Highly anticipated every year, by fans the world over, the Football Manager simulation game has become one of the most popular franchises in ‘video game’ history.
Each year, fans look forward to seeing what the new features and upgrades will be on the previous year’s instalment, in addition to other changes, such as transfer budgets and player statistics updates.
With the next Football Manager game release delayed by four months, this has led to many speculating about what new features that they can expect. Year after year, developer, Sports Interactive has worked tirelessly to exceed customer expectations, ensuring that there is as immersive an experience as possible.
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Over the years, we have seen many new and clever tools become available for the game, such as the bg remover for ‘background’ images, which allows users to modify the type of interface that they want. This has proven to be a handy tool for previous editions and its availability for the next one, should be greeted warmly by fans.
As such, below, we have talked about some of the key updates that you will find in the next release to further enhance your gameplay!
New Game Engine
Like every year, the game engine gets a facelift and this release is no different, however, this time around, you can look forward to something unique. As a result, FM25 has switched to a Unity engine, which means that graphical capabilities will be enhanced to improve overall performance. Consequently, you will look forward to much better animations and visuals.
Women’s Football
With this becoming more and more popular, Sports Interactive will include women’s football in the 2025 version, which could attract even more fans, while making for an intriguing addition.
Premier League Licence
Arguably one of the most anticipated updates, Sports Interactive have struck a deal with the Premier League, to finally allow the game to have official branding (such as club crests), which will lend a lot more authenticity to it.
Feature Removals
You will also find that some features from previous editions have also been removed in order to make it a more streamlined experience. These include touchline shouts and international management – however, the latter could well return in later releases.
What Updates Could We See For FM 2026?
It is likely that any updates to FM 2026 will likely build on those made to FM 2025. Essentially, for Sports Interactive, they could do anything to the game and probably have a five-year plan that gets updated all of the time. Perhaps what we might see in 12 months time, are features such as more intelligent AI player transfers, detailed club takeovers and possibly more of them, though with more realistic investment models.
Every year, fans also become intrigued about possible updates to tactics, so they can further tweak and modify their teams down to the finest detail. Also, as football continues to evolve, we could see FM adopt latest tactical trends and make these available.
