There are 5 books in the Player Manager series. The newest book is Player Manager 5 which came out in 2025.

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Player Manager

Book cover of Player Manager
Could a seemingly average Premier League fan oversee a football club better than a top manager? Max is starting to think so . . .

Max Best is not living his—ahem—best life. His job’s a drag, his home’s a shooting gallery, his hopes are nil, and lately, even his beloved…
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Player Manager 2

Book cover of Player Manager 2: A Sports Progression Fantasy
Most Premier League fans are happy to cheer from the stands, but one fan—armed with some serious RPG talent—is taking his football pride onto the pitch.

Not too long ago, Max Best was stuck in a dead-end job, trudging from one day to the next and mourning the fact that…

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Player Manager 3

Book cover of Player Manager 3: A Sports Progression Fantasy

One uniquely gifted football fan goes from face-in-the-crowd to manager-to-remember as this electrifying LitRPG series for fans of Ted Lasso continues.

When football fanatic and loveable loser Max Best saved an old codger from a mugging, he never expected to be rewarded with the ability to immediately pinpoint a player’s…

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Player Manager 4

Book cover of Player Manager 4: A Sports Progression Fantasy

Footie’s number-one fanatic continues his climb to become number-one manager in the fourth installment of this fast-paced, electrifying LitRPG series.

Football is a game of steps: Quick steps. Trick steps. Even sneaky, slick steps. Whether you’re on or off the pitch, you best know your footing. And for Max Best,…

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Player Manager 5

Book cover of Player Manager 5: A Sports Progression Fantasy

A one-time football fanatic continues his fight to become an all-time legend of the game in the fifth book of this hard-hitting, humorous sports LitRPG.

Max Best was on a roll. After climbing the ranks at Chester FC with his burning desire, innate talent, and the “curse” of a sentient…