"We're delighted to be able to end the months of speculation," says Miles Jacobson, managing director, Sports Interactive. "We would like to make it clear that although we had been hoping for the game to be released this year, we had to make the choice of cutting out a number of features or giving players the best game possible. We chose the latter."

Championship Manager 4 is the next generation of football management games, offering more player data, leagues and competitions than any other title. In addition, this version introduces a host of additional management options and features to offer an unparalleled level of detail
- with matches now presented in a brand-new real-time 2D match engine.

"Championship Manager 4 is the greatest leap the series has ever taken. It's the biggest game Sports Interactive has ever developed."

Championship Manager 4 will be published by Eidos Interactive during February 2003. The Official Championship Manager 4 Magazine, published by Future Publishing, will hit the streets on October 24th, complete with first-ever footage of the game. CM4 assets will also be available for download on October 24th from www.sigames.com