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KAIZER CHIEFS 2025/26 Objective made! I take out the list my first continental competition after winning African CL! Being out of both cups in early stages (quarter finals, I don't know why round name stays in spanish, I suppose it's because of the name fix) was key to success, as match accumulation would have been a killer for us. Made it to the final against Al-Ahly, the winner of the last 3 editions, and beat them with a goal in the 90+5 minute. Also, was able to retain the league title in the last match. Club competition in Africa is already done - so I've already resigned and moved to Asia: Japan and Australia are my first choices, as I played last year in both Korea and China. I want to keep on club competitions, so won't join a NT unless it's a good oportunity.

KAIZER CHIEFS 2024/25 Season 23/24 ended, and some jobs became available, but one being specially interesting: Kaizer Chiefs. A few lies in the job interview (of course, I want to be here on the long term, there is no way that I am moving clubs early) and a new job for me! Season as been almost perfect, so I will let my competitions screen talk for me: An amazing season, counting the first two for the challenge, and losing the only league game in the last match, where I was already champion. Now for the summer, will try to improve the squad for Africa Champions League - the only goal for next season. Lets go!

Catching up with the thread, congrats man!

VENDA FOOTBALL ACADEMY 2023/24 First season, first time playing in South Africa: an absolutely wrecking ball, dominated the league from the beggining to the end, with 2 of the 3 loses of the season coming in the last games, were I was already promoted to Premier Division. After some free signings on a low budget, we were expected to be 4th, so only a relative suprise here. Not the same story in South African Cup, where we were knocked out in the preliminary round - a bad performance unfortunately At the moment I plan to play next season in the top division - but we will see if there is a good job chance after the Premier Division ends!

Here we go again! We start in South Africa, where I didn't play in my first take at the challenge. Venda Football academy is predicted 7th in SA second tier, so let's go for it!

I was planning to move to FM24 with my save at the beggining, but by the end of the summer I got bored of my save. Got an offer from Man City, accepted it and the team was like a wrecking ball, so felt bored without a really challenge. It is for me a little as Skills said before - the most fun for me was South Korea and Mexico. Anyway, at the moment I am with a test save in FM24 - but I think I will be back here with full release

SE PALMEIRAS 2040 78 games in a season. Almost forgot how long seasons in Brazil are... The season would have been a great success, I crushed almonst all teams from the beginning to the end, but then I lost the only game I had to win this season: I wouldn't say I was better, it was a very tight Libertadores final. Late goal killed me, even more when we had our chances but didn't convert them during the game. About the other competitions, what can I say: Serie A, Brazil Cup, Brazil Supercup and Campeonato Paulista, and just missing the icing on the cake for the season to be perfect. Anyway, I will resign and move to Argentina - let's see if I can get Boca or River, or if I go for a longer project with another team. I don't feel like playing another 80 game-season just to add one competition. Title count: 9/32

SE PALMEIRAS 2039 Was unemployed after USANT job and looking for opportunities in either Argentina or Brazil. Boca and River were both unstable at some moments during the season but never available, and then the job at Palmeiras became available. They were 4th in league with 8 games to go and 15 points behind the leader Flamengo, so impossible this season. Tho objective has been to secure the spot for Copa Libertadores and plan the season ahead. The squad looks really good to me right now - so taking a look at some star signings to make it better. Will try to make the treble next year! Title count: 7/32

USA NATIONAL TEAM: 2039 GOLD CUP What a stressfull tournament this has been. I hate this game. And I love it. Easy group stage, I think to myself. This should be an easy first two games and then a rotation match... Well, as we say here in Spain, took the first one on the face: wasn't able to beat Trinidad and Tobago and even suffered at the end to keep the draw... Which made me change planification and minimise rotations to secure first place. A 6-0 to Barbados and a 10-0 to Martinica, and more fatigue to my starters. Easy in QF - Dominican Republic was never a rival, and then the suffering. Two undeserved, ugly wins, against Jamaica and Mexico, being the worst team in both matches and having to play defending football. A win is a win, but I don't like winning in that way. Well, moving on - destination Argentina or Brazil! Title count: 7/32

USA NATIONAL TEAM: 2038 WORLD CUP After winning NACL last year with CF América, my idea was to move on and start in South America. But well, I had an offer for USA NT and accepted, as there is a World Cup in 2038 and Gold Cup in 2039. With they in the 11th position of NT ranking, I thought it would be a nice oportinity to get to WC late stages and to complete Gold Cup. As per my appointment, the team was almost qualified for WC (only 1 point in 2 games needed), which we complied easily. Got the group stage against Denmark (a tought one, 16th NT) and Guinea, the easy one: Then made it to Second Round against Norway: Well, what can I say. Was expecting to get to QF at least but there I am, crushed in the second round. They were absolutely killers on the counter, and we missed almost all our opportunities. Brazil ended up winning the tournament and, to add more bad news Mexico, which will be the toughest rival in next years Gold Cup, made it to the Semifinal. Will see If I end up losing 2 years... Title count: 6/32

CLUB AMÉRICA 2036/37 It has taken me almost 2.5 months to complete a season, as work hit hard and I was getting tired of the save and felt like some rest would be good to me. Anyway, there is no better way to come back than this: Got the last tournament remaining that I could win with América: NA Champions League, and also all the rest: League's Cup, Champions Cup and both Apertura and Clausura. It has been almost a perfect season! Winning NACL came with a gift: qualification for Club World Cup, which I didn't expected to play that early. Put a 7-0 on Mozambe - a very weak team - and then happened what I expected: lost 1-4 to Arsenal, after a red card in the 60th minute. I was sure we weren't prepared to compete with European teams and that winning this one was not realistic at this stage, but it has been nice to play it either way. And now, I move to the future. My vision is on South America - will try Argentina, as I never managed there, but Brazilian teams are stronger and a better option to win Libertadores. Also, there is a World Cup in 2038 that may open interesting national team options, but I prefer keeping it at a club level at the moment. Unemployement, here we go! Title count: 6/32

After the last announcement, will it be okay to carry on with the save when FM24 is out? @vikeologist There is no way I can complete the challenge before FM24 is out, but if I can carry on with the save I will totally keep playing it

CLUB AMÉRICA 2035/36 After joining América and taking them out of the bottom in the last games last season, and after getting to know my players, I was surprised about the results before my arrival, as I felt that the squad had a lot of quality. Well, this was confirmed by my first transfer window at the club: 61 MILIONS!!!! In player going out, and 6 starters going out to european clubs. My approach was to loan back almost all of them, as I didn't have a good scouting knowledge to replace them with mexican players. Now, at the end of the season, and with all the loans ending, is where the fun will start as I will have to replace them... While trying to build a team to fight for NACL. APERTURA 35/36 Smashed all the rest during the group stage - and it was absolutely key. I was flying over mexican football, but then the January transfer window opened - and players wanted to leave for european teams. As selling them would break my team, I denied all the transfers... and players got unhappy, teammates got unhappy and there were a pair of mutinies. Knockout stages were difficult - so, were I was flying, now I was struggling to get good results: in fact, beat QF and SF by coeficient (as being the best team in league table) and the final only by penalties. Lesson learnt: a happy player is better than a moody star player. CLAUSURA 35/36 Happy players, flying ANGL, happy ANGL. Lesson totally learnt. COPA MX Just an advice, as I didn't know before taking over América: Copa Mx is being replaced by Leagues Cup, a competition between mexican and MLS teams. I suppose this one doesn't count as a domestic cup? @vikeologist Didn't won it neither. Anyway - next season, NACL as next goal, busy transfer market in which I have to replace half of my squad... Lets go! Title count: 5/32

How many of Endrick's 75 goals were in the state championship? My main save last year was in Brazil and I was able to make my main striker score +40 goals consistently, which about 15-20 were in the state championship against weaker teams. 75 is absolutely impressive!

CLUB AMÉRICA: FASE CLAUSURA 2035 Resigned inmediately after winning Asian Cup of Nations with South Korea... but unemployement lasted for a week. Took a look at Mexico only to find Club América in last position of Fase Clausura, with 4 points after 9 games. They played NACL last season (knocked out in first round) and were expected to be 6th, so it looked like a good oportunity. The last position was well deserved: team management was a disaster (35 player squad, 6 possible starters not registered, a loan in not registered...), and morale was incredible low. My short term objective was to get to 12th place and have a spot on knockout stage, for an oportunity to qualify for NACL. Got things around and made it to the knockout, where won in the preliminary round. In quarter finals got drawn against Pachuca, made a good first leg but was unable to score, and they scored in the 90th minute. I went to the second leg with hope, but then... An own goal and a red card in the first 10 minutes, and it was all over. Anyway, this was not the year to win the league. Now, we have to wait for the end of Clausura to see if we are qualified to NACL, as 8 teams qualify but it depends on how the knockout stage go in both Apertura and Clausura. Now it is time to find good signings and rebuild the team! Title count: 4/32