"Imagine a cross between Football Manager, fantasy sports and auctions sites - and you are part of the way to understanding Football Manager Live,"said Miles Jacobson, managing director of Sports Interactive.
Football Manager Live will inherit the wealth of options and tactics along with the familiar 2D match engine from offline predecessors. Trading will be done through an auction system where one player set the time and price and other people place bids.
The game will feature user-created and standard leagues, and there could be specific leagues - such as a Wednesday table where games take place each Wednesday evening. If players aren't able to take part in a game the computer will auto-play in their place.
Football Manager Live is due for release in spring 2008, with a beta test set to launch in May 2007.