How to Fix Football Manager 2009 errors and problems

There are a few aspects which can make the Football Manager 2009 copy you have malfunction, but we have the answer via the official FM 2009 website. So if you have any of these problems with your Football Manager copy, we have the error fix:

Problem #1: "I installed through Steam and cannot start the game or create a shortcut, or running without Steam being active"

Fix solving: If installed via Steam, you can find the game executable (exe) at the following location: C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\Common\Football Manager 2009. If you double click this the game will launch, you can also create a shortcut to this location on your desktop.

Problem #2: "I installed through Steam and now I get an annoying block of colour on my screen (bottom right hand corner)"

Fix solving: In steam click the icon "settings", click the tab "in game" and untick the "enable steam community" and you have fixed it.

Problem #3: You are receiving the error: "FM2009 could not run as ‘facegen’ was unable to initialize!"

Fix solving: Please install the Patch, and ensure your graphics drivers are up to date

If you are having other problems with Football Manager 2009, see how to:
- Fix Failed to set up graphics system message
- Fix Application Error problem
- Fix Football Manager 2009 installation problems