The latest update in the popular Football Manager series has been cancelled, its makers have announced. Fans of the long-running video game began to speculate about its fate when an update due to be unveiled late last month did not arrive.

Sports Interactive and Sega have announced that Football Manager 25 is canceled and will the developer will instead focus on their next release.

For the first time in its 20-year history, soccer management sim Football Manager will be skipping a year. Football Manager 25, already delayed twice, has been canceled shortly ahead of its proposed March 2025 release date.