[3] Although it is not the FIFA or Pro Evolution Soccer-style 3D match engine that some fans wanted, it is another step along from the top-down 2D view.

[5] On 2 June 2006, to tie in with the 2006 FIFA World Cup, an update pack was released on the Championship Manager website for the PC.

This pack fixed minor problems with the original release of the game, and also included the International Management Mode.

On the Xbox version, there are fake players on Manchester United F.C., Chelsea F.C., and Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Some players, such as Cesar Daniel Caceres Canete and Danilo Belic, were the wrong age in the game.