Your manager level is separate from your players. It tracks you: the things you do as the person running the club. Each level you earn gives you a talent point you can spend on talents that buff your club.
How you earn manager XP
Manager XP comes from almost everything you do:
Playing matches (league, cups, tournaments, matchmaking)
Completing player tasks (solo queue, replay analysis, rest, scouting, negotiation)
Completing sponsor missions
Claiming rewards
Each level requires more XP than the last. You can see your current level and progress on your manager profile.
Talent points: one per level
You get exactly one talent point for every manager level. Always. So:
When you're new, you have a single point to spend.
By the time you're mid-game, you have a handful of points to distribute across the trees.
High-level managers have many points and can fully invest in multiple trees.
There are no "milestone levels" where you get extra. There are no levels that skip a point. Each level gives one point, and you can spend them as you go or save them.
If you've leveled up and don't see a new point, open Profile → Talent Forest and check the points-available counter at the top.
The three talent trees
Your manager talents live under Profile → Talent Forest. There are three trees, and you can mix and match freely.
Negotiator
Improvements around contracts, transfers, and sponsorships:
Reduce player release fees
Reduce contract renewal wage cost
Boost sponsorship mission rewards (XP and money)
Increase sponsorship contract duration
Increase your cut of cash prizes
Good for managers who care about club economy and front-office work.
CS Specialist
Buffs that apply specifically during CS matches. The structure is one base talent plus two tiers for each player attribute:
Increase Player XP gains in CS games (base node)
"Improve [Attribute] during CS games" (in-game buff)
"Increase [Attribute] gains in CS games" (long-term training buff)
Attributes covered include Morale, Condition, Composure, Dexterity, Quickness, Memory, Accuracy, Concentration, Flair, Communication, Anticipation, Vision, Determination, Leadership, Teamwork, Bravery, and Decisions.
MOBA Specialist
Same structure as CS Specialist, but applies to MOBA matches. Has an extra talent that the CS tree doesn't: Increase Hero XP gains.
If you only play one game mode, dump points into that mode's tree. If you flex between both, the Negotiator tree is the safest neutral spend.
Resetting talents
You can reset your entire talent forest and reallocate your points. There's a periodic free reset, and a paid reset on a shorter cooldown if you want to retune more often.
Resets refund all spent points back to your available pool. They don't lower your level or your max points.
FAQ
I just leveled up and I don't have any talent points. Where are they?
You do have them. Open Profile → Talent Forest. The available-points counter at the top of that screen shows the points you can still spend. Every manager level gives one point.
If you genuinely see zero available after leveling up and you haven't spent anything, that's a bug, contact me.
What about player talents? Is that the same thing?
No. Players have their own talent forest, separate from yours. Each player levels up from doing tasks and matches, and they get their own talent points to spend on player-specific trees (Discipline and Resilience). Your manager talents and your players' talents are separate systems.
Is there a maximum manager level?
No hard cap. The XP curve gets steep, so very high levels take a long time, but the system has no explicit ceiling.
If I reset my talents, do I lose progress?
No. A reset just refunds your spent points back to your available pool. You still have all the levels and points you earned. You just get to spend them differently.
Negotiator has fewer talents than the others. Is it worse?
Different shape, not worse. Negotiator talents tend to be one-shot economic levers (reduce a fee, boost a payout). CS/MOBA Specialist talents are smaller percentage buffs that you stack across many attributes. A few well-placed Negotiator picks can pay for themselves quickly in cash and saved wages.