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      Atletico star Antoine Griezmann reveals he’s guiding ex-Premier League winners back to former glory on Football Manager

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      ANTOINE GRIEZMANN has revealed that he has been rebuilding former Premier League champions on Football Manager.The Frenchman is starring for Atletico Madrid this season but knows how to spend his free time.
      Antoine Greizmann has revealed his current Football Manager teamCredit: X @ESPNUK
      He is rebuilding Blackburn RoversCredit: Getty
      Rovers won the Premier League in 1995Credit: Action Images – Reuters

      Griezmann, 32, has often shared his love of the football manager simulation game.
      The forward has previously shared glimpses of his old saves with Arsenal and Newcastle.
      He is now working on rebuilding Championship side Blackburn Rovers and taking them back to their former glory.
      Blackburn are one of the seven teams to have won the Premier League.
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      Kenny Dalglish led the team to the league title in the 1994/95 season.
      Griezmann is now on his way to adding to the club’s trophy cabinet.
      When asked if he was playing the latest Football Manager game, he revealed his progress with the Lancashire outfit.
      He said: “I’m in the First Division, in sixth place.
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      “The board are very happy. They want to renew my contract.”
      He has admitted that one of his key signings has been a Liverpool defender but could not remember his name.
      He added: “Ooft, a young right back who was at Liverpool.
      “He’s Scottish, but I can’t remember the name!”
      Griezmann has signed Clavin Ramsey to the teamCredit: Getty
      ESPN provided a picture of Calvin Ramsey as the player who joined Griezmann’s Blackburn.
      The 20-year-old is currently on loan at Preston North End, however, his game time has been limited due to a knee injury.
      Ramsay has played two times this season, with both ending in defeat. More

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      I quit my job to play Football Manager full time and sit in my room all day – now I make DOUBLE my old salary

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      A YOUTUBER who ditched his old job to play Football Manager says he has doubled his salary since making the switch.Tom Kelsey, 26, from Lincoln, sacked off his old job as a business support assistant at Lincolnshire County Council to play the simulation video game full-time.
      Tom Kelsey quit his old job to play Football Manager full-timeCredit: TomFM/YouTube
      The YouTuber claims to have doubled his salary since making the switchCredit: TomFM/YouTube
      The gamer had started a YouTube channel dedicated to the popular game while studying at Nottingham Trent University.
      He now runs operations from his bedroom at his parents’ house.
      “It’s the freedom that I get from it, that’s what I love,” Tom told the BBC.
      Football Manager allows players to take charge of their favourite football team and manage them all the way to glory.
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      Since its release, the gaming community has expanded rapidly, with last year’s game played by six million people.
      “As [the channel] got more popular and more people started watching it, you start to earn money from the adverts that you see,” he said.
      “Suddenly this became an idea – that I could do this as a job one day.
      “In terms of the money I make now, it’s double what I was earning in my full-time job before I did YouTube.
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      “For me to be able to earn that money whilst also being my own boss and having my own choices and not work for someone else is the best part of it.”
      The former council worker earned around £25,000 for his previous position, meaning his new passion project sees him rake in a significantly higher £50,000 annually.
      The savvy YouTuber’s channel boasts nearly 120,000 subscribers and attracts around one million views per month.
      “I can easily spend 50 to 60 hours a week playing Football Manager, which may sound like it would drive some people crazy but it’s a dream for me,” he continued.
      “It’s a very unusual career path when you say you’re going to play video games for my job.
      “It keeps growing year on year, month on month, so I’ll try and do this for as long as I can.”
      Elsewhere, a woman who was bullied over her love for gaming now has turned her passion into a full-time job – earning a staggering £7k a month.
      Natalie Barnes, from Greater Manchester, started her career playing video games for hours from the comfort of her bedroom in Wigan.
      The 20-year-old ditched her law degree at the University of Liverpool after forking thousands each year.
      Tom has 120,000 subscribers and attracts around one million views per monthCredit: TomFM/YouTube More

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      Football Manager 24 player offered chance to sit in real dugout and coach stars including Arsenal icon Bergkamp’s son

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      A FOOTBALL MANAGER player has been offered the chance to take up a role at a real football club.Bromley FC have joined up with Football Manager and Xbox to give one fan the opportunity to swap the console for the pitch.
      A Football Manager player could earn a spot at a professional club
      They would be working with Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp’s son Mitchel, left, and manager Andy WoodmanCredit: Bromley FC
      The National League outfit have launched the ‘The Everyday Tactician’ campaign to find a player of the manager simulator to assist boss Andy Woodman.
      The winner would join up with the manager’s coaching staff on a five-month stint as they aim to win promotion to League Two for the first time in the club’s history.
      Woodman has insisted that the campaign is not a “gimmick” and is keen to see what they can bring to the club.
      He told the Daily Mail: “This is a real opportunity and when it was presented to me to get someone into our coaching team and be alongside us with the tactics, I thought it was a brilliant idea. I really, really did.
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      “I’ll make them feel welcome very early on that they do feel part of the team and then the next step is then to let them have their voice and their opinions and be a part of us.”
      Bromley are 4th in the National League after 19 games as they challenge for promotion.
      The person who wins the opportunity will be handed the title “Support Performance Tactician”.
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      It is said that the Football Manager player will aid Woodman in scouting and tactics on the pitch.
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      Their tactics will be put forward for the players to implement should Woodman agree with them.
      This would see players such as Mitchel Bergkamp, son of Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp, try to carry them out.
      Woodman believed that the person could “add value” to the coaching staff for the remainder of the season.
      The winner of the opportunity will be picked from those who apply by gaining the achievement “Championes” on FM24.
      This is earned by picking a team and winning a domestic league title.
      The experience of the player at the club will be documented and released in a three-part series next year. More

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      I created an iconic video game from humble beginnings – now it makes £300MILLION a year and is played all over the world

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      THE iconic video game Football Manager has captured the imagination of millions of fans around the world.The popular game sold six million copies last year – meaning it has raked in a fortune for its developers.
      Football Manager is mostly played in the UK and according to them are close to generating 2 million players a yearCredit: Sports Interactive
      Football Manager allows players to take charge of their favourite football team and manage them all the way to glory.
      It has also launched players into the real world of professional football, most famously Stade de Reims coach Will Still.
      Since its release, the gaming community has expanded rapidly, with last year’s game played by six million people.
      Miles Jacobson has been the man behind Football Manager since the first game was released.
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      Under his leadership has managed to grow the firm Sports Interactive from five staff to over 250 – with around 1,300 researchers around the world.
      Miles told the BBC: “The way that I see it, I’m actually making the game for me – it just so happens that there are a few million other people like me out there.
      “Games aren’t cheap for people to buy, so we’re determined to make the best value for money game every year, so people are getting a lot of playtime out of their £40-50 that they’ve worked so hard to try and get.”
      Today marks the release of the 20th game in the Football Manager series and this will be the last of its kind – with next year’s game set to be reimagined and redesigned on a different engine.
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      Football Manager’s graphics have improved drastically since its release in 2004.
      With better technology, it evolved from its text-based beginnings to using motion capture rendering players in 3D.
      However, Football Manager 24 is ditching motion capture for “motion matching” which uses real data from football matches and applies it to the movement of footballers in the game itself.
      This year’s game will make a debut in Japan for the first time in its history, with the addition of the J-league (Japan’s top football league) also being added to the game.
      Another new feature that is set to excite players is the ability to continue from where they left off in Football Manager 23 – As players progress from last year’s game can carry directly into Football Manager 24.
      According to Sports Interactive, this feature has already been used by 25 per cent of players who had pre-ordered the game.
      For next year’s game Miles Jacobson confirmed that women’s football will be added.
      If you are into your football have a look at why Mauricio Pochettimo refuses to rule out managing Tottenham.
      Or check out how fans managed to get on the track at the end of the F1 Brazillian Grand Prix.
      Miles Jacobson studio director of Sports Indirective grew up supporting Watford F.C.Credit: Rex
      FM24 will cost players £44.99 on PC and £39.99 on consoleCredit: Sports Interactive More

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      League Two youngster goes viral for emotional plea to FM24 begging to be added to game as fans say ‘get him in’

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      GRIMSBY youngster Harry Shipstone has gathered support from fans after asking to be included in the new Football Manager game.FM24 will be released on November 6, but those who secured early access were able to play the beta version of the game as early as October 19.
      Some fans were given early access to Football Manager 24 earlier this monthCredit: Football Manager
      Harry Shipstone posted this message to Out of Context Football Manager after discovering he was not on the gameCredit: Instagram
      And Grimsby academy prospect Shipstone was disappointed to see he does not feature on it.
      In a bid to get himself on the game, he messaged the Twitter account “Out of Contest Football Manager” which has more than 300,000 followers.
      He said: “You probably won’t see this but if you do and you know anyone at Football Manager please could you contact them to try and sort it for me.
      “I am a young footballer who plays for Grimsby Town’s youth team and when I went on the new beta version I was not on it.
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      “I had been looking forward to this moment since I found out I would be playing for the youth team so it is very upsetting to see that I am not even in the squad.
      “Any help you can provide would be appreciated.”
      Out of Context Football Manager posted a screenshot of Shipstone’s message along with the caption: “GET THIS MAN IN THE GAME.”
      And the official Football Manager Twitter replied to the post.
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      They simply said: “We’re investigating 🕵🏻‍♂️.”
      This led to a host of football fans supporting Shipstone’s attempt to get on the game.
      One said: “GET HARRY IN FM24!!!”
      Another added: “He deserve it.”
      While a third replied: “Ambitious, with determination 20. Get him in the game @FootballManager.”
      A petition has even been set up on Change.org titled “Include Harry Shipstone as a Grimsby Youth Player in Football Manager 24”.
      It has 486 signatures at the time of writing.
      Grimbsy sit 20th in League Two with just three wins from 15 games at the beginning of the new season. More

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      Football manager accused of MATCH-FIXING leaving gamer ‘close to destroying his computer’

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      A GAMER came close to destroying his computer after becoming irate playing Football Manager.The user took to social media to share a clip showing why he was so angry, and his post has attracted more than 11,000 likes.

      The fictional Aidan Stone attempted to find a team-mate with a throw
      But the goalkeeper instead launched the ball into his own net
      The eight-second clip shows the gamer’s goalkeeper, a ficitonalised version of Notts County shot-stopper Aidan Stone, with the ball in his hands.
      But instead of finding a team-mate with a pass Stone bizarrely throws the ball into his own net, gifting the opposition a late equaliser.
      The gamer fumed on social media before later revealing the keeper redeemed himself by saving two penalties in a Europa League quarter-final tie.
      Stone went on to save a penalty in the Europa League final but that did not prevent the gamer and other Twitter users slamming the Football Manager.
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      He wrote: “I’m very close to destroying my computer.”
      A follower responded saying: “Matchfixing investigations required 😂”
      Another added: “Match fixing.”
      A third wrote: “My iMac would be broken.”
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      And another commented: “The computer would be no more.” More

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      I’m Europe’s youngest gaffer at 30 and facing Messi after starting out on Football Manager… I cost my team £22k a GAME

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      YOU cannot quit and restart in real-life football.Englishman Will Still, 30, is Europe’s youngest manager – coaching Ligue 1 Reims to unparalleled success.
      Reims manager Will Still is the youngest gaffer in EuropeCredit: Rex
      Football Manager was a huge influence on Still’s life
      The French side are currently on a 10-game unbeaten run and sit mid-table – with the tactician earning universal praise for leading the un-fancied club.
      Incredibly he cut his teeth in the game by playing Football Manager for years.
      He would spend many hours sat in front of his computer, alongside brother Ed, who is also a head coach in the Belgium top flight, learning about tactics.
      Still is studying for his Uefa Pro Licence – which is what is needed to take control of a Ligue 1 team.
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      That means Reims have to take a £22,000-per-game hit every time they play.
      At the end of the month, he will take his team to the Parc des Princes to face off against PSG – and Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
      Earlier in the season, he managed to frustrate the French champions – stopping them from scoring for the first time this season – in a 0-0 draw.
      “You reflect on it and think, “Why the hell am I doing this? How am I in the position to be coaching against these guys?” he told the Daily Mail.
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      “I think we irritated them to a boiling point.
      “Press them, foul them, go and grab them by the scuff of the neck, basically.
      “Don’t let them play out, don’t give Mbappe the space he wants… as soon as there’s a little foul, just run at the referee and make it as loud as possible. Just annoy them as much as we could.”
      As a player
      Making a nuisance of himself is what Still got from his time in Belgium as a player, where he played at amateur level.
      “I was a holding midfielder… I wasn’t the quickest – I can run the 100m in about 10 days,” he said.
      “I’d never stop running… I think people absolutely hated playing against me because I was the biggest See You Next Tuesday.
      “I’d just walk on someone’s foot or, first ball, smash them in the back of neck or something. I’m not like that in day-to-day life. Not at all. 
      “But once I got on the pitch I was the dirtiest b****r ever.
      “My mum was always embarrassed to watch me.”
      Still loved the game from a young age
      Still caught the coaching bug playing Football Manager, before launching his own careerCredit: AFP
      Playing Football Manager
      It was an obsession with Football Manager, though, that led Still down this path.
      “I spent nights where you get to 10 o’clock in the evening, thinking, ‘Ok one more game’, he explained.
      And them at 4am. “Oh, I’m still at it.
      “But what I realise now, the crazy thing is it’s actually so realistic.”
      In the real world, Still began his coaching journey at Preston’s Myerscough College.
      There, he got the chance to coach North End’s U14 side – but he wanted more.
      So Still got in touch with all his contacts in Belgium football asking if there were any opportunities.
      Former club Sint-Truiden came up tumps – offering him work as an opposition analyst.
      He even turned to Football Manager again for tactical guidance – using the game’s database to scout players.
      Belgium club Beerschot gave Still his first taste of being a head coach
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      From 2017, Still took various jobs – including roles at Standard Liege and second division Lierse.
      At 24, Liege promoted him to be their head coach – however, when the club went into financial difficulty he was forced to leave.
      A short stint at Beerschot was followed by talk of him teaming up with Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht.
      Instead, he moved to France – working with Oscar Garcia as his assistant on a short-term deal.
      Reims called him back that Summer to be assistant, before he took over the reigns from Garcia, who was sacked just two months into the season.
      He inherited a group of talented players, including Arsenal’s on-loan forward Folarin Balogun, who is enjoying a breakout season.
      This is real-life
      On-loan Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun has flourished under Still at ReimsCredit: Getty
      It’s a lot different managing real-life people, though, than in Football Manager.
      He explained: “In the game, he’s just a player you buy… here you have the whole human aspect.
      “How is Balo, an Englishman with that English culture going to fit into a French culture and quite an international team?
      “Who is he going to talk to? What environment am I going to put him into at training so that he feels comfortable and can be himself?”
      Still prides himself on his ultra-competitive training, where points are awarded for players.
      Whoever scores the least amount of points has to buy the rest of the squad a meal.
      “It’s just the words,” he said.
      “I’m Will, not coach, not gaffer… I just want everyone to be themselves and I’ll be myself first.”
      Still costs Reims £22k every time he coaches a game because he isn’t qualifiedCredit: Getty
      Still added: “They put music on that I listen to.
      “They’re talking about things I’ve probably watched on telly or done with my mates.
      “I’m not going to dive into the conversation because that’s their life. But I understand it.
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      “And if I have to tell a player to come off the bench and do this for us, it’s just what words I am going to use so that he knows I understand what he’s feeling.” More

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      Premier League predictions according to Football Manager 23 and it’s bad news for Man Utd and Arsenal

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      THE World Cup is over and all eyes return to the Premier League.And there are plenty of questions to be answered between now and May.
      Arsenal lead the Premier League ahead of its post-World Cup restart – but can they cling on to top spot?Credit: Getty
      Arsenal currently lead Manchester City by five points in their quest to win a first Prem title since the 2003-04 Invincibles.
      But can the Gunners cling on? And who will grab the remaining Champions League places?
      At the other end of the table there’s the relegation battle.
      And of course there’s the small question of who will win the Golden Boot and Golden Glove awards.

      But we can reveal exactly what happens in the second half of the Premier League season.. thanks to Football Manager.
      SunSport have simulated the whole 2022-23 season on FM23.. and it’s bad news for the Gunners.
      According to the sim, Man City will claim a third straight Premier League title – and fifth in six years – winning 25 of their 38 games while scoring 93 goals.
      Mikel Arteta’s Gunners fall just short – finishing second, just six points adrift of Pep Guardiola’s rampant squad.
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      City are led to the title by goal-mad Erling Haaland, who is invigorated for his six-week break after Norway failed to qualify for the World Cup.
      Haaland wins the Golden Boot in the FM23 simulation, scoring 30 times – eight ahead of Mohamed Salah (22) and nine clear of Harry Kane (21).
      But it’s City’s ability all over the pitch that lands them yet another Premier League title, as Ederson wins the Golden Glove with 17 clean sheets and Kevin de Bruyne dishes out a division-high 16 assists.
      Man City and Arsenal are joined in the Champions League, not by Manchester United or Newcastle, but Chelsea and Liverpool.
      The Blues and the Reds endured a tough start to the season, but bounce back in a big way after the mid-season break.
      Graham Potter’s Chelsea are led by their joint-league-best defence, despite scoring just 47 times in their 38 matches.
      United are forced to settle for Europa League places, while the Toon – flying high in third before the World Cup – end up beating Tottenham to the final spot in Europe’s second tier on GOAL DIFFERENCE.
      At the other end of the table, it’s curtains for Nottingham Forest, Wolves and Southampton after they’re relegated, with Leeds and Bournemouth surviving by the skin of their teeth. More