Fantasy Soccer

A knee injury to Micah Richards afforded Pablo Zabaleta the chance to stake a claim as a regular in many Fantasy squads last time out. With the former rested at the start of the season due to his exertions at the summer Olympics, Zabaleta was installed as City’s number one right-back from the outset as [...]

With the 2012/13 Premier League season now behind us, it’s time to look back at those in the Fantasy Football Scout community who have excelled in our leagues and cups across the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) and Sky Sports Games. We’ll also showcase those who have triumphed in some of this season’s community managed tournaments. [...]

Having ran the rule over Hull City yesterday, our series of articles focussing on the promoted clubs turns to the Championship winners, Cardiff. Malky Mackay’s side recovered from the disappointment of losing to West Ham in the previous season’s play-off final to finish a comfortable eight points clear of their nearest challengers and make their [...]

Norwich signalled their ambitions for the upcoming campaign back in March with the announcement that Ricky Van Wolfswinkel is to join the Carrow Road club for a fee in the region of £8.5m. The 24-year-old Dutchman arrives on a four-year-deal and will bolster a side that scored just 41 goals last season, the third lowest [...]

He may always be amongst the priciest defenders on offer across the Fantasy games but when it comes to consistency, there’s few, if any, backline options that can justify their hefty price quite like Leighton Baines. With set-piece and spot-kick duties in his locker, the argument for acquiring the Toffees raiding left-back has always been [...]

Back in the Premier League after a four-season hiatus, Hull City clinched automatic promotion on the final day of the season thanks to a 2-2 home draw with Championship winners Cardiff. The Tigers ended the campaign eight points behind the Welsh outfit in second spot and two points ahead of the chasing pack and, in [...]

He may have finished third in this year’s Scout Cup, but in Sunday’s inaugural Fantasy Football Shield final, Mr KK emerged triumphant. In a close final with former FFS Cup winner Fuzzy Dunlop, Mr KK won by just four points in a competition that pits the quarter finalists from our Scout and Members Cups against [...]

Fantasy Football Scout is delighted to announce that Jonty has joined the team as Community Manager from this week. Jonty has been a fantastic contributor to the site for several seasons but now joins the ranks, along with Paul, on a more permanent basis as Fantasy Football Scout continues to grow. Jonty will be dedicated [...]

After edging out Blackpool in the 2011/12 Championship play-off final, Sam Allardyce turned to a familiar face as West Ham made their way back into the top flight. With former number one Rob Green heading off to Loftus Road, Allardyce raided former club Bolton for the services of Jussi Jaaskelainen in what has proven an [...]

Our final Digest piece of the 2012/13 campaign highlights the return to form of the West Ham skipper and his former Newcastle sidekick, wonders whether the Canaries could offer us something extra in attack next time out and underlines just how crucial the current bonus system proved to be, with the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) [...]