Now players will have to wait until the next instalment, FM26. Those who have pre-ordered FM25 have been promised refunds.

Having spent countless hours in the intricate world of football simulations, the cancellation of Football Manager has hit me harder than I could have imagined.

"Things– things are good," Miles Jacobson tells me, before a pause. "We've taken on a lot, with FM25." It's early August, late in the afternoon on a Friday, and it's clearly been a long week for ...

Check out how we test and review games here Thanks to the sad death of FM25, we’ll have waiting 24 months for a new game when Football Manager 26 finally releases. That’s a long time without a ...