The makers of Football Manager, Sports Interactive, have made an announcement that nobody saw coming but it appears that it hasn't done much to calm the anger of manyNews16:01, 31 Mar 2025Will we ever see Football Manager 2026?(Image: SEGA)A long-awaited update around the future of the Football Manager gaming series has been given but it's not quite what fans were hoping for. Earlier this year, the latest edition of the Football Manager series, FM25, was officially cancelled.After a series of cancellations, delays and awkward silences from makers Sports Interactive and Sega, an announcement was made at 3am on February 7 to confirm what most fans of the series had already predicted. It was announced in October that it was being delayed by a few weeks until November 26 due to issues with creating the game using a brand new system called Unity but that was then delayed a further five months.Article continues belowHowever, it was officially cancelled altogether with developers claiming they want to focus on whatever comes next, presumably Football Manager 26. But out of nowhere, Sports Interactive has made another announcement... that they're keeping Football Manager 24 alive for a bit longer.The game was cancelled in February (Image: SEGA)In a move nobody asked for, a spokesman said: FM24, FM24 Console and FM24 Touch will remain available for purchase until the end of the year on Steam, Epic, the Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop.FM24 recently surpassed 17 million lifetime players, making it the most-played edition in series history we truly appreciate your continued support.And while that is all well and good, the issue most fans have been pointing out for months is that the game now has a database so outdated that telling fans to play a game that is almost two years old is, well... not the best idea.In response, one fan wrote: As it should be, no reason why there couldnt be a content and updated database update from yourselves this whole time leaving us on the sidelines after feeding us bull for a year.FM24 lives on . . . (Image: SEGA)A second fumed: Release an update for console and make it so you can take jobs from other leagues instead of only the same league every time, how on earth are we supposed to do journey men saves without that ability, and the limitation of only having one scout.And a third said: Thanks for letting us play an out of date game that weve already paid for. Several other comments demanded a data update for FM24, while others also said that the game should now be made free for all.Article continues belowSI bosses have consistently ignored calls to update the most currently available version of the game, however, and it looks as if that plea is going to fall on deaf ears once again.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.