| Publication | Score | Quote |
| UK | | |
| CVG | 9 | "It's good, it's better than last year, it's worth the money and you will probably top 1,000 hours of play again. Get it, play the proper mode, have a ball." |
| GameSpot | 9 | "Kudos to Sports Interactive for delivering a much more inclusive game, but without so much as hinting at compromising the experience for veterans." |
| Videogamer | 9 | "Addiction returns for another year..." |
| Hardware Heaven | “Recommended” | "Football Manager addicts of course should jump right in as this takes the most advanced, most in depth management sim that little bit closer to perfection." |
| Eurogamer | 8 | "While FM14 feels in many ways like a standard release, the subtle changes to philosophy beneath the hood feel like a corner being turned." |
| Digital fix | 9 | "All told it’s really rather good." |
| 6th Axis | 9 | "Football Manager 2014 is a fantastic game." |
| Digital Spy | 4/5 | "The result is another definitive simulation of the beautiful game that will enhance the lives of wannabe football managers, and make life bearable when the football season comes to an end in May." |
| The Daily Mirror | 5/5 | "
I take this as a sign. A sign that Football Manager 2014 is really good."
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| Thesamecoin | “Buy it” | "Football Manager 14 still feels as compelling as ever before, whilst also feeling simpler." |
| Godisageek | 9 | "Football Manager remains a top game and the best of its kind. It suits all comers, and is the most complete management sim yet." |
| Gamereactor | 9 | "Football Manager 14, like its predecessors, is deep and complicated. For some its detail and realism is a turn-off that makes it difficult to access, for others it's the reason we love it." |
| Zero1Gaming | Positive | "It’s basically FM2013, but made better in 1000 little ways that add up to a much slicker experience." |
| TheGameJar | 9 | "What is definitely evident though is that Football Manager 2014 is the definitive football management experience; you will not find a better product on the market." |
| Dealspwn | 9 | |
| RockPaperShotgun | Positive | "It’s the most realistic simulation of football that has ever existed" |
| ESPN | | "My obligations to ESPN.com complete, do I take the opportunity to quit the game and move on with my life? Of course not." |
| BitParade | 9 | "This is the most fun I’ve had with Football Manager in years. " |
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| Inthegame.nl (BLX) | 9.25 | "Weer een toptitel die iedere voetbalfan in huis zou moeten halen." |
| Hobbyconsolas(ESP) | 86/100 | "Hablar de que estamos ante el mejor FM de la saga es hablar de que FM14 es el mejor simulador de dirección futbolística que hemos podido jugar nunca, y sin exagerar." |
| IGN (ESP) | 88/100 | "Sin ser la revolución de 2013, el Football Manager de este año vuelve a ser el producto estrella que todos los seguidores de la franquicia esperan con ganas." |