All the info on Football Manager 2022 including release date and trailer

The virtual management series has grown into a juggernaut since it was first unveiled as Championship Manager all the way back in 1992.

It's extensive detail of the football world has even led real-life teams to check out the game's database to aid their scouting analysis.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed he often played Football Manager when he was a player at Manchester United.

And the Norwegian even admitted it may have even helped him as a coach.

But when can fans have the chance to test whether they have what it takes to sit in the dugout? Here's all you need to know…

Football Manager 2022 release date

Football Manager 2022 will be available to play from Tuesday, 9 November.

It launches day one on Xbox Game Pass and PC and Mac users on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members get access to both FM 2022 and Football Manager 2022 Xbox Edition.

They can also continue their FM progress on the Xbox Edition from any supported device through Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Women's teams will not be in the upcoming FM22, but they will be coming to future editions of Football Manager.

Football Manager 2022 trailer and discount code

The FM22 trailer features football's biggest underdog stories from last season including Lille's Ligue 1 title win.

Union Berlin securing European football was also highlighted and fans can watch the teaser below.

Pre-orders are now available for FM22 here with 10 percent off for fans if you purchase before the official launch.

Developer Sports Interactive confirmed new features for the game will be released over the next month.

Will Football Manager 2022 be on console?

Great news for Xbox fans with Microsoft confirming that FM 2022 will be returning to the console as well as in the traditional PC format.

In a further boost, the game will also be released on both next-gen Xbox Series X and Xbox One.

Miles Jacobson, Sports Interactive's Studio Director, has said: "FM22 will break new ground for the Football Manager series as we arrive on Day One with Xbox Game Pass.

"The success of our return to Xbox last year surpassed even our expectations and we're delighted to be expanding our partnership with Microsoft to give Game Pass members the chance to experience the closest thing to being a real football manager."

Unfortunately there will be no PlayStation version but FM's mobile version, for iOS and Android, will also be returning on November 9.

There is a planned version for the Nintendo Switch however and details about that and Football Manager 2022 Touch will be announced soon.

Will Manchester United be on the game?

United will be renamed to Manchester UFC in FM 22 and thereafter following a legal battle with gaming giants SEGA and Sports Interactive.

The Red Devils sued the game's publisher in May last year due to a dispute over the trademark.

United claimed the game had infringed its trademark, but SEGA and Sports Interactive countered by insisting the use of the club's name in the popular simulation series was a 'legitimate reference to the Manchester United football team in a football context.'

United also claimed Football Manager infringed its trademark of the Manchester United logo by not using the official crest in the game.