Facepacks use copyrighted photographs (e.g., from Getty Images, club websites). They are distributed as free, non-commercial fan art. No facepack should be sold. Sports Interactive officially tolerates graphical mods but does not endorse copyright infringement.
The technical challenge of the FM07 facepack is crucial to its community value. Unlike modern games with automatic face imports, FM07 required manual linking:
Table 1: Comparative Labor in Facepack Creation (FM07 vs. FM24) football manager 2007 facepack
| Task | FM07 (Manual Era) | FM24 (Automated/SaaS) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Image sourcing | Download from Getty, BBC, club sites | API pull from mega-packs | | Format | 95x95 PNG, exact crop | 180x180 to 512x512 | | Configuration | Manual XML editing | Automated tools (FM Graphics Configurator) | | Release cycle | Weeks to months post-launch | Pre-launch or day one |
SortItOutSI (now FMScout’s sister site) maintains a "Retro Vault." You need to: Facepacks use copyrighted photographs (e
This analysis draws on three key concepts:
Unzip your facepack. You will find a folder named something like FM07 Megapack. Inside, there is a config.xml and hundreds of sub-folders (e.g., England\Prem\Arsenal, Spain\La Liga\Barcelona). Table 1: Comparative Labor in Facepack Creation (FM07 vs
Copy the entire contents (the config.xml + the national folders) directly into Football Manager 2007\Graphics\Faces\.
Do not bury the config file three layers deep. The correct path looks like this:
...\Football Manager 2007\Graphics\Faces\config.xml