We are all in desperate need of a sporting fix. Some of us were tuned into the Ukrainian Table Tennis Cup last weekend, one of the few sporting events still going ahead.
There is nothing like the roar of a live crowd as the best of the best battle it out on a pitch, court, rink, I miss it. All is not lost though there are ways we can somewhat grab the authenticity while still remaining in our homes. Here is a guide for all you sports fans out there on which video games can fix your need for sporting action.
Lets face it, this is thee game for time to go by undetected. The perfect boredom killer, sure we have only gone and made a whole podcast dedicated to it. I cant count the amount of endless hours poured in this franchise over the years. It creates affinity’s with clubs and players you have never heard of, real strong bonds. Want to manage a Norwegian second division team and bring them to Champions League glory, well you can, but be prepared to start supporting them in real life.
Its a game that has more depth then any of my previous relationship’s, and may have been the reason some of them finishing. Actual Football clubs have taken to using their scouting system to identify real players, even Alex McCleish’s son begged him to sign a young Lionel Messi when he was in charge of Rangers.
To make matter even better the game is currently free for download on steam until April first https://store.steampowered.com/
If an older generation of players are your thing here is Championship Manager 01/02 https://www.fmscout.com/a-championship-manager-0102-free-download.html
If you need more convincing here is a neat hour long documentary on the world of Football Manager
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN92RPIYaeo
