Key Features

* Twenty-six concurrent leagues will be playable
* Detailed profiles and histories for over 100,000 players, managers, and coaches, compiled by our growing global research team
* Full international simulation featuring all the major tournaments plus B-team and U-21 management opportunities.
* Improved Data Editor, allowing you to change and modify the stats used in the game. Keep your teams squads up to date or even add yourself into the game.
* Enhanced Media involvement, more messages, feedback and variety from the local and national press than ever before

Improvements and new features:

* Full implementation of the brand new EU regulated transfer system
* All competitions, awards, transfer and disciplinary rules updated; the game is now based on the 2001/02 season!
* Vastly improved match engine, commentary and computer manager intelligence
* New scouting feature gives the manager the ability to get in depth analysis on your opposition including key players and team tactics throughout the season.
* For the ultimate challenge and complete realism, the manager can now play the game with stats of new and unknown players hidden, with only players that a manager would realistically know about being shown. Scouting these players will reveal their full stats.
* There is now the ability for managers to make notes on players in the game.
* Managers now have the chance to approach the governing bodies to appeal against bans imposed on their players.
* Managers can now choose to send players away for surgery to repair recurring injuries.
* The manager can now issue the board ultimatums - and vice versa!
* Updated player and team photos.