<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2009	I-Application
(	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
09	I-Application
or	O
FM09	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
football	B-Application
manager	I-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
14	O
November	O
2008	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2008	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
other	O
recent	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
sold	O
as	O
Worldwide	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
2009	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
November	O
via	O
the	O
News	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FM09	B-Application
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FM09	B-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
real	O
world	O
management	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
judged	O
on	O
various	O
factors	O
by	O
the	O
club	O
's	O
AI	O
owners	O
and	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
DVD-ROM	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
has	O
a	O
skin	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2008	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
activated	O
as	O
the	O
website	O
that	O
deals	O
with	O
product	O
activation	O
of	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2009	I-Application
has	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2009	I-Application
computer	O
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studio	O
director	O
Miles	O
Jacobson	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
every	O
one	O
person	O
that	O
bought	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2009	I-Application
there	O
were	O
four	O
who	O
pirated	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
