Transfer funds do not decrease:
Enter “JIMMY RULES” as a manager name. When you buy a player, your transfer funds will not decrease.
?100 million:
Enter “FISHBITE” as a manager name.
Keep good record:
You can exit the game without saving if you are losing by pressing [Keypad Asterisk]. You now have another chance to win that game.
Faster matches:
Press [Space] during the game while there is not any on-screen commentary. Note: You will also need to repeat this at the start of the second half.
Champion team:
Choose a team to manage but do not select “Take Control”. Instead, select “Tactics”. The game will respond that no tactics are available. Type champions then select “Take Control”. Your team will have better performance.
Start as England manager:
At the start of a new game, click on any English club. Then, click on any English player. Click on the players nationality (English). The England team will appear. Select “Take Control”. You will then be the manager of England.
Easy money:
Play as a team such as Real Madrid and sell add on a manager such as Manchester United. Get Manchester United to buy your players such as Savio for ?12 million and players such as Geremi for ?7 million. You can get about ?100 million after selling them, and be able to buy players such as Lugi Baggio and others.
Start with Juventus and transfer list Del Piero. Lots of clubs will offer a large amount of money for him (about ?30,000,000). Note: Do not accept the offers with monthly installments, as some of the clubs will offer straight up front.
Easy victory:
Simply take over the opposition’s team. Play all the players on the wing, which results in your team getting a big win.
Select “Add Manager” and click on the team you will play next. Select “Tactics” and set all the players on the side with no one in goal. Also place the worse captain in charge of that team.
Buy FGN players that have European Passports:
In the player and staff search screen, click on “Player Search”. Then, specify “EU National” under filters. While you are in there type in, after the “Text” filter, a country or continent outside the EU. This will allow you buy to foreign players that have EU passports such as Alexander Mostovoi (who is Russian/Portuguese).
Opponent has no players:
Choose a rival team that you do not like. Add manager, then free transfer all their players. Instead of clicking “Continue”, retire immediately. None of the free transfers will be blocked, leaving them with no players.
Finding good players:
Enter the “/cm0001/editor/” folder and run the cm0001ed.exe file to start the game editor. Use it to open your data file, which should be in the “/cm0001/data” folder. Use the filter to find any player who has ability over 180. These players are very good but usually are very expensive and famous. However, some of them are not — for example, some players from South America. You can use filter to find any player with potential over 180. Some of them, especially the younger ones, are not expensive and will develop into very good players in a few years.