Ten teams you should take charge of on Football Manager 2024

Football Manager 2024 is live, offering wannabe coaches the chance to put their theories on training, tactics and recruitment into practice.

Here are 10 teams it could be particularly rewarding to take charge of on the new game.

Newcastle

The Saudi takeover of Newcastle presents managers the chance to take the club to a completely different level.

Lavish budgets and facilities afford you the chance to quickly build a team that can win the lot.

Luton

Luton have played out their own real-life game of Football Manager in recent seasons, rising from non-league to the Premier League in 10 years.

Your job as the Hatters' boss is to keep them there — before continuing the club's progress up the table.

Wigan

Starting the 2023-24 season on minus eight points at the bottom of League One, Wigan have work to do just to remain in the third tier.

If you can achieve that, you could be in a position to move the 2013 FA Cup winners back up the pyramid.

Wrexham

The script for Wrexham's Hollywood journey towards the top of the English football is far from complete.

Take over now — when the squad quality and budget are at the top end of League Two — and continue the club's trajectory up the leagues, becoming a Disney+ sensation in the process.

Union Berlin

Union Berlin's history is also akin to a fairytale as the city's second-biggest club miraculously qualified for the Champions League for the current campaign. 

With Leonardo Bonucci in your ranks, make progress in Europe and establish Union among the Bundesliga's big-hitters.

Deportivo La Coruna

The fallen giants of Spanish football, Deportivo La Coruna have slipped from 2004 Champions League semi-finalists to the third tier of domestic football.

A complicated system means promotion will not come easy — but the potential for growth once you achieve it is huge.

FC Andorra

Owned by Gerard Pique, FC Andorra have made a habit of picking up Barcelona's offcasts, including legend of previous Football Manager editions Sergi Samper.

Take a team of technical maestros into LaLiga and lay down the challenge to the real deal down the road in Catalonia.

Paris FC

There must be room for two competitive clubs in France's capital city.

Another outfit with illustrious local rivals, hoover up Paris' best talent and become a major force in French football.

Santos

Santos have just been relegated from the Brazilian top tier for the first time in their history, demonstrating the issues the club face.

Though they have not gone down at the beginning of your save, there is still plenty of work ahead to steady a sinking ship.

Inter Miami

Play out the Football Manager dream of fielding the best player in the world in a league way below his level by taking over Inter Miami.

Lionel Messi is joined by fellow veterans Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba at the MLS club but their playing time must be managed in order to keep them fit and firing.