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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…

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Salvando Santos | Part 6 | Blooding "The New Ronaldinho and Robinho"

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 6: Blooding "The New Ronaldinho and Robinho." #SantosFC defend their #SérieA crown but it doesn't quite go to plan as Robinho Lazaró aims to boost the development of his team of exciting youngsters. Read here:

Youthful Santos Futebol Clube claimed the club’s first Brazilian title in 24 years as they stormed to Série A success in November 2028. Manager Robinho Lazaró now had to ensure they kept hold of their best youngsters to try and defend that title and aim for their first Copa Libertadores Final since 2020. The Santos board followed through on their promise to build a new stadium, announcing work…

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Salvando Santos | Part 5 | Massive Academy Star Sale

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 5: Massive Academy Star Sale. @SantosFC lose star academy graduate Izaquiel Penchel to PSG for the 3rd-highest transfer in club history. But his former teammates step up to inspire #SantosFC into a title race. Read here:

Rapidly improving youngsters led Santos FC to a first top-5 finish under Robinho Lazaró and the Copa Libertadores semis in 2027. They also dominated the awards for best young players, which proved the serious amount of potential at the club. There were also set to be major changes off the pitch as, 12 months on from extending their current stadium, the Santos board announced plans to build a new…

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Salvando Santos | Part 4 | Youth Awards Domination

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 4: Youth Awards Domination. @SantosFC's exciting young attackers take a clean sweep of #NxGn and #KopaTrophy. On the pitch, they reach #CopaLibertadores and flirt at an outside chance of a title fight. #SantosFC Read here:

It’s safe to say that the first three seasons of this save have been bonkers and typified why I love managing in Brazil. In season two (2025), the 2023 South American champions Fliminense and 2021 Brazilian champions Atlético Mineiro were relegated from Série A. A year later, promoted Coritiba became champions of Brazil with a 95th-minute final-day winner while Sao Paulo were relegated! Those…

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Salvando Santos | Part 3 | History Makers Corítiba

#FM24 #SalvandoSantos Part 3: A young @SantosFC get their first taste of #Libertadores football and push for the top 8 despite a crazy schedule. But the big news is promoted @Coritiba claiming an amazing Brazilian title on the final day! Read here:

Impressive performances in their first season back in Série A saw Santos FC finish in the top eight and, unexpectedly, qualify for Copa Libertadores. But rising expectations could present a problem for an inexperienced team that would have to endure massive fixture congestion. Santos endured plenty of change in the off-season. Star midfielder Vinicius Zanocelo’s £9.25m minimum fee release was…

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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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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”…