Posted on May 24, 2017 03:22 PM
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The brothers discuss Zinedine Zidane's managerial career, Harry Kane's talents, out of shape EPL referees and more. Listen here:
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And here are the links to the articles discussed in this episode:
- English FA will hand out bans for diving next season: www.thefa.com/home/news/2017/may…ospectively-180517
- Pep thinks EPL refs are out of shape: www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/n…ticking-10461793
- The Bundesliga is getting its first female official next season: www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesl…eree-444644.jsp
- MLS is implementing Video Assistant Replay (VAR) after all-star break: www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/12/10/…-var-during-2017
- MLS referee Chris Penso uses vanishing spray to shield him and his linesman: www.espnfc.us/blog/the-toe-poke/…ing-penalty-appeal
Posted on May 24, 2017 10:17 AM
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It’s been an exciting but fairly predictable European season. Bayern, Juventus, and Real Madrid won their respective leagues. No shockers there. Plucky up-start Chelsea won the Premier League. The only slight surprise was the third-best club over the last few years in France (AS Monaco) was able to beat financial goliaths PSG. While there really weren’t any incredible title races this season, there was plenty to be excited about and some fantastic soccer to watch.
It’s also been a fantastic Fan Futsal season. We launched on August 24, 2016 and have experienced plenty of ups and downs throughout the year. We learned a ton and are excited to improve things for next European season. The site (www.fanfutsal.com) will continue to have MLS and Liga MX (when it returns in July) games throughout the summer. Let’s take a look at the Fan Futsal European club rankings for the 2016-2017 season.
* The numbers next to the club names represent the average fantasy points scored per match by that club.
BEST CLUBS
Overall (regardless of position)
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Match |
|
1 |
FC Bayern Munich |
16.56 |
|
2 |
AS Monaco |
16.35 |
|
3 |
FC Barcelona |
16.03 |
|
4 |
Real Madrid |
15.02 |
|
5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
14.90 |
GK Position
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Match |
|
1 |
FC Bayern Munich |
15.01 |
|
2 |
Juventus |
14.08 |
|
3 |
Paris Saint Germain |
13.99 |
|
4 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
13.96 |
|
5 |
Atletico Madrid |
13.75 |
DF Position
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Match |
|
1 |
FC Bayern Munich |
16.05 |
|
2 |
AS Monaco |
15.33 |
|
3 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
14.59 |
|
4 |
FC Barcelona |
14.47 |
|
5 |
Paris Saint Germain |
14.46 |
MD Position
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Match |
|
1 |
FC Barcelona |
17.58 |
|
2 |
AS Monaco |
17.36 |
|
3 |
FC Bayern Munich |
17.08 |
|
4 |
Real Madrid |
16.41 |
|
5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
15.22 |
ST Position
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Match |
|
1 |
FC Barcelona |
20.68 |
|
2 |
AS Monaco |
19.39 |
|
3 |
Real Madrid |
19.18 |
|
4 |
Bayern Munich |
18.12 |
|
5 |
SSC Napoli |
16.84 |
WORST CLUBS
Overall (regardless of position)
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Match |
|
1 |
Granada |
4.09 |
|
2 |
Palermo |
4.49 |
|
3 |
Osasuna |
4.49 |
|
4 |
Pescara |
4.65 |
|
5 |
Darmstadt 98 |
5.01 |
GK Position
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Match |
|
1 |
Osasuna |
2.08 |
|
2 |
Granada |
2.93 |
|
3 |
Pescara |
3.16 |
|
4 |
Palermo |
3.32 |
|
5 |
Hull City |
3.59 |
DF Position
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Match |
|
1 |
Osasuna |
3.68 |
|
2 |
Granada |
3.71 |
|
3 |
Palermo |
4.10 |
|
4 |
Pescara |
4.15 |
|
5 |
Hull City |
4.64 |
MD Position
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Match |
|
1 |
Granada |
4.48 |
|
2 |
Palermo |
4.87 |
|
3 |
Sunderland |
5.08 |
|
4 |
Pescara |
5.14 |
|
5 |
Darmstadt 98 |
5.23 |
ST Position
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Match |
|
1 |
Middlesbrough |
5.00 |
|
2 |
Sunderland |
5.21 |
|
3 |
Granada |
5.26 |
|
4 |
Empoli |
5.41 |
|
5 |
Bastia |
5.47 |
Where does your favorite team land in our overall rankings? Check out our full list below.
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Mch |
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Mch |
|
# |
Club |
Avg Fan Pts/Mch |
|
1 |
Bayern München |
16.56 |
|
34 |
Eibar |
9.44 |
|
67 |
West Ham United |
7.29 |
|
2 |
Monaco |
16.35 |
|
35 |
Schalke 04 |
9.14 |
|
68 |
Bologna |
7.27 |
|
3 |
Barcelona |
16.03 |
|
36 |
Torino |
9.10 |
|
69 |
Freiburg |
7.22 |
|
4 |
Real Madrid |
15.02 |
|
37 |
Espanyol |
8.94 |
|
70 |
Montpellier |
7.22 |
|
5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
14.90 |
|
38 |
Deportivo Alavés |
8.88 |
|
71 |
Augsburg |
7.21 |
|
6 |
PSG |
14.69 |
|
39 |
Saint-Étienne |
8.75 |
|
72 |
Wolfsburg |
7.09 |
|
7 |
Juventus |
14.31 |
|
40 |
Borussia M'gladbach |
8.59 |
|
73 |
Leganés |
7.06 |
|
8 |
Chelsea |
14.11 |
|
41 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
8.58 |
|
74 |
Deportivo La Coruna |
7.04 |
|
9 |
Napoli |
14.04 |
|
42 |
Hertha BSC |
8.54 |
|
75 |
Las Palmas |
7.01 |
|
10 |
Roma |
13.82 |
|
43 |
Werder Bremen |
8.51 |
|
76 |
Cagliari |
6.99 |
|
11 |
Atlético Madrid |
13.43 |
|
44 |
Sampdoria |
8.41 |
|
77 |
Swansea City |
6.73 |
|
12 |
Manchester City |
12.87 |
|
45 |
Sassuolo |
8.40 |
|
78 |
Real Betis |
6.66 |
|
13 |
Liverpool |
12.36 |
|
46 |
Málaga |
8.38 |
|
79 |
Genoa |
6.59 |
|
14 |
Borussia Dortmund |
12.14 |
|
47 |
Rennes |
8.36 |
|
80 |
Lorient |
6.52 |
|
15 |
RB Leipzig |
11.99 |
|
48 |
Toulouse |
8.28 |
|
81 |
Ingolstadt |
6.52 |
|
16 |
Nice |
11.98 |
|
49 |
Lille |
8.27 |
|
82 |
Nancy |
6.51 |
|
17 |
Arsenal |
11.95 |
|
50 |
Guingamp |
8.25 |
|
83 |
Bastia |
6.48 |
|
18 |
Hoffenheim |
11.67 |
|
51 |
West Bromwich Albion |
8.18 |
|
84 |
Crotone |
6.35 |
|
19 |
Manchester United |
11.48 |
|
52 |
Udinese |
8.16 |
|
85 |
Watford |
6.31 |
|
20 |
Olympique Lyonnais |
11.44 |
|
53 |
Southampton |
8.05 |
|
86 |
Caen |
6.22 |
|
21 |
Lazio |
11.41 |
|
54 |
Valencia |
8.03 |
|
87 |
Middlesbrough |
6.17 |
|
22 |
Villarreal |
11.13 |
|
55 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
8.01 |
|
88 |
Hamburger SV |
6.13 |
|
23 |
Atalanta |
11.01 |
|
56 |
Angers SCO |
7.97 |
|
89 |
Metz |
6.01 |
|
24 |
Sevilla |
10.94 |
|
57 |
Nantes |
7.80 |
|
90 |
Sporting Gijón |
5.93 |
|
25 |
Internazionale |
10.63 |
|
58 |
Mainz 05 |
7.67 |
|
91 |
Empoli |
5.84 |
|
26 |
Everton |
10.40 |
|
59 |
AFC Bournemouth |
7.65 |
|
92 |
Hull City |
5.17 |
|
27 |
Olympique Marseille |
10.33 |
|
60 |
Dijon |
7.61 |
|
93 |
Sunderland |
5.02 |
|
28 |
Milan |
10.14 |
|
61 |
Celta de Vigo |
7.47 |
|
94 |
Darmstadt 98 |
5.01 |
|
29 |
Athletic Club |
10.04 |
|
62 |
Burnley |
7.43 |
|
95 |
Pescara |
4.65 |
|
30 |
Bordeaux |
9.94 |
|
63 |
Crystal Palace |
7.43 |
|
96 |
Osasuna |
4.49 |
|
31 |
Köln |
9.84 |
|
64 |
Stoke City |
7.39 |
|
97 |
Palermo |
4.49 |
|
32 |
Real Sociedad |
9.64 |
|
65 |
Chievo |
7.35 |
|
98 |
Granada |
4.09 |
|
33 |
Fiorentina |
9.54 |
|
66 |
Leicester City |
7.35 |
|
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Thank you to everyone that played on Fan Futsal this season. We hope to see you on www.fanfutsal.com this summer and into next European season.
Posted on May 23, 2017 10:33 AM
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The Knittel brothers discuss stadium homelessness, Jurgen Klopp's behavior, a new point scoring system and more. Listen here:
Or on one of these platforms:
SoundCloud
iTunes
Stitcher
TuneIn
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And here are the links to the articles discussed in this episode:
- Tottenham leaving White Hart Lane: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/15/tottenham-waste-no-time-white-hart-lane-demolition-work-begins/
- West Ham's sad lap of honor: https://twitter.com/JamesPearceEcho/status/863774540106694657
- Europa League Final ticket allocation: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/613684/Manchester-Unitednews-UEFA-Europa-League-final-tickets-Ajax-Stockholm-Celta
- MLS Scheduling: http://www.espnfc.us/toronto-fc/story/3125732/michael-bradley-mls-scheduling-makes-you-shake-your-head-a-little-bit
- Jurgen Klopp's behavior: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jurgen-klopp-blames-dry-pitch-12999427
- Mainz clown fan experiencing range of emotions: https://streamable.com/n2nu8
Posted on May 17, 2017 09:23 AM
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