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	Because of various copyright disputes and restrictions, certain alterations had to be made to the game data, which took away some of the famous realism known from Sports Interactive and their previous football manager simulation ''Championship Manager''. Due to the way these data changes have been made (using simple instructions in plain-text files called EDT files and LNC files), almost all of the above changes could be easily reversed, many of them by simply deleting the appropriate file. Copyrights issues meant that the names of all French league teams had to be changed from their full names to simply the name of the city they represent.<ref name="PCGN"/> For example, [[Paris Saint-Germain]] became Paris and [[Olympique Marseille]] became Marseille. The names of Japanese league teams were also changed to completely fictional names such as Niitsu Unicorn and Katano Blaze, and the name of the Japanese [[J.League]] was changed to the N-League or Nihon League. The names of the major European trophies were changed to fictional names. The [[European Cup]] or [[UEFA Champions League\|Champions League]] became the Champions Cup, the [[UEFA Cup]] became the Euro Cup, and the [[Intertoto Cup]] became the Euro Vase.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.neoseeker.com/forums/25083/t558415-euro-vase/#m8861029\|title=re: Euro Vase\|date=6 July 2005\|author=Jambo\|website=Neoseeker\|access-date=21 Nov 2021\|archive-date=21 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121233833/https://www.neoseeker.com/forums/25083/t558415-euro-vase/#m8861029\|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed\|date=November 2021}}		Because of various copyright disputes and restrictions, certain alterations had to be made to the game data, which took away some of the famous realism known from Sports Interactive and their previous football manager simulation ''Championship Manager''. Due to the way these data changes have been made (using simple instructions in plain-text files called EDT files and LNC files), almost all of the above changes could be easily reversed, many of them by simply deleting the appropriate file. Copyrights issues meant that the names of all French league teams had to be changed from their full names to simply the name of the city they represent.<ref name="PCGN"/> For example, [[Paris Saint-Germain]] became Paris and [[Olympique Marseille]] became Marseille. The names of Japanese league teams were also changed to completely fictional names such as Niitsu Unicorn and Katano Blaze, and the name of the Japanese [[J.League]] was changed to the N-League or Nihon League. The names of the major European trophies were changed to fictional names. The [[European Cup]] or [[UEFA Champions League\|Champions League]] became the Champions Cup, the [[UEFA Cup]] became the Euro Cup, and the [[Intertoto Cup]] became the Euro Vase.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.neoseeker.com/forums/25083/t558415-euro-vase/#m8861029\|title=re: Euro Vase\|date=6 July 2005\|author=Jambo\|website=Neoseeker\|access-date=21 Nov 2021\|archive-date=21 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121233833/https://www.neoseeker.com/forums/25083/t558415-euro-vase/#m8861029\|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed\|date=November 2021}}

	The [[Germany national football team]] never picks real players and instead only ever use greyed-out fictional players.<ref name="PCGN"/><ref name="11things">{{cite web\|url=https://www.dreamteamfc.com/c/archives/uncategorized/162506/11-things-youve-probably-forgotten-about-the-first-football-manager/\|title=11 things you've probably forgotten about the first Football Manager\|first=James\|last=Robinson\|date=7 March 2016\|access-date=21 Nov 2021\|website=Dream Team\|publisher=News Group Newspapers\|archive-date=21 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121233833/https://www.dreamteamfc.com/c/archives/uncategorized/162506/11-things-youve-probably-forgotten-about-the-first-football-manager/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The name of the famous German goalkeeper [[Oliver Kahn]] had to be removed from the game and was replaced with the name Jens Mustermann (Mustermann translates from German into English as Sample Man and is the German equivalent of [[John Doe]] or Joe Bloggs, a [[placeholder name]]). This is because Kahn does not allow his image or name to be used in certain computer games and it is speculated that his name was changed to Jens in this game (the name of his main goalkeeping rival [[Jens Lehmann]]) as a light-hearted dig at Kahn.~~<ref name="11things"/>~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/forums/1-9090-963489-1-0-1-0-0.htm\|title=Sujet: oliver kahn\|date=5 Nov 2005\|website=Jeuxvideo.com\|language=fr\|access-date=21 Nov 2021}}</ref>		The [[Germany national football team]] never picks real players and instead only ever use greyed-out fictional players.<ref name="PCGN"/> The name of the famous German goalkeeper [[Oliver Kahn]] had to be removed from the game and was replaced with the name Jens Mustermann (Mustermann translates from German into English as Sample Man and is the German equivalent of [[John Doe]] or Joe Bloggs, a [[placeholder name]]). This is because Kahn does not allow his image or name to be used in certain computer games and it is speculated that his name was changed to Jens in this game (the name of his main goalkeeping rival [[Jens Lehmann]]) as a light-hearted dig at Kahn.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/forums/1-9090-963489-1-0-1-0-0.htm\|title=Sujet: oliver kahn\|date=5 Nov 2005\|website=Jeuxvideo.com\|language=fr\|access-date=21 Nov 2021}}</ref>

	== Chinese controversy ==		== Chinese controversy ==

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	\| publisher = [[Sega]]		\| publisher = [[Sega]]
	\| series = ''[[Football Manager]]''		\| series = ''[[Football Manager]]''
	\| platforms = [[~~Microsoft~~ Windows]], [[macOS\|Mac OS X]]		\| platforms = [[Windows]], [[macOS\|Mac OS X]]
			\| released = {{vgrelease\|EU\|5 November 2004<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Fahey \|first=Rob \|date=October 13, 2004 \|title=Eidos shares hit all-time low on ''Championship Manager 5'' fears \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/eidos-shares-hit-all-time-low-on-championship-manager-5-fears \|access-date=October 24, 2024 \|website=[[GamesIndustry]]}}</ref>\|NA\|8 December 2004}}
	\| released = {{vgrelease\|EU\|4 November 2004\|NA\|8 December 2004}}
	\| genre = [[Sports management video game\|Sports management]]		\| genre = [[Sports management video game\|Sports management]]
	\| modes = [[Single-player video game\|Single player]], [[Multiplayer video game\|multiplayer]] over Internet ([[Internet Protocol Suite\|TCP/IP]]) or [[Hotseat (multiplayer mode)\|hot-seat]]		\| modes = [[Single-player video game\|Single player]], [[Multiplayer video game\|multiplayer]] over Internet ([[Internet Protocol Suite\|TCP/IP]]) or [[Hotseat (multiplayer mode)\|hot-seat]]

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	\| genre = [[Sports management video game\|Sports management]]		\| genre = [[Sports management video game\|Sports management]]
	\| modes = [[Single-player video game\|Single player]], [[Multiplayer video game\|multiplayer]] over Internet ([[Internet Protocol Suite\|TCP/IP]]) or [[Hotseat (multiplayer mode)\|hot-seat]]		\| modes = [[Single-player video game\|Single player]], [[Multiplayer video game\|multiplayer]] over Internet ([[Internet Protocol Suite\|TCP/IP]]) or [[Hotseat (multiplayer mode)\|hot-seat]]
	\| platforms = ~~{{Plainlist~~\|		\| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[macOS\|Mac OS X]]
	* [[Microsoft Windows]]
	* [[macOS\|Mac OS X]]
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	'''''Football Manager 2005''''', known as '''''Worldwide Soccer Manager 2005''''' in North America, is a [[Association football\|football]] management [[simulation video game]] and the first instalment in the ''[[Football Manager]]'' series developed by [[Sports Interactive]] and published by [[Sega]] built on top of the code of ''[[Championship Manager 4]]'', which Sports Interactive legally owned the rights to. It was released for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Mac OS X]] on 4 November 2004 in Europe and on 8 December 2004 in North America. It was the first game from Sports Interactive that was published in North America and was succeeded by [[Football Manager 2006\|''Football Manager 2006'']]. It competed directly with ''Championship Manager 5'', the severely delayed and widely slated effort from [[Eidos Interactive]]-funded [[Beautiful Game Studios]].<ref name="Manson 2017">{{cite web \|last=Manson \|first=Andy \|date=11 February 2017 \|title=The history of Championship Manager, part one: from 1992 debut to the Eidos split in 2003 \|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/championship-manager-series/championship-manager-football-manager-history-making-of \|access-date=6 October 2024 \|website=PCGamesN}}</ref><ref name="RGhist">{{cite magazine\|last=Dransfield\|first=Ian\|date=2018-05-26\|title=The history of Championship Manager and Football Manager\|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-history-of-championship-manager-and-football-manager/\|access-date=2021-11-21\|magazine=[[Retro Gamer]]\|issue=178\|orig-date=First published in February 2018\|via=PC Gamer\|publisher=[[Future plc]]\|archive-date=2 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102143858/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-history-of-championship-manager-and-football-manager/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The Mac version of ~~the~~ ~~game~~ came on the same dual format disk as the Windows version, so its sales were also included. ''Football Manager 2005'' became the fifth fastest-selling [[Personal computer\|PC]] game of all time at the time according to Chart-Track, as well as the fastest selling game from Sega Europe at the time.<ref>{{cite web \|<!--author=GamesIndustry International \|-->title=Football Manager breaks SEGA sales records \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news151104fm2005sales \|website=Eurogamer \|access-date=19 November 2021 \|date=15 November 2004 \|archive-date=21 November 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121235331/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news151104fm2005sales \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''''Football Manager 2005''''', known as '''''Worldwide Soccer Manager 2005''''' in North America, is a [[Association football\|football]] management [[simulation video game]] and the first instalment in the ''[[Football Manager]]'' series developed by [[Sports Interactive]] and published by [[Sega]] built on top of the code of ''[[Championship Manager 4]]'', which Sports Interactive legally owned the rights to. It was released for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Mac OS X]] on 4 November 2004 in Europe and on 8 December 2004 in North America. It was the first game from Sports Interactive that was published in North America and was succeeded by [[Football Manager 2006\|''Football Manager 2006'']]. It competed directly with ''Championship Manager 5'', the severely delayed and widely slated effort from [[Eidos Interactive]]-funded [[Beautiful Game Studios]].<ref name="Manson 2017">{{cite web \|last=Manson \|first=Andy \|date=11 February 2017 \|title=The history of Championship Manager, part one: from 1992 debut to the Eidos split in 2003 \|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/championship-manager-series/championship-manager-football-manager-history-making-of \|access-date=6 October 2024 \|website=PCGamesN}}</ref><ref name="RGhist">{{cite magazine\|last=Dransfield\|first=Ian\|date=2018-05-26\|title=The history of Championship Manager and Football Manager\|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-history-of-championship-manager-and-football-manager/\|access-date=2021-11-21\|magazine=[[Retro Gamer]]\|issue=178\|orig-date=First published in February 2018\|via=PC Gamer\|publisher=[[Future plc]]\|archive-date=2 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102143858/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-history-of-championship-manager-and-football-manager/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			The Mac OS X version of ''Football Manager 2005'' came on the same dual format disk as the Microsoft Windows version, so its sales were also included. ''Football Manager 2005'' became the fifth fastest-selling [[Personal computer\|PC]] game of all time at the time according to Chart-Track, as well as the fastest selling game from Sega Europe at the time.<ref>{{cite web \|<!--author=GamesIndustry International \|-->title=Football Manager breaks SEGA sales records \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news151104fm2005sales \|website=Eurogamer \|access-date=19 November 2021 \|date=15 November 2004 \|archive-date=21 November 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121235331/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news151104fm2005sales \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==Development==		==Development==
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	The Swedish ''[[Gamereactor]]'' called it "the real ''Championship Manager 5'', albeit with a different name", and "the absolute pinnacle of the genre", giving it 9 out of 10. The Danish and Norwegian ''Gamereactor'' were a little less favourable, giving it a 7 and an 8, respectively.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gamereactor.se/recensioner/3075/Football+Manager+2005/\|title=Football Manager 2005\|date=2004-12-14\|first=Bengt\|last=Lemne\|quote=... det verkliga Championship Manager 5, om än med ett annat namn. ... genrens absoluta höjdpunkt!\|language=sv\|work=[[Gamereactor]]\|access-date=21 Nov 2021\|archive-date=21 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121233833/https://www.gamereactor.se/recensioner/3075/Football+Manager+2005/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The Swedish ''FZ'' liked the fact that real-world local news like ''[[Expressen]]'', Svenskafans.com, and Fotbolldirekt.com were in the game and added to the realism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.fz.se/recension/344-football-manager-2005\|author=Xplejjn\|title=Football Manager 2005\|website=FZ\|language=sv\|date=2004-11-11\|access-date=21 Nov 2021\|archive-date=21 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121233830/https://www.fz.se/recension/344-football-manager-2005\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The Swedish ''[[Gamereactor]]'' called it "the real ''Championship Manager 5'', albeit with a different name", and "the absolute pinnacle of the genre", giving it 9 out of 10. The Danish and Norwegian ''Gamereactor'' were a little less favourable, giving it a 7 and an 8, respectively.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gamereactor.se/recensioner/3075/Football+Manager+2005/\|title=Football Manager 2005\|date=2004-12-14\|first=Bengt\|last=Lemne\|quote=... det verkliga Championship Manager 5, om än med ett annat namn. ... genrens absoluta höjdpunkt!\|language=sv\|work=[[Gamereactor]]\|access-date=21 Nov 2021\|archive-date=21 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121233833/https://www.gamereactor.se/recensioner/3075/Football+Manager+2005/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The Swedish ''FZ'' liked the fact that real-world local news like ''[[Expressen]]'', Svenskafans.com, and Fotbolldirekt.com were in the game and added to the realism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.fz.se/recension/344-football-manager-2005\|author=Xplejjn\|title=Football Manager 2005\|website=FZ\|language=sv\|date=2004-11-11\|access-date=21 Nov 2021\|archive-date=21 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121233830/https://www.fz.se/recension/344-football-manager-2005\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			==Sales and accolades==
	''Football Manager 2005'' received a "Platinum" sales award from the [[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref>{{cite web \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515224703/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3944 \|url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3944 \|title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum \|work=[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] \|archive-date=15 May 2009\|date=2009\|access-date=18 Sep 2017}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php \|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php \|title=ELSPA: ''Wii Fit'', ''Mario Kart'' Reach Diamond Status In UK \|last=Caoili\|first=Eric\|date=26 November 2008\|work=[[Gamasutra]]\|archive-date=2017-09-18\|access-date=18 September 2017}}</ref> It also won the Sunday Times Reader Award for Games at the 2005 Bafta Game Awards.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.sigames.com/studio/studio-timeline-2005\|title=Studio Timeline 2005\|website=Sports Interactive\|access-date=19 Nov 2021\|archive-date=21 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121233831/https://www.sigames.com/studio/studio-timeline-2005\|url-status=live}}</ref>		''Football Manager 2005'' received a "Platinum" sales award from the [[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref>{{cite web \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515224703/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3944 \|url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3944 \|title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum \|work=[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] \|archive-date=15 May 2009\|date=2009\|access-date=18 Sep 2017}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php \|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php \|title=ELSPA: ''Wii Fit'', ''Mario Kart'' Reach Diamond Status In UK \|last=Caoili\|first=Eric\|date=26 November 2008\|work=[[Gamasutra]]\|archive-date=2017-09-18\|access-date=18 September 2017}}</ref> It also won the Sunday Times Reader Award for Games at the 2005 Bafta Game Awards.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.sigames.com/studio/studio-timeline-2005\|title=Studio Timeline 2005\|website=Sports Interactive\|access-date=19 Nov 2021\|archive-date=21 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121233831/https://www.sigames.com/studio/studio-timeline-2005\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Business simulation game]]		* [[Business simulation game]]
	* ''[[Championship Manager 5]]''		* ''[[Championship Manager 5]]''
			* ''[[Football Manager (1982 series)\|Football Manager]]'' (1982 series)
			* ''[[Premier Manager]]''
			* ''[[Premier Manager 2004–2005]]''

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.footballmanager.net ~~FootballManager.net], the official~~ website		* [http://www.footballmanager.net Official website]
		⚫	* {{moby game\|id=/worldwide-soccer-manager-2005\|name=''Football Manager 2005''}}
	* [http://www.sigames.com SIGames.com], the official Sports Interactive website
⚫	*{{moby game\|id=/worldwide-soccer-manager-2005\|name=''Football Manager 2005''}}

	{{Football Manager Series}}		{{Football Manager Series}}

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	==Gameplay==		==Gameplay==
	''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, [[2D computer graphics\|2D]] clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features. [[Gameplay]] consists of taking charge of a professional football team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the [[Manager (association football)\|~~team~~ manager]]. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The ''Football Manager'' series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's [[Artificial intelligence in video games\|AI]] owners and board.<ref>{{cite news \|title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games \|last=Boxer \|first=Steve \|work=The Guardian \|date=28 August 2018 \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-date=5 September 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, [[2D computer graphics\|2D]] clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features. [[Gameplay]] consists of taking charge of a professional football team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the [[Manager (association football)\|manager]]. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The ''Football Manager'' series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's [[Artificial intelligence in video games\|AI]] owners and board.<ref>{{cite news \|title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games \|last=Boxer \|first=Steve \|work=The Guardian \|date=28 August 2018 \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-date=5 September 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==Copyright issues==		==Copyright issues==

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	==Gameplay==		==Gameplay==
	''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, [[2D computer graphics\|2D]] clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features. [[Gameplay]] consists of taking charge of a professional football team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the [[Manager (association football)\|team manager]]. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The ''Football Manager'' series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's [[Artificial intelligence in video games\|AI]] owners and board.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \|title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games \|last=Boxer \|first=Steve \|work=The Guardian \|date=28 August 2018 \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-date=5 September 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, [[2D computer graphics\|2D]] clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features. [[Gameplay]] consists of taking charge of a professional football team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the [[Manager (association football)\|team manager]]. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The ''Football Manager'' series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's [[Artificial intelligence in video games\|AI]] owners and board.<ref>{{cite news \|title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games \|last=Boxer \|first=Steve \|work=The Guardian \|date=28 August 2018 \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-date=5 September 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==Copyright issues==		==Copyright issues==

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	==Gameplay==		==Gameplay==
	''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, [[2D computer graphics\|2D]] clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features. [[Gameplay]] consists of taking charge of a professional football team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the [[Manager (association football)\|team manager]]. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The ''Football Manager'' series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's [[Artificial intelligence in video games\|AI]] owners and board.<ref>{{~~Cite~~ web \|title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games \|last=Boxer \|first=Steve \|work=~~the~~ Guardian \|date=28 August 2018 \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-date=5 September 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, [[2D computer graphics\|2D]] clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features. [[Gameplay]] consists of taking charge of a professional football team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the [[Manager (association football)\|team manager]]. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The ''Football Manager'' series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's [[Artificial intelligence in video games\|AI]] owners and board.<ref>{{cite web \|title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games \|last=Boxer \|first=Steve \|work=The Guardian \|date=28 August 2018 \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-date=5 September 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	==Gameplay==		==Gameplay==
	''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, 2D clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features. [[Gameplay]] consists of taking charge of a professional football team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the [[Manager (association football)\|team manager]]. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The ''Football Manager'' series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's [[Artificial intelligence in video games\|AI]] owners and board.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games \|last=Boxer \|first=Steve \|work=the Guardian \|date=28 August 2018 \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-date=5 September 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, [[2D computer graphics\|2D]] clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features. [[Gameplay]] consists of taking charge of a professional football team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the [[Manager (association football)\|team manager]]. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The ''Football Manager'' series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's [[Artificial intelligence in video games\|AI]] owners and board.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games \|last=Boxer \|first=Steve \|work=the Guardian \|date=28 August 2018 \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-date=5 September 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	==Gameplay==		==Gameplay==
	''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, 2D clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features. [[Gameplay]] consists of taking charge of a professional ~~[[association~~ football]] team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the [[Manager (association football)\|team manager]]. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The ''Football Manager'' series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's [[Artificial intelligence in video games\|AI]] owners and board.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games \|last=Boxer \|first=Steve \|work=the Guardian \|date=28 August 2018 \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-date=5 September 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, 2D clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features. [[Gameplay]] consists of taking charge of a professional football team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the [[Manager (association football)\|team manager]]. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The ''Football Manager'' series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's [[Artificial intelligence in video games\|AI]] owners and board.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games \|last=Boxer \|first=Steve \|work=the Guardian \|date=28 August 2018 \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-date=5 September 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	==Gameplay==		==Gameplay==
	''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, 2D clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features.		''Football Manager 2005'' compared to the previous managing game from Sports Interactive, ''Championship Manager: Season 03/04'', included an updated user interface, a refined game engine, updated database and competition rules, pre- and post-match information, international player news, cup summary news, 2D clips from agents, coach reports on squads, job centre for non-playing positions, mutual contract termination, enhanced player loan options, manager mind games, and various other features. [[Gameplay]] consists of taking charge of a professional [[association football]] team (the game also includes semi-professional, amateur, and international teams) as the [[Manager (association football)\|team manager]]. Players can sign football players to contracts, manage finances for the club, and give team talks to players. The ''Football Manager'' series is a simulation of real world management, with the player being judged on various factors by the club's [[Artificial intelligence in video games\|AI]] owners and board.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=A league of their own: six of the best football video games \|last=Boxer \|first=Steve \|work=the Guardian \|date=28 August 2018 \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905160554/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/aug/28/six-best-football-video-games-fifa-pro-evolution-soccer \|archive-date=5 September 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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