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With the August 18 kickoff for the next Premier League fantasy season 14 long weeks away, I hope the item below and others over the summer will help you get through the dreaded drought. In this piece and one for tomorrow, I will look at the top three...

When it comes to playing Champions League Fantasy, I am the Patron Saint of Mediocrity. That disclaimer should serve as a warning to those looking for guidance from me on Saturday's match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. The...

With the 2012-2013 Premier League Fantasy competition about to end, managers who have conserved transfers can adjust their lineup to take advantage of favorable match-ups. Several late season injuries and suspensions have taken key players out of ...

Sunday, May 19 Tradition and precaution to keep competition fair have all ten matches the final day of the season beginning at the same time on Sunday. Fantasy managers can see the announced lineups for all twenty teams thirty minutes before Gamewee...

The final Sunday of the Premier League season offers several possibilities for the best starting XI. Chelsea will be coming off a Europa League final in which they won dramatically in the dying seconds of stoppage time. They have also nearly clinched...

The Premier League returns to a 10-game week played over four days. Sandwiched in the round will be the FA Cup Final at Wembley Saturday between Manchester City and Wigan. Both teams have regular PL games on May 14, so there will likely be rotation...

There are just two weeks remaining in the 2012-13 Premier League season. What great excitement, controversy, accomplishments, and failures we have seen unfold since last August. And this week, Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement. There is s...

Saturday, May 4 Fulham (10-10-15) vs. Reading (5-10-20) The Cottagers are scoreless in three straight losses. Dimitar Berbatov left injured against Everton and has not scored in five matches after five goals in four games. Steve Sidwell is suspende...

The best fantasy XI for Gameweek 36 features only players on the six teams that play two games in the week (subject to change 30 minutes before kickoff): Goalkeeper: Joe Hart, Manchester City vs Swansea (away) and WBA (home) A back concern mad...

Round 36 offers potentially huge rewards for fantasy managers who have saved players and can maneuver their transfers and budgets. There will be 13 matches in the week with Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester City, Wigan, Swansea, and WBA all having two g...

Saturday, April 27 Manchester City (20-8-5) - West Ham (11-9-14) City's concentration will be on the May 11 FA Cup Final since a league runners-up spot seems almost certain. Carlos Tevez is in fine fantasy form. Sergio Aguero is available; David ...

With an unlimited budget and no transfer restraints, you should be able to have big fantasy point totals each week; however, as you will read at the end, Sir John's regular team came close to his Best Fantasy XI for Gameweek 34. Here are the picks fo...

After Luis Suarez tried to make an afternoon meal out of Branislav Ivanovic, the Liverpool forward will receive a lengthy suspension. Fantasy managers holding the infantile Suarez who have transfers left have several options to replace him. Suarez...

There are two marquee matches on Sunday: Tottenham-Manchester City and Liverpool-Chelsea. Fantasy managers can get a sneak look at announced lineups for 14 teams 30 minutes before kickoff as seven matches on Saturday all begin at 10:00 ET. Saturda...

After round 33's multiple games, we have a normal ten-game schedule with seven matches on Saturday, two on Sunday and one Monday. Here are the players who would seem to make up the strongest starting XI for Round 34: Goalkeeper: David DeGea,...

There will be 11 games on the schedule this week with five teams playing two games and Tottenham and Swansea idle. - Blog: Gameweek 33 strategy Five games offer a sneaky look at announced lineups for the week since Saturday's games all start at...