Miles Jacobson, the studio director of Sports Interactive who produce the game, said they have been working on women's football "for some time now". He added that women's football will be incorporated into the game as opposed to being a standalone release. Football Manager is a management simulation game which began life as 'Championship Manager' in 1992. It was rebranded after a split between original game producers Eidos Interactive and game developers Sports Interactive. "We want to be a part of the process that puts women's football on an equal footing with the men's game.

Source: BBC July 22, 2021 21:22 UTC