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The classic Fantasy Premier League game is open to the public and is contested annually by millions worldwide. Participants must select a team based on real-life Premier League footballers who scored fantasy points based on those players' real-life statistical performances. Points accumlate across the season in order to declare a champion.
The longest-serving captain is Bryan Robson, who was club captain from 1982 to 1994, although he held the position jointly with Steve Bruce for the last two years of his tenure. [1] Roy Keane , who was captain from 1997 to 2005, has the distinction of having won the most trophies as captain; he won four Premier League titles, two FA Cups , one ...
Fantasy football was invented in 1990 by Italian journalist Riccardo Albini. Inspired by fantasy baseball (also known as Rotisserie, from the name of the place where the first players met, New York City restaurant La Rotisserie Française), [2] Albini published fantasy football's rules for the first time through Studio Vit publisher, giving it the name Fantacalcio (calcio is the Italian word ...
The Premier League is an association football league that serves as the top tier of the English football league system. The league was founded in 1992 when the clubs of the First Division decided to break away from the Football League, [1] as a commercially independent entity that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements. [2]
The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Premier League since its formation in 1992 to the 2024–25 season.. Over that span, 51 teams have played in the Premier League, two of which (Cardiff City and Swansea City) are located in Wales; they play in the English football league system for practical and historical reasons.
Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League. Below is a list of all the players who made at least 100 appearances for the club. Below is a list of all the players who made at least 100 appearances for the club.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at its current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa was one of the founding members of The Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in ...
[13] [14] He went on to make his Premier League debut on 30 January 2010 in a 2–2 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [15] On 7 March 2010, Cairney scored his first league goal for Hull in a 5–1 defeat against Everton, an impressive volley from outside the area. [16] Cairney signed a new three-year contract with the club on 31 March 2010.