The extensive range of options makes FM24 incredibly interesting in terms of building tactics, but things get even more compelling when you face strong sides in matches, where they'll often deploy roles that roam and change positions. Reacting and responding to these fluid strategic switch-ups is likely to give you the kind of stress headache usually reserved for the likes of Guardiola, so in terms of a sim, FM24 is nailing it. If only I was getting the salary to match.

You can count on one hand the number of media interviews Joy Seppala, who heads up hedge fund owners Sisu, has done since taking over the club in 2007. So much of what we're feeling isn't so much to do with us winning, the club, it's the town - you're carrying the emotions of so many people in this town and it means so much to them. Charlie Cayton , Director of Corporate Affairs and Communication at Ferrero UK says: “In the UK, only 20% of children currently meet the Chief Medical Officer guidelines of taking part in sport and physical activity for at least 60 minutes every day. The UEFA European Football Championship stands as the pinnacle of national team competition in Europe and we are committed to ensuring that every aspect, from the venues to the equipment, upholds the highest standards of quality and performance. We are, as always, confident that Adidas' FUSSBALLLIEBE will mark another stride in our shared dedication to excellence." Football is a universal language. It brings people together, irrespective of their nationalities, cultures or beliefs." - George Weah, reported by Al Jazeera.READ MORE: Rigger whose stomach pain turns out to be terminal cancer says he'll 'take it on chin' until end I've been playing Sports Interactive's football management simulation games since the Championship Manager days, and sink one thousand-plus hours into every annual Football Manager release. I'm the type of player who'll spend over three hours in menus without hitting continue, and you'll often find me scouring obscure divisions around the world for the next wonderkid. Generally, in my experience, the match engine updates are relatively modest year-on-year, maybe introducing a new role, or subtle changes to player behaviour. Football Manager 2024 will be the last Football Manager game as we know it. And although the biggest changes to the series is coming next year, this year's instalment innovates in ways that will make even the most hardcore FM players very excited. This is where the power of our clubs come into play, because they have an ability to motivate and excite, very often to amazing effect. They are genuinely trusted to support the communities in which they are based.

The ball is round, the game lasts ninety minutes, and everything else is just theory." - Sepp Herberger, reported by Goal Cast . I had hoped that Klopp, or Bamford, or another senior coach or player might sit me down and talk through these tough times. Over the course of the current season, as VAR ruined Saturday afternoons in Southampton, Wolverhampton, Newcastle, I made approaches to all of the 20 clubs now playing in the Premier League. I wanted to know how this felt in the gut for those at pitch level. Was it unnerving, this invisible presence, just out of everybody’s sight, that might rain down superceding judgment? Had strikers learned to celebrate half-heartedly, until they knew for sure that a goal of theirs stood? Or did the prospect of second chances feel freeing? The greatest happiness in my life is to see people happy because of me, because of football." - Samuel Eto'o, reported by BBC Sport . I don't believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball." - Roy Keane , former Manchester United midfielder, reported by The Guardian. I start early and I stay late, day after day, year after year, it took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success." - Lionel Messi, reported by CNN .

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He has a lot of talent and his work rate together with the talent makes a big difference with us from the bench," team-mate Bruno Fernandes told Sky Sports. "It's not the first time he makes a big impact for us. Little did McCatty know that course would open a door to a whole new world. “I’ve always loved travelling and, at Bath, an opportunity came up to volunteer as a coach with an NGO in Zambia for six weeks,” she says. “It changed the direction of my life. Seeing the joy football brought to children growing up in poverty made me realise there’s more to the game than just playing at elite level. I realised I could use my passion for sport to achieve greater goals.” The Dutchman warned the youngster he must keep the right "attitude" and "approach" after an outstanding half-hour cameo in the 4-2 Carabao Cup win over Aston Villa on Thursday, when he provided two assists. It's an amazing feeling," said Parkinson. "I feel so emotional after what the club has been through in the last 15 years. I am so proud of the performance and the fans." In her first BBC interview since Sisu took over the club in 2007, Seppala said they are "very grateful" to rugby union side Wasps - who in March agreed a 10-year contract for the Sky Blues to play at their ground - ending a two-year groundsharing spell at Birmingham City.