the final campaign at their legendary La Mestalla home. But Lazaró was keen to impress a sense of realism at the club, especially given how far clear the big three remained.
Golazzo | Part 2 | Attacking Quartet Destroys Serie B
Heading back 30 years in time, Atalanta have just been relegated from the greatest league in the world, Italy’s Serie A, and are red-hot favourites to be promoted at the first time of asking. To achieve that aim, the club took a massive gamble by turning to a rookie local football lover to deliver a change in fortunes – Bergamo-born coach Roberto Lombardi.
Salvando Santos | Part 3 | History Makers Corítiba
Impressive performances in their first season back in Série A saw Santos FC finish in the top eight and, unexpectedly, qualify for Copa Libertadores. But rising expectations could present a problem for an inexperienced team that would have to endure massive fixture congestion.
Golazzo | Part 1 | Football Italia In Football Manager
Growing up in the early 1990s, some of my earliest memories of “getting into” football news and watching football were formed by Channel 4’s Football Italia. We’ll celebrate that with new series in the 1994/95 database for FM24.
Wonderkid Factory | Part 2 | A Surprise Cup Final
A promising first season in Valencia saw Roberto Lazaró secure European qualification despite form dramatically tailing off in the last few matches. Lazaró’s success convinced owner Peter Lim to agree to youth recruitment and facilities improvements over the summer.
Salvando Santos | Part 2 | Shaking Up Série A
Santos FC’s first-ever taste of the second tier of Brazilian football only lasted for one season as Robinho Lazaró spearheaded the club to its maiden Série B title at the first time of asking. The big task now was for Lazaró to prepare an understrength side to try and stay in Série A.
Wonderkid Factory | Part 1 | Looking To Los Cules’ Youth
One of my main Football Manager 2025 saves was going to be another wonderkid factory challenge trying to deliver success using a club’s youth production. However, unlike our previous saves with Envigado and AZ Alkmaar, which relied solely on the clubs’ academies, this iteration was going to allow us to sign players from within the city the club was based in.
25 Teams To Manage For The Rest Of FM24 (Pretending It’s FM25)
Are you struggling for inspiration for save ideas with Football Manager 2025 being delayed until March (at least)? We got our thinking caps on for clubs that could pose an interesting challenge for the next few months, if you pretend you’re playing FM25 in FM24.
Salvando Santos | Part 1 | A Fallen Giant
One of my main saves in Football Manager 2025 was going to be a youth-focused save with a Brazilian club. But, with the ongoing delay to the game, I’m not sure whether that save will come to fruition, so I decided to head to Brazil for a new FM24 challenge.
EuroTrip | Part 48 | The End Of EuroTrip
Zambian manager Trebor Mahtal etched his name into the history books as he led a pretty scary Spain side to World Cup glory in 2070. The 86-year-old manager tendered his resignation and was swiftly offered roles by Nigeria, Senegal, Uruguay and, most intriguingly, Argentina and Brazil. But he was done with management and decided to retire on a high.
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.