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Aventuras Américas | Part 82 | Vasco #3: A Special Season
At the ripe old age of 82, Robinho Lazaró was as hungry as ever, leading his exciting young Vasco da Gama squad into the 2067 campaign. HIs big aim for the season ahead was to take a title fight to Goianiense, who’d won the last two Série A, after finishing third in 2066. Vasco began […]
Aventuras Américas | Part 81 | Vasco #2: Brazil Is Relentless!
Robinho Lazaró inspired a superb turnaround in form during his first six months in charge of Vasco da Gama. But could his promising young team continue that heading into 2066?
Aventuras Américas | Part 80 | Returning To The Américas
Twenty years since departing South America to pursue his dream of managing in Europe, Roberto Nascimento da Silva Lazaró was mobbed by adoring fans as he landed in Medellín for the first time since being sacked by Colombia in 2044.
Football Manager 2023: My Save Plans
In the last couple of seasons I’ve covered off my plans for Football Manager in the coming 12 months. And this season also requires one as my plans will be changing a little.
Aventuras Américas | Part 79 | PSG #3: Robinho Lazaró Reaches 2,000 Games In Management
Having moved into his 80s, Robinho Lazaró was as passionate about football as ever. And one thing that maintained that passion was seeing young players excel at the highest level. His young Paris Saint-Germain side delivered exactly that as they repaid his faith by lifting the French cup in 2063.
Aventuras Américas | Part 78 | PSG #2: Putting Faith In Youth
Robinho Lazaró wwas far from impressed with the old players at his disposal in his first six months as Paris Saint-Germain. So the Colombian manager initiated an earlier than expected player exodus in January 2064.
FM Guide: 23 Teams To Manage on Football Manager 2023
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last couple of weeks, you’ll know that Football Manager 2023 will be out on 8 November. Check out our 23 teams to manage on FM23!
Aventuras Américas | Part 77 | PSG #1: A Very Different Type Of PSG
On 1 June, 2063, Lazaró boarded a flight across the English Channel and was given a warm welcome by an excitable French fan base decked in blue and red. Because Lazaró was the new manager of Paris Saint-Germain.
Crazy Gang | Part 24 | The End of Crazy Gang
After nearly two decades of Football Manager 2022, Trebor Mahtal’s throwback 4-4-fucking2 style led AFC Wimbledon from League 1 mediocrity to five-time Champions of England and four-time Champions of Europe. The club is now firmly established as the best in the world so, with FM23 fast approaching, it seemed the right time to bring the save to a close.
Aventuras Américas | Part 76 | Newcastle #3: Legendary Juarez Retires On A High
A stellar first year back in English football saw Robinho Lazaró end Newcastle United’s 170-year wait for a League Cup success and lead the club to a second-place finish in the Premier League.
Crazy Gang | Part 23 | VSB: Crazy Gang Record Appearances Holder
AFC Wimbledon fans had yet another stunning season to celebrate as their heroes became Champions of England and Europe for an outrageous 3rd year in a row in the summer of 2039. But could they maintain the dominance to become officially the best club in Europe?
Aventuras Américas | Part 75 | Newcastle #2: Ending A 170-Year Drought
A stellar start to the 2061/62 campaign saw Newcastle United sitting top of the Premier League heading into the new year. Surely they couldn’t win their first English title since 1927 in Robinho Lazaró’s first season in charge?!
FM Guide | 66 Summer Transfers That Could Affect Your FM23 Saves
The other day I was casually scrolling through The Guardian’s excellent interactive transfer feature and noticed plenty of transfers I didn’t know about and could affect our enjoyment of FM23.
Crazy Gang | Part 22 | Exceptional Eli’s New Levels Of Excellence
The streets of South London again witnessed jubilant scenes as the players of AFC Wimbledon paraded the Charity Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Premier League and Champions League trophies to a growing fanbase attracted to Trebor Mahtal’s old-school playing style.
Aventuras Américas | Part 74 | Newcastle #1: The Bromance Continues
After five years in Italy, 77-year-old Roberto Nascimento da Silva Lazaró left AC Milan on a high by winning his fourth successive Scudetto. He had an intriguing new opportunity that he’d accepted mid-way through the 2060/61 campaign, which would take him back to England with his 17th football club and 19th role as a Football Manager.
Crazy Gang | Part 21 | Elite Winger Goes Out On A High
The Crazy Gang supporters had a summer to remember in 2037 as their heroes Eli, Rodolfo Díaz, Andrés Araújo, Valentin Schumann-Blaschke, Alan Kardec, Javier Santamaría, Theo Hernández and Vinícius Júnior and co paraded the Premier League and Champions League trophies around the streets of South London.
Aventuras Américas | Part 73 | Milan #8: Lazaró Chases League Title Number 30
Robinho Lazaró and his AC Milan players celebrated an unprecedented double-treble in the summer of 2060 – defending their Italian Supercup, Serie A and Champions League titles.
Crazy Gang | Part 20 | The Best Player In The World
AFC Wimbledon won a thrilling title battle with Liverpool to become Champions of England for the second time in 2035/36. The challenge now was to strengthen to become the dominant force in England and challenge in the Champions League.
Aventuras Américas | Part 72 | Milan #7: The Return Of Juarez The Great
AC Milan ended a 52-year wait for their eighth Champions League success in the summer of 2059 as Robinho Lazaró led an exciting crop of youngsters to an unlikely treble. And the 75-year-old was convinced to stay in Italy for another year with a bumper £125,000 weekly salary.
Crazy Gang | Part 19 | More Final Day Drama
These were exciting times at AFC Wimbledon as The Dons backed up up their maiden Premier League title by finishing runner-up in both the league and the Champions League and winning their first-ever domestic cup.
Aventuras Américas | Part 71 | Milan #6: You Can Win Things With Kids
Youthful AC Milan made an impressive start to their Scudetto defence in 2058/59, only losing twice and drawing none of their first 16 league games. But could Robinho Lazaró’s young starlets continue to impress under pressure from a much more experienced Juventus?
Crazy Gang | Part 18 | Exciting Superstar Signing
The scenes in southwest London last summer were pretty crazy, but the celebrations of 2034 absolutely blew them out of the water. The likes of Eli, Valentin Schumman-Blaschke, Andrés Araújo, Roldolfo Díaz, Theo Hernández were hailed as heroes as they paraded the Premier League trophy alongside their now-legendary manager Trebor Mahtal.
Aventuras Américas | Part 70 | Milan #5: Debut Wonder Goal
Robinho Lazaró wrapped up the 27th league title of his long and distinguished Football Manager career as his AC Milan side won Serie A in 2057/58. His next task was to keep developing the club’s exciting young prospects and defend the Scudetto.
Crazy Gang | Part 17 | FM Analysis: Craziest Premier League Season Ever?
In the aftermath of somehow sneaking a first-ever league title, it took Trebor Mahtal a little while to get his head around just how his AFC Wimbledon side had done it. And upon reflection, it was fairly clear that this was the craziest Premier League season ever.
Crazy Gang | Part 16 | Europe’s Elite & Epic Season Finale
Wimbledon supporters and neutral fans alike packed the streets of South London to celebrate everyone’s second club taking on football’s big-spending elite with their old-school approach.
Aventuras Américas | Part 69 | Milan #4: Chasing The Scudetto
AC Milan’s strong start to the 2057/58 campaign saw the club’s board dish out a new one-year contract that nearly doubled 73-year-old manager Robinho Lazaró’s wages to £95,000-per-week.
Crazy Gang | Part 15 | AFC Wimbledon In Europe!
Against all the odds, AFC Wimbledon had gone from League One mediocrity to qualifying for the Europa League in 11 years of Football Manager.
Aventuras Américas | Part 68 | Milan #3: Massive Summer Rebuild
Season one in Italy had been a rather surprising success for Robinho Lazaró. While the 73-year-old Colombian hadn’t won a trophy with AC Milan, his side came mightily close to champions Inter on the final day – securing the record-high points total without winning Serie A.
Crazy Gang | Part 14 | AFC Wimbledon’s Journey To Europe
AFC Wimbledon finished 5th in the Premier League in 2031/32, marking an 11-year journey from League One strugglers to one of the best teams in England. So I thought it’d be interesting to take a look back at the club’s rise.
Crazy Gang | Part 13 | Livin’ La Vida Loca
Our run of consecutive best finishes in AFC Wimbledon history moved to 11 as we finished the 2030/31 campaign in 8th in the Premier League. But extending that to 12 would be a massive challenge for our young but talented squad.
Aventuras Américas | Part 67 | Milan #2: Bizarre Serie A Conclusion
Robinho Lazaró had settled very nicely into the Italian lifestyle and the Italian football style. He’d bagged himself a beautiful little villa on the outskirts of Milan, and his AC Milan side had only conceded 10 goals in 22 games in his first six months in charge.
Crazy Gang | Part 12 | The Birth Of “Mahtal-Ball”
AFC Wimbledon enjoyed a 9th-successive best-ever finish in club history as Trebor Mahtal’s side came 11th in the Premier League in 2029/30. The big task now was to push for the top-half.
Aventuras Américas | Part 66 | Milan #1: Moving To Italy
Throughout his 35-year Football Manager career, Robinho Lazaró had yet to walk into a club for which he had a genuine affinity. Sure, he liked Sporting and Newell’s Old Boys but he’d never watched one of their matches before taking charge. AC Milan, however, was a completely different kettle of fish.
FM Experiment | Old Firm In England | Episode 4: We’re Going To Wembley!
Our Football Manager Experiment managing Celtic in the Premier League continues as we lead the Bhoys out onto the hallowed turf of Wembley.
Crazy Gang | Part 11 | López Wins Young Player of the Year
An 8th-successive highest finish in AFC Wimbledon history saw the club looking in really good shape to prepare for a 3rd year in the Premier League.
Aventuras Américas | Part 65 | Sporting #6: Massive Former Club Clashes
After much deliberation, Robinho Lazaró decided to stay in Portugal. He had an exciting young squad and he was keen to see how far he could take this talented group.
FM Experiment | Old Firm In England | Episode 3: Best Youth Intake Ever?
Episode three of our new YouTube series experimenting with the Old Firm moving to English football sees another, somewhat less interesting, clash between the two Glasgow rivals.
Crazy Gang | Part 10 | A Tricky Transfer Situation
AFC Wimbledon defied all the odds to survive relatively comfortably in their first-ever season in the Premier League. However, now things were about to get much more difficult, especially considering a dire conclusion to the 2027/28 campaign.
Aventuras Américas | Part 64 | Sporting #5: Unrelentingly Good Form
After two years and two league title successes in Portugal, Robinho Lazaró was really enjoying his time with Sporting CP. But, at the ripe old age of 71, he also knew that he’d be foolish not to keep an eye out for new opportunities.
FM Experiment | Old Firm In England | Episode 2: First Premier League Old Firm Derby
It’s a historic – and, admittedly, pretty controversial – moment as Celtic take on Rangers in the first-ever Old Firm derby to be played in English football.
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Crazy Gang | Part 9 | We Are Premier League!
The streets of southwest London were filled with jubilant AFC Wimbledon fans as Trebor Mahtal, Ricky-Jade Jones and co led their exciting young side into the promised land in May 2027.
Aventuras Américas | Part 63 | Sporting #4: The Colombian Collective
Sporting CP had enjoyed a fine start to their first title defence in 27 years. But their exciting young squad was attracting envious glances from the best clubs around the world as 2055 ticked around.
Crazy Gang | Part 8 | How Youth Development Fired Wimbledon To The Premier League
Our unlikely ascent to the big-time of the Premier League from League One in 2021 has been absolutely reliant on developing, promoting and – probably most importantly – selling youth products.
Aventuras Américas | Part 62 | Sporting #3: Building A Special Young Team
It’s safe to say that ageism is alive and kicking in football. But Colombian manager Robinho Lazaró was proving that 70-year-old managers could very much compete at the top
FM Experiment | Old Firm In England | Episode 1: Welcome To Celtic
In addition to our ongoing blog content, we decided it was time to head back to the YouTube and try our hand at a bit of video content.
Crazy Gang | Part 7 | I Love You, Ricky-Jade Jones!
AFC Wimbledon came within 1 point of the Championship playoffs in 2025/26 led by the star strikeforce of Daniel Jebbison and Jamie Donley. However, it looked like neither would be allowed to return, leaving Trebor Mahtal with a big headache in the summer of 2026.
Aventuras Américas | Part 61 | Sporting #2: Magnificent Mesquita
Sporting Clube de Portugal found themselves somehow topping the Liga Portugal Bwin heading into 2054. But these were strange times at the club as their reigning President, Jorge Santos, was re-elected and celebrated his power by splashing £12 million on some random striker.
Aventuras Américas | Part 60 | Sporting #1: A Manager In High Demand
Lazaró made so many promises to young players about their futures at the club and horrendously overpaid completely average players that he felt guilty about the pain he was inflicting on every Barcelona supporter.
Crazy Gang | Part 6 | Star Strikeforce Reunites
The aggressive Crazy Gang style of play finally saw AFC Wimbledon earn their stripes as the dirtiest team in England in 2024. We racked up a record for indiscipline in the Championship while again consolidating in mid-table and amassed 50% more bookings than any other team in the country.