We all see player attributes, club data and stadium information in Football Manager, but where does it come from? We're assisted by more than 1,000 researchers across the world who help put our database together and over the course of this new series we will introduce you to a few of the people who play such an important role in making the game what it is.
Visit the Byline on the Football Manager website for the first instalment with Rob Delport, our South African head researcher who has been involved with FM for about a decade. During this time he's attended hundreds of games and ensured the maintenance of the data for the entire country, including that of the national team.