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Houghton Signs For Sports Interactive News
Chris Leyton
00/12/0000
Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland star signs on as a consultant for Championship Manager 4.
Former Republic of Ireland and Liverpool star Ray Houghton has signed up with Sports Interactive as a consultant to advise on the eagerly anticipated Championship Manager 4.
Houghton enjoyed a successful career in football playing for the likes of Fulham, West Ham, Aston Villa, Oxford United and Crystal Palace (where he scored a victorious goal in their 1986 Milk Cup final match), and was part of the all-conquering Liverpool team of the 1980s.
Houghtonâs international career is even more impressive. He was first capped for Ireland in 1986, and quickly became the nationâs hero, scoring the winning goals against England in the European Football Championship of 1988 and against Italy in World Cup â94.
Following his retirement from playing, Houghton became a football agent before becoming assistant manager at Crystal Palace. On leaving Palace, Houghtonâs media career has gone from strength to strength, and he now presents shows on Talk Sport and provides football commentary for various TV stations.
Houghton enthused, âI first got to know the guys at Sports Interactive when I was an agent. I was aware of how accurate and exhaustive their database of playersâ stats was, and used to phone them for advice on signings. As soon as I announced that I was leaving Palace, Miles was straight on the phone and offered me this job. It sits really well with my media interests, and I havenât looked back since. Iâm used to playing at the top of my profession with the best teammates in the world, so itâs only natural that I would want to join a company producing the best football management simulation in the world. Theyâre a great team producing a fantastic game, and Iâm very proud to be a part of that.â
Miles Jacobson, Managing Director of Sports Interactive, beamed, âItâs incredibly cool having Ray here in the office. His amazing natural ability and experience are giving us an unrivalled insight into the world of professional football. Heâs advising on all the features in Championship Manager 4, providing us with information on things even the most dedicated football fan could never know. Rayâs input makes us supremely confident that the next version of Champ Man is going to be the best and most accurate football management simulation ever.â
Championship Manager 4 is being released by Eidos Interactive on PC later this year. An Xbox version is also planned.
