Football Masters 96/97 is a soccer management simulation and the first game in a football manager ESP Software series. The game allows the player to control a team from the four English divisions. It includes all the basic elements - fully accurate cups, stadium improvements, financial management, training, sponsorship deals, contract negotiations, scouts, youth teams, transfer market and more. Match view screen is a static pitch showing the formations, score, ball position and most significant actions pictures. The game allows up to four players to play on one computer.