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12 June 2014 2807 comments
Mark Mark
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The wait is over. The World Cup kicks off with the host nation, Brazil, facing up to regular dark horses, Croatia.

The tournament favourites lineup as expected, with the likes of David Luiz, Oscar and Paulinho the familiar names alongside Neymar – the Barcelona starlet sports the armband for Fantasy managers far and wide this evening.

The Croatians have the talent to ensure that tonight’s opener will be a cracker, although the loss of striker Mario Mandžukić to suspension for their first group match is a major blow. Hull City’s Nikica Jelavic leads the line for European side, while Šime Vrsaljko is perhaps the surprise inclusion in their lineup as Danijel Pranjić drops to the bench to make way.

Brazil: Julio Cesar, Dani Alves, Thiago Silva, Luiz, Marcelo, Paulinho, Gustavo, Hulk, Oscar, Neymar, Fred.

Croatia: Pletikosa, Srna, Corluka, Lovren, Vrsaljko, Modric, Rakitic, Perisic, Kovacic, Olic, Jelavic.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Demelbrush
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone know why the fox results haven't come up on the mobile site?

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    1. Prime
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Because they aren't out yet.
      Out of the games I play only McD has scores so far

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    2. ⁀⋎⁀⋎⁀⚽
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      The most popular sporting event in the world probably just brought Opta's data servers to their knees... Opta has exclusive rights and runs the database and web services that serve up all the stats for all the fantasy games (this site included, I believe), plus the press and betting sites, etc. etc...

      Score one for monopolies.

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  2. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    FFS UEFA, hurry up and update the gw 1 matchday page already.

    Need to see which pesky Russian I'm up against 😉

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  3. Prime
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Any idea who is Korea's DM in FFS WC?

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    1. Prime
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      *Honduras -_-

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Doh..

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    2. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I'm.

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      1. Prime
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Sorry, French wine seems to have done my head in :/

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    3. swissknife
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      How can I see the points of all players?

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  4. The Pep Revolution
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone on the FFSWC French team here?

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    1. Prime
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Right here

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      1. The Pep Revolution
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Fantastic. Interested in a deal to make things more interesting and overcome yet another fault of the McDonalds game?

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        1. Prime
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          sounds shady so yeah, sure 😀

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          1. The Pep Revolution
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Nothing shady about it dont worry. All im asking is for you to tell me the french positions and I will tell you those of Honduras. The information will be made available tomorrow probably but why wait? Interested?

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            1. Prime
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              GK - Gooner Dan
              Def - Gaurav
              DM - Osvald
              AM - Prime
              Striker - Supriyo

              Hope it allows us to link to teams tomorrow cause this could become very cumbersome.

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              1. The Pep Revolution
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Thank you. Sorry to have to do this but im afraid I cannot disclose our positions. Alls fair in love and war right 😉

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                1. The Pep Revolution
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  Just having a laugh, Honduras are an hones team. Our line out is as follows:

                  Gk- Potatoace
                  Def- Coldplay - Krohn-Delhi A True Legend
                  DM- FC Honduras-celona
                  AM- DGWS
                  ST- Gimli son of Gloin

                  I really hope we can what players other people have on their teams soon but if not would you guys have any interest in swapping that information?

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                  1. Prime
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 6 months ago

                    I got here too late for the joke 🙁

                    We don't even know eachother's formations yet. We're too lazy and just waiting for a link to press.

                    How very French, right?

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                    1. The Pep Revolution
                      • 14 Years
                      11 years, 6 months ago

                      It wasnt a good one anyway dont worry about it haha.

                      Ah ok fair enough. I really hope we dont have to wait until the end of the round to find out. Would be better if we know who our opponents have when we are watching the matches. Makes it more interesting I think.

                      I think it would be safest if I said no comment to that 😉

                      Looking at it its captain versus captain, am I right in saying that?

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                      1. Prime
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 6 months ago

                        Nope, Dan's our captain and he's up against Gimli

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  5. Repetive Expletive
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    How many points did Oscar get in McD's ff?

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    1. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      13

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  6. AWESOME-O
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    I'm having second thoughts picking Ronaldo over Higuain. Somebody talk sense into me!

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    1. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Too late

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      1. AWESOME-O
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        I know.

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    2. Lucas Leiva
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Have you got Messi or Kun? If not, I'd say it's the wrong choice.

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      1. AWESOME-O
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Got Messi. Was very close to doubling up on their attack. Need Higuain to fire blanks for Ron's knee to hold out.

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    3. Root
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Hopefully he's ok.

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  7. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone on the Greece FFS team around? I want to know who I'm facing!

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  8. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Any Russians around?

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    1. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      As in FFS WC Russian team members.

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    2. Snikii
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      yes

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        You know the Russian team lineup mate?

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        1. Snikii
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          you mean positions or who is in it?

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          1. pundit of punts
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            yes positions.

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            1. Snikii
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              nope sorry did not keep track

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              1. pundit of punts
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Ah..no problem.

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  9. Pards Against Humanity
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Mac d's 46 points from 3. I'd like fries with that

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    1. Live4pool
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Neymar captain + Oscar?

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      1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        & Someone else, yes.

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      2. Telpuialion
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Neymar captain, Oscar, Dani Alves = 46. atleast for me. Not sure how many marcelo or cesar got.

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  10. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Right time for bed folks have school in the morning,later!

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    1. DelPuich
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      10 years old. knew it

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  11. Live4pool
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Nice to see formation can be changed during the gameday in the McD game

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    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      are they allowing you to play 4 strikers yet?

      anything can happen in the Mickey D's game

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      1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Except 4 strikers - That can't happen.

        Unless you sub one.

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        1. Live4pool
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          no, you can't sub a 4th striker. you first have to change formation (there is no 4 striker formation..) and then you can sub i.e. a defender for a mid

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          1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Correct. You can't sub a fourth striker, as it isn't even possible to play four strikers.
            But you can sub a 1st, 2nd or 3rd striker for another one.

            Kinda what I said.....

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  12. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Does anyone know... if you were to join the Fox game now, and make a team that excludes Brazilians/Croatians, would your players get points for the first round of games? My mate wants to join my mini-league late.

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    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      not sure but don't think so

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    2. DelPuich
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      no. you would miss the first rond

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  13. JT's Dog
      11 years, 6 months ago

      can anyone see anywhere on mcds game where game points will actually appear?
      the fixture section seems obvious place but doesnt look like it has ability.
      same thing with ML opponents

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      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        2/3 rds up the page on right hand side beneath your user name.

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        1. Heels_Over_Head
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah... but you get the feeling, their programmer is still writing the code for that part

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        2. JT's Dog
            11 years, 6 months ago

            in my team page?

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        3. JT's Dog
            11 years, 6 months ago

            sorry i meant the actual game, so points that all players have scored not just ones you own.
            like in fpl when you opened up in game section for fixtures

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            1. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Nope, haven't a scooby.

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        4. little_wizard123
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Algerian here. Any of us around? Or opponents?

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        5. JT's Dog
            11 years, 6 months ago

            GK: SW6 v pug life
            DEF: Notorious v steve
            DM: Tony Warner Fan Club v king nil miss
            AM: Richter221 v konig luther
            ST: Jake Donahue v joao terrys cao

            this is how i think we line up for game 1

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            1. SW6
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Me and Tony on 41, Jake on 34. Not sure about the others

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              1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Pug on 41. Konig on 28. That's all I know.

                Still early, obvs.

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          • Heels_Over_Head
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            John Oliver's comic rant about FIFA is quite good for those who haven't seen it:
            http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/12/john-oliver-fifa-walter-white_n_5488621.html?utm_hp_ref=comedy&ir=Comedy

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            1. Heels_Over_Head
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              bloody heck... wrong link... sorry... this is the right link:
              http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/09/john-oliver-fifa_n_5473346.html

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              1. little_wizard123
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Thanks for that video. Very good.

                Didn't know about Budweiser.

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          • DelPuich
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            has the fox game updated for any of you?

            still says 0 for neymar

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            1. LOCO ABREU
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              0 for everyone game was a farse 😉

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            2. Arvin-ation
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              same

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            3. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Is there really a rush?

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          • pundit of punts
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Loco, what's your team?

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            1. LOCO ABREU
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              mcd?

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              1. pundit of punts
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Yes.

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                1. LOCO ABREU
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  cillesen/karnezis/mbholi
                  rojo/kolasinac/valdes/kombarov/vert/1m/1m
                  cuadrado/valbuena/di maria/lulic/ozil/kdb/1m/1m
                  neymar/messi/dzeko/lukaku/1m

                  lots of options and the essencials in there i think

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                  1. pundit of punts
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 6 months ago

                    Very solid team. All bases covered.

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                    1. LOCO ABREU
                      • 13 Years
                      11 years, 6 months ago

                      thanks and what's your team in fox?

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                      1. pundit of punts
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 6 months ago

                        Courtois
                        Varane,Kombarov,Schaer
                        Muller,Yaya,KDB,Oscar
                        Sanchez(c),Messi,Benzema

                        Itandje,Cuadrado,De Sciglio,Kolasinac

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                        1. LOCO ABREU
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 6 months ago

                          Great team! Only misses Neymar only misses unfortunately. Still only first day however, i'm with you with Alexis!
                          Courtois
                          Marcelo-Garay-Kombarov
                          Di Maria-KDB-Cuadrado-Pogba
                          Alexis(c)-Messi-Neymar

                          Karnezis,Aurier,Pjanic,Kolasinac.
                          Sold Di Sciglio just before deadline for Aurier, but is possible for him to be fit by the second game.

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          • Harpreet.singh
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Can we change capt every game? Does it will effect points? Please help me!

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            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              If you have Neymar captain, you just leave it.
              You can change captain but only your final captain gets double points.

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              1. Heels_Over_Head
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                and no change-backs

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          • Bubz
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Mirror has updated and all mini leagues updated too. Well done Mirror.

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            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              How many players?

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              1. Bubz
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                No idea, I'm 290th overall though.

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            2. pundit of punts
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Overall rank 290. 😎

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              1. Bubz
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Same 😯

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            3. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Nice one. Rank 290 here.

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            4. pundit of punts
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              lol

              same ranks for all.

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          • Shipstontrev
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Hi Little Wizard, Belgium here. Did you want something?

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            1. little_wizard123
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Just wanted to know what's going on ;). I have no clue. Do you know who plays who?

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              1. Shipstontrev
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Our team is
                GK 4vets, Def Shipstontrev, DM Gnu, AM A Defenders Nightmare; Striker Grounderz. What about yours?

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                1. little_wizard123
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  I haven't been given positions!! I thought you may have known ours too...!

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                  1. Shipstontrev
                    • 16 Years
                    11 years, 6 months ago

                    Sorry, I've not heard anything. Perhaps you could send ENR a mail to find out!

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                    1. little_wizard123
                      • 14 Years
                      11 years, 6 months ago

                      I will enquire tomorrow, and report back tomorrow afternoon and let you know.

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          • Dre
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            A McD cautionary tale, DO NOT OPEN THE SITE ON YOUR MOBILE.

            In an effort to scroll down my team, my phone read my actions as "click on Neymar"...

            Goodbye all his points + (C)

            FFS

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            1. Captain Shirokov
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              lol

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            2. Heels_Over_Head
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              sadly, you're not the first to report this story

              mobile phone and McD's game brings disaster

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            3. little_wizard123
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              So just by clicking on him, he's gone? My word.

              It's only Day 1 as well...

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            4. Tony Warner Fan Club
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              oh man, that sucks balls

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          • Judas
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Havent actually posted this so thought id ask what you guys think (McD's league)

            GK: Romero, Barry, Mbolhi
            DEF: Alderweireld, Evra, Demichelis (Mesbah, Mahini, Montes, Beckeles)
            MID: Oscar, Cabaye, Iniesta, Rodriguez (Bentaleb, Pereira, Palacios, Beikzadeh)
            ATT: Neymar, Giroud, Messi (Lukakum Heydari)

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            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Seeing you have little control until the next transfers, only points will say if it's a good side 😀

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              1. Judas
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                is Giroud nailed on?

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                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 16 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  Not really but who knows.

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                2. Timtastic03
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  Is Demichelis?

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                  1. little_wizard123
                    • 14 Years
                    11 years, 6 months ago

                    Noooooooooo. Terrible pick.

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                    1. Judas
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 6 months ago

                      thought he was?

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                      1. little_wizard123
                        • 14 Years
                        11 years, 6 months ago

                        Nope. Garay and Fernandez.

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                        1. Judas
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 6 months ago

                          balls. ah well only one player.

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                  2. Judas
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 6 months ago

                    yeah

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          • teachmunna
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            how d fook do I join the mcDonalds ffscout league.
            Heres the link once I log in: http://en.mcdonalds.fantasy.fifa.com/leagues/65483
            Theres no obvious place to join the league on that page...?

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            1. teachmunna
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              anyone?

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              1. Alan The Llama
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                I think after you've clicked on the link, you're automatically entered into the league.

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          • milanista10
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            People with only Neymar (C) from today's game feeling good?

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            1. little_wizard123
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Neymar (c) + Oscar feels good.

              But then FPL started well with a Mignolet penalty save, then it all went downhill...

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            2. The Pep Revolution
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah why not? Ok maybe missing out on Oscar is slightly disappointing but lets give the players we picked instead a chance to prove their worth first.

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          • LOCO ABREU
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Fox pts!

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            1. Willis.
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              0 points. Noice!

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            2. Fantasy Football Friend!
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              yay, Marcelo 2 points 😆

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            3. LOCO ABREU
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              no Fred assist?

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            4. pundit of punts
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              No baps yet.

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          • Timtastic03
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Anyone know how the Croatian defence / gk scored in Maccy Dees? Seemed to get a lot of blocks in..

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          • Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Daniel or anyone from Team Bosnia here? I've heard curiously little since being inducted in the team. I want to know what everyone's scoring and how things are going!

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            1. dribbler
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              I can't even find my league any more for some reason

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          • Judas
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Chances of Giroud and Lukaku playing?

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            1. SW6
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              99%

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              1. Judas
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                tasty.

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              2. Bubz
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Woah. That high for Giroud? Surely not.

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                1. SW6
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  Will probably start, if not he'll definitely make an appearance

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            2. LOCO ABREU
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              not sure about Giroud

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          • LOCO ABREU
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Where's Fred assist for Neymar pen in Fox?

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            1. pundit of punts
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Give it some time.

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              1. LOCO ABREU
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                running a cash league with my mates. don't even have fred but a little worried.

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            2. Bubz
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Have bonus points been added on Fox?

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              1. LOCO ABREU
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                no but ramires ramires/oscar assist in there

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            3. Heels_Over_Head
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              e-mail the authorities, no one here can fix it

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            4. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Not there yet.

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