Football Manager 2005 is the new Football Management Sim from Sports Interactive (creators of Champ man) and is set for release late 2004. SI Games decided to break their publishing partnership with Eidos and have now joined forces with SEGA. The game is now called Football Manager as Eidos have the rights to the championship manager brand name. However, as we all know SI have always been the brains behind the game and so be prepared for FM 2005 to break PC sales when it is released as from the look of the screenshots it looks the best management SIM ever!

FM 2005 will contain the following features: -

• Updated user interface
• Refined game engine
• Updated database and competition rules
• Pre- and post-match information
• International player news
• Cup summary news
• 2D clips from agents
• Coach reports on squads
• Job centre for non-playing positions
• Mutual Contract termination
• Enhanced player loan options
• Manager 'mind games'

Football Manager - Further Features : -

• Playable leagues in 43 countries.
• More than 140 playable senior divisions and in excess of 100 playable cup competitions.
• Reserve and junior league competitions.
• More than 235,000 players and staff (from 145 different countries) with players boasting more than 120 separate attributes and non-playing staff boasting 40.
• A database of more than 14,000 clubs, 3,000 of which can be managed.
• Data supplied by a network of more than 2,500 researchers from around the world.
• Updated 2D 'top-down' match engine.
• Improved 'radio commentary'.

Other features Include

• Increased interaction with the media.
• Reworked injury system.
• Improved scouting system.
• Improved finance module to reflect the changing face of football.
• Comments when negotiating with human managers (network multi-player game only).
• Inclusion of U18 Caps.
• More realistic awards system.

For more screen shots please visit sigames.com to Download FM 2005 official slide show.

The information on this page is provided by Sports Interactive for a more in depth look at Football Manager visit the Official FM page at sigames.com.