Will Football Manager help women's football grow?
Summary
The latest version of the Football Manager series, FM26, now includes women’s teams and female players for the first time. The game features a large database of female athletes and leagues, aiming to boost the visibility of women’s football. Developers faced challenges in representing women's football accurately, as data for their sport is often incomplete.Key Facts
- FM26 includes female players and teams, a first for the Football Manager series.
- The game has a database of over 36,000 female players and 5,000 staff.
- It features 14 leagues from 11 countries across three continents.
- Sports Interactive, the creators, began collecting data on female players in 2021.
- The development included input from many experts in women's football.
- Game developers recorded new motion capture specifically for female players.
- Each player in the game has attributes like speed and skill rated up to 20.
- Developers decided to compare female players only with others of the same gender for fairness.
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