SEGA Europe has recently announced the future release of their new MMO - Football Manager Live - developed by Sports Interactive,scheduled to kick off in Spring 2008. Basically, Sega and Sports Interactive is packaging this game as a new take on the Football Manager series. This also joins the ranks of sports MMOs such as Ultimate Baseball Online and Shot Online.

Football Manager Live will allow its players to build a football club from scratch, only this time, you could compete against your friends and other football aficionados online. The price? Some serious bragging rights. Matches will take place in real-time with a range of tactical options for managers to control as they follow all the action via the 2D match engine. In addition, the in-game chat option means managers can exchange comments, while other aspiring managers can view their competitors and learn their tactics.

You'll have to choose your club's name, colors, badge, and pitch size. After you've taken care of the small stuff, it's time for you to focus on the serious issues such as balancing finances (because athletes could sometimes be spoiled brats), buying, selling, trading players using an auction style transfer system.