FM17 featured a massive database of over 2,500 real clubs and 500,000 players and staff.
Reviewers from Trusted Reviews praised the game for its refined match engine and AI, noting that it felt like a sophisticated evolution of the franchise. It remains a notable entry for its early attempt to integrate real-world geopolitical events into sports simulation. Football Manager 2017 Review - Trusted Reviews football-manager-2017-game
The game tasks players with managing a professional football team, handling everything from tactics and transfers to staff recruitment and media relations. FM17 featured a massive database of over 2,500