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FM27 – English Phoenix clubs can you raise from the ashes
Football finances can be brutal, and some English clubs have become too difficult to sustain, going bust in recent decades. However, many of those clubs have returned under a slightly different name or in a different form, but they’ve returned to the league pyramid, albeit far lower than their former selves. With FM27 coming out […]
FM27 pre-order details and new features revealed
We are less than a month away from the FM27 release, yet there’s no official information about pre-ordering the game. This is unusual, as in the past fans of the game could have gone onto Steam or wherever they buy their games and pre-ordered it by now. However, as we know, FM fans get nervous […]
EA Sports FC 27 Has Overhauled Ultimate Team. The Community Has Been Waiting for Some of These Changes for Years.
Video games get new features and updates all the time, and that constant evolution is a big part of what keeps gaming so compelling. Take GTA V as the clearest example: a game released in 2013 that is still pulling in millions of players today, largely because Rockstar has never stopped updating it. New heists, […]
FM27 Tactics and Training Deep Dive
We’re back with our thoughts on the latest FM27 deep dive from SI. This deep dive focuses on changes to training and tactics, and how they will affect your team and players. How has training changed for FM27? I am going to make a shootable admission here, and admit that I generally delegate training to […]
The Most Talented American Players to Sign in FM26
While football lovers are waiting for Football Manager 27 to arrive in November, the latest version of the game is still very much in demand. Virtual managers everywhere are leading minnows to the Championship, alongside taking the likes of Middlesbrough to the Champions League thanks to some shrewd recruitment, with American footballers being signed by […]
FM27 match engine deep dive
As we predicted in our recent article on FM27 deep dives, SI have released a third deep dive that talks about what they have worked on with the match engine. Greater control from the touchline. Match engine enhancements expand your influence on proceedings making it even more rewarding to see your tactics take shape in […]
FM27 release date revealed as 10th November 2026
After the recent FM27 deep dive from SI, we, the game developers, have now revealed that the game will be available to buy from November 10th. Some worried the game would be released very late, while others even questioned whether it would be released at all after the failure of FM25. However, the 10th November […]
FM27: Reviving these Spanish clubs’ fortunes
When many football fans think of Spanish football, they automatically think of the giants Barcelona or Real Madrid, or maybe Atlético Madrid. However, as most FM players know, a myriad of Spanish clubs have massive histories or have been successful in their own way over the years. With FM27 on the horizon, we look at […]
First FM27 deep dive – What did we think
Recently, SI released a deep dive on FM27 on the games blog, complete with videos and screenshots. In today’s article, we will look at our main takeaways from the information revealed by FM’s creators. A change in the user interface The first deep dive focuses mainly on the new UI for FM27. One of the […]
FM27: Keeping Elversberg in the Bundesliga in could be the challenge you need
When I think about a new edition of FM coming out, I never think about managing PSG, Manchester City or Barcelona, as that isn’t my bag when it comes to the way I like to play the game. Granted, my main yearly saves will usually be managing my team, Everton, which can be a challenge […]
FM26 tactic testing: 3-2-5 With Wingers and WM OOP by Gringo
With FM27 out sometime in November, I have been trying to get the most out of FM26 before the new edition drops. However, I have also been looking at FM26 tactics that could work in FM27. With that in mind, I tried the 3-2-5 With Wingers and WM OOP by Gringo. As always with these […]
Former FM24 wonderkid Martin Baturina fulfilling his potential in Serie A
A long list of wonderkids from many Football Manager editions never truly live up to their potential in real life. Some shine briefly before disappearing into the recesses of time, while some actually live up to their FM potential and become stars. It seems Switzerland-born Croatia international Martin Baturina is starting to fulfil his potential […]
FM27: Winning the title with Plymouth, Wrexham, Tranmere, Port Value or Peterborough for the first time
The Premier League is the pinnacle of football when it comes to the English game. It brings high-profile matches, better financial rewards and a chance to face the biggest players that the English game has to offer. While many clubs have experienced this consistently throughout their history, some have never tested themselves at the highest […]
FM26 wonderkids who could still be big in FM27
As most FM players will know, every summer some of the best wonderkids from the previous edition of the game are snapped up. Then another batch of youngsters emerge, and it’s a case of rinse and repeat. However, there are still some FM26 wonderkids that could be big in FM27. Here are just some of […]
Which clubs could offer a challenge in FM27?
We now know FM27 will be out in November. With that in mind, we will take an early look at some clubs that will offer a change in the latest edition of our favourite football manager simulation. Here are just four clubs that will offer a challenge in FM27: Paris FC Imagine being a club […]
FM27 update: Football Manager 2027 confirmed release in November
In recent months, many FM players have questioned the silence from SI when it comes to FM27. Well, we finally had an update on the new game on August 27th. Unfortunately, I had been away on holiday, so I couldn’t cover the news when it came out at the time. However, in this article, I […]
What Makes Canada Such an Interesting Nation to Build in Football Manager
Seasoned Football Manager fans are always looking for a new challenge or a fresh approach to the game they know and love, and that means going beyond obvious choices or those inspired by existing loyalties, instead opting to build sides that have a unique twist or set of obstacles to overcome on the road to […]
Old players vs young players in FM26
I have something to admit: when it comes to FM, I can be slightly ageist. I am not proud of it, but it’s true. When I see an exciting 18-year-old wonderkid available to sign or coming through the academy, it’s one of the highlights of my game. I then look at where they can play […]
Can wonderkid Rodrigo Mora fulfil his potential at Roma?
Every summer transfer window, we seem to lose many FM26 wonderkids. These young players sign for bigger clubs and are suddenly out of reach for our mere mortal football clubs. One of FM26’s biggest wonderkids, Portuguese sensation Rodrigo Mora, is one of them. The versatile youngster joined ambitious Serie A outfit Roma in the summer […]
From the Terraces to the Screen: How Football Fandom Shaped a New Generation of Games
Football has never lived only on the pitch. For as long as fans have packed terraces and sung from the stands, they’ve found ways to carry that obsession home with them — through pool coupons, sticker albums, table football, and eventually, video games. What started as a way to pass the time between matchdays has […]
Young transferees in summer 2026 that could be FM27 stars
Many youngsters have made big moves this summer that could raise their profiles. With FM27 on the horizon, which of the young players who moved this summer could be stars of the latest edition of our favourite football management sim? Marco Palestra (Chelsea) The young Italian full-back joined Chelsea this summer for an initial fee […]
Can FM24 wonderkid Valentin Barco prove a hit at Chelsea?
Many recent FM wonderkids have made moves this summer. One of the more intriguing ones could be that of the versatile Argentinian international Valentin Barco, moving from Strasbourg to Chelsea for a reported fee of around £34m. Barco was one of our favourite FM24 wonderkids When Valentin Barco was still in his native Argentina with […]
How to Recreate the World Cup USMNT’s Playing Style in Football Manager 2026
Mauricio Pochettino has given the USMNT a clear identity: high energy, aggressive pressing, and a shape that shifts dramatically depending on whether the team has the ball. That kind of fluid, positional system is exactly the sort of thing Football Manager 2026 rewards when you set it up correctly. Get the formation right, pick the […]
What’s going on with FM27?
The last few years have been particularly turbulent for the makers of Football Manager, Sports Interactive (SI). First, there was the lack of FM25, and then many complained about FM26. Shortly after SI’s perceived struggles in recent years, would they be keen to hype up the next edition of the game, FM27? Surely, wouldn’t they? […]
Our favourite FM26 wonderkids at the World Cup
Now that the dust has settled on the World Cup 2026, we thought we would look at the FM26 wonderkids who shone in Canada, Mexico and the USA. Without further ado, here are the FM26 wonderkids who shone at the World Cup: (Please note, I have not included Spain’s Lamine Yamal, as he could probably […]
How Football Manager Changes the Way Fans Understand Matchday Tactics
Football Manager has changed how millions of supporters interpret the sport. What begins as a management simulation often develops into a detailed education in recruitment, tactical structures, player development, squad dynamics, and long-term planning. After spending hundreds of virtual hours analyzing formations and opposition reports, we rarely watch a real match in the same way. […]
My approach to developing a young team in FM26
In Football Manager, most players love signing wonderkids and seeing them go from young hopefuls to world stars who win the biggest trophies and individual titles. For me, though, there is an extra joy in seeing homegrown players become superstars. Whether it is young players from the club’s academy or players you have signed at […]
FM26 hidden gem Elijah Just set for move to Swansea
In Football Manager, there are always players who make a mockery of their sometimes-modest stats and can become vital to teams, whatever level you play at. One of those unrated players is New Zealand international Elijah Just, who is set for a move from SPL side Motherwell to English Championship outfit Swansea City, with the […]
FM26 tactic testing: Zealand’s Melilla tactic
We are back with our latest tactic testing, and this tactic was created by the highly entertaining YouTuber Zealand. Unfortunately, I am not sure whether it has a name, as it’s saved in my folder as ‘Zealand tactic’. Although I have seen people refer to it as ‘Zealand’s Melilla tactic’, so that is what I […]
FM wonderkid Nat De Cat earns a big move to Hoffenheim
It’s always interesting to hear about FM wonderkids earning big moves. One of the latest to complete a move is Belgian wonderkid Nathan De Cat, who has recently moved from Anderlecht to German outfit Hoffenheim for a reported fee of around €20m (£ 17.3 million), plus €4 million (£3.4 million) in add-ons. De Cat has […]
How Football Manager Stats Mirror Real-Life Sports Training: Morale, Fitness, and Peak Performance
If you’ve ever stayed up til 2 or 3 in the morning replacing your starting XI one by one in FM because 3 or 4 midfielders were at, say, 77% condition, then you’ve unknowingly been replicating the same decision making process that actual coaching staff go through practically every week. A Football Manager game is […]
My favourite defenders who contribute to attack in FM26
We all know a defender’s primary function in a team is to keep the opposition out, and that is no different in FM26. However, occasionally, certain defenders become adept at helping out at the other end of the pitch. Now, I am not talking about some cheat corner routine where your defender scores 10+ goals […]
FM26 Scouting: Players who could earn big moves after impressing at the World Cup
A few players always catch the eye at World Cups and suddenly earn big money moves elsewhere. It is not always just their form at the tournament that earns them a move. Their displays in the competition are often just enough to persuade clubs to sign them. Here are some of those players and a […]
How reassigning player positions in FM26 can be a game-changer
I recently wrote an article that talked about how FM26 is starting to get me hooked. In it, I mentioned one of the aspects that I found exciting, and that was the prospect of turning a talented centre-back into a forward. I conducted a little experiment So, I set out on my journey to transform […]
Why FM26 has finally got me hooked
Over the years, Football Manager has had a habit of getting people hooked. It’s that ‘just one more game feeling’, and next thing you know, it’s four hours later, and it’s the middle of the night. Unfortunately, looking at forums, Steam, and fan sites, it seems FM26 hasn’t had that effect on as many people. […]
Teams to manage in FM26 World Cup mode
With World Cup 2026 now reaching a decisive stage, with teams qualifying for the knockout stages, and others suffering elimination, we thought we would look at which nations you could take to glory on FM26 in World Cup mode. We tried the World Cup mode just before the tournament started, and we lifted the trophy […]
Who is Gilberto Mora? FM wonderkid becomes youngest World Cup player
The World Cup is now at the stage where teams have qualified for the knockout stages, while others have been eliminated. One country that is already assured of its place as a co-host is Mexico, which was the first team to secure progress to the last 32 of the competition. Mora is making football history […]
Tactic testing: FM26 GYR’s WOLVERINE V2 4-2-4
I don’t usually do tactic testing so close together. However, the prospect of a usable 4-2-4 on FM26 intrigued me, as my team on my personal save has so many talented attacking players. With that in mind, GYR’s WOLVERINE V2 4-2-4 was perfect, as I wanted to play an attacking formation with a sense of […]
Wonderkids to watch out for at World Cup 2026
Every Football Manager player loves a wonderkid. They bring excitement and a freshness to your team, and develop into the superstars of the future. With the World Cup 2026 starting in a matter of hours, we thought we would look at some wonderkids who could make a big impact on the tournament and their FM26 […]
Attempting to win the World Cup with England on FM26
I am slightly late to the game regarding the international and World Cup modes added to FM26 last month. This may be because I was enjoying my club save so much. To be honest, I was never the biggest fan of international football on FM. However, with the World Cup less than a week away, […]
Quantifying the Press: A Guide to Modern Defensive Intensity Metrics
Football analytics has transformed how pressing is understood and evaluated. What once relied entirely on the eye test a sense of how hard a team worked without the ball can now be measured, compared across seasons, and broken down to the individual player level. The metrics that have emerged from this shift are not perfect, […]
Pressing Metrics Explained: How Modern Football Analysts Measure Intensity
Pressing has become one of football’s most discussed tactical concepts, and with the growth of player tracking technology it has also become one of the most measurable. Where analysts once had to rely on subjective impressions of how intensely a team pressed, there are now quantitative metrics that allow meaningful comparison between teams, seasons, and […]
FM26 Tactic testing: GYR Red Guardian 343
We are back with more tactic testing on FM26. The latest tactic we are testing is the GYR Red Guardian 343 FM26 by one of our favourite tactic creators, GYR. The tactic brought some good things and not-so-good things to our test. How was the tactic set up? So, as is usually the case, we […]
FM favourite wonderkid Bardghji set to leave Barcelona
If you mention the name Roony Bardghji to Football Manager players, many will instantly regale you with a story of how, as a wonderkid, he inspired their team to some sort of glory in FM24. Long before his high-profile switch to Catalan giants FC Barcelona in July 2025 from FC Copenhagen, he was regarded as […]
Morale, Fitness and Peak Performance: The Football Manager Stats That Mirror Elite Athletic Training Methods
Football Manager players and elite sports coaches share a number of parallels, with certain factors having to be considered in order to stand the best chance of gaining positive results. The complexity of managing human performance, balancing physical output, mental freshness, and squad cohesion, is something the game has spent years refining into a set […]
Will there be an FM27 and if so when will Football Manager 2027 be released?
To say that FM26 has not met with universal love would be an understatement. The way Sports Interactive decided was the way forward for the franchise with the new engine and a change of user interface, to make FM26 look more like a console game, did not go down well with a lot of FM […]
FM26 wonderkids from Senegal
We continue our journey around the world of FM26 wonderkids, with our next stop the African nation of Senegal. The country has risen in stature in football in recent decades and produced some top young players. Here are our favourite Senegalese wonderkids: Assane Diao (Como) The versatile attacker is considered to be one of the […]
Alvaro Montoro Is My Favourite FM26 Wonderkid
I am not sure it is the same for every Football Manager player, but for me, there is always one random player that stands out. It’s never a high-profile player of that time, but usually a youngster, who, when the game starts, is only just breaking into first-team football. Then, after a couple of seasons, […]
Best Scottish Wonderkids On Fm26
In the next stop on our journey around the world of FM26 wonderkids from different nations, we look at wonderkids from Scotland. Some of these youngsters become stars at the highest level: Ben Gannon Doak The 20-year-old is regarded as the most promising Scottish player on FM26. Doak played youth football for Ayr United and […]
FM26 Four clubs to save from financial oblivion
While everybody plays FM26 differently, some choose to manage a giant like PSG, Bayern Munich, or Real Madrid. In contrast, others prefer a challenge, especially after they have played the game for a while and have achieved everything they can. Today, we look at some clubs that are struggling financially, which could prove to be […]