To get any player free: Go to the transfer list type in cow, then find the player you want and offer no money he will join.

If you want to be manager of the international teams without having to work so hard, first go to the squad details screen , choose "General Info" and find out who the manager is. This will only Work if you are managing a team in the country you want to manage. Once you know who the manager is, add a manager of the country that you want, and type in the proper manager's name as your name. For England, this would be "Glenn Hoddle". It will now let you manage that international team.

Recommended players in 97/98:

Zora Djorovic

Jeppe Tengbjerg

Ståle Solbakken

Luigi Sartor

Ronnie Svensson

Mikkel Bo Jensen

Ole Tobiasen