On The Ball is a soccer manager simulation that differentiates itself from the others by its novel emphasis on the psychological aspects of the game. The game gives you, as team manager, full control over not just the strategies but even on what kind of "pep talk" you can give during half-time and PR moves to enhance public perception. Choose the host country, and lead your team from Qualification to World Cup in World Cup Edition and lead your English team to win the championship in League Edition.

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Alternate Titles

"On the Ball: League Edition" -- Amiga English Title
"Carton Rouge: League Edition" -- French title (literally 'Red Card: League Edition')
"Anstoß" -- German Title

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On the Ball/Anstoß series

Merchant	Title
	On the Ball
	On the Ball
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PC Games (Germany)	Jan, 1994	91 out of 100	91
PC Player (Germany)	Nov, 1993	85 out of 100	85
Joystick	Mar, 1995	80 out of 100	80
Kingdom of Desire	Nov 02, 2007	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

The first releases of this game were so bug-pested that there were more bugs than *working* features. All subsequent Anstoss games were released in the same state :)

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This entry was contributed by Andrew Hartnett (2248) and Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari

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