Editing Football Manager (section)

{{short description|Series of association football management simulation games}}
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{{Infobox video game series
| title = Football Manager
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| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[macOS]], [[Linux]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Google Stadia|Stadia]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X]], [[Xbox Series S]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Netflix]]
| developer = [[Sports Interactive]]
| publisher = [[Sega]]
| genre = [[Sports management video game|Sports management]]
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| first release version = ''[[Football Manager 2005]]''
| first release date = 5 November 2004
| latest release version = ''[[Football Manager 2024]]''
| latest release date = 7 December 2023
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'''''Football Manager''''', also known as '''''Worldwide Soccer Manager''''' in North America from 2004 to 2008, is a series of [[Association football|football]] management [[simulation video game]]s developed by British developer [[Sports Interactive]] and published by [[Sega]]. The game began its life in 1992 as ''[[Championship Manager series|Championship Manager]]''. Following the break-up of their partnership with original publishers [[Eidos Interactive]], triggered by the fiasco release of ''Championship Manager 4'' in 2003, Sports Interactive lost the naming rights to Eidos Interactive but retained the game engine and data, and re-branded the game ''Football Manager'' with their new publisher Sega. The latest version of ''Football Manager'', titled ''[[Football Manager 2024]]'', was released on 7 December 2023. ''Football Manager 2024'' is the most played title in series history, clocking 7 million players by the end of February 2024. ''Football Manager 25'', originally intended for a November 2024 release, was cancelled in February 2025 after multiple delays.