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PES 6 Master League Review

The Beauty & Brilliance of PES 6 Master League

There was something wonderfully satisfying about building a football club on Pro Evolution Soccer 6. Especially with Master League. You didn’t need a cinematic presentation, a boardroom full of directors or a 20-minute negotiation cutscene to sign a striker. You needed enough points, a bit of luck and the willingness to spend half your evening trying to convince a virtual footballer to join your team.… Read More »The Beauty & Brilliance of PES 6 Master League

Cheap Goalkeepers on Football Manager 2006

5 Great Cheap Goalkeepers to Sign on Football Manager 2006

Football Manager 2006 is packed with legendary bargain signings, and nowhere is that more obvious than in goal. And if you’re looking to find a bargain goalkeeper, this is one of the most satisfying games in which to do so. While most managers spent millions chasing established stars, there were several young goalkeepers who could be signed for relatively modest fees and developed into world-class… Read More »5 Great Cheap Goalkeepers to Sign on Football Manager 2006

Stevenage and Burger King on FIFA 20

How Burger King Made Stevenage FC Famous in FIFA 20

Picture Cristiano Ronaldo celebrating in a Burger King shirt. Or Lionel Messi. Neymar. Kylian Mbappé. That would’ve been the stuff of dreams for the fast-food chain, but not so easy through the guise of FIFA or any sports game. Burger King could have spent an astronomical amount of money trying to make any one of those things happen in real life. Instead, the company sponsored… Read More »How Burger King Made Stevenage FC Famous in FIFA 20

Esswein on FIFA 13 Ultimate Team

Alexander Esswein: The ‘Broken’ Forward of FIFA 13

There was a time in FIFA Ultimate Team when finding a genuinely brilliant player didn’t require completing an 18-squad SBC, opening a promotional pack or deciphering whatever a PlayStyle+ is. Honestly, the game is literally gone. Sometimes you just needed a few hundred coins and a German striker from Nürnberg. And you weren’t longing for more. Alexander Esswein’s FIFA 13 card is one of the… Read More »Alexander Esswein: The ‘Broken’ Forward of FIFA 13

Craig Gordon on FM 06 - Hearts

Craig Gordon on FM06: Hearts’ Broken Goalkeeper

As a self-confessed failed goalkeeper in my own time, I love a broken stopper. And when it comes to FM06, few come at a better value than Craig Gordon. In every Football Manager game, you need somebody who’s cheap, reliable and has a large-enough shelf life so that you can focus on building out other areas of your time. Craig Gordon on Football Manager 2006… Read More »Craig Gordon on FM06: Hearts’ Broken Goalkeeper

Why Fans Still Love FIFA Street

Why Football Fans Still Love FIFA Street in 2026

As football games have become progressively more complicated these days, there’s clearly still a nostalgic love and desire to play FIFA Street. There’s something interesting happening around retro football games at the moment. You only need to spend five minutes scrolling through football gaming discussions, YouTube comments or social media clips and you’ll see it. Somebody posts old FIFA Street gameplay and suddenly everyone starts… Read More »Why Football Fans Still Love FIFA Street in 2026

FM Wonderkids Who Came Good

5 FM Wonderkids Who Actually Lived Up To The Hype

The art of an FM Wonderkid is to find someone in some faraway land with very little PR, unearth them and then personally give them the platform to be the player you believe they can be. You’d find some unknown teenager hidden away in Belgium, Brazil or Argentina, sign him for a fee that felt suspiciously low and then spend the next five seasons watching… Read More »5 FM Wonderkids Who Actually Lived Up To The Hype

Seydou Doumbia on FIFA 15

Seydou Doumbia: The Unstoppable Striker of FIFA 15

I was an absolute fiend on FIFA 15 but always wanted to be ‘different’. That being said, even I had to relent and buy Seydou Doumbia. Which secretly annoyed me as I came up against him practically every Ultimate Team game there was, but over time, it was just undeniable how broken this guy was to use. Not because he had a massive rating. Not… Read More »Seydou Doumbia: The Unstoppable Striker of FIFA 15

Football Manager 2009 gameplay

How Football Manager 2009 Changed the Game Forever

I actually remember where I was when things changed in Football Manager 2009 and I knew that things wouldn’t be the same again. Quite a stoic thought for a 12 year old, but it’s true! As I’m sure you’ll agree, there are certain moments in football gaming where you can immediately split people into two groups: those who were there and those who weren’t. Football… Read More »How Football Manager 2009 Changed the Game Forever

Saba Kharebashvili - FM 26

Saba Kharebashvili: The Next Real-Life FM 26 ‘Wonderkid’?

It’s not a Football Manager game without a ‘broken’ wonderkid. And this year’s (FM 26) comes in the form of Georgian full-back: Saba Kharebashvili. Haven’t heard of him? Well, you must be living under a bloody rock! Saba Kharebashvili is a left-back for Dinamo Tbilisi, left-footed, tall for his age, and already playing meaningful minutes. And in FM26? The database basically screams “modern full-back prototype.” Between… Read More »Saba Kharebashvili: The Next Real-Life FM 26 ‘Wonderkid’?