Championship Manager 2010 is the latest edition of the classic football management franchise, and will be the first football game available for the 2009/10 season. In development for over 2 years, the 2010 edition offers players a host of unique features never seen before in football management games. These include a bespoke 3D match engine with over 500 individual player animations created specifically for Championship Manager, a Set-piece creator giving users the chance to create their own unique free kicks and corners, Scouting Networks allowing users to set-up local networks in countries around the world and scout for local players and Practice matches helping users build and mould their perfect team or trial new players.

Championship Manager also includes an industry first in CM Season Live allowing players to download the real-world 09/10 football season data and take on real world managerial decisions and challenges in the leading leagues across Europe.

The football management simulation has sealed a deal with the online scouting resource to share their unrivalled player data, which comprises an unprecedented level of detailed information on hundreds of thousands of different players from every major professional football league in the world. Championship Manager will use IMScouting’s vast amount of information to ensure a much higher level of detail on players across the world, adding even more depth to the CM playing experience.

Pini Zahavi1, football “super agent”, commented “I am confident that Championship Manager fans will find this strategic partnership to be another enhancement to aid their enjoyment of a first class game.”

IMScouting.com is a leading resource for football professionals such as scouts, managers, coaches and agents looking to get an edge over their rivals in finding the “next big thing” in football. Currently used by some of the world’s most high profile clubs including Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Panathanaikos, Lille, Club Brugge, Olympiakos, IFK Gothenburg, Anderlecht and many more. Constantly updated, IMScouting.com blends updated information, including injuries, estimated market value and skills ratings, with an advanced search engine that is groundbreaking in the world of scouting for professional footballers.

Roy Meredith, general manager of Championship Manager, said: “This exciting partnership with IMScouting will ensure that players of our game will be using a replica of the same database to scout their footballers as a host of top flight clubs do across Europe’s best leagues.”

Pini Zahavi continued: “As IMScouting has played a major role in a number of high-profile transfers over the last two transfer windows, it is only natural that Championship Manager would utilise this remarkable database to provide the most lifelike representation of what it is like to scout and sign professional footballers. IMScouting provides all the tools needed to make the most informed decision in the quickest time.”

IMScouting CEO Dvir Ben-Aroya said: “As the leading information resource for the professional football industry our aim is to provide both fans and customers with the most accurate and up-to-date information. This collaboration will help Championship Manager become, without doubt, the most realistic management simulation on the market.”

As well as data sharing the partnership includes collaborative marketing arrangements and an ongoing dialogue on changing trends in global football scouting.

Championship Manager 2010 will be available across Europe in French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Polish on Friday Sept. 11th 2009.