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Salvando Santos | Part 2 | Shaking Up Série A

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 2: Shaking Up Serie A: Robinho Lazaró leads @SantosFC back into Brazil's #SérieA and two returning loanees and an inspired signing of an exciting young striker leads them to a massive overachievement. Read here:

Santos FC’s first-ever taste of the second tier of Brazilian football only lasted for one season as Robinho Lazaró spearheaded the club to its maiden Série B title at the first time of asking. The big task now was for Lazaró to prepare an understrength side to try and stay in Série A. That task wasn’t aided by two of his best players announcing “they were too big for the club.” So Lazaró wasted…

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 1 | Looking To Los Cules' Youth

#FM24 #WonderkidFactory Part 1: Looking To Los Cules' Youth. We kick off a brand new save and our 3rd Wonderkid Factory by heading to Spain with @valenciacf. Discover our new "homegrown" approach and a promising 1st season. Read here:

One of my main Football Manager 2025 saves was going to be another wonderkid factory challenge trying to deliver success using a club’s youth production. However, unlike our previous saves with Envigado and AZ Alkmaar, which relied solely on the clubs’ academies, this iteration was going to allow us to sign players from within the city the club was based in. So, with FM25 being delayed, I…

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25 Teams To Manage For The Rest Of FM24 (Pretending It's FM25)

#FMGuide: 25 Teams To Manage For The Rest Of #FM24 (Pretending It's #FM25). With the delay to #FootballManager, you may be stuck for a good save idea or an interesting challenge to fill your time in March. Luckily for you, we have 25 ideas. Read here:

I’d drafted a blog focusing on 25 teams to manage on Football Manager 2025 which, for obvious reasons, will be delayed for a few months. But having written it and with several options for you to pretend you’re playing FM25 in FM24, it seemed worthwhile releasing it anyway. In this blog, we’ll focus on interesting challenges available if you download a free data update from the likes of FMInside,…

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Salvando Santos | Part 1 | A Fallen Giant

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 1: A Fallen Giant. Welcome to a brand new save, as we head to Brasil to take control of @SantosFC, fresh from their first-ever relegation to #SérieB. And a massive firesale precedes a record-breaking season. Read here:

One of my main saves in Football Manager 2025 was going to be a youth-focused save with a Brazilian club. But, with the ongoing delay to the game, I’m not sure whether that save will come to fruition, so I decided to head to Brazil for a new FM24 challenge. In fact, this latest adventure will see us take control of one of the clubs I was going to recommend in my “25 teams to manage in FM25”…

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EuroTrip | Part 48 | The End Of EuroTrip

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 48: The End Of EuroTrip. We take a look back at the trophy-laden 47-year career of Zambian manager Trebor Mahtal as we bring this #FootballManager blog series to a conclusion. Read here:

Zambian manager Trebor Mahtal etched his name into the history books as he led a pretty scary Spain side to World Cup glory in 2070. The 86-year-old manager tendered his resignation and was swiftly offered roles by Nigeria, Senegal, Uruguay and, most intriguingly, Argentina and Brazil. But he was done with management and decided to retire on a high. The days of scrounging around the basement of…

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EuroTrip | Part 47 | World Cup 2070

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 47: World Cup 2070. Fresh from Final heartbreak with Serbia, Trebor Mahtal moves up the international management ladder by bagging a £125k a week contract with Spain. And a very strong team scores goals galore in India. Read here:

Serbia went all the way to the Final of EURO 2068 under the leadership of veteran manager Trebor Mahtal, only to lose 3-2 to Switzerland. Mahtal’s exploits saw several big nations sack their managers, giving him a big decision. The big opportunity came from number one team in the world Spain, who Mahtal’s Serbia had thrashed 4-1 in the EURO semi final. And, realistically, the two teams didn’t…

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EuroTrip | Part 46 | EURO 2068

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 46: EURO 2068. Trebor Mahtal steps away from domestic football on a high and waits for an opportunity to move into international management. He eventually takes over at Serbia and takes them on an exciting adventure. Read here:

Baník Ostrava became the first Czechia side to win the Champions League under the tutelage of veteran Zambian manager Trebor Mahtal in 2065. The 81-year-old saw this as the pinnacle of his career, leading the best squad he’d ever compiled, and stood down with his stock at an all-time high. Mahtal decided this was the end of his domestic management career. He treated himself to an extended…

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EuroTrip | Part 45 | Baník Ostrava Challenge Europe's Elite

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 45: Baník Ostrava Challenge Europe's Elite. @fcbanikostrava shock Europe's big teams as their team of exciting young superstars take the #ChampionsLeague by storm. But can they become the first Czechia side to win it? Read here:

Trebor Mahtal was building a superb young team at Baník Ostrava, dominating Czechia and coming so close to Europa League glory in 2064. But the 80-year-old Zambian manager was intent on testing his team’s abilities against Europe’s finest. To achieve that, they needed to try and hold onto their best players, which proved challenging given some of the biggest clubs in the world were chasing them.…

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EuroTrip | Part 44 | Wonderkid Hunting

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 44: Wonderkid Hunting. Trebor Mahtal strengthens his @fcbanikostrava side with some exciting wonderkids, including 6'4 striker Hendrikus Van der Heyden. And his young stars storm to domestic glory and a European Final. Read here:

Zambian manager Trebor Mahtal had built a 40-year career around bringing promising talents to Europe’s less fancied leagues and taking on the continent’s elite. Now aged 78, it was only natural for Mahtal to have set his sights on retirement but – and this will give away how early I was writing this post – we just received news of the delay to FM25’s release, so he cast those thoughts to one side…

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EuroTrip | Part 43 | Mahtal Reaches 2,000 Games In Management

#EuroTrip Part 43: Mahtal Reaches 2,000 Games. 77-year-old Zambian #FootballManager Trebor Mahtal seeks out one last hurrah as he leads Czechia side @fcbanikostrava into an exciting title race and a #ChampionsLeague run. Read here:

After leading BATE Borisov to a record-break 20th Belarussian title in 2061, Trebor Mahtal resigned and went in search of his 26th and final job as a Football Manager. Now aged 77, Mahtal was 13 games short of 2,000 matches as a manager, and decided to wait for an interesting job across Europe to go out with a flourish. However, nothing interesting came up in the second half of the 61/62…

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EuroTrip | Part 42 | Record-Breaking Title Race

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 42: Record-Breaking Title Race. Trebor Mahtal keeps the good times rolling in Belarus as he leads @FCBATE to a record-breaking 20th domestic title. And, now aged 77, he considers retiring from football. Read here:

An unbelievable run of form saw BATE Borisov storm from close to the relegation zone to nicking a record-equalling 19th Belarussian title under the tutelage of legendary manager Trebor Mahtal. The Zambian’s latest success saw him lift the 25th domestic title of his 37-year career, leaving him unsure over whether to stick with BATE or look for new options elsewhere. But he was enjoying life in…

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EuroTrip | Part 41 | Epic Seven-Way Title Battle

#EuroTrip Part 41: Epic Seven-Way Title Battle. Trebor Mahtal heads for Belarus to take charge of sleeping giant @FCBATE. And a superb run of form, combined with their rivals struggling, lifts #BATE into the heart of a title race. Read here:

Trebor Mahtal secured the 24th league title of his 37-year Football Manager career as he led Rijeka to the 2059/60 Croatian title. The Zambian’s career was very much in its twilight period, but he was keen to push on for another season or two. Mahtal’s successes left Belarus, Bulgaria, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Northern Ireland and Poland as the only European nations he needed…

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EuroTrip | Part 40 | Lethal Strikeforce

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 40: Lethal Strikeforce. @NKRijeka make a steady start to the season but, after binning off European football, their new all-time leading league goalscorer fires them into an unexpected title challenge. Read here:

An impressive first season in Croatia saw Trebor Mahtal focus on youth and lead HNK Rijeka to 2nd place in the Croatian First League. And that meant an unexpected return to the Champions League – in which they stood absolutely no chance. Rijeka came into the new season with a decent amount of money. But that was massively boosted by another club record sale as Darko Sutic moved to Spurs for a…

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EuroTrip | Part 39 | A Croatian Challenge

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 39: A Croatian Challenge. Trebor Mahtal is back on the move again as he moves to his 18th country with Croatian side @NKRijeka. 2 record sales see the new manager put his faith in youth and a standout striker. Read here:

Hapoel Be’er Sheva set a new Israeli Premier League record points tally without winning a title in the 2057/58 campaign. But, despite apparently being delighted with Trebor Mahtal’s efforts, the board failed to back him financially. So Mahtal wasted no time in resigning at the start of the summer. He made that decision after spotting a couple of potentially interesting opportunities, which took…

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EuroTrip | Part 38 | Exciting Israeli Title Race

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 38: Exciting Israeli Title Race. Trebor Mahtal joins his 23rd club as he moves to Israel with @HBS_FC. A bright start soon fades as they go into a final day title race with the reigning champions. Read here:

Success in Turkey amid chaotic finances saw Trebor Mahtal back on the job hun in the summer of 2057. Now at the ripe old age of 73, the remaining nations on Mahtal’s EuroTrip adventure were Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Northern Ireland and Poland – some of which he was more interested in than others. At the start of the summer, there were very few…

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EuroTrip | Part 37 | Financial Misery To Turkish Delight

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 37: Financial Misery To Turkish Delight. Trebor Mahtal further cements his financial acumen and leads @TrabzonsporEN into a title battle and gets an easy route into the Final of his beloved @europacnfleague. Read here:

In the face of financial disarray, veteran manager Trebor Mahtal led his Trabzonspor side to another 3rd-place finish, a European final and a Turkish Cup victory. But his greatest success had arguably been overcoming the financial challenges, as his £46m of profits saw them begin the 2056/57 campaign with £35m in the bank. However, not content with the £180m of debt he’d imposed on Trabzonspor,…

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EuroTrip | Part 35 | Tricky Times And Board Shenanigans

#FM24 #EuroTrip Part 35: Tricky Times And Board Shenanigans. Trebor Mahtal swaps surprise success in Wales for Hungary with @PuskasAENG. However, he faces his toughest time as a manager and, despite a board takeover, it does not end well! Read here:

Trebor Mahtal stretched his stunning record of consecutive titles to eight seasons by leading semi-professional Colwyn Bay to a surprise maiden success in Wales. And, as per usual, he resigned from his role in May 2054. A few weeks out of work allowed the now 70-year-old to earn a bit more cash on pundit duties at the World Cup in France. He watched the joint biggest winning margin in…