<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2005	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Worldwide	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
2005	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
football	O
management	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
PC	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
inaugural	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2006	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commonly	O
known	O
as	O
FM	B-Application
2005	I-Application
,	O
it	O
competed	O
directly	O
with	O
Championship	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
the	O
severely	O
delayed	O
and	O
widely	O
slated	O
effort	O
from	O
Eidos-funded	O
Beautiful	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
fifth	O
fastest-selling	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
according	O
to	O
Chart-Track	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
game	O
from	O
Sega	O
Europe	O
at	O
the	O
time	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	O
format	O
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>
Tensions	O
grew	O
between	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
and	O
their	O
publisher	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
during	O
the	O
troubled	O
development	O
of	O
Championship	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SI	O
did	O
redeem	O
themselves	O
with	O
the	O
season	O
update	O
Championship	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
03/04	I-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
got	O
things	O
to	O
what	O
they	O
wanted	O
CM4	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
mutual	O
decision	O
to	O
separate	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
announced	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
CM4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
February	O
2004	O
,	O
after	O
splitting	O
from	O
publishers	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
,	O
producers	O
of	O
the	O
Championship	O
Manager	O
games	O
,	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
"	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
"	O
brand	O
and	O
would	O
henceforth	O
release	O
their	O
games	O
under	O
that	O
name	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
Championship	O
Manager	O
series	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
related	O
to	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sports	O
Interactive	O
retained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
code	O
and	O
all	O
data	O
from	O
Championship	O
Manager	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
season	O
update	O
03/04	O
and	O
based	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2005	I-Application
on	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2005	I-Application
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
managing	O
game	O
from	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
,	O
Championship	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
03/04	I-Application
,	O
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
-	O
and	O
post-match	O
information	O
,	O
international	O
player	O
news	O
,	O
cup	O
summary	O
news	O
,	O
2D	O
clips	O
from	O
agents	O
,	O
coach	O
reports	O
on	O
squads	O
,	O
job	O
centre	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>
Due	O
to	O
various	O
copyright	O
disputes	O
and	O
restrictions	O
certain	O
alterations	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
data	O
which	O
took	O
away	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
famous	O
realism	O
known	O
from	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
and	O
their	O
previous	O
football	B-Application
manager	I-Application
simulation	O
Championship	O
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2005	I-Application
was	O
banned	O
in	O
China	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
found	O
that	O
places	O
such	O
as	O
Tibet	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
were	O
included	O
as	O
separate	O
countries	O
in	O
imported	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2005	I-Application
has	O
received	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swedish	O
Gamereactor	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
real	O
Championship	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
name	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
absolute	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
giving	O
it	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
