However , following the break - up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive , Sports Interactive lost the naming rights and re-branded the game Football Manager with their new publishers Sega .
The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager .
Following the break - up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive , Sports Interactive lost the naming rights and re-branded the game Football Manager with their new publishers Sega .
The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager .