Let’s assume you found a legitimate, scene-released version of this file. What does the folder structure look like?
The game had a problem: . The infamous anti-tamper software. For months, FM20 was a fortress. Scene groups like CPY and CODEX took a long time to crack it. During that window—the "dark ages" of late 2019—countless files named “Football-Manager-2020.rar” flooded the net. Football-Manager-2020.rar
Sports Interactive offers a free demo for FM20 on Steam. It allows you to play half a season (in-game time). For casual players, this is often enough to scratch the itch without risking a .rar virus. The infamous anti-tamper software
Game pirates use .rar files because they can split a 6GB+ game into smaller chunks (e.g., .part1.rar, .part2.rar) to evade file-hosting size limits. If you find a single Football-Manager-2020.rar , it is either the full compressed game or—more commonly—a fake file designed to infect you. For casual players