Football Manager's database to help real clubs scout players

Sports Interactive's Football Manager is about to start having a direct impact on the game that it's based on, when the management sim's database will be integrated into Prozone Recruiter, an analysis platform used by real-world football clubs that are scouting for new players.

"Prozone Recruiter has been built to supplement the intuition of scouts and coaches by delivering detailed performance information on over 80,000 players worldwide," says Prozone's CEO Thomas Schmider.

"The Sports Interactive database is a highly accurate and valuable resource that will further enhance the recruitment services that we provide. The integration of Sports Interactive data further establishes Recruiter as the most comprehensive recruitment and asset management platform available."

No doubt pleased with the recognition and publicity this announcement will bring, Sports Interactive's Miles Jacobson added: "For years we've heard stories of real-life managers and scouts using our data to help with the recruitment process. From now on, it's official...real managers around the world will be finding and comparing players using data and a search system that will be very familiar to players of Football Manager."

"The information gathered by our network of more than 1,300 scouts around the world, combined with Prozone's amazing performance data, makes this an invaluable tool for any football club that takes player recruitment seriously."

So there you have it, Football Manager 2015 will be more than just a game based on the world's most popular sport, it'll actually contribute to the beautiful game in a way that no football title before it has ever done.