An insight into fantasy football

Football in general is a very famous sport. It has become very popular over the years. The game itself has gone through a revolutionizing period and thus has evolved over the years. Right from 3rd century B.C to common date, the game has been played worldwide with much interest and passion. In fact though the name suggests “FOOT”ball, it has been played with different techniques and rules and regulations all across the world. For example American Football is also a famous American national sport where the ball characteristics looks a lot more different and the way the game is played is drastically different from the normal soccer. In fact the game is played with hands just like the other sport rugby. Bizarrely rugby is also classified under football as a sport as the game evolved over the years with football as its inspiration. Thus in general the game is very popular among all ages of our world.

With the birth of internet, the technology has also affected the sport like any other sport and influenced the game as it is today. Internet has indeed spread like the virus and got to the game of soccer as well. Online fantasy football has become an addiction for millions of people. There are several varieties of online multiplayer football games. A type of fantasy game that allows you to pit your knowledge and forecasting skills about the game in a competitive mode with the rest of the world is called as Virtual Manager Game. There are several websites that provide the same features. You have the official and unofficial websites of football leagues, sports websites and few newspaper websites as well.

Virtual football games are not like the virtual games you play in your Sony play station or computers or in general joy stick related games. In Joy stick related games, you play against each other or with a computer automated opponent wherein you try to win your opponents by scoring more goals when the game is related to football. Fantasy football games are not the same. You do not play for goals. You play for points. Over a season betting happens and in the end, the person with most number of points wins the challenge. The system works has follows. The database consists of a pool of players from which you are allowed to select your top 11. You also have additional members in the squad with whom you can replace the 11 before a game starts. The pool consists of players who represent their nations as well as clubs in various games and if they perform well, for every contribution they make, some sets of points is awarded to you. At the end of the game, points achieved by each and every player from your side are totaled up to give you a fair idea of where you stand in the competition. That’s not the end of the road, as seasons progresses, you are still in the competition and you can always make a comeback depending upon your luck and how your set of players perform in their individual games. However you should have a fair bit of knowledge about football and other managerial skills to pick the right set of 11.

Source: http://www.ftbl.com/

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