Football Executive 27 released on Steam on October 22, 2026 at $19.99, developed by ZERE STUDIOS.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 5187930), checked 2026-10-23
News · football-executive-27 · 2026-10-22
Football Executive 27 Out Now at $19.99: You Are Not the Coach
Football Executive 27 is out now at $19.99 - a sporting director sim where you hire the coach, build the squad and they pick the lineup.
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You are the sporting director, not the head coach - the coach independently selects the lineup, makes substitutions and controls match tactics.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 5187930), checked 2026-10-23
Matches are followed through a detailed 2D presentation where you observe formations, tactics and performance.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 5187930), checked 2026-10-23
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What is Football Executive 27?
A sporting director sim released October 22, 2026 at $19.99, where you are not the head coach.
Who picks the team?
Your head coach does - independently setting the lineup, substitutions and match tactics.
What do you control?
Hiring coaches and staff, scouting, transfers, contracts, budgets and long-term direction.
How much is it?
$19.99 on Steam.
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What the game is
Football Executive 27 is a management sim released October 22, 2026 at $19.99.
You take charge of football operations rather than the dugout.
You are the sporting director: assembling football leadership, building the squad and defining long-term direction.
Your head coach independently selects the lineup, makes substitutions and controls match tactics.
Hiring and evaluating
Your task is to hire the right coach, provide a suitable squad and evaluate their performance.
You assemble backroom staff and discuss squad planning, tactics and player development.
The abilities and decisions of your employees affect the entire club.
That makes recruitment a two-layer problem: players and the people managing them.
Squad building
You analyse strengths, weaknesses and tactical roles.
You decide which players have a future at the club and where reinforcements are needed.
You balance sporting quality against financial responsibility.
Scouts can be assigned, and your knowledge of each player improves gradually rather than instantly.
Transfers and matchday
You negotiate transfer fees, salaries, contract lengths, bonuses and additional clauses.
Not every target will be available, because budgets, competing clubs, player ambitions and sporting prospects all influence negotiations.
Matches are followed through a detailed 2D presentation.
You observe formations, tactics and performance, then act on what you see rather than controlling it directly.
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