It was released on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and PlayStation Portable on 30 October 2009.

The database editor has also received an upgrade, the stand-out feature of which is the option to add new divisions to existing leagues or to add entirely new leagues to a game database.

The last patch, 10.3, includes mid-season transfer update and was released on 1 March 2010.

Football Manager 2010 was positively received, achieving a Metacritic average of 87/100.

"[13] In its Christmas 2009 edition, Edge commented: "Despite being all about the numbers, FM2010 rises above them to be unexpectedly cruel, kind, and even visceral at times.