Fifa always was better than PES and it still is!
you begin the game facing a CLassic XI team, which you will probably loose, as at first its hard to get to grips with the gameplay (altthough its exactly the same as the other games) this doesn't matter though as you can beat them easily when you have played the game for about a week.
After this you are free to do whatever you want, i recommed a couple of quick matches to get you warmed up for the manager mode.
Now i have only played in England but you can play anywhere all over the world. For England, you can't just start playing with Liverpool, Chelsea etc. you create your managerand their age and stuff. Then you pick your team. There is only a selected number of teams but i recommed you start as Tottenham, Man City or Bolton, but its your choice. if you don't do well you will be sacked, you should put your ticket prices to high on home games as you will get maximum money. There are over 60 challenges to complete to unlock certain things manager teams is the best thing to unlock!
This is a superb game that many people put down but i'm sure they really love it inside!