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Record-breaking numbers enter the Sorare Global Cup


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The Sorare Global Cup is well underway and has smashed some major barriers for the platform – over 500k+ competing managers across 32,000 Private Leagues. Sorare continues to grow!

8,500+ of those are in our own Fantasy Football Scout League, duking it out for some great player card rewards to add to their squads.

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The FFS League Standings

It’s tight at the top of our League with just 30 points separating fifth from first.

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Tevin23 leads with this fantastic line-up from Gameweek 2, although there is still a lot of football to be played and he/she will be doubtless looking over their shoulder given all of their team has played.

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What you’ll notice here is that the players who score, assist and get clean sheets are obviously doing well but they also need to back that up with a good all-around performance in order to really touch the peak score of 100. This is a key difference between this and games like FPL.

Players with high match involvement, like Lionel Messi, who make lots of positive contributions will tend to perform well on Sorare. 


My Troops

So how are my boys getting on midway through Gameweek 2? I can’t sugar coat it. My team is Belgium heavy and doing just about as well as they are. Losing my star man Neymar to injury was a further blow. Injuries are brutal in Sorare since there are no autosubs!

That puts me around 6.5k out of 8.5k managers, so it’s a competitive crowd.

For my efforts in Gameweek 1, I was rewarded with a Timothy Castagne card from Belgium. It’s nominally a good card but I’m really not feeling like adding a third Belgian into my line-up!

I have some light at the end of this tunnel however as from Tuesday I will be able to add up to four new cards to my squad ahead of the round of 16, with an additional 50 transfer points to spend. It’s time for an overhaul.

This is how Gameweek 2 is looking for me. Yikes:

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The Short List

Replacing Neymar has to be the priority and I’ll be looking at Antoine Griezmann of France or possibly Lionel Messi if Argentina can continue to recover from their opening game disaster. 

I’ll be in trouble if Belgium go out, though they still have a chance to qualify. I’d have a massive hole in midfield without Kevin De Bruyne so I’d better think about how I might fill this. France’s Aurelien Tchouameni might be a great pick as he delivers solid all-around contributions and looks good for a deep run into the tournament.

If Croatia make it, I might be ok in defence with Borna Sosa. I’ll also have Kieran Trippier to hand.  But the player I wished I’d picked in defence is Jordi Alba of Spain who continues to roll back the years. He’s perfect for Sorare due to his goal and assist potential plus his huge overall contribution. 

Let’s see if I can finish strong as my opening selections have misfired!

Finally – a note on prize pools


We have a bunch of great prizes on offer for those playing the FFS Academy Sorare Global Cup game. Unfortunately, due to the way the Private Leagues are structured, we’re unable to give out Matchday prizes as we’d originally planned. 

We apologise for this – as this is a new game format it was not picked up that it was not going to be possible to award prizes on a match day basis until after the first match day was complete. 

All future prizes will be shifted to the end of the tournament so keep playing for a chance to win!

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Haaland Foden


Adam @ Football Trader Adam has been scouting for and trading in football games for far too long and for far too many hours. He has a particular interest in the big 5 European Leagues as well as lesser known ones like the Eredivisie, Primeira Liga and even the MLS. Before he managed to somehow make a living by writing about football, he spent ~10 years as a Ministerial adviser and project/risk manager for the UK Government including the Foreign Office and MOD. When not buried in xG spreadsheets he plays too many computer games, lifts heavy things in the gym and attempts to cultivate a handsome beard.

34 Comments Post a Comment
  1. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    What do you think abt my score predictions guys (had a nightmare yesterday, falling behind in my league):

    Ecuador 1-1 Senegal
    Netherlands 2-0 Qatar
    Iran 0-1 USA
    Wales 0-2 England

    Australia 1-1 Denmark
    Tunisia 0-1 France
    Poland 1-2 Argentina
    S Arabia 1-2 Mexico

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      1-2
      4-0
      1-1
      1-3

      0-2
      0-2
      1-3
      1-2

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      1-2
      3-0
      1-1
      1-3

      0-3
      0-2
      0-2
      0-0

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Ecuador 2 -1 Senegal
      Netherlands 4-0 Qatar
      Iran 1-1 USA
      Wales 1-3 England

      Australia 1-2 Denmark
      Tunisia 2-2 France
      Poland 1-1 Argentina
      S Arabia 2-1 Mexico

  2. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on this wc team? 1m itb for upgrades.

    noppert rochet
    alba dumfries pavard maehle raum
    musiala eriksen olmo coman ziyech
    messi gakpo morata

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Rochet to Simon

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        Seems a waste with noppert likely to get a cs against qatar.

        1. OPTA FPL
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 5 months ago

          like last game?

          1. SpaceCadet
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 5 months ago

            Its a risk for sure

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Very, very similar with the Scout's MD3 picks. You should do good, only luck is against you.

      I'm not a fan of double Spain attack - points are shared because there are so many attacking talents there - unless you see antoher 7-0 drubbing. I'd get someone who plays a bit later, hence I chose Kudus and Darwin who are nailed on focal of attack imo.

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        Gone with the easier fixtures. Not sure on kudus and darwin, that could be a tight game.

        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 5 months ago

          Fixtures don't look as predictable in this World Cup so far. Japan. looking for a win, isn't an easy fixture for Spain.

          1. SpaceCadet
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 5 months ago

            Who would you replace Olmo with?

            1. GreennRed
              • 12 Years
              1 year, 5 months ago

              Would keep Olmo but change Morata, purely because I don't rate Morata too highly.

              1. GreennRed
                • 12 Years
                1 year, 5 months ago

                But an early MD punt Olmo to Foden if you're gonna sell Olmo.

                1. SpaceCadet
                  • 10 Years
                  1 year, 5 months ago

                  Could work, cheers

                2. SpaceCadet
                  • 10 Years
                  1 year, 5 months ago

                  Maybe even saka if he starts

  3. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Team for MD3

    Noppert Al-Owais
    Dumfries Hakimi Raum Maehle Acuna
    Sane Eriksen Klaassen Musiala Kudus
    Messi Mbappe Darwin

    Who to captain?
    A. Klaassen (Messi backup)
    B. Eriksen (Messi backup)
    C. Messi (Sane/Musiala/Darwin backup)
    D. Mbappe (Messi backup)

    Should I play 12th man?
    1. Yes (considering Kane - he gotta score, right?)
    2. No

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      D.
      1. Yes. Gakpo.

    2. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      A with Mbappe back up
      Yes

  4. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    When are you using power captain?

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      MD4.

    2. Rohirrims
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      This MD. Will use 12th man in KOs

  5. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Any way of seeing who has boosters left in the mini leagues?

  6. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Playing on Fanteam

    Is Musiala an option for captaincy v Costa Rica?

    Or should I go safe with Messi? Could do Kane or Gakpo either

    1. Rohirrims
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Not for me. I'd look at a defender instead

  7. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Best two captains
    A) Gakpo
    B) Kane
    C) Messi
    D) Musiala

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Messiala

    2. Rohirrims
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      A - B - D - C

  8. mitt8
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Di maria, perisic or griezmann? i need 2 of them, what do u think guys?

    1. Rohirrims
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 5 months ago

      Drop Griezmann

      1. mitt8
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 5 months ago

        thanks, thinking the same

  9. Claudio555
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Should I replace Danilo with L Martinez or A Sandro?

  10. deyell
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 5 months ago

    Will Leao start against South Korea?