Shels_1895 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Has anyone got this far yet and has the tournament been expaned to 24 teams in FM10 as IRL? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shels_1895 Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 I just went on holiday until 2016 but still it just has 16 teams. Is there any reason its not in the game because every UEFA member said yes to this over a year ago so I suppose we will have to wait for the next FM to have this implemented or will it be included in the next patch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Has the format of a 24 team competition been decided? In terms of a 'tree' structure it wouldn't work. If not, maybe this is the reason it's not in the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinso Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Expansion to 24 teams There was much discussion about an expansion of the tournament to 24 teams, started by Scotland and the Republic of Ireland, due to the increased number of football associations in Europe after the breakups of Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, the USSR and the inclusion of many Asian based countries. The new president of UEFA, Michel Platini, was reported to be in favour of expansion which proved an accurate assumption. Whilst on 17 April 2007, UEFA's Executive Committee formally decided against expansion in 2012,[1] Platini indicated in June 2008 that UEFA will increase participation from 16 to 24 teams in future tournaments, starting from 2016.[2] On 25 September, it was announced by Franz Beckenbauer that an agreement had been reached, and the expansion to 24 teams would be officially announced the next day.[8] From wikipedia ^^ Seems to indicate it will be implemented, although no idea how, as 24 is an odd number for a "tree" structure, as DP says... Edit: maybe with it only being announced on 25th Sept, it was too late to be coded into the game at the start and will be added in a later patch... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frame Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Seems to indicate it will be implemented, although no idea how, as 24 is an odd number for a "tree" structure, as DP says... It will be like the world cups from 1986 to 1994 and the U20 world cup works now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Neil Brock Posted December 3, 2009 Administrators Share Posted December 3, 2009 Sorry the change of format is not in Football Manager 2010. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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