Football Manager 2025: Radio Silence, Testing Leaks & Why We’re Freaking Out

Football Manager 2025 is MIA. No trailers, no updates—just leaks and panic. Is FM25 delayed again? Scrapped? Here’s what we actually know.

FM25’s gone dark—no trailers, no news, just rumours. Is it delayed again? Cancelled? Here’s the messy truth.

“FM25 is Testing… But Where the Hell is the Game?” – My Descent into Madness

Let me set the scene. It’s February 2025. I’m sitting here, staring at Sports Interactive’s Twitter feed like a lovesick teenager waiting for a text. Nothing. No trailers. No blog posts. Not even a crummy screenshot of the new UI. Just… silence.

We were promised a revolution: a Unity engine, women’s football, and “the most immersive FM ever.” But right now? FM25 feels like a myth—a game we all hallucinated after too many 3 AM save scums.

FM25 is the Ghost of Gaming Right Now

Last official news on FM25, Oct 10, 2024

Let’s rewind. Back in October 2024, SI delayed FM25 to March 2025. “Fine,” we said. “Take your time! New engines are hard!” Fast-forward four months, and the radio silence is deafening.

No developer diaries. No “work in progress” teases. Not even a lousy tweet. The FM community? We’ve gone full Lord of the Flies. Reddit threads are a warzone of conspiracy theories: “SI’s bankrupt!” “Aliens stole the code!” My personal favourite? “FM25 was a social experiment to see how long we’d simp for a logo.”

Rumours Are Flying Everywhere – But What’s True?

Since SI hasn’t given us anything, the rumour mill is working overtime. Some sources claim FM25 is cancelled altogether, with developers struggling to make progress on the new engine. Others suggest a further delay to May 2025, which would push FM26 into 2026.

A few months ago, these rumours would’ve sounded ridiculous. Now? I wouldn't be surprised if one of them turned out to be true.

One particularly interesting source, @nocontextfm1, who accurately leaked FM25’s original delay, is now claiming the game will be delayed until the end of the football season. If that happens, well… it’s safe to say the FM community is going to explode.

But wait—there’s a twist.

“FM25 Exists… And It’s Good?” – The Testing Leaks

In early January, SI invited FMFC members to test FM25 in London. 

A Redditor who claims his mate played it dropped bombs:

• Graphics are better: Not FIFA-level, but stadiums feel alive. Grass has texture. Praise the Unity gods!
• UI is… chaotic: Like your assistant manager rearranged your tactics screen drunk. “It’ll take getting used to.”
• Women’s football works: Feels like standard FM, just with female players. No groundbreaking changes, but it’s there.

So… the game exists. It’s playable. Then why the hell haven’t we seen it?

SI’s Silence is Worse Than a 90th-Minute Own Goal

Delays? Fine. But radio silence? That’s like your star striker demanding a transfer via a Post-it note.

FM used to be the one game you could trust. Like knowing Haaland will score 40 goals a season or that your board will sell your wonderkid behind your back. Now? That trust is crumbling faster than PSG in the Champions League.

And let’s be honest: with EA Sports FC (FIFA’s successor) lurking around and other management games popping up, SI really can’t afford to mess this up.

What’s Next? A Miracle… Or a Nuclear Meltdown?

Let’s break it down:

• Best-case scenario: SI drops a banger trailer tomorrow. We forgive everything, pre-order, and spam 🐐 emojis.
• Worst-case scenario: FM25 gets scrapped. SI focuses on FM26. We’re stuck with FM24 until 2026.

I’m praying for Option 1. My gut says Option 2.

My Advice? Stop Refreshing Twitter

If you’re still holding hope:

• Keep grinding FM24: That Pentagon Challenge save? Milk it. You’ve got time.
• Brace for bugs: New engine = chaos. Expect goalkeepers T-posing during penalties.
• Join the meltdown: Reddit’s “FM25 Grief Support” threads are weirdly therapeutic.

Final Rant – SI, We Need to Talk

We’re your die-hard fans. We’ve defended your $40 roster updates. We’ve meme’d gegenpress into oblivion. But this? Radio silence?

Give us something. A screenshot. A 5-second clip of a throw-in. A tweet that says “👀”. Because right now, FM25 isn’t a game—it’s a ghost. And we’re all just haunting your empty promises.

Think FM25’s dead? Delayed? Share your chaos theory. Let’s scream into the void together.