[5][2][6][7] They were: Reviewing the first set of Club Football releases, Richard Keith of Official PlayStation 2 Magazine gave a score of 7/10, describing it as a "simple, almost pared down footie sim that will be instantly familiar to anyone who has ever played PES or FIFA...knitting together passes, firing in shots and flicking on headers feels right".

Keith Stuart of Official PlayStation 2 Magazine lamented "agonisingly ponderous and unpredictable" player responses and "ball physics that make it feel like you're booting a space hopper around", giving a score of 5/10 and dismissing the title as a "mediocre footie simulation that adds nothing to the genre and stumbles behind PES and FIFA like an arthritic goal-keeping coach".

[8] CVG's Graeme Boyd was equally damning, scoring the game as 56/100, arguing that it played almost identically to Club Football "save for the tweakiest of tweaks, and suffers from the same problems", criticising the ball physics, unresponsive controls and the erratic AI of computer-controlled players.

He also noted the absence of an official European Championship mode despite the England national team licence, comparing the game unfavourably to Electronic Art's Euro 2004, which released shortly afterwards.

[9] Writing in Official Xbox Magazine Andy Irving was more positive, providing a score of 8.2/10, describing it as a "competent and intuitive footy sim with fluid play and good AI", and arguing that its online compatibility was "where it shines".