With the advent of new football seasons around the world, EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 06 provides the perfect opportunity for football fans to test their own managerial abilities.

FIFA Manager 06 is the evolution of the award-winning Total Club Manager series of games, sporting a new, accessible interface and a range of features that steers the genre towards a new level of gameplay.

New features include the Match Analysis Tool that enables the gamer to dissect any team’s performance. The gamer can then use the information to fine tune their tactics and get the best out of their players to mould them into champions.

Finding information within your virtual football world is now far easier. Read the latest news, match reports and rumours in footballworld, an in-game website that provides a one-stop portal for all the latest statistics and management news, not only for your own team but for more than 2,000 other clubs and 20,000 players in FIFA Manager 06.

Players are now categorised according to how they play during a match. Scout and select 18 different types of player with the Players Styles. Each characteristic has a direct effect on the way they play and integrate with the rest of the team providing an even more authentic playing experience. The gamer will have to decide if there is room in the midfield for the Playmaker or whether they prefer to select the Hardman for that tough match away to the league leaders.

FIFA Manager 06 is the only management simulation to boast fully-licensed teams and players from every major league around the world. Coupled with the involving, immersive gameplay makes it the must-have purchase for football fans everywhere.