Real football teams are now using elements of the Football Manager engine to search for new players. The game’s database of playing staff is being integrated into performance analysis software Prozone Recruiter, a programme already used by several high-profile clubs.
“The database is a highly accurate and valuable resource. It will further enhance the recruitment services we provide,” says said Prozone XO Thomas Schmider.
The Football Manager community has often speculated as to whether managers have a sneaky look on FM before they go out shopping every transfer window. The truth is, bar the odd Ibrahima Bakayoko, the game’s always pretty good at predicting the next generation of star players. Whether or not managers ever used the game before, some of them will be doing so now.
“Real managers around the world will be finding and comparing players using data and a search system that will be very familiar to players of Football Manager,” explains FM developer Sports Interactive’s Miles Jacobsen.
Football Manager 2015 is coming this November.
