TV tonight: Matt Lucas and Elis James revive a 90s footie classic
Football Fantasy League kicks off with guest managers Sally Lindsay and Russell Howard. Plus: Shirley Ballas appears in the sparkling finale of All That Glitters. Here’s what to watch this evening
January 2022
Fantasy football can lead to mental health decline, study claims
A study has found that playing fantasy football can lead to a decline in mental health, with the drops rising significantly the more time you spend playing
August 2020
Fantasy Premier League winner disqualified over 'player comments'
Aleksandar Antonov made remarks about footballer believed to be Raheem Sterling in private group chat
January 2020
Magnus Carlsen: ‘You need to be very fortunate to be No 1 in fantasy football’
The chess world champion reached the landmark during a highly successful year and now has his sights set on a record unbeaten streak in chess, he tells Sean Ingle
December 2019
Ex-Liverpool player takes back fantasy football top spot
Nick Tanner regained the position from Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen
Chess champion Magnus Carlsen moves to top of world fantasy football rankings
Magnus Carlsen, the world’s best chess player for the last decade, is leading the Premier League’s official fantasy football table
World chess champion on the verge of topping fantasy football table
Magnus Carlsen climbs to sixth spot in Fantasy Premier League but puts his success down to ‘luck’
December 2015
Fantasy sports companies outlawed from operating in New York
New York supreme court justice deals crippling blow for FanDuel and DraftKings, who will file for a stay of the decision and appeal the ruling
Cutting the fraud also means cutting the rhetoric: we can’t let sweeping statements prevent us from understanding the subtleties of our financial system
August 2014
Shortcuts
Fantasy Football 2014: how to pick the perfect squad
Tom Meltzer: It's an obsession for millions of people and a new season will start soon. Follow these simple tips to select a winning team
April 2014
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Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly sign up for fantasy football
John Ashdown: The pair are heading down a well-trodden post-cricket sport-swapping path with their foray into the new Indian Super League
November 2013
Sportblog
Fantasy football has serious downsides, with every game becoming a torment
Tom Lamont
Tom Lamont: After five years in a fantasy football league, it's become clear that it was a mistake that's ruining my enjoyment of the sport
August 2013
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10 favourite things this week: the best sports journalism from around the web
Featuring the burdened walk of Tiger Woods, a year that lasted 21 seconds and the rules of a successful Fantasy Football team
June 2012
Euro 2012 ultimate team: Fifa 12 developers pick their fantasy first 11 – in pictures
With the group stages over and the quarter finals beginning, we asked the development team behind ultra realistic football sim, Fifa 12, to pick their favourite players of Euro 2012 so far
August 2011
Sportblog
Fantasy football is about to become reality with immersion technology
Dominic Fifield
Dominic Fifield: The Premier League is in talks to develop an Avatar-style viewing experience that makes it feel like you are watching a top-flight game live from the stands
August 2010
Shortcuts
Fantasy football? No thanks. Welcome to Fantasyfwit
It's the hot new game that celebrates the biggest cockups, blunders and idiots in the game
February 2010
Sportblog
Pass the magic scarf, an oil baron has ruined my fantasy football
Harry Pearson: The emergence of Premier League clubs as playthings of foreign plutocrats has had a devastating effect on the fantasy chairmen of England
August 2009
Sportblog
Fantasy football messes with your mind
Barry Glendenning: With three days to until the Premier League kicks off, important work is going undone as grown men horse trade to assemble their fantasy football squads
July 2009
PDA
Match made in heaven: Fantasy footie and social networking
The New Football Pools have added social networking features to its fantasy football service for the Telegraph, The Daily Mail and The Metro sites
July 2008
Sportblog
Fantasy football: My £100m team from tournament rich in class
David Pleat
David Pleat picks the best players from Euro 2008 to create his ultimate fantasy football side
