<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Worldwide	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
from	O
2004	O
to	O
2008	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
football	O
management	O
simulation	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
developer	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
break-up	O
of	O
their	O
partnership	O
with	O
original	O
publishers	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
,	O
triggered	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
fiasco	O
"	O
release	O
of	O
CM4	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
lost	O
the	O
naming	O
rights	O
to	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
,	O
but	O
retained	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
data	O
and	O
re-branded	O
the	O
game	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
with	O
their	O
new	O
publisher	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2023	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
developments	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
further	O
announcement	O
that	O
future	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
football	O
management	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
famous	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
brand	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
newly	O
acquired	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
brand	O
was	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2005	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commonly	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
FM	B-Application
2005	I-Application
"	O
,	O
it	O
competed	O
directly	O
with	O
Championship	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
5	I-Application
from	O
Eidos-funded	O
Beautiful	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2005	I-Application
included	O
an	O
updated	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
a	O
refined	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
updated	O
database	O
and	O
competition	O
rules	O
,	O
pre	O
and	O
post-match	O
information	O
,	O
international	O
player	O
news	O
,	O
cup	O
summary	O
news	O
,	O
a	O
2D	O
match	O
engine	O
,	O
coach	O
reports	O
on	O
squads	O
,	O
jobcentre	O
for	O
non-playing	O
positions	O
,	O
mutual	O
contract	O
termination	O
,	O
enhanced	O
player	O
loan	O
options	O
,	O
manager	O
"	O
mind	O
games	O
"	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2005	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
on	O
5	O
November	O
2004	O
–	O
closely	O
followed	O
by	O
releases	O
in	O
many	O
other	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
–	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
5th	O
fastest-selling	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
(	O
according	O
to	O
Eurogamer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
dual	B-Device
format	I-Device
disk	O
as	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
so	O
its	O
sales	O
were	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2006	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
on	O
21	O
October	O
2005	O
(	O
2	O
weeks	O
earlier	O
than	O
the	O
originally	O
stated	O
4	O
November	O
release	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
a	O
season	O
update	O
of	O
FM	B-Application
2005	I-Application
,	O
it	O
does	O
however	O
,	O
include	O
many	O
small	O
adjustments	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
April	O
2006	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
50	O
playable	O
league	O
systems	O
are	O
included	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
250,000	O
-strong	O
player	O
database	O
(	O
very	O
near	O
to	O
the	O
figure	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
save	O
files	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
is	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
functionality	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
online	O
leagues	O
and	O
cups	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
human-controlled	O
teams	O
using	O
team	O
data	O
they	O
have	O
exported	O
from	O
their	O
offline	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
published	O
details	O
on	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2007	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
October	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
July	O
,	O
the	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
website	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2008	I-Application
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
October	O
2007	O
Sega	O
Europe	O
Ltd	O
and	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2008	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
19	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
released	O
a	O
preview	O
video	O
announcing	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2009	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
DVD	O
format	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
well	O
orchestrated	O
DDoS	O
attack	O
launched	O
upon	O
activation	O
servers	O
and	O
phone	O
lines	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
many	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
platform	O
unable	O
to	O
activate	O
and	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
release	O
an	O
exclusive	O
version	O
of	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2009	O
,	O
containing	O
all	O
official	O
Arsenal	O
squad	O
player	O
pictures	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
skin	O
in	O
Arsenal	O
's	O
colours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
following	O
this	O
announcement	O
,	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
reinforced	O
their	O
pursuit	O
of	O
online	O
retailers	O
by	O
offering	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2009	O
through	O
eSellerate	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
platform	O
on	O
23	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
&	O
Sega	O
Europe	O
Ltd	O
.	O
announced	O
that	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2010	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Handheld	I-Application
2010	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Include	O
Competitions	O
:	O
Challenge	O
Cup	O
and	O
Challenge	O
Cup	O
qualification	O
,	O
Caribbean	O
Championship	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
has	O
been	O
hugely	O
successful	O
,	O
managing	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
number	O
1	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2012	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
early	O
September	O
,	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
the	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	I-Application
revealed	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
features	O
in	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
official	O
website	O
unveiled	O
the	O
main	O
tweaks	O
and	O
upgrades	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
in	O
"	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2014	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
noticeable	O
being	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studio	O
Director	O
and	O
long-time	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
lead	O
Miles	O
Jacobson	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
for	O
a	O
week	O
in	O
mid-August	O
he	O
would	O
announce	O
one	O
new	O
feature	O
every	O
day	O
via	O
his	O
Twitter	O
feed	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
feature	O
being	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
arrange	O
testimonial	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
April	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Handheld	I-Application
(	O
FMH	O
)	O
upon	O
inception	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
April	O
2006	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
very	O
different	O
in	O
nature	O
to	O
that	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
it	O
contains	O
a	O
wholly	O
new	O
UI	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
nature	O
of	O
those	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
a	O
version	O
very	O
similar	O
in	O
nature	O
to	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
2D	O
match	O
engine	O
was	O
introduced	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
purchase	O
an	O
"	O
in-game	O
editor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2016	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
saw	O
its	O
name	O
change	O
to	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Mobile	O
was	O
ranked	O
#10	O
on	O
paid	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
football	B-Application
manager	I-Application
mobile	O
2020	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
fmm	O
to	O
reach	O
1	O
million	O
downloads	O
in	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
Sega	O
Europe	O
Ltd	O
and	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
released	O
details	O
for	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Live	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
PISD	O
Ltd	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
4	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Live	O
had	O
its	O
roots	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
designed	O
specifically	O
as	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Live	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
after	O
all	O
'	O
Gameworlds	O
 '	O
(	O
Servers	O
)	O
completed	O
their	O
next	O
season	O
(	O
28	O
day	O
period	O
)	O
–	O
due	O
around	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Sega	O
Publishing	O
Korea	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
released	O
details	O
for	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Online	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
is	O
represented	O
with	O
a	O
racer	O
named	O
"	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
cross-over	O
game	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
has	O
been	O
recognized	O
by	O
real-life	O
football	O
clubs	O
as	O
a	O
source	O
for	O
scouting	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
documentary	O
entitled	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
:	O
More	O
Than	O
Just	O
A	O
Game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
journalism	O
graduate	O
and	O
MA	O
student	O
Stephen	O
Milnes	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
documentary	O
by	O
FilmNova	O
entitled	O
An	O
Alternative	O
Reality	O
:	O
The	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Documentary	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
cinemas	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
celebrated	O
its	O
twentieth	O
birthday	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
celebrate	O
this	O
milestone	O
Back	O
Page	O
Press	O
released	O
a	O
book	O
including	O
interviews	O
with	O
the	O
creators	O
and	O
players	O
that	O
became	O
legends	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Azerbaijani	O
student	O
Vugar	O
Huseynzade	O
was	O
promoted	O
to	O
manager	O
of	O
FC	O
Baku	O
's	O
reserve	O
team	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
success	O
in	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
stand-up	O
comedian	O
Tony	O
Jameson	O
performed	O
a	O
show	O
called	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
Ruined	O
My	O
Life	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
at	O
the	O
Edinburgh	O
Festival	O
,	O
before	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
successful	O
touring	O
run	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
the	O
show	O
being	O
filmed	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
DVD	O
and	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
an	O
anonymous	O
player	O
of	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
tipped	O
the	O
Philippine	O
Football	O
Federation	O
regarding	O
the	O
eligibility	O
of	O
Phil	O
and	O
James	O
Younghusband	O
to	O
play	O
for	O
the	O
Philippines	O
men	O
's	O
national	O
football	O
team	O
through	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
part-time	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
researcher	O
discovered	O
Blackburn	O
Rovers	O
forward	O
Ben	O
Brereton	O
was	O
half-Chilean	O
via	O
a	O
club	O
interview	O
from	O
2018	O
and	O
added	O
Brereton	O
's	O
second	O
nationality	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brereton	O
would	O
regularly	O
be	O
called	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
Chile	O
national	O
team	O
in	O
the	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2021	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
prompted	O
interest	O
from	O
a	O
Chilean	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
streamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
media	O
like	O
films	O
are	O
described	O
as	O
providing	O
only	O
restrictive	O
narratives	O
to	O
the	O
sports	O
fans	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
sports	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
and	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
provide	O
more	O
fluid	O
narratives	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
information	O
that	O
helps	O
construct	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
the	O
football	O
fan	O
,	O
beyond	O
sport	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
gaming	O
online	O
community	O
has	O
been	O
studied	O
as	O
a	O
workforce	O
to	O
co-construct	O
the	O
crowdsourced	O
database	O
of	O
football	O
players	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
relies	O
on	O
to	O
simulate	O
football	O
matches	O
and	O
careers	O
.	O
</s>
