10.1 million people have illegally downloaded Football Manager 13. At least, that was the number a decade ago. I imagine the download rate has dropped off a little since then in favour of newer editions of Sports Interactive’s perennial simulator, otherwise known as ‘catnip for dads’. But back in November of 2013, 10.1 was the figure.
We know this because the naughty souls who cracked Football Manager in May of that year made a mistake. There was a flaw in the version of the game they spread across filesharing sites, which meant Sports Interactive could track the IP address of everyone who illegally acquired it. I’m not familiar with the culture of internet pirates, but I reckon this is the sort of error that gets you laughed at by all your buccaneer peers. Like accidentally knocking a hole in the hull of your schooner, then getting too deep in your cups to notice your ship’s slowly sinking in Tortuga bay.
