Sports Interactive has cancelled FM25, with the cancellation being due to a "variety of challenges" and that the game is "too far away from the standards you deserve".

Now, a full statement has confirmed that Football Manager 25 will not be coming out, and refunds will automatically be sent to anyone that pre-ordered the game and already paid for it.

Sega and Sports Interactive have canceled Football Manager 25 across all platforms after what has been a difficult development. It’s the first time the long-running sports sim series has skipped a year entirely since it began in 2004.

The latest edition of the Football Manager game was originally due to be released in November last year but was delayed until March and the game has now been cancelled altogether

In a statement, it was mentioned that fans had been eagerly anticipating the first gameplay reveal, making this news even more disappointing, especially since the release date had already been postponed twice.

Sports Interactive announced that it was canceling FM25 after facing multiple delays. The game developer announced that it would refund all the gamers who had pre-ordered the game using the method they used.

Developer Sports Interactive and publisher SEGA of Europe today announced that ‘Football Manager 25’ has been cancelled and that work will be shifted to the next entry in the popular long-running simulation series.

Sega and Sports Interactive have scrapped Football Manager 25, and will now refocus on getting ready for the series' next release. The announcement this morning, made as part of Sega's latest financial results,