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Championship Manager demo

Demo released for this year's edition of the ever-popular Championship Manager series

In the world of football management games, there is one title that stands out - "Championship Manager". For years now this series has been dominating the genre on the PC, and few others games have managed to come close to it. The arrival of the new "Championship Manager : Season 00/01" is sure to be greeted by the sound of cash registers chinging across the nation, and with a selection of new features as well as the latest season information it should be well worth a look.

To let you judge for yourself, developers Sports Interactive have today released a playable demo of the game, weighing in at just 8Mb and featuring an English "quick start" league and up to six months of managing experience. Hopefully that will keep you busy until the game itself is released in two weeks time...