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Wonderkid Factory | Part 13 | Mainz Legend, Brajan Gruda

#FM24 #WonderkidFactory Part 13: Mainz Legend, Brajan Gruda. The impressive rise of #Mainz05 continues as they start #Bundesliga well. But a stellar European run sees league form fall away, leading to a huge moment for a club legend. Read here:

Huge relegation favourites 1. FSV Mainz 05 surprised Bundesliga to finish 7th and secure European qualification. However, the lack of an out-and-out goalscorer was worrying Roberto Lazaró heading into the summer of 2035. The summer began with big off-field news as the Mainz board announced plans to go ahead with their plans to build a new stadium. Jürgen Klopp Park will cost the club a massive…

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Salvando Santos | Part 15 | Lazaró Leaves Santos On A High

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 15: Lazaró Leaves Santos On A High. After 12 successful seasons, Robinho Lazaró claims a state championship and #SérieA double to leave #SantosFC on a high and with the world's best youth academy. Read here:

An epic bottle job saw Santos Futebol Clube hand the Série A title to Flamengo, only to impressively recover their nerve and win their second Copa Libertadores of the Robinho Lazaró reign. Heading into 2036, Lazaró was fully focused on regaining the Brazilian league crown in what he planned to be his final season at Santos. Santos’ Libertadores success saw the club become the most reputable club…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 12 | Great At Home, Terrible Away!

#WonderkidFactory Part 12: Great At Home, Terrible Away! @1FSVMainz05 punch above their weight as a young side have the 5th-best home record and 5th-worst away record. And they finish 4 points behind Bayern in a fight for European football. Read here:

Mainz survived with relative ease in their first season back in Bundesliga. But the big challenge now facing Roberto Lazaró, moving into his third season in Germany, was to continue developing his young squad – some of whom were one year away from obtaining homegrown status. They were joined by more exciting prospects in striker Damián Jorge for £6.5m from Racing Club, winger Santiago Quiroga…

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Salvando Santos | Part 14 | A Seven-Star Santos Bottle Job

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 14: A Seven-Star Santos Bottle Job. #SantosFC make a flying start to Série A in 2035, only to suffer a late season stutter. But they excel again in #CopaLibertadores to set up successive all-Brazilian finals. Read here:

Santos FC enjoyed one of their best-ever seasons in 2034, winning both their state championship and Série A before only dodgy goalkeeper injuries and a dodgy penalty prevented them from winning Copa Libertadores. Legendary manager Robinho Lazaró took a little time out to celebrate those successes and recover from a wild year that also included winning the World Cup with Brazil. Lazaró had been…

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FM Guide | 25 More Teams To Manage On FM24 (While Still Pretending It's FM25)

#FMGuide: 25 More Teams To Manage On #FM24 (While Still Pretending It's #FM25). Following yesterday's cancellation, we fast-tracked another 25 teams to help you keep #FootballManager feeling fresh. From across Europe to South America and Japan, discover your new favourite club via FM. Read here:

Oh Football Manager 2024, will your time never end? In light of yesterday’s unsurprising cancellation of Football Manager 2025, we’ll have had two years (if not more) of the FM24 cycle if/when Football Manager 2026 is upon us. However, rather than crying into our cereal that some blokes didn’t release a computer game, let’s look at some positives and explore some options to pretend we’re playing…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 11 | Stepping Up To Bundesliga

#FM24 #WonderkidFactory Part 11: Stepping Up To #Bundelsiga. Roberto Lazaró leads #FSVMainz back into Germany's top tier and big wins against fellow relegation battlers lead them well clear of any trouble. Read here:

Roberto Lazaró led a young but exciting Mainz side to an expected automatic promotion despite a firesale of 26 players for £119m in his first season in Germany. Now the pressure was on Lazaró, who was already listed in Mainz fans’ favoured personnel, and his inexperienced side to survive back in Bundesliga. But the longer-term aim, of course, is to lead Mainz to their first-ever Bundesliga title…

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Salvando Santos | Part 13 | Lazaró Leads Brazil To World Cup 2034

#SalvandoSantos Part 13: Robinho Lazaró takes a break from domestic matters to lead his native Brazil to #WorldCuip 2034 in South Korea. And the goals of Endrick and exciting youngsters Bibi and Carioca fire them into the latter stages. Read here:

Robinho Lazaró’s time in charge of Brazil started with a little disappointment as a tame performance saw them lose 1-0 to arch rivals Argentina in the Final of Copa América. The nation still believed in him so his next task was to lead them to World Cup 2034 in South Korea. Captain Vinícius Junior retired from international football and Lazaró decided this was the time for more change. He…

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Salvando Santos | Part 12 | The World's Best Youth Academy Delivers

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 12: The World's Best Youth Academy Delivers. @SantosFC's youth setup is recognised as the world's best and its stars lead the club to challenge for both domestic leagues and into a rival #CopaLibertadores Final. Read here:

Santos FC shocked some of the world’s biggest teams before claiming their 4th Brazilian titles in 6 years in 2033. And they achieved that on the back of selling their best two centre backs for a profit of £81m. Lazaró’s good financial management saw Santos come into his 11th season as manager with £300m nin the bank for the first time. There was more exciting news off the pitch as the club…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 10 | Finding A New Wonderkid Factory

#FM24 #WonderkidFactory Part 10: Finding A New Wonderkid Factory. After success at Valencia, Roberto Lazaró decides it's time for a change and ends up in Germany with Mainz. He raids South America and leads his new club into a title race. Read here:

After leading Valencia CF to Champions League and LaLiga glory with a fully homegrown team over the last two seasons, Roberto Lazaró decided it was time for a change. In the summer of 2032, he stood down as Valencia manager and went in search of a club that was struggling and where he could establish another Wonderkid Factory. Upon resigning, there were vacancies at AC Milan, Porto, Torino,…

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Salvando Santos | Part 11 | Santos Vs. The World's Best

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 10: Santos Vs. The World's Best. #SantosFC head to #ClubWorldCup and shock some of the biggest teams in the world. And they return with an exciting Brazilian title race on their hands. Read here:

The streets of Santos, in Sao Paulo, witnessed one of the biggest parties in living memory as Robinho Lazaró and his young team of heroes returned home from Colombia as Champions of South America. The beer houses were chocked full and the Caipirinha flowed freely as captain Charles and fans’ favourite Marcos Aurélio paraded the Copa Libertadores trophy, and were seen downing beers with fellow…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 9 | Valencia's Best Title Shot So Far

#FM24 #WonderkidFactory Part 9: @ValenciaCF's Best Title Shot So Far. The homegrown European Champions turn their attention to domestic matters. And, despite Real winning their first 21 matches, #ValenciaCF's young stars keep pace. Read here:

The city of Valencia partied for what felt like months non-stop as Roberto Lazaró and his team of homegrown heroes became European champions for the first time in club history. The Champions League success was also Valencia’s first trophy of any kind since it won Copa del Rey 12 years ago in 2019, so the fans, players and backroom staff made up for it in style with an endless flow of beer, wine…

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Salvando Santos | Part 10 | Managing Brazil

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 10: Managing Brazil. Robinho Lazaró receives the ultimate honour for any #FootballManager as he's handed the responsibility of becoming #Brazil manager and leads his nation into #CopaAmérica 2032. Read here:

Robinho Lazaró was given the ultimate honour of any Football Manager as he became the Brazil boss in August 2030. Brazil turned to Lazaró after exiting the 2030 World Cup with a 3-0 round of 16 exit against eventual winners Germany, who beat France 2-1 extra time in the Final. The nation is currently 4th in the FIFA world rankings behind France, Spain and Germany and just ahead of Portugal,…

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Salvando Santos | Part 9 | Robinho Lazaró: Santos Legend

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 9: Santos Legend. Robinho Lazaró surpasses the great Pelé as the most legendary figure in @SantosFC history! And, despite relinquishing their #Série A crown, he leads them on an exciting #CopaLibertadores journey. Read here:

Santos Futebol Clube racked up consecutive Brazilian titles for the first time since the good old days of the 1960s as Robinho Lazaró and his team of talented youngsters again pipped Palmeiras to the Serie A crown. That saw them claim a third title in four years and move up to become the fourth-most reputable team in South America, behind River Plate, Palmeiras and Corinthians. However, their…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 8 | Chasing First Silverware

#WonderkidFactory Part 8: Chasing First Silverware. A fully homegrown @ValenciaCF reach two cup finals in 2031 and are right in the mix for the #LaLiga title fight. But could they claim the first trophy of he Roberto Lazaró reign? Read here:

When English giants Liverpool approached manager Robinho Lazaró to replace the outgoing Graham Potter (who took the England job, if you’re interested), it reminded the Spaniard that he was yet to win a trophy after 7 years in charge of Valencia. Indeed, the big two of Barcelona and Real Madrid seemed near-invincible as they both racked up over 100 points in 2029/30. And, despite Valencia having…

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Salvando Santos | Part 8 | Targeting Consecutive Brazilian Title

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 8: Targeting Consecutive Brazilian Title. @SantosFC again find themselves locked in a #SérieA title battle with rivals Palmeiras and Corinthians. But could they defend their crown and make it 3 in 4 seasons? Read here:

Santos Futebol Clube departed their 114-year home Vila Belmiro on a high, winning the club’s first-ever league and cup double before an exciting move to a brand-new stadium for the 2031 campaign. But that success saw the pressure ramp up on manager Robinho Lazaró, who hadn’t allowed the excitement of becoming the new Brazil manager to distract him from domestic matters. Indeed, the Santos board…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 7 | Homegrown Striker Marco Steps Up

#FM24 #WonderkidFactory Part 7: Homegrown Striker Marco Steps Up. #ValenciaCF had been desperately in need of a goalscorer and they finally find one as academy product Marco equals the club record for most league goals in a season! Read here:

Valencia CF had established themselves as the best of the rest in Spain after six seasons under Roberto Lazaró. However, the dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona and the lack of a goalscorer left the manager concerned about how he could take the club to the next level. The summer of 2029 began with the Valencia board expanding its planned stadium extension, paying £96.5m to add 16,000 seats to…

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Salvando Santos | Part 7 | A Fitting Ending To The Vila Belmiro Era

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 7: A Fitting Ending To The Vila Belmiro Era. @SantosFC bid farewell to their home since 1916 by winning the club's first-ever #SérieA and #CopadoBrasil double inspired by brilliant midfielder Charles. Read here:

Santos FC suffered a fairly unsurprising dropoff in 2029 as they backed up a first Brazilian title in 24 years by dropping to a 6th-place finish, 25 points behind champions Palmeiras. But manager Robinho Lazaró was choosing to remain optimistic given the talent they had coming through the ranks. Moving into the 2030s saw significant change as record scorer and club icon Thierry Henry’s ability…