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Get the lowdown on the new Football Manager game on this exclusive daily blog by SI Games head honcho Miles Jacobsen

The 10 greatest football managers of all time - No 1: Sir Alex Ferguson

    Mirror Football Blog 11:08 15/10/09

    To celebrate the fact that the new Football Manager 2010 demo is exclusively available to download on MirrorFootball NOW it's Manager Week on MirrorFo... Read more+

    The 10 greatest football managers of all time - No 2: Brian Clough

      Mirror Football Blog 08:30 15/10/09

      To celebrate the fact that the new Football Manager 2010 demo is exclusively available to download on MirrorFootball NOW it's Manager Week on MirrorFo... Read more+

      The 10 greatest football managers of all time - No 3: Bill Shankly

        Mirror Football Blog 06:03 15/10/09

        To celebrate the fact that the new Football Manager 2010 demo is exclusively available to download on MirrorFootball NOW it's Manager Week on MirrorFo... Read more+

        The 10 greatest football managers of all time - No 4: Sir Matt Busby

          To celebrate the fact that the download of the new Football Manager 2010 demo will be exclusively available on MirrorFootball tomorrow, it's Manager W... Read more+

          The 10 greatest football managers of all time - No 6: Bob Paisley

            To celebrate the fact that the download of the new Football Manager 2010 demo will be exclusively available on MirrorFootball later this week, we're c... Read more+

            Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 30: New fixtures, plus more feedback from our beta testers

              Hello again, and welcome again to another edition of the Football Manager 2010 blog here on MirrorFootball.First off, some very good news. Football Ma... Read more+

              The 10 greatest football managers of all time - No 9: Bill Nicholson

                To celebrate the fact that the download of the new Football Manager 2010 demo will be exclusively available on MirrorFootball later this week, we're c... Read more+

                Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 29: Introducing our best signing yet - Glenn Hoddle!

                  Yesterday on the blogs we revealed all of the licensed leagues and clubs in Football Manager 2010, bar one.Today it’s my pleasure to be able to reveal... Read more+

                  Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 28: new licenses, plus feedback from our beta testers

                    Hello all, and welcome to another week of Football Manager 2010 new feature blogs.It should be an exciting week, as we get ever closer to release, and... Read more+

                    Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 27: introducing the 70 new achievements - plus TWO new game videos

                      Hello again everyone. I hope you enjoyed the trailer from yesterday’s blog.Today’s blog is about something that I’ve hinted about previously – “achiev... Read more+

                      Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 26: Watch the official trailer for the new game

                        Today’s blog is very short & sweet.I am very proud to present to you the official trailer for Football Manager 2010.Tomorrows blog will be about s... Read more+

                        Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 25: The new GUI explained - plus NINE new screenshots

                          Hello once again to the Mirrorfootball Football Manager 2010 blog.Today I'm going to be talking a little bit about the new GUI in Football Manager 201... Read more+

                          Download the new Football Manager 2010 demo exclusively on MirrorFootball.co.uk

                            Mirrorfootball.co.uk is teaming up Sports Interactive and Sega to give Football Manager fans an exclusive playable preview of Football Manager 2010 on... Read more+

                            Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 24: Watch six exclusive new game videos!

                              Hello, and welcome back to another installment of the Football Manager 2010 new features blogs.Yesterday I spoke about the “state of play” of the game... Read more+

                              Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 23: Speed tests and Paulo Nutini

                                Hello everyone – I hope you all had lovely weekends.For us at SI Towers it was a busy one to say the least. We’re on the final straight now for develo... Read more+

                                Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 22: improvements to scouting and player searching

                                  Apologies to those who were waiting for a blog yesterday. Unfortunately due to time constraints, it wasn’t possible to do one, so today’s blog is two ... Read more+

                                  Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 21: Improvements to the financial model

                                    Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to the next installment of the Football Manager 2010 blog.I’ll mainly be dealing with the financial aspect of the... Read more+

                                    Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 20: Team talks

                                      Good afternoon everyone.It’s day 20 of the FM2010 new features blogs. Hasn’t it gone quickly?Today’s blog is all about team talks, and the improvement... Read more+

                                      Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 19: New rules, awards and history

                                        Hello everyone – I hope you all had lovely weekends.Today’s blog is going to look at new features in the areas of rules, awards and records in Footbal... Read more+

                                        Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 18: Improved player transfers and contract negotiations

                                          Hello everyone, and welcome to the last Football Manager 2010 blog of the week. Although for us at Sports Interactive, one week is pretty much merging... Read more+

                                          Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 17: Media day Part 4

                                            We've reached the day 4 of 4 for blogs about the new media features in Football Manager 2010 before moving into other areas of the game, and it's now ... Read more+

                                            Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 16: Media day Part 3

                                              We're now on day 3 of our 4 day look at the new media aspects of Football Manager 2010.On Monday we spoke about a few of the new news items in the gam... Read more+

                                              Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 15: Media day Part 2

                                                Never has a new feature in one of our games polarised people more than when we introduced Press Conferences into last years Football Manager 2009 rele... Read more+

                                                Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 14: Media day Part 1

                                                  Hello again, and welcome to another week of blogs about the forthcoming Football Manager 2010.This week I'll be revealing lots of new stuff about the ... Read more+

                                                  Football Manager 2010 new features blog Day 13: the return of the FM podcast

                                                    So this is a bit worrying. Blog no.13 and it falls on a Friday! I'll therefore keep it non-controversial today, just in case...For a start, as hinted ... Read more+

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                                                    Chelsea transfer special: who will join in the summer - and who will leave?

                                                    Football Spy 23:00 17/03/10

                                                        Following their ignominious Champions League exit at the hands of Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan, Chels... Read More+

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                                                        Rocket science, own goals and bouncebackability - The life and times of Iain Dowie

                                                        Football Banter 16:24 17/03/10

                                                            Following the dismissal of Phil Brown, Iain Dowie has been appointed Hull City manager.Dowie: I'm re... Read More+

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                                                            3PM Extra: The best videos we've found on the internet today - Wednesday, March 17

                                                            Football Banter 15:08 17/03/10

                                                                It's almost Guinness o'clock! But if you've already exhausted our amazing St Patrick's Day Irish foo... Read More+

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                                                                St Patrick's Day special: See amazing unseen pictures of Irish football legends

                                                                Mirror Football Blog 14:25 17/03/10

                                                                    It's St Patrick's Day! And what better way to celebrate than by re-living the careers of five of the... Read More+

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                                                                    Cheer up Pompey... Nine reasons to look forward to life in the Championship

                                                                    Football Banter 12:56 17/03/10

                                                                        The news that Portsmouth have been docked nine points all but confirms the club's expected relegatio... Read More+

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                                                                        Mourinho has left Ancelotti, Abramovich and Chelsea's players with plenty of questions to answer

                                                                        Laptop with Martin Lipton 11:32 17/03/10

                                                                            The reaction of the two owners told the story.First across, slowly, with a rictus grin on his face b... Read More+

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                                                                            Inter's win proved Chelsea have still not banished the ghost of Mourinho

                                                                            Mirror Football Blog 10:06 17/03/10

                                                                                It was not quite David Beckham’s return to Old Trafford.But then Jose Mourinho’s homecoming at Stamf... Read More+

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                                                                                Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Wednesday's papers

                                                                                Football Spy 08:38 17/03/10

                                                                                    From today's Daily Mirror:Real Madrid target Ashley Cole Davenport seeks clean break from West Ham B... Read More+

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                                                                                    Roll up, roll up... get your bottled atmosphere here

                                                                                    David Anderson 08:02 17/03/10

                                                                                        The National Trust has hit on the wheeze of selling bottled fresh air to gullible townies. This has ... Read More+

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                                                                                        Pearson should have backed his instincts and sacked Brown ages ago

                                                                                        David Anderson 08:01 17/03/10

                                                                                            Phil Brown will be remembered at Hull as the man who put rick in maverick. He provided more cringe-i... Read More+

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                                                                                            With a bit more risk, Clarets could have banished relegation blues

                                                                                            David Anderson 08:00 17/03/10

                                                                                                I don't quite know what to make of Burnley.On the one hand they have kept within their budget and ha... Read More+

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                                                                                                Does Dowie owe his Hull gig to a PowerPoint presentation?

                                                                                                Football Banter 08:00 17/03/10

                                                                                                    If you're wondering how Iain Dowie managed to land the Hull City gig, then you would do well to snea... Read More+

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