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Games Like Non-League Manager

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Sports, Simulation, Football (Soccer), Strategy.

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Manage one of over 1,000 real non-league clubs through the English football pyramid. Day jobs, ground grading, gate receipts, cup runs, and a world where clubs can fold around you. Football management at its most real.

Reviews: Positive — 91% — of 46 reviews
Released: 2026-09-21
Developer: Black Cannon Studios
Genres: Simulation, Sports, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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  1. #1 Eat, Sleep, Bet, Repeat
    97% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2017
    Dev: Strategic Designs Ltd.
    Windows

    You are unemployed and living in a filthy town centre bedsit circa late 1980's Britain. There are no jobs and there is no future but you don't care because there is a betting shop, kebab house and pub right outside your front door and today is the day your benefits cheque arrives! NEW 3D RACES!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.6% ★, Sports 32.1%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 10.9%

  2. #2 New Star™ Manager
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 527 reviews2018
    Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 96.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    This is soccer management like you’ve never experienced it - Be more than just a player, be the head, the heart, and backbone of New Star FC. Be the Manager.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.7% ★, Sports 39.3%, Simulation 16.9%

  3. #3 Club Soccer Director 2022
    96% matchMixed66% of 116 reviews2022
    Dev: Go Play Games LtdPub: Go Play Games Ltd
    Windows

    Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Club Soccer Director 2022 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Club Soccer Director 2022 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.

    Why similar: Sports 35.3%, Football (Soccer) 26.6% ★, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 10.3%, Immersive Sim 8.6%

  4. #4 Football Manager 26
    95% matchMostly Negative36% of 36,287 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 59.1 hrsMean: 163.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.2% ★, Sports 34.3%, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  5. #5 Empire Eleven 2026
    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2026
    Dev: NextStation Games
    Windows · Mac

    Build your football empire. Scout talent, manage finances, develop tactics and lead your club from obscurity to glory in a deep football management simulation.

    Why similar: Sports 32.5%, Football (Soccer) 31.7% ★, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 10%, Immersive Sim 6.3%

  6. #6 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018
    94% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2017
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite professional basketball team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents all the way to making each substitution to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.

    Why similar: Sports 58.4%, Simulation 22.4%, Strategy 19.2%

  7. #7 Sim: World Cup Manager
    93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Jfsimgames
    Windows

    Take charge of your nation from a world of 202 teams and chase international glory. Build your squad, master deep tactics and live sideline shouts, unearth wonderkids in your national youth academy, and battle through the World Cup and Continental Championships in a deep football management sim.

    Why similar: Sports 34.8%, Football (Soccer) 22.8% ★, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 10.9%, Immersive Sim 8.2%

  8. #8 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    92% matchMostly Positive76% of 363 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!

    Why similar: Sports 42.9%, Football (Soccer) 32.1% ★, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 11.6%

  9. #9 BFM 26
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Believr Games Pub: Believr Interactive
    Windows

    A deep football management simulation where you control tactics, transfers, training, and club development. Build your squad, outsmart rivals, and lead your team to glory.

    Why similar: Sports 36.9%, Football (Soccer) 29.9% ★, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 10%, Immersive Sim 5.1%

  10. #10 Agent Pro
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LKD studioPub: LKD Studio
    Windows

    Agent Pro is a first-person action game where you play as an elite agent. Complete dangerous missions, fight enemies, and use strategy, skill, and precision to overcome every challenge and become the ultimate professional operative.

    Why similar: Sports 35.7%, Football (Soccer) 33.8% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Text-Based 5.2%

  11. #11 Foosball Manager
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: machnikl
    Windows · Mac

    Foosball Manager is a table football management sim. Scout, sign, and train your squad. Set your tactics, then call the shots from the sideline as your players act on their own across a physics-driven table. Climb the divisions and become a foosball legend.

    Why similar: Sports 37.8%, Football (Soccer) 36.3% ★, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy 10.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  12. #12 Lords of Football
    89% matchMixed52% of 354 reviews2013
    Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Lords of Football is a whole new sports lifestyle simulator, played in God Mode.The everyday routine of football is brought to life, simulating footballers' training to improve their skills and all the drama and real-life distractions that unfold during a normal season.

    Why similar: Sports 47.3%, Football (Soccer) 27.9% ★, Simulation 14.8%, Strategy 10%

  13. #13 Footy Manager
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Marajo Games
    Windows

    Take charge of a football club and answer for everything: sign players in a market where clubs haggle for days, balance the wage bill against the board's demands, and steer matches live from the touchline. 27 leagues, 690 clubs, one season at a time.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.4% ★, Sports 32.6%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Text-Based 4.6%

  14. #14 Football Scout Simulator
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JK NOVA
    Windows

    You don’t coach. You don’t sign the cheques. You find the players nobody else has seen. Football Scout Simulator puts you in the scout’s seat: an office, a phone, a notebook, and a passport. You have ten seasons to turn an unknown reputation into a legend of global scouting, or get yourself fired.

    Why similar: Sports 38.5%, Football (Soccer) 24% ★, Simulation 16.3%, Strategy 12%, Immersive Sim 8.8%

  15. #15 Football Academy Director
    85% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Merla Interactive
    Windows

    Build and lead a football academy from U11 to U19. Scout and recruit young talent, develop your squads, set tactics, compete for promotion and trophies, improve your academy, and follow your graduates throughout their senior careers.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.3% ★, Sports 36.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 9.2%, Text-Based 5.4%

  16. #16 Retro Football Boss
    86% matchMixed55% of 40 reviews2016
    Dev: 1888 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Mac

    Retro Football Boss is a historical football management simulation featuring the English professional leagues from 1888 to 1998 (with German leagues coming soon). This is your chance to take a trip down memory lane or right the wrongs of the past.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48% ★, Sports 27.6%, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 9%

  17. #17 Matchday Manager
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lucky Conker Games
    Windows

    Pure football management stripped to its essence. Build your squad, develop talent, and dominate the league. No press conferences, no social media just tactical decisions that matter. Inspired by the golden age of text-based management sims.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.6% ★, Sports 26.8%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Text-Based 5.8%

  18. #18 UltFoot: Football Manager
    84% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Scarlett GameStudio
    Windows

    Manage your football team and take on challenging, realistic tournaments. Develop your squad, trade players, play real-time multiplayer matches, and customize every detail of your club to make it truly unique.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.2% ★, Sports 34.2%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 10.7%, Text-Based 3.9%

  19. #19 New Star™ Soccer 5
    82% matchMostly Positive70% of 882 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Live the life of an up-and-coming superstar in this unique football career game. Start out as a 16 year old lad and work your way to the top to become a footballing legend!

    Why similar: Sports 43.5%, Football (Soccer) 40.7% ★, Simulation 15.9%

  20. #20 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    80% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Halfspace Games
    Windows

    Multiplayer football management built on fair competition. Outsmart rivals with skill and strategy - no random packs, no pay-to-win gameplay. Take charge of your club, build your squad, and prove yourself on the world stage.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.1% ★, Sports 32.8%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 9.8%

  21. #21 The Chairman
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mateo Jaramillo
    Windows

    The Chairman is a football management sim built that lives in the bottom corner of your screen. Matches simulate automatically while you work, study, or do anything else. Check in when you have a moment. Make your decisions. Let the season run. You choose the time lap.

    Why similar: Sports 39.4%, Football (Soccer) 36.4% ★, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy 10%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  22. #22 Club Chairman
    79% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Ashina Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're not the manager, you're the CHAIRMAN. Hire and fire managers, survive transfer windows, and keep the ultras out of the boardroom. Bankroll Barcalana, dodge bankruptcy, and try not to get voted out. It's football without all that annoying running.

    Why similar: Sports 37%, Football (Soccer) 24.9% ★, Simulation 15.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Text-Based 7.5%

  23. #23 FC Tycoon 2027
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Darkwave Studios
    Windows

    A data-driven football management simulation where you control every aspect of your club’s journey — from tactics, scouting, and player development to finances, facilities, and legacy. Build your philosophy, shape your destiny, and lead your team to greatness.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 34.4% ★, Sports 34.2%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 8.9%, Text-Based 7.1%

  24. #24 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
    77% matchMixed57% of 122 reviews2026
    Dev: Syra Games
    Windows

    A football management game where you're not the coach, you're the club owner. Hire and fire the coaching staff, sign players, negotiate with sponsors, control the finances and build a winning organisation from the boardroom.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47% ★, Sports 27%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 12%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  25. #25 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Alpex Studio
    Windows

    Become the president of your club and make decisions that change its destiny. Manage transfers, staff, finances, media, facilities, and the president's personal life in a deep and dynamic football management experience.

    Why similar: Sports 41.5%, Football (Soccer) 40.2% ★, Simulation 17.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  26. #26 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
    76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Lemoncookie Studios
    Windows

    A football manager like they used to make: negotiate with clubs, players and sponsors, keep your dressing room, your board and your private life from falling apart — and follow every match in a live ticker with drama and a wink. Deep simulation with humour and heart. German language only.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38% ★, Sports 37.4%, Simulation 15.8%, Text-Based 4.8%, Choices Matter 3.7%

  27. #27 The Referee Committee
    75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: New Page Interactive
    Windows

    Football isn't only played on the pitch. Manage the dark side of football! Control the referee committee, give secret instructions, use the VAR room to dictate scores, deal with the betting mafia, and shape the season's fate. Keeping this powerful seat is harder than getting it.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35.9% ★, Sports 29%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 9%, Text-Based 8.5%

  28. #28 Potrero - Football life sim
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Realoid Games
    Windows

    You are a footballer, straight from the youth ranks until your last season. One decision at a time: when to shoot, when to pass, what to say to the press. A whole career decided by what you choose, and a little by your luck.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.1% ★, Sports 33.7%, Text-Based 8.9%, Simulation 6.9%, Choices Matter 5.2%

  29. #29 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    77% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2018
    Dev: Heroic Games Studio
    Windows

    The auto-run football tournament soccer game. Be the player, be the manager.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.5% ★, Sports 38%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 10.8%

  30. #30 Football Referee Simulator
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 529 reviews2024
    Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Football Referee Simulator—the groundbreaking game that puts you in the referee's shoes! Are you ready to kickstart your career in the lower divisions and ascend to legendary status by overseeing thrilling finals?

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41% ★, Sports 40.8%, Simulation 11.1%, Text-Based 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  31. #31 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
    Windows

    No unnecessary complexity, no endless menus: Startelf is a football management game focused on transfers, squad building, and the decisions that truly matter.

    Why similar: Sports 40.6%, Football (Soccer) 37.5% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Text-Based 5.2%, Strategy 3.7%

  32. #32 Premier Manager 10
    75% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2020
    Dev: Zushi GamesPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    With improved playability from previous versions, and ease of use, Premier Manager ‘10 is the ideal game for those who love the high-pressure world of topflight football management. PLEASE NOTE: You will start from the 2009/10 season.

    Why similar: Sports 48.8%, Football (Soccer) 33.5% ★, Simulation 17.6%

  33. #33 Retro Club Manager
    73% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: TECH NIN9
    Windows

    Manage your club through fast-paced football seasons in a retro-inspired management simulation. Build your squad, scout the transfer market, manage finances, shape your tactics and experience procedurally generated stories in every career.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.7% ★, Sports 30.3%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 10.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  34. #34 Calcio Totale
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Eleòra
    Windows · Linux

    A football management game with an old-school spirit but a fresh perspective: choose from 100 Italian clubs and build your career as a chief executive. Oversee finances, transfers, staff, facilities and marketing; delegate the sporting side or take Full Control.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.2% ★, Sports 29.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 9%, Text-Based 3.5%

  35. #35 Super Arcade Soccer
    73% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2019
    Dev: Ruben Alcañiz
    Windows · Mac

    Classic Football is back with Super Arcade Soccer. Super Arcade Soccer is a fun soccer game with arcade playability; direct, accessible control; and a wide range of actions, such as passing, centering, skill shots…

    Why similar: Sports 48.4%, Football (Soccer) 34.2% ★, Simulation 17.4%

  36. #36 WFO World Football Online
    72% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: Cagatay GuvenPub: Eren Aydin
    Windows

    WFO World Football Online is an online football management game with a non-scripted match engine on a virtual football world continuously developed by AI.

    Why similar: Sports 41.3%, Football (Soccer) 39.2% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 7.1%

  37. #37 Flipping Football Clubs
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Michael Maiden
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Buy, build, and flip football clubs in a fast-paced roguelite management sim. Sign players, hire staff, survive FFP, unlock Club DNA modifiers, and grow club value across 1-2 hour seasonal runs.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.7% ★, Sports 32.1%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 8.9%, Immersive Sim 4.6%

  38. #38 Marvelous Soccer Management
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: JV Interactive
    Windows

    Climb from the lower divisions to glory. Marvelous Soccer Simulation is a single-player football management sim — fast seasons, leagues and cups, tactics, transfers, and match nights built for drama. Early Access.

    Why similar: Sports 39.3%, Football (Soccer) 26.5% ★, Simulation 18.6%, Text-Based 10%, Strategy 5%

  39. #39 Foot Simulator
    70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Tunderhead
    Windows

    A physics-based football simulation where you directly control a character’s leg articulation to move, balance, and kick, emphasizing skill, precision, and mastery over unconventional controls.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.9% ★, Sports 34%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Simulation 9%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  40. #40 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Vibekontroll Gaming
    Windows

    The match is only half the job. Build a squad that fits the way you want to play, keep the dressing room together and make the right calls when matchday arrives. Egos, rivalries and loyalties can make or break your season.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.3% ★, Sports 22.9%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 7%

  41. #41 Final Whistle
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Plagued Games
    Windows

    Final Whistle is a football management and simulation game where you control a club, manage squads, tactics and transfers, and experience detailed matches. Follow live commentary, player ratings, injuries, cards and statistics while building your club and competing across multiple competitions.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.8% ★, Sports 29.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Text-Based 8.6%, Strategy 6.5%

  42. #42 Soccer Manager 2027
    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,129 reviews2024
    Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.3% ★, Sports 22.6%, Simulation 9.2%, Immersive Sim 8.6%, Text-Based 5.7%

  43. #43 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    69% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,455 reviews2021
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Lead your football club through national championships and to international stardom. Take over an established men’s or women’s team of your choice as its manager or bring a small team into the big league.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.3% ★, Sports 30.8%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 7.1%, Choices Matter 2.7%

  44. #44 Underdog Futsal
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Havenarc
    Windows

    Become the manager of a small neighborhood futsal club, recruit players on a tight budget, and build your tactics. Manage morale through team activities, shift the momentum with substitutions and tactical changes in tense text-based matches, and grow your team step by step.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.6% ★, Sports 32.8%, Simulation 10%, Strategy 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  45. #45 Eleven Legends
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: HillRock Studio
    Windows

    Eleven Legends blends football management, character growth, and strategic matches. You are not just a manager on the sidelines, nor just one player on the pitch. Plan each week, build bonds, find mentors, and lead your team to victory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.1% ★, Sports 31.6%, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  46. #46 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    68% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2025
    Dev: Kevin TomsPub: Curveball Games
    Windows

    The original retro-­styled football management game remade and re-released in 2025. It's a faithful recreation of the original groundbreaking 1982 Football Manager, the title that launched the football-management genre!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.7% ★, Sports 35.2%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 3.6%, Text-Based 3.5%

  47. #47 Forever World Cup Simulator
    68% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2024
    Dev: Simcups
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Are you ready for the World Cup 2030? Lead hundreds of club and national teams to glory in this deep soccer simulation. Simulate 40+ global events, from continental cups to the grand stage. Perfect for fans of international football management and endless replayability!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42% ★, Sports 29.6%, Simulation 12.4%, Text-Based 10.2%, Immersive Sim 5.3%

  48. #48 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    69% matchMixed67% of 27 reviews2018
    Dev: Forever Young Games
    Windows

    In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018 there are no restrictions, the whole world becomes playable! The 210 playable nations and the 4000+ playable clubs guarantees truly infinite hours to play.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.1% ★, Sports 28.2%, Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 6.9%, Text-Based 4.6%

  49. #49 Retro Club Dynasty Season 92/93
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mezko Games
    Windows

    1992.... The top flight has a new name, the money is coming, and the old rules are about to change. Build a dynasty across the seasons as fees, wages, tactics, deals and grounds all grow with the decade. Poach kids. Tap up targets. Fill the stands. Survive the boom. Build your dynasty !

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.3% ★, Sports 40.5%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  50. #50 Fifth Tier
    67% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: HS GAMES
    Windows

    You're not just the manager — you own the club. Start in the fifth tier with a broke squad and a crumbling ground: set tactics, sign players, build the stadium, keep the board happy. Then sell up, buy a bigger club, and climb again. Five leagues. One long road to the top.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.8% ★, Sports 27.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 8%, Text-Based 3.6%

  51. #51 99Managers Futsal Edition
    66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Simon Dalvai
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A futsal management game with a 2D match engine and integrated editor. Can you find the next wonderkid and become the best manager? Proudly open source.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.4% ★, Sports 32.2%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 8.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  52. #52 Crazy Fußball-Manager
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Crazy Coffee and Cookie Creations
    Windows

    Crazy! After an accident involving a coffee-obsessed superhero, you end up in a parallel football world. Lead your club from the third division to the top, discover absurd super talents, and experience crazy live matches – developed by a solo developer with extensive AI support.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.6% ★, Sports 35%, Simulation 14.2%, Strategy 6.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

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