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Lokomotiv Leipzig Season 25-26 After a bit of a hiatus, I'm back! It was a tougher season, with a massive relegation battle in the end. In addition, the club's finances are terrible so I'm worried that we're losing too many key players next season, as the board won't allow me to renew contracts. Photos: https://imgbox.com/g/K9Ldvjv1Vy

Lokomotiv Leipzig Season 24-25 An amazing mid-season run helped to keep us afloat. Not the best youth intake, either. Photos: https://imgbox.com/galleries#/RNkThXmeYx

First Youth Intake preview... Nothing crazy. Not thrilled https://imgbox.com/BzWMxfwM

Starting this new challenge with Lokomotiv Leipzig in Germany!

Club A season of mixed feelings. The main goal was to qualify for the Champions League, which we did, getting 2nd place. For a second it looked like we might have been able to have mounted a title charge to take down Chelsea, but their star player and surely Ballon D'or winner David Lamour went insane scoring left and right. My starting goalkeeper was injured right as we went up in the FA Cup Semi-final and the backup's error led to a 1-0 defeat. I think the goal next year is to win the FA Cup and mount a serious challenge for the League and/or UCL, and hopefully win the big thing in 2046-47, and be done with Europe by 2050. My 100m+ signing Arne Reiter had a very solid season, with 30+ G+A, but I think someone needs to step up for us to have a truly marvelous season next year. My star striker Hugo struggled again this year, hitting a 12-game goal drought. Country A shaky display, we were upset by Romania in the Round of 16 and I was sacked. No good jobs were offered so I'm taking a break from international management in this window. Hopefully a good Asian or European job can open up. Challenge Progress Club: Liverpool Country: Unemployed Domestic Leagues 9/10 (4 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2037: Germany (Bayer Leverkusen) 2040: Spain (FC Barcelona) 2042: Italy (Juventus) Domestic Cups 7/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2041: Spain (FC Barcelona) 2042: Italy (Juventus) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) International Continental 3/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) 2040: South America (Brazil) Global 1/2 2041: Club (FC Barcelona) TOTAL PROGRESS: 23/32

Club Absolutely heart-wrenching season. I joined the team when we were in 11th, and took them to one point from the champions league spots. Our last four games saw three matches against 1st, 2nd, and 4th, all away from home. Getting just two points in that stretch would cause us to miss out on Champions League Football. I thought maybe the FA Cup would be a saving grace, but we lost to a 96th minute free kick goal, despite dominating the match statistically. My star striker, Hugo, went on a tragic goal drought of fifteen matches and there will be some changes this season to fix depth in the wings and such Country Qualified for the Euros, just have to win it. We've got a strong team, but with an aging goalkeeper and no future replacement, we need to perform this year. Challenge Progress Club: Liverpool Country: France Domestic Leagues 9/10 (4 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2037: Germany (Bayer Leverkusen) 2040: Spain (FC Barcelona) 2042: Italy (Juventus) Domestic Cups 7/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2041: Spain (FC Barcelona) 2042: Italy (Juventus) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) International Continental 3/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) 2040: South America (Brazil) Global 1/2 2041: Club (FC Barcelona) TOTAL PROGRESS: 23/32

Lost in the semifinal of the 2042 World Cup.... I'm absolutely gutted. An 83rd minute strike from I think one of my former players sent the match to penalties, I just couldn't close out the game. Don't know if there's going to be a team like this Brazil team I've been managing for the past few years. I'll see what jobs will become available after the World Cup, hopefully I can pick up a good European job. Looks like I'll be moving to Liverpool.

Club A very successful season, although we are still yet to win that elusive Champions League. We lost in the semis to Manchester City, and a somewhat close title race saw us really fatigued in the midst of cup, continental, and league competitions each having matches nearly every week. I'll stick around in an effort to win the champions league, only until a good job offer in England comes up. We'll see what happens. Country Final Preparations being made for the 2042 World Cup. We're ranked 3rd in the world, behind France and Argentina, the latter of which we dispatched easily in 2040 in the Copa America. Challenge Progress Club: Juventus Country: Brazil Domestic Leagues 9/10 (4 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2037: Germany (Bayer Leverkusen) 2040: Spain (FC Barcelona) 2042: Italy (Juventus) Domestic Cups 7/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2041: Spain (FC Barcelona) 2042: Italy (Juventus) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) Continental 3/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) 2040: South America (Brazil) Global 1/2 2041: Club (FC Barcelona) TOTAL PROGRESS: 23/32

Turns out I was wrong!! We did qualify for the Club World Cup and somehow we've ended up winning it. I've got an offer from Juventus which I will take, now that I've achieved everything that I think is reasonable. I don't think it's worth sticking around at Barca for another year just to try to win the UCL, simply because you never know when another job offer like Juventus comes around. Challenge Progress Club: Juventus Country: Brazil Domestic Leagues 8/10 (3 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2037: Germany (Bayer Leverkusen) 2040: Spain (FC Barcelona) Domestic Cups 6/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2041: Spain (FC Barcelona) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) Continental 2/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) 2040: South America (Brazil) Global 1/2 2041: Club (FC Barcelona) TOTAL PROGRESS: 21/32

Club Up and down. An unbelievable league campaign with 36 wins, 1 draw, and only 1 loss. However, that doesn't mean much if I've already won the league. For the first time in seven years, I finally took care of a cup competition and won easily, we actually didn't play against a top division team until the final. However, yet another shocking UCL campaign saw us exit the competition in the Quarterfinals. It wasn't good enough to qualify us for the 2041 Club World Cup, which was really my main goal this year. No good jobs are open right now. I think I'll stay in charge with one last go for the champions league (this team is really strong). Country After our Copa America win, we are just counting the days until the 2042 World Cup. Challenge Progress Club: FC Barcelona Country: Brazil Domestic Leagues 8/10 (3 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2037: Germany (Bayer Leverkusen) 2040: Spain (FC Barcelona) Domestic Cups 6/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2041: Spain (FC Barcelona) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) Continental 2/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) 2040: South America (Brazil) Global 0/2 TOTAL PROGRESS: 20/32

Copa America champions! A poor group stage with losses to the USA and Bolivia meant that we were only able to scrape 3rd in the group, setting up a tie against Mexico. We were strong but couldn't finish our chances, sending us to a shootout, which we won thanks to two saves from our goalkeeper. The semifinal against Argentina had me nervous, but we ended up winning without any real problems. We confidently also dispatched Colombia in the final to give me trophy #19 in the challenge! Only 13 to go, the main thing is to start winning some cups. Here's to the Copa del Ray

Club A nerve-wrecking season, it ended up going to goal difference. It had to be the 33-year-old club legend Waldemar Antonio (5x Balon d'or winner) to win the league for us in the 85th minute of our final game to give us a win over Real Sociedad. In Europe, I lost to my former employers Bayer Leverkusen in the first knockout round, and a semi-final exit in the Copa Del Ray to Real Madrid saw us knocked out of that competition. The transfer budget and finances are looking pretty slim so I can only hope to have a successful transfer window this offseason. I don't want to spend too much longer here in Spain before going off to Italy or even England to try to win the Prem. The Copa del Ray is a must-win, the champions league can wait until my English team if needed. Country Looking good to prepare for Copa America, this should be a win. It will just come down to whether or not we can beat Argentina. Challenge Progress Club: FC Barcelona Country: Brazil Domestic Leagues 8/10 (3 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2037: Germany (Bayer Leverkusen) 2040: Spain (FC Barcelona) Domestic Cups 5/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) Continental 2/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) Global 0/2 TOTAL PROGRESS: 18/32

Nevermind. I've just gone unemployed for the 2038/39 season and signed with Barcelona.

@vikeologist I feel silly... the right jobs aren't opening up for me and I really do regret resigning from the Leverkusen post. Would it be against challenge rules to start over my 2038/39 season (which has currently been spent unemployed) by going back and continuing on with Leverkusen? It's my favorite club and I resigned in a haste after a disappointing UCL final. Any international matches I need to replay, I will replay with the same result as before (meaning if I need to replay the world cup, I forget, I'll just lose in the QF). Let me know if it's allowed or not. I have the old save file from just before I resigned at Leverkusen because I was reluctant to resign from my favorite club.

Club A tough season. We won the league again, but that contributes nothing to the challenge. I thought we were going to be able to somehow pull an amazing run in the Champions League, and we did make a deep deep run, but we lost in the final to Chelsea after my defenders decided they didn't feel like showing up. Our top player dropped a 5.8 rating and an upset in the cup in early rounds to Hoffenheim meant a trophyless season. (I resigned prior to getting my screenshots, whoops, no trophies regardless) Country Lost in the World Cup quarterfinals - conceded early and just couldn't get the offense running and therefore we lost 1-0 to Argentina. I'll be targeting an Asian team in hopes of an Asian Cup trophy. Challenge Progress Club: Unemployed Country: Unemployed Domestic Leagues 7/10 (2 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2037: Germany (Bayer Leverkusen) Domestic Cups 5/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) Continental 2/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) Global 0/2 TOTAL PROGRESS: 17/32

Anyone know how to fix this bug? Most of the teams in Brazil (any team who has fired a head coach since 2030, I'm almost in year 2038) do not have a head coach, but are not hiring any new head coaches. This only applies to Brazil, and this only eliminates Brazil from completing the challenge, but I would like to use a brazilian team.

Club An amazing season! We somehow managed to win the league, which I was not expecting to do. A couple of 100 million signings helped us to financial debt but we will be able to turn a healthy profit off of their sales to pull us out. I don't know if I will stay to try to win the DFB Pokal or Champions League with Leverkusen or try to move elsewhere, we will see. If the right job opens up, I will take it, Germany is already complete. I also got to play against my favorite player, Agus Santoso, one more time! We were drawn against Spurs in the Europa League QF and he sent me packing - it felt bittersweet. I am curious on your opinions - is it worth staying in Germany to try to take the cup? Or should I try to go elsewhere to speed things up? Country Took over Spain - looks like it's a decent squad in preparation for the World Cup. Really hoping we can make something happen here. Challenge Progress Club: Bayer 04 Leverkusen Country: Spain Domestic Leagues 7/10 (2 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) 2037: Germany (Bayer Leverkusen) Domestic Cups 5/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) Continental 2/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) Global 0/2 TOTAL PROGRESS: 17/32

Club After switching teams, I found myself in a decent position, but the squad just couldn't beat the teams that we needed to. Losing crucial matches to lower-side competition was the story of the season, and we missed champions league qualification by one point, of course, to the club I left: Hertha. Country My reign with Italy wasn't great, we dropped from 3rd to 6th after a poor showing in the nations league, and a tough loss in the Euros to Portugal sees us trophy-less. Even if I don't get sacked, I will, in all likelihood, try to switch teams. Challenge Progress Club: Bayer 04 Leverkusen Country: Italy Domestic Leagues 6/10 (1 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) Domestic Cups 5/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) Continental 2/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) Global 0/2 TOTAL PROGRESS: 16/32 Club Season Team Position Notes and Achievements 2021/22 Aizawl FC 1st Champion of Airtel I-League, Indian Confederation Cup. Runner-up in Durand Cup 2022/23 Aizawl FC 3rd at resignation Resigned with 1 game left in the season (title already decided). Runner-up of Durand Cup again 2023 Bhayangkara 4th Runner-up of Piala Indonesia. Qualified for Asian Confederation Cup. 2024 Persib Bandung 1st Champion of Go-Jek Liga 1. QF in Piala Indonesia. 2025 Persib Bandung 1st Champion of Piala Indonesia 2026 Persib Bandung 1st (at time of departure) 2026-27 Orlando Pirates 1st Domestic Quadruple (League, MTN 8, Telkom, Nedbank) 2027-28 Orlando Pirates 1st Treble (League, Nedbank, Champions League) 2028-29 Brentford 6th Lost in Playoff Semi-Final 2029 Daegu FC 3rd 2030 Daegu FC 1st League Champions 2031 Daegu FC 1st Treble (League, FA Cup, Champions League) 2031-32 CL CF Monterrey Cl. 1st Lost in Clasura final 2032-33 AP CF Monterrey Ap. 1st Won Clasura final 2032-33 CL CF Monterrey Cl. 4th Copa MX Quarterfinal, won CCL 2033-34 PSG 1st Won Coupe de France, UCL Finalist 2034-35 Hertha Berlin 9th UCL 3rd, UEL R16, DFB Rd.3 2035 Hertha Berlin Left at 7th Left midway through the season 2035-36 Bayer Leverkusen 5th DFB Pokal SF International Season Team Competition Notes 2022/23 Indonesia U-23 U-23 Asian Cup Quals Guided the team to an unlikely qualification after beating Thailand 2-0 in an upset. Every goal mattered, qualifying as a 2nd place finisher on goal difference 2024 Bermuda CONCACAF WCQ Resigned after 2026 WCQ failure 2025 Congo RC CAF WCQ Qualified for 2026 World Cup 2026 Senegal World Cup Lost in Third Round to Brazil 2027 Senegal AFCON Won in Final vs Morocco 4-1, resigned after win 2029 USA CONCACAF WCQ Qualified for 2030 World Cup 2030 USA World Cup Quarterfinalists 2031 USA Gold Cup Champions 2034 Italy Nations League Won Nations League Group 2035 Italy None 2036 Italy Euro 2036 Lost in QF to Portugal MVPS 2021/22: Richard Kassaga 2022/23: Travis Major 2023: Andik Vermansyah 2024: Wander Luiz 2025: Agus Santoso 2026-27: Agus Santoso 2027-28: Agus Santoso 2028-29: Shakur Omar 2029: Mariano Gomez 2030: Paik Sang-Hoon 2031: Cho Sang-Jun 2031-32: Daryl Dike 2032-33: Daryl Dike 2033-34: Dusan Vlahovic 2034-35: Joseph Owusu 2035-36: Florian Wirtz

Couldn't resist the chance to manage at my favorite club... Auf geht's Bayer!!

Club Probably my toughest year in FM, I came into the season without a true goalkeeper (only a 3 star potential 16 year old in the u19s) and so had to scramble to get someone in on loan. Our strikers couldn't finish and our defending was shaky, so we ended up 9th, not even playing in Europe at all this season. Maybe that'll serve as helpful to avoid distraction Country Got the Italy job after they underperformed at the World Cup, they're ranked 3rd. Hopefully we can have a strong performance at the Euros. Challenge Progress Club: Hertha Berliner-Sportclub Country: Italy Domestic Leagues 6/10 (1 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) Domestic Cups 5/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) Continental 2/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) Global 0/2 TOTAL PROGRESS: 16/32 Club Season Team Position Notes and Achievements 2021/22 Aizawl FC 1st Champion of Airtel I-League, Indian Confederation Cup. Runner-up in Durand Cup 2022/23 Aizawl FC 3rd at resignation Resigned with 1 game left in the season (title already decided). Runner-up of Durand Cup again 2023 Bhayangkara 4th Runner-up of Piala Indonesia. Qualified for Asian Confederation Cup. 2024 Persib Bandung 1st Champion of Go-Jek Liga 1. QF in Piala Indonesia. 2025 Persib Bandung 1st Champion of Piala Indonesia 2026 Persib Bandung 1st (at time of departure) 2026-27 Orlando Pirates 1st Domestic Quadruple (League, MTN 8, Telkom, Nedbank) 2027-28 Orlando Pirates 1st Treble (League, Nedbank, Champions League) 2028-29 Brentford 6th Lost in Playoff Semi-Final 2029 Daegu FC 3rd 2030 Daegu FC 1st League Champions 2031 Daegu FC 1st Treble (League, FA Cup, Champions League) 2031-32 CL CF Monterrey Cl. 1st Lost in Clasura final 2032-33 AP CF Monterrey Ap. 1st Won Clasura final 2032-33 CL CF Monterrey Cl. 4th Copa MX Quarterfinal, won CCL 2033-34 PSG 1st Won Coupe de France, UCL Finalist 2034-35 Hertha Berlin 9th UCL 3rd, UEL R16, DFB Rd.3 International Season Team Competition Notes 2022/23 Indonesia U-23 U-23 Asian Cup Quals Guided the team to an unlikely qualification after beating Thailand 2-0 in an upset. Every goal mattered, qualifying as a 2nd place finisher on goal difference 2024 Bermuda CONCACAF WCQ Resigned after 2026 WCQ failure 2025 Congo RC CAF WCQ Qualified for 2026 World Cup 2026 Senegal World Cup Lost in Third Round to Brazil 2027 Senegal AFCON Won in Final vs Morocco 4-1, resigned after win 2029 USA CONCACAF WCQ Qualified for 2030 World Cup 2030 USA World Cup Quarterfinalists 2031 USA Gold Cup Champions 2034 Italy Nations League Won Nations League Group MVPS 2021/22: Richard Kassaga 2022/23: Travis Major 2023: Andik Vermansyah 2024: Wander Luiz 2025: Agus Santoso 2026-27: Agus Santoso 2027-28: Agus Santoso 2028-29: Shakur Omar 2029: Mariano Gomez 2030: Paik Sang-Hoon 2031: Cho Sang-Jun 2031-32: Daryl Dike 2032-33: Daryl Dike 2033-34: Dusan Vlahovic 2034-35: Joseph Owusu

I'm still playing on FM22 so I would have no idea

French Champions A quick stint in France sees us take two easy trophies, and officially reaching the halfway point of this challenge! A nearly undefeated season in the league and a solid champions league campaign saw us to the final, but fell short to FC Barcelona. The season was otherwise successful Challenge Progress Club: Paris Saint-Germain Country: NONE Domestic Leagues 6/10 (1 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) Domestic Cups 5/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2034: France (Paris Saint-Germain) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) Continental 2/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) Global 0/2 TOTAL PROGRESS: 16/32 Club Season Team Position Notes and Achievements 2021/22 Aizawl FC 1st Champion of Airtel I-League, Indian Confederation Cup. Runner-up in Durand Cup 2022/23 Aizawl FC 3rd at resignation Resigned with 1 game left in the season (title already decided). Runner-up of Durand Cup again 2023 Bhayangkara 4th Runner-up of Piala Indonesia. Qualified for Asian Confederation Cup. 2024 Persib Bandung 1st Champion of Go-Jek Liga 1. QF in Piala Indonesia. 2025 Persib Bandung 1st Champion of Piala Indonesia 2026 Persib Bandung 1st (at time of departure) 2026-27 Orlando Pirates 1st Domestic Quadruple (League, MTN 8, Telkom, Nedbank) 2027-28 Orlando Pirates 1st Treble (League, Nedbank, Champions League) 2028-29 Brentford 6th Lost in Playoff Semi-Final 2029 Daegu FC 3rd 2030 Daegu FC 1st League Champions 2031 Daegu FC 1st Treble (League, FA Cup, Champions League) 2031-32 CL CF Monterrey Cl. 1st Lost in Clasura final 2032-33 AP CF Monterrey Ap. 1st Won Clasura final 2032-33 CL CF Monterrey Cl. 4th Copa MX Quarterfinal, won CCL 2033-34 PSG 1st Won Coupe de France, UCL Finalist International Season Team Competition Notes 2022/23 Indonesia U-23 U-23 Asian Cup Quals Guided the team to an unlikely qualification after beating Thailand 2-0 in an upset. Every goal mattered, qualifying as a 2nd place finisher on goal difference 2024 Bermuda CONCACAF WCQ Resigned after 2026 WCQ failure 2025 Congo RC CAF WCQ Qualified for 2026 World Cup 2026 Senegal World Cup Lost in Third Round to Brazil 2027 Senegal AFCON Won in Final vs Morocco 4-1, resigned after win 2029 USA CONCACAF WCQ Qualified for 2030 World Cup 2030 USA World Cup Quarterfinalists 2031 USA Gold Cup Champions MVPS 2021/22: Richard Kassaga 2022/23: Travis Major 2023: Andik Vermansyah 2024: Wander Luiz 2025: Agus Santoso 2026-27: Agus Santoso 2027-28: Agus Santoso 2028-29: Shakur Omar 2029: Mariano Gomez 2030: Paik Sang-Hoon 2031: Cho Sang-Jun 2031-32: Daryl Dike 2032-33: Daryl Dike 2033-34: Dusan Vlahovic

PSG it is!

NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONS! A strong strong performance in the CCL led us to another trophy for the count, unfortunately we fell in Copa MX and so we'll be leaving Mexico with only two of the three possible trophies (league, continental). Bayern looks like they could be losing their head coach, so we may try to make that jump to Germany. We'll see what happens. The win gave us a nice reputation boost so it's more possible than ever. Challenge Progress Club: CF Monterrey Country: NONE Domestic Leagues 5/10 (0 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) Domestic Cups 4/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) Club Continental 3/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) 2033: North America (CF Monterrey) Continental 2/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) Global 0/2 TOTAL PROGRESS: 14/32 Club Season Team Position Notes and Achievements 2021/22 Aizawl FC 1st Champion of Airtel I-League, Indian Confederation Cup. Runner-up in Durand Cup 2022/23 Aizawl FC 3rd at resignation Resigned with 1 game left in the season (title already decided). Runner-up of Durand Cup again 2023 Bhayangkara 4th Runner-up of Piala Indonesia. Qualified for Asian Confederation Cup. 2024 Persib Bandung 1st Champion of Go-Jek Liga 1. QF in Piala Indonesia. 2025 Persib Bandung 1st Champion of Piala Indonesia 2026 Persib Bandung 1st (at time of departure) 2026-27 Orlando Pirates 1st Domestic Quadruple (League, MTN 8, Telkom, Nedbank) 2027-28 Orlando Pirates 1st Treble (League, Nedbank, Champions League) 2028-29 Brentford 6th Lost in Playoff Semi-Final 2029 Daegu FC 3rd 2030 Daegu FC 1st League Champions 2031 Daegu FC 1st Treble (League, FA Cup, Champions League) 2031-32 CL CF Monterrey Cl. 1st Lost in Clasura final 2032-33 AP CF Monterrey Ap. 1st Won Clasura final 2032-33 CL CF Monterrey Cl. 4th Copa MX Quarterfinal, won CCL International Season Team Competition Notes 2022/23 Indonesia U-23 U-23 Asian Cup Quals Guided the team to an unlikely qualification after beating Thailand 2-0 in an upset. Every goal mattered, qualifying as a 2nd place finisher on goal difference 2024 Bermuda CONCACAF WCQ Resigned after 2026 WCQ failure 2025 Congo RC CAF WCQ Qualified for 2026 World Cup 2026 Senegal World Cup Lost in Third Round to Brazil 2027 Senegal AFCON Won in Final vs Morocco 4-1, resigned after win 2029 USA CONCACAF WCQ Qualified for 2030 World Cup 2030 USA World Cup Quarterfinalists 2031 USA Gold Cup Champions MVPS 2021/22: Richard Kassaga 2022/23: Travis Major 2023: Andik Vermansyah 2024: Wander Luiz 2025: Agus Santoso 2026-27: Agus Santoso 2027-28: Agus Santoso 2028-29: Shakur Omar 2029: Mariano Gomez 2030: Paik Sang-Hoon 2031: Cho Sang-Jun 2031-32: Daryl Dike 2032-33: Daryl Dike 2032-33 CL CF Monterrey Cl. 4th Copa MX Quarterfinal, won CCL

Mexican Champions! Club: A solid season from the start. It was by no means perfect, but we were able to finish first in the league table. Our quarterfinal draw was never a concern, generally always in control. Our semifinal draw was terrifying from the start, a careless red card meant that we were level on aggregate, but we ended up winning by being the higher seed. In the final, we did well to hold onto a 0-0 result against Queretaro, before managing a 2-1 win in the final where we were in control until another silly red card late on. But, it was too late for any comeback, and I come out of the opening season as league champions! My focus now with Monterrey is to somehow scratch a win out of Copa MX (though we may not qualify out of group... rotated my squad too much), and obviously to try to take the champions league. I resigned from the USA and wasn't able to snatch any good international jobs coming out of the 2032 Euros or Copa America, so I may just try to find a solid team coming out of the 2034 World Cup and try to take the Euros or Copa America with them. Challenge Progress Club: CF Monterrey Country: NONE Domestic Leagues 5/10 (0 Big 5) 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2024: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2027: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2030: South Korea (Daegu FC) 2032: Mexico (CF Monterrey) Domestic Cups 4/10 2022: India (Aizawl FC) 2025: Indonesia (Persib Bandung) 2026: South Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: South Korea (Daegu FC) Club Continental 2/5 2028: Africa (Orlando Pirates) 2031: Asia (Daegu FC) Continental 2/5 2027: Africa (Senegal) 2031: North America (USA) Global 0/2 TOTAL PROGRESS: 13/32 Club Season Team Position Notes and Achievements 2021/22 Aizawl FC 1st Champion of Airtel I-League, Indian Confederation Cup. Runner-up in Durand Cup 2022/23 Aizawl FC 3rd at resignation Resigned with 1 game left in the season (title already decided). Runner-up of Durand Cup again 2023 Bhayangkara 4th Runner-up of Piala Indonesia. Qualified for Asian Confederation Cup. 2024 Persib Bandung 1st Champion of Go-Jek Liga 1. QF in Piala Indonesia. 2025 Persib Bandung 1st Champion of Piala Indonesia 2026 Persib Bandung 1st (at time of departure) 2026-27 Orlando Pirates 1st Domestic Quadruple (League, MTN 8, Telkom, Nedbank) 2027-28 Orlando Pirates 1st Treble (League, Nedbank, Champions League) 2028-29 Brentford 6th Lost in Playoff Semi-Final 2029 Daegu FC 3rd 2030 Daegu FC 1st League Champions 2031 Daegu FC 1st Treble (League, FA Cup, Champions League) 2031-32 CL CF Monterrey Cl. 1st Lost in Clasura final 2032-33 AP CF Monterrey Ap. 1st Won Clasura final International Season Team Competition Notes 2022/23 Indonesia U-23 U-23 Asian Cup Quals Guided the team to an unlikely qualification after beating Thailand 2-0 in an upset. Every goal mattered, qualifying as a 2nd place finisher on goal difference 2024 Bermuda CONCACAF WCQ Resigned after 2026 WCQ failure 2025 Congo RC CAF WCQ Qualified for 2026 World Cup 2026 Senegal World Cup Lost in Third Round to Brazil 2027 Senegal AFCON Won in Final vs Morocco 4-1, resigned after win 2029 USA CONCACAF WCQ Qualified for 2030 World Cup 2030 USA World Cup Quarterfinalists 2031 USA Gold Cup Champions MVPS 2021/22: Richard Kassaga 2022/23: Travis Major 2023: Andik Vermansyah 2024: Wander Luiz 2025: Agus Santoso 2026-27: Agus Santoso 2027-28: Agus Santoso 2028-29: Shakur Omar 2029: Mariano Gomez 2030: Paik Sang-Hoon 2031: Cho Sang-Jun 2031-32: Daryl Dike 2032-33: TBD