Great news. The Premier League has opened the doors to its 20100-11 Fantasy Premier League, and on behalf of EPL Talk, I’d like to invite you to join our private league.

To play for free against thousands of football fans from around the world, here’s all you have to do:

1. Visit the Fantasy Premier League site and log in
2. If you’ve never registered before, go to http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/register.mc
3. After logging in, select your team (you can always change the team selection later, so don’t worry about finalizing your team right then and there),
4. Click the ‘League’ link in the left navigation
5. In the “Join A League” field, enter the code 13413-5300 and then click the ‘Join League’ button

All players from last season will be automatically entered into the new league when they join the game.

The winner of the EPL Talk Fantasy Premier League will receive a package of Premier League-related prizes from EPL Talk, so may the best manager win!

Today marks the launch of EPL Talk’s World Cup 2010 Fantasy Football game which it’s free to register and you have the opportunity to win big cash prizes.

The concept is simple. Pick your best 11 from the 32 competing teams and see how they do in the 2010 World Cup. And then enter a public league so you can compete against 11 soccer fans from around the world. Thankfully this is one of those competitions where you can pick and choose any players for your eleven rather than limiting yourself to certain players to fit into a certain budget.

There are four levels of competition to choose from. You can practice and play for free. But if you have the skill to win, why not play in a competition to win some cash? When you’re ready to play in the competition, you can sign up for the silver level at $29.99, you’ll be eligible to win up to $240 if you beat your 10 opponents in the competition. When you sign up for the gold level at $99.99, the winner will get up to $800. And, if you decide to sign up for the platinum level at $199.99, you can win up to $1600 for coming in first place among your group.

This is definitely one of those games where you’ve got an opportunity to make some serious money. Plus there’ll be an iPhone application coming soon so you can play the World Cup fantasy game on your phone.

As you can see from the above picture, the graphics are sleek and the game is easy to understand and use.

There are plenty of other features too such as the ability to follow fantasy scores live. Plus you can build a new team through each round.

Register today for free to join EPL Talk’s World Cup 2010 Fantasy Football Challenge!

With the 2009-10 Premier League season entering its final furlong, there are still thousands of managers searching for an all important edge to make their team stand out from the crowd.

Ok, so there may be a select group of fifty that get the most publicity and are supposedly under the most pressure but anyone that’s played fantasy football knows that it wont just be Arsene Wenger and co that are faced with crucial selection dilemmas this weekend.

Just like the professional game, the road to glory can be littered with obstacles and pitfalls, so in order to ease the burden just a little bit I will be compiling a weekly selection of tips to help guide you towards the promised land. So sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.*

Build from the back

Many a top flight manager has built his success upon a solid defence. George Graham at Arsenal, Gerard Houllier in his treble winning year at Liverpool and Don Revie at Leeds United all placed a huge emphasis on their respective back-lines and while their style of play was not always pleasing on the eye, it certainly reaped rewards.

With plenty of points on offer for clean sheets, fantasy football managers will also know the benefits of a good defence and this week in particular should prove to be a productive one for the boys at the back.

As the season nears its climax and points suddenly become more valuable the goals often tend to dry up, with teams placing a greater emphasis on defence. This is especially the case for those fighting the drop and as such the matches taking place at the Reebok (Bolton v Wigan) and Turf Moor (Burnley v Wolves) are unlikely to be awash with attacking flair.

The scorers may also remain untroubled at St Andrews as the Premier League’s second lowest home scorers (Birmingham City) take on an Everton side one position and two points below them.

Express recommendations –

Leighton Baines (Everton)

Phil Jagielka (Everton)

Graham Alexander (Burnley)

Make hay while the sun shines

If there is one side likely to score goals this weekend it’s Arsenal and if there is one side likely to concede them it’s Hull City.

The Gunners knocked five past FC Porto in midweek, while poor Hull were still trying to get over their 5-1 thumping at the hands of Everton.

Nicklas Bendtner doesn’t have a particularly good reputation when it comes to making the most of goalscoring opportunities but the young Dane netted a hat-trick on Tuesday and is also likely to be available on the cheap.

Express recommendations –

Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal)

Don’t ignore the obvious

Hidden gems can often make the difference in fantasy football but that doesn’t mean you can afford to leave out the big hitters.

Wayne Rooney has been so hot in recent weeks that few would be surprised if the England talisman was to literally burst into flames. Indeed, if any fantasy manager still needs convincing of Wayne’s worth after a routine destruction of AC Milan on Wednesday night, then quite frankly they need sectioning.

This weekend’s opponents Fulham are strong at home but do tend to buckle at Old Trafford. Add to this a taxing midweek trip to Juventus and Roy’s boys should be a prime target for the goal hungry striker.

Express recommendations –

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

*In case of any unexpected turbulence please ensure that seatbelts are kept securely fastened at all times. I can not be held responsible for any Keegan-esque meltdowns triggered as a result of this advice.

Great news. The Premier League has opened the doors to its 2008/2009 Fantasy Premier League, and on behalf of EPL Talk, I’d like to invite you to join our private league.

To play for free against hundreds of football fans from around the world, here’s all you have to do:

1. Visit the Fantasy Premier League site and log in
2. If you’ve never registered before, go to http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/register.mc
3. After logging in, click the ‘League’ link in the left navigation
4. In the “Join A League” field, enter the code 55864-15648 and then click the ‘Join League’ button

Last season, out of the 113,062 teams that participated in the competition, the EPL Talk private league ended in 61st position and had 430 players participating. Let’s try to beat those records this season!

The winner of the EPL Talk Fantasy Premier League will receive a package of Premier League-related prizes from EPL Talk, so may the best manager win!

Join the 2009-2010 Fantasy Premier League today!

The EPL Talk Euro 2008 Fantasy Football League ended in 46th place in the Best Leagues standing with an average score of 268.2. As far as we can tell, we ended up in first place among the private leagues originating from the United States. Here are the top 10 winners. First placed Luis Arias wins a Euro 2008 jersey of his choice. Congratulations.

1. Steddy2000, Luis Arias, 334 points
2. Scursed, Saullus Valasinas, 321
3. UDontNoWhatY:DoinFC, Pat Pence, 310
4. Riverdale FC, James Dutra, 308
5. The Man Moths, Jude Eichas, 304
6. Alpine Wanderers, MT, 298
7. Foolish FC, Mark Aegerter, 297
8. Walker’s Old Boys, Kevin Walker, 291
9. Winning 11, Leonard Vitarana, 291
10. Athleague FC, Little Rudiger Connaughton, 290.

Be sure to check back with EPL Talk this summer when we announce the launch of the EPL Talk private league for the 2008/2009 season.

There’s just one game left in Euro 2008, which means there’s one last chance to get as many points as possible in the EPL Talk Euro 2008 Fantasy Football game. The winner will receive a replica jersey of the Euro 2008 team of his or her choice courtesy of Subside Sports.

Here’s the top 10 rankings as of writing:

1. Scursed, Saulius Valasinas, 288 pts
2. Alpine Wanderers, MT, 265
3. Riverdale FC, James Dutra, 264
4. UDontNoWhatYrDoingFC, Pat Pence, 263
5. The Man Moths, jude eichas, 261
6. Athleague FC, Little Rudiger Connaughton, 249
7. Walker’s Old Boys, Kevin Walker, 249
8. DonBoscoFC, Zeeshan Ali, 248
9. orlando-everton, Mark Carson, 245
10. KambeNFC, biawak rakus, 243

If you forgot how to log into your fantasy account, read EPL Talk’s article for more details.

Out of the 76 teams playing in EPL Talk’s private version of the Euro 2008 Fantasy Football League competition, here are the top 10 managers as of this morning:

1. Riverdale FC, James Dutra, 95 points
2. Rafa’s Redmen, David James, 89 points
3. SPAOTP FC, Chris Oakley, 87 points
4. KambeNFC, Blawak Rakus, 86 points
5. Indian Devils, Sujayjumar Bedekar, 86 pints
6. The Estadio, Reynna Badiuz, 84 points
7. Water Diy, Sean Nason, 81 points
8. Walker’s Old Boys, Kevin Walker, 81 points
9. Portugal #1, Pedro Da Cunha, 80 points
10. Winning 11, Leonard Vitarana, 80 points

If you haven’t joined the league yet, it’s not too late. Read this article to learn more. The winner of the competition will win a replica shirt of a Euro 2008 team of his or her choice!

Join EPL Talk’s Euro 2008 fantasy football league today and the winner will win an official replica shirt of the Euro 2008 team of your choice courtesy of Subside Sports.Registration is free. Here’s all you have to do:

1. Visit http://en.fantasy.euro2008.uefa.com
2. If you’ve registered in the past for the Champions League fantasy game, just login. But if you haven’t registered before, click the “Register” link underneath the McDonald’s logo.
3. After you’ve logged in and/or registered, pick your team.
4. After selecting all 12 players on your team, click on the “Leagues” link on the top navigation bar underneath the word “Rules”
5. Then in the “Join a Private League” section, enter the following code to join the EPL Talk private league: 20198-4224

This will definitely be a lot of fun and a good opportunity to see how well you know the game of football — especially seeing that there are so many players from so many countries to choose from.The winner of the shirt will be announced after the Euro 2008 Final.In the meantime, visit the EPL Talk Shop for Euro 2008 football shirts for each country.