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.

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".

For the first time in its 20-year history, soccer management sim Football Manager will be skipping a year. Football Manager 25, already delayed twice, has been canceled shortly ahead of its proposed March 2025 release date.