The humble spin-off game has become a permanent fixture in the lives of football fans across the world. This is the story of how it grew into a phenomenon, according to the people who play it most
The ability to spot patterns, trust statistics and make cold, rational decisions makes FPL ideal for poker players, Crellin says. “Playing like 20 tables online at the same time, you’ve just got to be a bit robotic. And so when it came to fantasy football, emotions are just so easy to deal with compared to poker.”
It’s not clear that fantasy football caused it, but the players I spoke to – aside from Crellin – all found FPL became a focus for low mood. Matt Vasey has been a moderator on Reddit’s“I don't know whether that was a combination of being a moderator and taking part or was it just the taking part.
Players from the UK and Ireland make up just 36.6 percent of all players; Egypt is the second best-represented country in FPL with 8.64 percent, then Nigeria and Malaysia . The USA, Norway, Kenya, South Africa and India are all in the top 15 FPL-playing countries.in 2018. “It’s really important that we provide a platform that allows people an entry point to enjoy the Premier League through a fantasy lens.
It’s definitely changed the way he watches football, he says. “I don't like the way it makes me feel in that sense, but I don't know. I'm just too deep into it now.” “There's no way of knowing, but it makes you feel like, ‘I've done that, I've been a part of that’,” says Vasey. “And he's done that for me as well – like, you've got some kind of relationship or something with these players.”
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