Subscribe to this thread so you get notifications whenever a new version is released. 

 

This file will need to be re-applied if/when official patches/updates are released to ensure full compatibility. This is due to the fact that some files which are removed when installing this file are automatically re-installed by Steam when official patches come out.

 

Some of these changes, ESPECIALLY THE CLUB NAMES, do NOT apply in existing save-games. There's a workaround for that in the first post.


The sortitoutsi real names fix changes the instances of fake names in Football Manager 2022 to the proper, real life names for awards, cities, stadiums and competitions, in cases where the actual name is not licensed, such as Champions League, Europa League and Premier League displaying instead of EURO Cup, EURO Vase and Premier Division respectively. It will also fix the fact that the German and Japanese National teams don't call up real players. These are all fully save-game compatible.

 

There is also a club name changes file, which changes the names of clubs in a way which ensures that any nicknames entered in the default database are retained. This file includes the proper names for Brazilian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (including Juventus) and French clubs, as well as Manchester Utd, to circumvent licensing restrictions. It also adds real-life media and journalists, encompassing most major footballing nations and continents. Brazilian clubs' text colours are also changed through an editor data file. Another editor data file creates the Ajax non-playing staff and the German national team manager missing from the database due to licensing restrictions. Finally, it includes a small file which corrects the 3-Letter competition names to correspond with any changes made in the lnc files. For all the files in this paragraph to work, however, you will need to start a new game.


Follow the below instructions to install this version of this file

 

You may find this (windows) Video Tutorial useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHrhgEG2YbM 

 

STEP 1.
OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2200


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders


OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2201


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
 

OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2210


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders


OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2230


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders


OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2240


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

Notes: \Program Files (x86)\ could be \Program Files\ depending on your set up.

 

Equivalent folders for PC players on Gamepass

Before being able to operate these files, you need to get Gamepass to enable mods - thanks to @MrGizMo for help on the below guide on how to do so

 

Click on the game in Gamepass and enable mods as per the below:

 

When you click “Enable Mods”, this is what comes up: 

 

When you click “Enable Mods”, you'll be notified that mods are now enabled: 

 

And when you click “Open Mods Folder", it'll take you to the location where the game is installed: 

 

 

OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2200
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
 

OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2201
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
 

OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2210
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
 

OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2230
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
 

OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2240
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

Equivalent folders for PC players on Epic Games

Epic Games Installation


OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2200


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
 

OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2201


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
 

OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2210

 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
 

OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2230

 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
 

OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2022\data\database\db\2240

 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

Notes: \Program Files (x86)\ could be \Program Files\ depending on your set up.

 

Equivalent folders for Mac users

Mac

 

OPEN 

/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2200 
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2201 
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2210 
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2230 
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

OPEN 

/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2022 / data / database / db / 2240 
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

You can find these folders by clicking, in the Finder, the Go menu in the menu bar, then choose Go to Folder and type the folder path name (obviously inserting your username), then click Go.

 

You can get to the Library folder by simply selecting Go from the top bar and holding "alt" key - The Library folder suddenly appears on the drop down menu

 

For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.

 

For those struggling to find the Steam and Steam Apps folder etc using Mac with the new OS High Sierra, this link below shows how you can unhide your Library folder which will then let you find the other folders.

 


STEP 2:
COPY the dbc, edt and lnc folders from the downloaded pack 

STEP 3: 
PASTE them into each of your respective folders mentioned in step 1.

 

These are what the respective folder structures should look like in the 2240 folder:

 

dbc: 

 

dbc/permanent: 

 

edt/permanent: 


lnc: 

 


STEP 4:
COPY the 11 files located in the EDITOR DATA FILES folder in the downloaded pack

 

STEP 5
PASTE to \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2022\editor data

 

This is also the same folder to be used for Gamepass.

 

As stated by SI themselves, for Gamepass, however:

 

You are not able to change the user data location as such but you can use the user data folder in Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2022 to store facepacks and graphics.

 

Equivalent folder for Mac

Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive

By default this folder is hidden, so to access you need to do as follows:

Open Finder
Click ‘Go’ from the menubar
Press and hold down the ‘Option’ (Alt) key
This will bring up the ‘Library’, click to enter then go to ‘Application Support’ -> ‘Sports Interactive’ -> ‘Football Manager 2022’[/spoiler]

This should be what your editor data folder looks like now. There may initially be a config.xml file in this folder and it can be safely overwritten; it is generated by FM every time the game starts.


This should be what your editor data folder looks like now. There may initially be a config.xml file in this folder and it can be safely overwritten; it is generated by FM every time the game starts.

 

 

To make sure the files have been applied correctly, go to the Champions Cup and EURO Vase in your saved game, and they should be renamed to Champions League and Europa League respectively. If you are in the middle of a save-game, Japanese and German national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not immediately. Do keep in mind that this file does not add Japan-based players, who are not in the official database and will need a third-party add-on to be created and added.

 

Club names are only changed if you apply the editor data files before starting a new game. For a workaround if you've already started a new save-game, then please read the opening post of this thread.

Comments
mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
46
By mons 08 November 2021 - 22:47 PM UTC 

I've taken on board most everything, but a fix I did for Flick not appearing is not working properly, so it'll need further testing. Got a couple of other possibilities to resolve it but they may take a bit of time or they may not. Just a heads-up 👍

 

I grabbed my Cuervo and watching “the harder they fall”. I'm waiting for your v1.2 to start new save. It's going to be a long night 😉 00:52 here… 

Cymro
18 years ago
1 week ago
6,379
By Andy2883 08 November 2021 - 22:50 PM UTC 

Could it be that the national team of Germany is still missing

 

Make sure you have installed the files correctly like it says to do in the opening post.  Must start a new game too.

mt0525
9 years ago
3 days ago
41

Hi guys,

 

I put the files right way as I did former fm games. And edited a few details in fm 22 editor, again as I did former fm games. but it didn't show up in the game. Do you know why this happened?

 

I edited "Club Name Changes" file by the way.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

PS: I tried the files I edited after I open a new game. 

mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
46
By merictasvur 08 November 2021 - 22:59 PM UTC 

Hi guys,

 

I put the files right way as I did former fm games. And edited a few details in fm 22 editor, again as I did former fm games. but it didn't show up in the game. Do you know why this happened?

 

I edited "Club Name Changes" file by the way.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Why don't you try use the files unedited and let us know what happened?

rafaelmariosa
5 years ago
4 months ago
1
By frazzle 08 November 2021 - 21:30 PM UTC 

To do the first steps on game pass go to manage installs.. click the 3 dots on FM22.. then enable mods.. click open mod folder and it takes you right there!

 

Thank you!

 

Add this on first page, please.

atommo
11 years ago
8 months ago
9
Premium
By mons 08 November 2021 - 22:47 PM UTC 

I've taken on board most everything, but a fix I did for Flick not appearing is not working properly, so it'll need further testing. Got a couple of other possibilities to resolve it but they may take a bit of time or they may not. Just a heads-up 👍

 

Hey Mons,

 

What is coming in version 1.2 is it just the Ajax manager fix and Hansi Flick being German national team coach?

 

Cheers,

Andy.

P89
14 years ago
3 weeks ago
7
By mons 08 November 2021 - 21:20 PM UTC 

For those less observant, the file has been updated and the first post edited accordingly. I strongly recommend that you subscribe to the thread and set it so that you receive a notification when a new version is released.

 

I'll be updating the main post with screenshots etc. shortly.

 

If anybody gets it to work on Gamepass, please provide clear installation instructions as they are in the main post, and I'll edit it accordingly. If different steps are necessary, I may need to set up a different thread for it, but hopefully that won't be necessary.

 

If any issues are spotted, do let me know and I'll do my best to fix them as soon as realistic.

 

Enjoy your FM22 careers!


 

Add in the equivalent folder for Gamepass PC as Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database

 

PC GamePass Installation


OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2200
 

DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2201
 

DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2210
 

DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

Notes: Could be \Program Files (x86)\ or \Program Files\ depending on your set up.???

Sorry for robbing your formatting but thought it would be easier. 

mt0525
9 years ago
3 days ago
41
By mmanolis 08 November 2021 - 23:01 PM UTC 

Why don't you try use the files unedited and let us know what happened?

 

I delete the sponsors in the names of the teams. and somethings like that. 

This is something I do every year. First time I had a problem with FM22.

 

 

mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
46
By P89 08 November 2021 - 23:07 PM UTC 


 

Add in the equivalent folder for Gamepass PC as Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database

 

PC GamePass Installation


OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2200
 

DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2201
 

DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2210
 

DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

Notes: Could be \Program Files (x86)\ or \Program Files\ depending on your set up.???

Sorry for robbing your formatting but thought it would be easier. 

 

Excellent behavior!!  Well done mate!

mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
46
By merictasvur 08 November 2021 - 23:07 PM UTC 

I delete the sponsors in the names of the teams. and somethings like that. 

This is something I do every year. First time I had a problem with FM22.

 

 I didn't say the opposite. I'm just suggesting to test the files unedited so you can tell whether it's your fault or not that they aren't working. (they are working perfect for me btw) 

mt0525
9 years ago
3 days ago
41
By mmanolis 08 November 2021 - 23:17 PM UTC 

 I didn't say the opposite. I'm just suggesting to test the files unedited so you can tell whether it's your fault or not that they aren't working. (they are working perfect for me btw) 

 

I didn't understand exactly what to test. Because after making changes, same as before making changes to the game. Nothing changed. 

 

Btw as I said, this is something I do every year. 

mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
46
By merictasvur 08 November 2021 - 23:27 PM UTC 

I didn't understand exactly what to test. Because after making changes, same as before making changes to the game. Nothing changed. 

 

Btw as I said, this is something I do every year. 

 

  Probably you didn't install the files correctly. remember to delete the 3 folders not merge them. As for “this is something I do every year” doesn't mean anything… This year maybe something have changed…

mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
46

mons I see 1.2 is out. So shall I dig in or 1.3 on the way???

KrvakForLife
3 years ago
5 days ago
73

Thank you for the update mons. 

 

mons
18 years ago
2 hours ago
90,546

New version released.

 

Among the fixes:

  • Hans-Dieter Flick has been created and appears as the German national team manager
  • The Ajax staff is set up in a correct manner
  • Media sources are now set up to appear in press conferences
  • Gamepass installation instructions added to the main post
  • And a few other minor changes as suggested in this thread

 

Now to see how many of these notifications I need to reply to…

mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
46
By mons 08 November 2021 - 23:30 PM UTC 

New version released.

 

Among the fixes:

  • Hans-Dieter Flick has been created and appears as the German national team manager
  • The Ajax staff is set up in a correct manner
  • Media sources are now set up to appear in press conferences
  • Gamepass installation instructions added to the main post
  • And a few other minor changes as suggested in this thread

 

Now to see how many of these notifications I need to reply to…

 

lol reply to mine 1st please 01:30 and need to start…

mt0525
9 years ago
3 days ago
41
By mmanolis 08 November 2021 - 23:29 PM UTC 

  Probably you didn't install the files correctly. remember to delete the 3 folders not merge them. As for “this is something I do every year” doesn't mean anything… This year maybe something have changed…

 

Yes I deleted the 3 folders which this is also something I do every year. 🙂 

And yes, I'm already trying to understand that something has changed this year. 🙂

FM Bard
9 years ago
3 days ago
73
Premium

It'd be useful if people could resist asking questions that are almost certainly being worked on. Likewise, posts like the “1.2?” ones are more than a little bit insensitive towards the effort being put in behind the scenes……

homerjfong
4 years ago
2 weeks ago
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Legend, thanks as always!

mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
46
By merictasvur 08 November 2021 - 23:34 PM UTC 

Yes I deleted the 3 folders which this is also something I do every year. 🙂 

And yes, I'm already trying to understand that something has changed this year. 🙂

hmmm strange indeed … I can't tell what are you doing/is wrong , since everything works fine for me… 😢

 

Aljeks
10 years ago
3 days ago
38

Juve u23 is still Zebre u23? or just me?

Cedinero
13 years ago
2 weeks ago
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Hey, I still don't see no Hansi Flick in the game.

mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
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By Aljeks 08 November 2021 - 23:48 PM UTC 

Juve u23 is still Zebre u23? or just me?

 

yup still Zebre U23

mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
46
By TheCed 08 November 2021 - 23:52 PM UTC 

Hey, I still don't see no Hansi Flick in the game.

 

he is there Hans-Dieter Flick. Germany manager

mons
18 years ago
2 hours ago
90,546
By Aljeks 08 November 2021 - 23:48 PM UTC 

Juve u23 is still Zebre u23? or just me?

 

By mmanolis 08 November 2021 - 23:56 PM UTC 

yup still Zebre U23

 

New version fixing this released just now, and also updating the installation instructions to include Gamepass.

 

All you need to do, in truth, is open the City, Club and Stadium Names.lnc file with notepad, search for the UID of Juve U23 (43457016) and remove the hashtag in front of the long and short names. This is save-game compatible 👍

 

javier_83
18 years ago
3 months ago
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sorry just realized about the new version.

 

Thanks!

mons
18 years ago
2 hours ago
90,546

Firstly, thanks to all for the kind words. It's always nice when everybody helps to deliver such an important file to the rest of the FM community.

 

By KrvakForLife 08 November 2021 - 20:06 PM UTC 

Can you tag me when namefix is ​​done? editor out.

 

Use the subscribe button, it's in big font first thing in the main post and it's what it's there for. 

 

 

By jkadms 08 November 2021 - 21:03 PM UTC 

hey mons, sent you a pm about a fix for the ajax staff

 

Thanks for this and for the great work you did last year in helping to build the file up 🙂

 

 

By zachalxnder 08 November 2021 - 21:07 PM UTC 

Usually takes a few weeks

 

Cheeky beggar 😀

 

 

 

By mmanolis 08 November 2021 - 21:14 PM UTC 

Thank you much for one more year mons (I think I'm thanking you for more than 12 years maybe? 

 

My very first version of this file was actually in 2005. I reckon there's some playing the game who weren't even born then!

 

 

 

By byroncuff 08 November 2021 - 21:29 PM UTC 

Great work guys!

 

I know it is version 1 but a bit of feedback - I have only noticed a couple of things, Erik ten Hag is Assistant Manager at Ajax and Hansi Flick is missing.

By IamOverrated 08 November 2021 - 21:39 PM UTC 

Not sure if you saw it already Mons, but Erik ten Hag is assistant manager for Ajax in the fix - not manager

By kumpi94 08 November 2021 - 21:33 PM UTC 

spotted a mistake in the lnc file for German stadiums.

where you have:

# Chemnitz
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 1296 "Stadion an der Gellerstraße

 

it should be Stadion an der GellerTstraße.

 

And as always: Thanks loads for the awesome work and file!

By McG84 08 November 2021 - 21:56 PM UTC 

I don't think Hansi Flick has been added as the German national team coach. 

By VikingDan 08 November 2021 - 22:36 PM UTC 

Noticed a couple bits. Ajax staff are a bit confused.

Also Hansi Flick doesnt seem to be in the game or managing Germany.
 

 

Noted and changed in v1.2

 

 

 

By DrJackal1 08 November 2021 - 21:30 PM UTC 

Is Norway and Newcastle supposed to be in the dbc folder?

 

No need

 

 

 

By Arla2002 08 November 2021 - 21:39 PM UTC 

Thanks! Will this fix also make it possible for the Dutch national team to call up players?

 

Yes

 

 

 

By osek 08 November 2021 - 21:46 PM UTC 

I'm only using the dbc, lnc and edt files, since i want to keep my database changes at 0. Is it even possible to change those names without the editor files?

 

Yes, use the workaround outlined in the first post to do so.

 

 

 

By danielrere 08 November 2021 - 21:46 PM UTC 

Hi, thanks for the good job. What about Napoli stadium? it appears still as San Paolo.

 

Thanks!!

 

Was working fine in the beta version and is working fine now. Check if the files are installed correctly.

 

 

 

By Raeskye 08 November 2021 - 22:00 PM UTC 

hey guys was wondering if the team nicknames stay the same

 

An explanation on this can be found here.

 

 

 

By Nicolas Achabal 08 November 2021 - 22:03 PM UTC 

Great job, mons. Brazilian club colours are fixed, thanks! 

Found an error with stadiums, don't know if it is possible for you to fix it too: Cruzeiro, from Brazil second tier, have “Arena do Jacaré”, when the correct one should be “Mineirão”.

 

It's not really a licensing issue, I believe, no?

 

 

 

By Joe5p 08 November 2021 - 22:15 PM UTC 

Hi Mons, 


Thanks for this brilliant work. Just an observation that might be relevant to your media file. I have also worked on media files for FM21 and when porting to FM22 I noticed that while media I have added will appear in game (news items), they were not attending press conferences. When I checked the editor, FM22 now has an option called ‘Attends Press Conferences’. It is not ticked by default, which means I need to now go back through the media I added for Scotland and England and manually tick the box for each record. Not sure if it impacts your editor file, but if you want any media to go to press conferences, they won't by default due to the change in editor. Just thought to raise in case it slips under the radar. Apologies if not relevant to your editor file for media. Thanks.

 

Thanks for this, added in v1.2. If you want to add your files to this download, I'd be up for it, giving you all the credit for it, naturally. If you're interested, send me a private message 👍

 

 

 

By saihtam92 08 November 2021 - 22:27 PM UTC 

What exactly works only with the editor file as we cant delete db files in gamepass? 
TY

 

You should be able to install this fix for Gamepass, using the updated installation instructions in the main post.

 

 

 

By Raeskye 08 November 2021 - 22:32 PM UTC 

does anyone know how to get this on the Mac pls

 

There are installation instructions for Mac in the main post, do they not help at all?

 

 

 

By Andy2883 08 November 2021 - 22:50 PM UTC 

Could it be that the national team of Germany is still missing

 

If you add the file in the middle of a save game, the German national team will only be populated when teams are called up and not immediately. If you've started a new game and they don't appear, then you have installed it correctly; have another look at the installation instructions, and try again.

 

 

 

By rafaelmariosa 08 November 2021 - 23:03 PM UTC 

Thank you!

 

Add this on first page, please.

 

Installation instructions for Gamepass have been added to the main post.

 

 

By P89 08 November 2021 - 23:07 PM UTC 


 

Add in the equivalent folder for Gamepass PC as Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database

 

PC GamePass Installation


OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2200
 

DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\database\db\2201
 

DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN 

Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Football Manager 2022\data\databasee\db\2210
 

DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

Notes: Could be \Program Files (x86)\ or \Program Files\ depending on your set up.???

Sorry for robbing your formatting but thought it would be easier. 

 

A gentleman and a scholar 👍

 

 

 

By merictasvur 08 November 2021 - 23:27 PM UTC 

I didn't understand exactly what to test. Because after making changes, same as before making changes to the game. Nothing changed. 

 

Btw as I said, this is something I do every year. 

 

It's not clear to me what you're trying to do and what isn't working. Can you give some examples, ideally with screenshots?

 

 

 

By mmanolis 08 November 2021 - 23:29 PM UTC 

mons I see 1.2 is out. So shall I dig in or 1.3 on the way???

 

v1.3 will certainly be released at some point, but I'm confident the major issues have been captured and resolved by now.

Aljeks
10 years ago
3 days ago
38
By mons 09 November 2021 - 00:14 AM UTC 

New version fixing this released just now, and also updating the installation instructions to include Gamepass.

 

All you need to do, in truth, is open the City, Club and Stadium Names.lnc file with notepad, search for the UID of Juve U23 (43457016) and remove the hashtag in front of the long and short names. This is save-game compatible 👍

 

yup, that did it, thanks mate!

 

[email protected]
2 years ago
2 years ago
1

Guys, to delete the files in the Gamespass versions you just have to allow the installation of mods in the Xbox App!

miguel angelo
12 years ago
1 year ago
1

still the same mistake of the coaches does not appear as coaches. ajax trainer tightens as assistant trainer

 

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