The most important person at a football club is not the star on the pitch, but the manager making the decisions. Choose a club from 40 different leagues, create your own team, or take on a demanding challenge scenario. Shape your squad, establish a club identity, and build a legacy that will endure. Define your formation, player roles, and team instructions according to your football philosophy. Make smart moves in the transfer market, negotiate contracts, and build a competitive squad without putting the club's future at risk. Discover young talent and turn promising prospects into future stars through development plans and mentoring. Recruit your backroom staff, delegate responsibilities, and build a professional structure across every department. Develop your stadium and facilities, make commercial investments, and grow the club's revenue. If you wish, enter the shadowy world behind football to accelerate your rise—but every decision has consequences. Win trophies, increase your reputation, and rise from an ordinary manager to one of football's most powerful figures. Enter the shadows—if you dare. Features Write Your Own Football Story Take charge of an established club, begin unemployed, create your own club, or prove yourself in special challenge scenarios. In-Depth Squad and Tactical Management Balance positions, manage rotation, assign individual roles, and bring pressing, counter-attacking, or possession football to life with detailed team instructions. Transfers and Contract Negotiations Scout players, evaluate offers, and sign the right targets. Manage wages, bonuses, and contract terms to build a sustainable squad. Academy and Player Development Discover young talent, manage academy teams, and appoint experienced players as mentors. Turn promising prospects into world stars with the right development plan. Build Your Backroom Staff Recruit coaches, scouts, physiotherapists, and performance specialists. Manage responsibilities, staff relationships, and departmental efficiency. Finance, Investment, and Stadium Management Balance the wage budget, invest in facilities, increase commercial income, and make decisions ranging from ticket prices to stadium development. Enter the Underground Use betting, secret agreements, and hidden connections to seek an advantage. Chase major rewards while preparing for investigations and serious consequences. Datapacks, Mods, and Steam Workshop Support Customize teams, players, leagues, stadiums, logos, and more with the in-game editor. Browse and subscribe to community mods through Steam Workshop, or publish your own work. Create your own football universe and personalize the Pro Soccer Manager experience.