Football Manager fans got a new look at the next game when the latest edition was revealed. This comes after last year’s edition was abruptly canceled.
Sports Interactive, the company that made Football Manager 2025 (FM25), canned the planned release because the project wasn’t up to the quality standards that players had set.
They said it was a “difficult decision” to cancel, but they reassured fans that they are now putting all of their attention on making the next game.
A teaser was recently shared on social media, which got gamers really excited. There is a big warning in this preview that some of the footage shown might not be real gameplay.
A commentator named Peter Drury reads the clip and says, “The wait has been long.” There is no way to ignore the buildup. So many things have changed, but how did you feel?
It came back.” The message that ends it is very interesting: “Guess who’s back?” It also hints that a “match day first look” will soon be shown.
The series first came out in 2004, and since then, new versions have come out every year. The launch of FM25 was supposed to happen in November 2024, but it was pushed back and then scrapped altogether.
In a blog post from February, Sports Interactive announced that the game would not be coming out and that development would now focus on the 2026 version. People who pre-ordered the version that was canceled were promised their money back.
For those who don’t know, the game lets players choose clubs and try to lead them to victory, just like a real football manager would. The developer has said that FM26 will have better graphics, a better user interface, and, most importantly, women’s teams for the first time in the series.
Sports Interactive had previously said that adding female players would require making a whole new statistics database and motion capture data.
This meant that a lot of work had to go into making these teams feel like they really exist in the game. This change seems to be the start of an exciting new era for Football Manager fans.
