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José Mourinho’s recent unveiling as Real Madrid manager has united possibly the most self-aggrandising manager with the most self-aggrandising club. After success in Portugal, England and Italy, the ‘Special One’ will go to Spain to attempt to win a hat-trick of Champions League medals and to break the dominance of FC Barcelona. Which got me thinking – how will Mourinho […]

The Champions League this season has probably been one of the most exciting, since 2005 when Liverpool took the title. Even with Real and all four English teams gone from the competition, one massive team still remains. The champions of Europe still carry on strong, defending their title with beautiful passing football and of course, the brilliance of Lionel Messi. […]

The iPhone has just taken another step in becoming a serious handheld gaming console when the boys at SI Games and SEGA have jumped onto the platform. The accessibility and popularity of the iPhone has made Football Manager Handheld (iTunes Link) a must have game for app for all football lovers. Causing a lot of chatter amongst the Football Manager […]

Injuries, lack of money or even both can at times make it impossible to field a full side of players in their natural positions. During these bad times when you will look at your existing players to step up into positions away from their natural preference. Therefore, it can be useful to have players that can spread across the field […]

The tactical philosophy of the most successful football nation on earth has captured the hearts and minds of football fans all over the world for generations. Brazil’s breathtaking attacking flair has won them 5 World Cups making it not just beautiful football but also effective and can be perfectly described by the term ‘Joga Bonito’ meaning ‘play beautifully’ in Portuguese […]

Football Manager gamers are some of the best to ask about conspiracy theories, many will swear to you that the Football Manager match engine and AI are out to get them and that it is their simply to stop and frustrate. The major complaints that I have found this year is that the game scores too many last minute goals. […]

Quite a lot of Football Manager players will argue that things are not working as they should when they dominate the statistics but still lose the match. The argument being that teams who have more possession and more shots should win more matches. But is this true? What is the real logic here? Is it: Teams who dominate the statistics […]