{"id":970067,"date":"2026-01-04T05:53:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T05:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fm25-is-not-a-continuation-of-fm24-the-big-football-manager-interview"},"modified":"2026-01-04T05:53:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T05:53:24","slug":"fm25-is-not-a-continuation-of-fm24-the-big-football-manager-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/fm25-is-not-a-continuation-of-fm24-the-big-football-manager-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;FM25 is not a continuation of FM24&#8221; &#8211; the big Football Manager interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fm25-is-not-a-continuation-of-fm24-the-big-football-manager-interview.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Things- things are good,&#8221; Miles Jacobson tells me, before a pause. &#8220;We&#8217;ve taken on a lot, with FM25.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s early August, late in the afternoon on a Friday, and it&#8217;s clearly been a long week for Jacobson, head of Football Manager developer Sports Interactive. 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