After two delays, Sports Interactive announced at the beginning of the year that "FM 25" would be scrapped. The series, which was originally called "Championship manager", has been released almost annually since 1992 and has nearly 20 million players.
The studio manager Miles Jacobson made the decision when he in the almost finished build could not find his home club.
I sat there and could not find things in my own game. It was quite embarrassing, he says about the experience in an interview with The Athletic.
In the autumn, a new attempt will be made with "FM 26". New for this year is that women's teams are included for the first time. The game will be released for pc/mac and console, as well as in a mobile version for those with a Netflix account, on November 4.