Crave Football: The best fantasy football games online

By Sam Bathe on 08 August 2007, 12:12pm

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The thrills and spills of the Premier League are back this Saturday and The World's Best Football League™ should be more exciting than ever, with the smallest managerial decisions affecting the mental health of thousands of fans (and their long-suffering partners). And every single one of us thinks we could do a better job. Of course, the vast majority of us would be as competent as the love child of Graeme Souness and a cow with foot-and-mouth disease, but at least we can give it a go with fantasy football.

There are a number of fantasy football games on the market, but they each put you in charge of your own team of superstars and up-and-comers. Every player in the league is given a price and you have to pick the perfect side within a specific budget. Players then score points throughout the season for appearances made, goals scored and clean sheets kept, while losing marks for conceding goals and picking up cards.

Points tally up from your whole team to give a score each week, which then ranks against other players throughout the country, or in your own league with your mates. It's simple, entertaining stuff that lets you show off your expert knowledge, but with a multitude of sites offering the game, it's hard to know which is best for you. So click through for Crave's quick guide to the best free and paid-for games, or check out our guides to cheap TVs to watch footie on and football stuff on your mobile. -Sam Bathe