EUROPEAN SOCCER CHALLENGE
=========================

Experience ALL of the EXCITEMENT and ACTION of INTERNATIONAL SOCCER in this ACCURATE 
SOCCER SIMULATION!! NEVER BEFORE has SOCCER ACTION been so REALISTICALLY PORTRAYED on 
the computer screen!!!

The EUROPEAN CUP is the most covetted trophy in league SOCCER today!! Only EUROPEAN 
SOCCER CHALLENGE gives you the opportunity to ACTUALLY PLAY in the EUROPEAN CUP!!! You 
can choose to be any of the participating European clubs; from Malmo to Marseille, 
Rangers to Wrexham, Barcelona to Benfica. CHOOSE your FAVOURITE TEAM, and play against 
either the COMPUTER or a FRIEND! All of the EXCITEMENT and ACTION of INTERNATIONAL 
SOCCER is here in this ACCURATE SOCCER SIMULATION!!!


LOADING INSTRUCTIONS

Plug in a joystick, if you have one, and connect your Spectrum to a cassette player. 
Place the cassette in the player and rewind it if necessary. Spectrum 48K owners should 
type LOAD "" on the keyboard and press the ENTER key; then press the Play button on the 
cassette player. Spectrum 128K, +2, or +3 owners should press ENTER on the keyboard for 
LOADER OPTIONS and then follow the on screen prompts. Wait a few minutes for the game to 
load.


CONTROLS

N.B. You always control your player nearest the ball.

You may use either a Sinclair or Kempston joystick, plugged either into Port 1 or Port 2, 
or you may use the keyboard. 

KEYBOARD CONTROLS 
PLAYER 1 

KEY 	ACTION 
Q 	MOVE UP PITCH 
Z 	MOVE LEFT 
A 	MOVE DOWN PITCH 
X 	MOVE RIGHT 
Q + 1 	TACKLE UP PITCH 
Z + 1 	TACKLE LEFT 
A + 1 	TACKLE DOWN PITCH 
X + 1 	TACKLE RIGHT

JOYSTICK CONTROLS

     MOVE UP PITCH  
          |
          |
          |
  MOVE ---*--- MOVE
  LEFT    |    RIGHT
          |
          |   
    MOVE DOWN PITCH 


WITH FIRE BUTTON HELD:

   TACKLE UP PITCH  
          |
          |
          |
TACKLE ---*--- TACKLE
 LEFT     |    RIGHT
          |
          |   
   TACKLE DOWN PITCH 

PLAYER 2 (IF APPLICABLE)

KEY 	ACTION 
I 	MOVE UP PITCH 
B 	MOVE LEFT 
J 	MOVE DOWN PITCH 
N 	MOVE RIGHT 
I + 9 	TACKLE UP PITCH 
B + 9 	TACKLE LEFT 
J + 9 	TACKLE DOWN PITCH 
N + 9 	TACKLE RIGHT 

To abort the game press BREAK.


CREDITS

Programmed by:		Simon Hobbs
Music & F.X:		Andy Severn
			& Sonic Graffiti 
Cover Illustration:	Jon Clarke
Titling:		Peter Austin


©1990 Players 

The programs and data on this cassette are copyright and may not be reproduced in part 
or in total by any means without the prior written permission of Players Software. All 
rights reserved. No responsibility is accepted for any errors. Our policy is one of 
constant improvement therefore we reserve the right to modify any product without notice.