Soccer '97

There is a limited team management function within the game. Prior to the match, the player can decide on their preferred formation and assign roles such as man marking to their defenders. The game also features licensed footballer names from the Professional Footballer's Association, but all team emblems and strips are fictitious.

The teams available in the Exhibition Match mode include a range of English Premier league teams from the 1997-1998 season, such as Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United. However, some teams are missing or have been replaced with others, including Bolton Wanderers and Crystal Palace being absent and Middlesbrough and Sunderland taking their place.