Football Manager
Why Introducing Customizable Avatars Betrays Everything ‘Football Manager’ Stands For
The world's premier football management sim is putting you in the game this year, whether you like it or not.
Football Manager, the World's Most Influential Video Game
The game doesn't just simulate the world of soccer, it helps form that world.
‘Football Manager’ Gets Simmed for 1,000 Years; Everton and Villa Fans, Look Away Now
In a whole millennium, no one went unbeaten longer than Arsenal's "Invincibles."
Role-Playing Games Have Been My Life Before I Even Knew What They Were
How I discovered the joys of a sometimes confusing, often trope-ridden genre.
Why Do We Play Video Games That Feel Like Work?
Video games offer a utopian version of work: one where your goals are clearly defined and you're in control.
My Obsession with a Fictional ‘Football Manager’ Megastar
When you spend nearly 750 hours of your life with someone they become important to you - even if they're a computer-generated player in a Football Manager game.
My Obsession with a Fictional ‘Football Manager’ Megastar
When you spend nearly 750 hours of your life with someone they become important to you—even when they're a video game character named Ivica Strok who you made up.
My Obsession with a Fictional ‘Football Manager’ Megastar
When you spend nearly 750 hours of your life with someone they become important to you—even when they're a video game character named Ivica Strok who you made up.
What I've Learned From Being a Sunday League Football Manager
There are things about life you can only learn when you've been scythed to the ground by a Johnny Vegas lookalike in neon pink boots.
Inside the Cult of 'Football Manager'
Almost nothing is as addictive, apparently, as a video game that allows you to pretend that you are in charge of a soccer team.
Inside the Cult of 'Football Manager'
Football Manager: harmless computer game or life-consuming addiction?