A demo of the game was released on Steam in association with Sky Sports HD on 6 October 2011.

It provides half of a season of gameplay, which can be continued within the full purchased version.

The demo is limited to only the leagues of England, Scotland, France, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Australia, which are playable as quick-starts.

[5][6] The move means that users must activate the game online before they are able to play.

[12] The German website 4players.de rated the game with 88% as "sehr gut" ("very good").