Players are receiving numerous messages about year-long injuries and disqualification in Football Manager as a part of April Fool’s Day.
Not only is Football Manager a very lifelike simulation of real-world soccer, its fans even use the game to get employment in the industry. Well aware of the significance of April Fool’s Day, Football Manager is.Experienced players understand to take every message in their inboxes with a grain of salt on 1 April, but newcomers might be taken aback.
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Posts on display some of the comical ways Football Manager 2024 has pranked its players this year, ranging from disqualifying a team from the Champions League to granting a player hundreds of millions to use on new players. An almost 1,000 upvoted Reddit post titled ‘Almost collapsed. Well played, SI [Sports Interactive], well played,’ shares a message that likely made the player's heart skip a beat.
The message stated that their club, Solihull Moors, ‘face disqualification from the UEFA Champions League for fielding an ineligible player.’
Many others reported receiving the same April Fool’s message in the game, only realizing it was a joke later.
‘I received one stating that a tycoon takeover was occurring with a future transfer budget of over £200m, and a new stadium while playing in League Two. I was disappointed when I realized it was an April Fool’s,’ shared
The April Fool’s messages seem to be activated when you play the game on 1 April in real life and in-game simultaneously. SvenTekUK.
on Reddit showed a message offering every Football Manager's fantasy: ‘A sum in the region of $625 million (£500 million) to spend on players and a new stadium.’
Another post This, too, much to everyone else's entertainment, was an April Fool’s joke, as they even received a pop-up message in the game that stated: ‘April Fool!! You didn't think we'd make things that easy for you, did you?’
Veterans were prompt to mention that April Fool’s Day has been a tradition in Football Manager for years, but due to the complexity needed to trigger the effects, it's understandable how many may not have experienced it yet.
The heart-skipping pranks have been well-received by fans over the years, though, who generally find it amusing… at least the first time.
Players are being inundated with messages about year-long injuries and disqualifications in Football Manager as part of April Fool’s Day.
