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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.
EuroTrip | Part 1 | Finding A First Club
Unemployed wannabe manager Trebor Mahtal put together a CV and began circulating his name with club owners across Europe. He was happy to work anywhere in Europe, with the twist being he didn’t want to manage in Europe’s leading eight leagues (England, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain) or Russia.
Wonderkid Factory | Part 10 | Developing A Genuine Golden Generation
AZ Alkmaar wrapped up three successive Eredivise titles to become the fifth most successive club in Dutch football history, behind the big three of Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord and the HVV, an amateur side that won 10 titles by 1915.
Rise From The Ashes | Part 9 | A Relegation Fight With A Twist
The FC Pompei fairytale continued to reach new heights as Robí Sulpicius led the Campanian minnows to a shock promotion from Italy’s third tier via the Serie C/C playoffs.
FM Experiment | England In The Premier League
With EURO 2024 ongoing and England just about scraping into the last eight, it got me wondering how good this current set of players are and how they’d fare as a club side. To put that to test, what better way than to put the current England squad into the Premier League?
Wonderkid Factory | Part 9 | A New Midfield Talent Emerges
The dreaded financial glitch affecting Eredivisie on Football Manager 2024 means this could well be the end to our second attempt at the Wonderkid Factory challenge. It comes at an annoying time, considering Robinho Lazaró was establishing AZ Alkmaar as a dominant force in the Netherlands, with three titles in four years, and taking on Europe’s elite.
Rise From The Ashes | Part 8 | Targeting Serie C Playoffs
Many Italian football lovers were latching onto the Rise From The Ashes tale of FC Pompei, the football club only founded in 2022 that had flown into the country’s third tier. Indeed, many prominent Football Manager content creators were tipping the club as “one to manage” on the highly anticipated Football Manager 2030.
Wonderkid Factory | Part 8 | So Close To An Elite Upset
AZ Alkmaar won a second Eredivisie title in three years with a team comprised wholly of players produced by the club’s youth academy. The challenge now was to try and compete in Europe as they re-entered the Champions League in the 2029/30 campaihn.
Rise From The Ashes | Part 7 | A Seismic Shift At Pompei
There had been a seismic shift in the fortunes of FC Pompei in the five years that previously unknown Roberto de Vesuvius Sulpicius had been in charge. And the minnows defied all the odds to remain in Italy’s Serie C/C for a second season.
FM Guide: Features And Improvements I Want For Football Manager 2025
Football Manager 2025 is set to deliver a big step change for the world’s greatest video game series. But what small feature improvements would you like to see in FM25?
Wonderkid Factory | Part 7 | Fully Homegrown For The First Time
Twelve months on from becoming Champions of the Netherlands, AZ Alkmaar were reflecting on a solid if unspectacular campaign. Manager Robinho Lazaró had done an impressive job of promoting homegrown youth while keeping his promising AZ side competitive.
Rise From The Ashes | Part 6 | Going Pro In Serie C
Little-known FC Pompei were well and truly rising from the ashes as they spewed from tier-five anonymity to turning professional as they stepped up to Italy’s Serie C within four seasons. But now things reached whole new levels of difficulty as Robí Sulpicius attempted to rebuild a squad nowhere near ready for this standard of football with the ongoing threat of crippling debt.
Football Manager 2024 Predicts EURO 2024 Winner
Having created save files with all the real-life squads for the European Championships, which kick off in Germany next Sunday, I thought we’d use FM24 to see who the game thinks will win the tournament. I simulated the tournament five times to see who came out on top.
Play EURO 2024 On Football Manager 2024!
EURO 2024 is nearly one week away and I recently noticed there were no databases available to play the tournament with the real-life groups and final confirmed squads on Football Manager 2024. So I took to FM to do what I could to create the final squads.
Wonderkid Factory | Part 6 | Eredivisie Title Defence
The exciting crop of youngsters at AZ Alkmaar outperformed even their loftiest expectations as they usurped the big three to become champions of the Netherlands for the third time in 2027. The challenge now was for Robinho Lazaró and his young squad to build on that success.