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The makers say they will now shift focus to the 2026 version of the game<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The latest update in the popular Football Manager series has been cancelled, its makers have announced.<\/p>\n

Fans of the long-running video game began to speculate about its fate when an update due to be unveiled late last month did not arrive.<\/p>\n

In a blog post, developer Sports Interactive told players it had made the “difficult decision” to cancel the 2025 edition as it was “too far away from the standards you deserve”.<\/p>\n

It said it would now shift focus to the 2026 version of the game and fans who had preordered the cancelled release could obtain a refund. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Football Manager, first launched in 2004, allows fans to step into the shoes of a gaffer and guide a chosen team through a season.<\/p>\n

Sports Interactive had promised a range of upgrades to the game’s visuals and interface in the next edition, and also introduced women’s teams for the first time.<\/p>\n

The developer previously told BBC Newsbeat it had to build a new stats database and record new motion-capture sequences for female players.<\/p>\n

It also announced it had scaled back its international management mode and removed or paused work on some other features seen in previous games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sports Interactive said it was unwilling to push the game back beyond March “as it would be too late in the football season” to do so.<\/p>\n

The company apologised to fans and said it could not announce the delay sooner due to financial regulations and obligations to its shareholders.<\/p>\n

“Every effort is now focused on ensuring that our next release achieves our goal and hits the quality level we all expect. <\/p>\n

“We will update you on how we are progressing with that as soon as we are able to do so.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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