Here’s how to play Football Manager 2020 for free on Steam as coronavirus keeps gamers indoors

For the next week, Football Manager 2020 will be free to download via the gaming distribution platform Steam.

This will come as good news to all the sports fans cooped up at home with no real-life events to watch for the foreseeable future.

Here’s everything you need to know.

Where is Football Manager available for free?

Sports Interactive, the developer behind the highly popular football management simulator, have announced that the most recent edition of their game on PC and Mac will be free to download via Steam for the next week.

If you already have a Steam account, all you have to do is go to the Football Manager 2020 page and hit the “Play Game” button.

The game will then be moved into your library and will be all yours until the free weekends.

If you don’t have a Steam account, just go to the website, set one up and select the “Install Steam” option.

The process is quick, easy and completely free, giving you access to hundreds of games and hosts of great deals.

Many football fans have been turning to videogames to scratch the itch left by the professional game’s cancellation.

In Spain, two players from Real Betis and Sevilla took to Fifa 20 to play the match between their sides that was supposed to go ahead that weekend, with over 60,000 tuning in to watch online.

How long will the game be free to play for?