Top content as always lads! Calum takes the first round but Jacob has to take the second. TEAM 1. 433. GK: Buffon 🇮🇹 RB: Zanetti 🇦🇷 CB: Koulibaly 🇸🇳 CB: Evans 🇬🇧 LB: Gvardiol 🇭🇷 CM: Busquets 🇪🇸 CM: McTominay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 CM: Dempsey 🇺🇸 RW: Vargas 🇨🇱 (Had Vidal) LW: Diaz 🇨🇴 ST: Henry 🇫🇷 TEAM 2. 41212. GK: Ryan 🇦🇺 RB: Lamptey 🇬🇭 CB: Lindelof 🇸🇪 CB: Terry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 LB: Nagatomo 🇯🇵 DM: Keane 🇮🇪 CM: Xhaka 🇨🇭 CM: De Bruyne 🇧🇪 CAM: Ronaldinho 🇧🇷 ST: Solskjaer 🇳🇴 ST: Van Nistelrooy 🇳🇱

2nd board quite happy with this Gk - Kelleher Rb - Lamptey Cb - Senderos Cb - VVD Lb - Riise Cdm - Lavia Cm - Scholes Cm - Coutinho RW - Minamino St - Viduka Lw - Isak

List 2 Gk van de sar Rb Roland Nilson Cb campbell Cb vertonghen Lb riise Cm Honda Cm kaka Cm Brady Rw Alex frei Cf viduka Lw yeboah

List 1 Gk friedel Rb Zanetti Cb yepes Cb maldini Lb alba Cm Steven Davis Cm rakitic Rw Henry Am dalgleish Lw mane Cf Salas

Round 1 (4-2-3-1) - GK: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) - RB: Darijo Srna (Croatia) - CB: Lilian Thuram (France) - CB: Gary Medel (Chile) - LB: Tom Boyd (Scotland) - DM: Sergio Busquets (Spain) - DM: Javier Mascherano (Argentina) - AM: Cobi Jones (United States) - AM: Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) - AM: James Rodríguez (Colombia) - ST: Sadio Mané (Senegal) Round 2 (4-3-3) - GK: Peter Shilton (England) - RB: Lucas Neill (Australia) - CB: Anders Svensson (Sweden) - CB: Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) - LB: John Arne Riise (Norway) - DM: Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) - CM: Yasuhito Endo (Japan) - CM: Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) - RW: André Ayew (Ghana) - ST: Robbie Keane (Ireland) - LW: Neymar Jr (Brazil)

As always with the drafts, great fun lads (let's just not talk about the second team)! TEAM 1 (4-3-3): GK: Brad Friedel (USA) LB: Frank Gray (Scotland) LCB: Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) RCB: Fernando Hierro (Spain) RB: Chris Baird (Northern Ireland) CM: Andrea Pirlo (Italy) CM: Javier Mascherano (Argentina) CM: Remy Cabella (France) <Having picked Vieria LW: Sadio Mane (Senegal) CF: Radamel Falcao (Colombia) RW: Eduardo Vargas (Chile) <I PICKED HIM AS MY LEGIT PICK, HE'S FAR TOO GOOD TO HAVE BEEN THE PITY OPTION. Picked Baird as a utility player to keep options open as I thought Best would get taken. Really regretted picking Vieira for France, wished I had changed to Benzema right before Aaron revealed he got him. Still fuming about Vargas being given as the pity pick for Chile. Almost went for Serio Ramos, so am over the MOON I didn't get saddled with El Donkey himself, Diego Llorente. Obvs haven't seen Frank Gray play but couldn't risk picking Robbo or Tierney, so went with the Leeds player and European Cup winner. Actually happy with the balance of my team, and despite the auto-picks I think Calum's is clearly the best. TEAM 2 (4-4-2): GK: Edwin Van der Sar (Netherlands) LB: John O'Shea (Ireland) <Kept him as no alternate was given LCB: Harry Souttar (Australia) <Having picked Kewell RCB: Philippe Senderos (Switzerland) <Having picked Rodriguez) RB: Dani Alves (Brazil) LM: Kwadwo Asamoah (Ghana) CM: Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) <Having picked Zlatan CM: Ao Tanaka (Japan) RM: Denis Praet (Belgium) <Having picked Courtois CF: Wayne Rooney (England) CF: John Carew (Norway) <Having picked Haaland Yeah.....this is a park the bus team I've assembled. Heggie's team is the best here.

Aaron has stuck a CAM who used to have 18 defending on FIFA at CB in Valderrama

Gk- Friedel (USA) Rb- Thuram (France) Cb- Lovren (Croatia) Cb- Washington (was Bradley) Lb- Zanetti (Argentina) Cm- Xavi (Spain) Cm- Guarin (Columbia) Cam- Totti (Italy) Rw- Vargas (Chile) St- Daglish (Scotland) Lw- Mane (Senegal) Gk- Ryan (Australia) Rb- G Neville (England) Cb- Melberg (Sweden) Cb- VVD (Netherlands) Lb- Riise (Norway) Dm- Muntari (Ghana) Dm- Dembele (Belguim) Cam- Honda (Japan) Rw- Shaqiri (Switzerland) St- Pele (Brazil) Lw- Duff (Roi)

Board 1: GK - David Marshall RB - Mauricio Isla CB - Javier Mascherano Cb - Marvell Wynne LB - Jordi Alba CM - Ivan Rakitic CM - Alberto Aquilani CAM - Michel Platini RW - James Rodriguez ST - Conor Washington LW - Sadio Mane Board 2: GK - Edwin Van der Sar CB - Phillipe Senderos CB - Vincent Kompany CB - Harry Souttar RM - David Beckham CM - Roy Keane CM - Lucas Bergvall LM - Keisuke Honda RW - Oscar Bobb ST - Romario LW - Mohammed Kudus

Doonpace is going to be tough to beat for a long time, just a legendary moment, well done lads

This was really fun one, hope to see similar stuff in the future. 1st draft was okay for me, 2nd draft made the best team out of you all, somehow didn´t have a single same players as you. 1st Draft (4-2-2-2) GK: Brad Friedel (USA) RB: Dario Srna (Croatia) CB: Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegeal) CB: Jack Hendry (Scotland) LB: Paolo Maldini (Italy) CDM: Xavi (Spain) CDM: Fernando Redondo (Argentina) RAM: James Rodriguez (Colombia) LAM: Remy Cabella (France) (was Makelele) ST: Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) (was Best) ST: Marcelo Salas (Chile) 2nd Draft (5-3-2) GK: Matthew Ryan (Australia) RWB: Dani Alves (Brazil) CB: Samuel Kuffour (Ghana) CB: Vincent Kompany (Belgium) CB: Fabian Schär (Switzerland) LWB: John Arne Riise (Norway) CDM: Roy Keane (Ireland) CM: Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) CM: Frank Lampard (England) ST: Gunnar Nordahl (Sweden) ST: Marco Van Basten (Netherlands) Took some massive risks with players like Keane and Maldini that paid off. I think they were such obvious picks no one would take them, was also gambling between Alves/Cafú and made the right choice in the end

Valderrama at CB 🤦😅

Went for people I could confirm 😂 Team 1 GK Pat Jennings (Northern Ireland) RB Zanetti (Argentina) CB Alex McLeish (Scotland) CB Koulibaly (Senegal) LB Maldini (Italy) Cdm Medel (Chile) CM Iniesta (Spain) CAM Donovan (USA) RW James Rodriguez (Colombia) ST Mandzukic (Croatia) LW Henry (France) Team 2 GK David Seaman (England) RB Arne Riise (Norway) CB Kompany (Belgium) CB Van Dijk (Netherlands) LB Asamoah (Ghana) CM Jason Mcateer (Ireland) CM Mooy (Australia) CAM Nakamura (Japan) LW Ronaldinho (Brazil) ST Isak (Sweden) RW Shaqiri (Switzerland)

Gk Andy Gorman Scotland Rb carvajal Spain Lb gardviol croatia Cb Walter Samuel Argentina Cb maldini Italy Cm James Rodriguez colombia Cm malik Tillman USA Cm Steven Davis ni Rw Vargas chile Lw mane Senegal St mbappe France 2nd team Gk Matt Ryan Australia Rb lichtstenier Switzerland Lb Roberto Carlos Brazil Cb Terry England Cb van Dijik Netherlands Cm Keane roi Cm endo Japan Cam de bruyne Belgium Rw Tony yeobah Ghana Lw Morten gamst Pedersen Norway St gyokeres Sweden

already one of the best moments in 2025 was when Aaron put diouf as his gk haha

Guys you gotta try football taboo it would be perfect for you all as there’s 4 of you goals front three have done one recently I really enjoyed that.

Am a Leeds fan, happily watched rangers pump Celtic as I prefer the gers over Celtic, watched the darts (come on mvg in the final) and to top it off, flat chat to bed, unreal Always top content lads👌🏻

GK -Friedel LB - Alba CB - Bonucci CB - Mascherano RB - Barišić CDM - Kante CM - Stuart Dallas CAM - James Rodriguez LW - Mané ST - Dalglish RW - Vargas What a mess…😅

Nobel (switz), lampey (ghana), cribari (braz), souttar (aus), nagatomo (jap), Scholes (eng), midtso (nor), martens (begium), bergval ?? (Swe), duff (ire), Bergkamp (holland)

GK CALUM RB CALUM CB HEGGIE CB JACOB LB CALUM CM JACOB CM AARON CM CALUM RW CALUM ST HEGGIE LW JACOB WINNER: CALUM

Second round was a bit better. GK: Mark Bosnich Australia LB: Roberto Carlos Brazil CB: Paul McGrath Republic of Ireland CB: Vincent Kompany Belgium RB: Samuel Kuffour Ghana CM: Granit Xhaka Switzerland CM: Sander Berge Norway AM: Frank Lampard England LW: Kaoru Mitoma Japan CF: Victor Gyökeres Sweden RW: Robin van Persie Netherlands

Got half way through the 2nd team and had to stop because you forgot to give us an Irish and Dutch pick

Friedel (usa), carvajal (spain), koulibali (senegal), evans (nire), L thuram (fra), rakitic (cro), mcginn (sco), Totti (ita), vargas (chile), james (col), Batistuta (arg) in a 4 3 3

First team: Gunn Dimarco Gvardiol Ream Zanetti David Silva Kante Morelos Mane Washington Vargas Stole me of Best & Sanchez

First team. Didn’t take too many risks but lost some quality opportunities. GK: Gianluigi Buffon Italy LB: Patrice Evra France CB: Jonny Evans Northern Ireland CB: Alex McLeish Scotland RB: Javier Zanetti Argentina CM: Mateo Kovacic Croatia CM: Weston McKennie USA AM: Ben Brereton-Diaz Chile LW: Sadio Mane Senegal CF: David Villa Spain RW: El Búfalo Colombia

: Van der Sar Irwin T.Silva Vertonghen Riise Rice Xhaka Kubo Forsberg Semenyo Viduka Ireland: Irwin Belgium: Vertonghen Brazil: Thiago Silva Sweden: Forsberg Australia: Viduka Japan: Kubo Netherlands: Van der Sar Switzerland: Xhaka Ghana: Semenyo England: Rice Norway: Riise

Next draft idea, spin teams but you all have to pick the position you'll take before the spin. Maybe have positions on paper in a bowl or something like that.

This concept with a fifa tournament would be amazing content

2nd team GK - Kelleher RB - Tomiyasu CB - Gabriel CB - Kompany LB - Ake CDM - Rice CM - Xhaka CM - Sander Berge CAM -Kudus ST - Isak ST - Cummings

GK: Higuita (Colombia) RB: Thurman (France) CB: Jonny Evans (N Ireland) CB: Barasic (Croatia) LB: Heinze (Argentina) CM: Aquilani (Italy) CM: McKennie (USA) CM: Iniesta (Spain) RW: Dalglish (Scotland) ST: Salas (Chile) LW: Diouf (Senegal) Joofy and Aquilani from the start rocked me. Showing my age sticking Marcelo Salas up top GK: Given (Ireland) RB: Meunier (Belgium) CB: Lindelof (Sweden) CB: Gabriel (Brazil) LB: Souttar (Australia) CM: Inler (Switzerland) CM: Bellingham (England) RW: Ito (Japan) ST: Van Persie (Netherlands) ST: Carew (Norway) LW: Gyan (Ghana) Forced into a 424 after Calum picked Odegaard at the end 😢But thanks for letting me have Given by not picking an Ireland bogey player 😅

1st team Gk - buffon Rb - Zanetti Cb - corluka Cb - Hanley Lb - evra Cdm - jara Cm - dempsey Cm - brunt Rw - james Rodriguez St - torres Lw - mane Started so well but that CB partnership stinks

Team 1 Gk Buffon (Italy) Rb Zanetti (Argentina) Cb Koulibaly (Senegal) Cb Mckenna (Scotland) Lb Beasley (Usa) Dm Brozovic (Croatia) Dm Kante (France) Cm Xavi (Spain) Rw Vargas (Chile) (Said Vidal) St Washington (Northern Ireland) (Said Bradley) Lw Diaz (Colombia) Team 2 Nyland (Norway) Lichtensteiner (Switzerland) Vvd (Netherlands) Souter (Australia) (Said Kewell) Carlos (Brazil) R.Keane (Republic of Ireland) Endo (Japan) Praet (Belgium) (Said Courtois) Kudus (Ghana) Isak (Sweden) Kane (England)

1st Draft; GK - Higuita (Colombia) RB - Zabaleta (Argentina) CB - Wynne (USA) CB - Koulibaly (Senegal) LB - Gvardiol (Croatia) CM - David Pizarro (Chile) CM - Barella (Italy) CM - Xavi (Spain) RW - Washington (N.Ireland) ST - Law (Scotland) LW - Mbappe (France) 2nd Draft; GK - Van Der Sar (Netherlands) RB - Ryerson (Norway) CB - Mensah (Ghana) CB - Senderos (Switzerland) LB - Marcelo (Brazil) CM - Rogic (Australia) CM - Roy Keane (Ireland) CM - Bergvall (Sweden) RW - Nakamura (Japan) ST - Shearer (England) LW - Praet (Belgium) Could be a LOT worse 😂

Aaron could have won the first round if he knew the positions of his players 😂but because of that, Calum gets my vote with a 6/10

Callum Patterson for the Scotland wild card. Can play anywhere on the pitch. Just not very well

De gea Maldini Evans Lalas Zanetti Medel Pogba James rodriguez Mandzukic Dalglish Mane Somehow didn’t get any players given

These are the best drafts 😂😂

team 2 GK - Bosnich (Australia) RB - Trent (England) CB - Mellberg (Sweden) CB - Senderos (Switzerland - Akanji) LB - Riise (Norway) CM - Muntari (Ghana) CM - Hatate (Japan - Nakata) CM - De Bruyne (Belgium) RW - Damien Duff (ROI) ST - Van Persie (Netherlands) LW - Neymar (Brazil)

1st board Gk Gordon Rb Llorrnte Cb Cordova Cb Samuel Lb Evans Cm Kante Cm Claudio Renya Rm Barisic Cam Del Piero Lm El Haj Diouf St Zamarano 2nd board Gk Van Der Sar Rb Ryerson Cb Alderwield Cb Senderos Lb Hatate Rm Forsberg Cm Lampard Cm Kudus Lm Duff St Romario St Viduka

Draft #2 GK - Robin Olsen (Sweden) RB - Mbabu (Switzerland) CB - Souttar (Australia) CB - Moore (England) LB - Riise (Norway) CM - Nakamura (Japan) CM - Praet (Belgium) CM - Muntari (Ghana) RW - Ronaldinho (Brazil) ST - Johann Cruyff (Netherlands) LW - Robbie Keane (Rep. Of Ireland)

GK - Friedel (USA) CB - Desailly (France) CB - Johnny Evans (N.I) CB - Christophe Berra (Scotland - Tierney) CDM- Zanetti (Argentina) CM - Rakitic (Croatia) CM - Aquilani (Italy-Nesta) CM - Iniesta (Spain) RW - Morelos (Colombia-Valderama) ST - Marcelo Salas (Chile) LW - Mane (Senegal) the fact I lost Valderrama from my midfield to Aaron who thought he was a centre back stings

Draft #1 GK - Donnarumma (Italy) RB - Barisic (Croatia) CB - D. Llorente (Spain) CB - Ivan Cordoba (Colombia) LB - Christophe Berra (Scotland) CM - Mascherano (Argentina) CM - Reyna (USA) CM - Washington (N. Ireland) RW - Henry (France) ST - Demba Ba (Senegal) LW - Ben Brereton Diaz (Chile)

1st Batitusta Morelos Ribery Thiago Barella Musah Sosa Koulibaly McNair Isla Gordon 2nd Van Basten Carrasco Lampard Honda Williams Keane Marcelo Lindelof Ostigard Lichtsteiner Ryan aye

1st board GK- Higuita (Col) RB - Isla (Chile) CB - Lalas (USA) CB - Whatever scottish bloke the boys wanted LB - Strinic (Croatia) CDM - Mascherano (Argentina) CM - Chris Brunt (NIR) CM - Fabregas (Spain) CAM - Cabella (France) ST - Totti (Italy) ST - Diouf (Senegal) Overall team feelings - sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit 2nd board- GK - Nyland (Norway) LB - Behcich (Aus) CB - Vertonghen (BEL) CB - Terry (Eng) RB - Lichsteiner (SWI) RM - Honda (Japan) CM - Schlupp (Ghana) CM - Rijkaard (NED) LM - Duff (IRE) ST - Isak ST - Romario (BRA) I guess pretty decent than the 1st one

Emi Martinez Hickey Gvardiol Reed Maldini Kante James Iniesta Vargas Washington Mane

The full-backs will have to provide all the width but I didn’t duplicate a player for team 1: GK: Jennings RB: Yedlin CB: Koulibaly CB: Corluka LB: Isla DM: Pirlo DM: Souness CM/CAM: Iniesta CAM: Riquelme ST: Falcao ST: Henry (can’t believe Calum didn’t take him)

Team 1: GK: Danijel Subasic RB: Marvell Wynne CB: Gary Medel CB: Walter Samuel LB: Declan Gallagher CM: Daniele De Rossi CM: Fredy Guarin CM: Stuart Dallas RW: Remy Cabella ST: Raul LW: El-Hadji Diouf Team 2: GK: Roman Burki RB: Lucas Neill CB: Thiago Silva CB: Olof Mellberg LB: Enda Stevens CM: Frank Lampard CM: Dennis Praet CM: Tomoki Iwata RW: Jordan Ayew ST: Dennis Bergkamp LW: Amahl Pellegrino

Just in general for these drafts I much prefer it when formation is not drawn or forced. Makes it more fun when people bait themselves into picking premiere offensive players and needing to shuffle around. It is also not very fun with a forced formation when someone is forced to make a pick from a lesser country/team with few good options.

Played so safe for Team 1: GK: Pat Jennings (N. Ireland) RB: Mauricio Isla (Chile) CB: Mario Yepes (Colombia) CB: Fernando Hierro (Spain) LB: Darijo Srna (Croatia) CDM: Daniele De Rossi (Italy) CDM: Javier Mascherano (Argentina) RM: Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) CAM: Landon Donovan (USA) LM: Franck Ribery (France) ST: Kenny Dalglish (Scotland) Team 2 Draft: GK: Caomhin Kelleher (Ireland) RB: Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) CB: Emilson Cribari (Brazil - said Cafu) CB: Harry Souttar (Australia - said Jedinak) LB: Phillippe Senderos (Switzerland - said Rodriguez) CDM: Sulley Muntari (Ghana) CDM: Moussa Dembele (Belgium) RM: David Beckham (England) CAM: Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) LM: John Arne Riise (Norway) ST: Alexander Isak (Sweden)

2nd team: GK: Kelleher (IRE) Rb: Lamptey (GHANA) CB: Kompany (BEL) CB: Lucas Neil (AUS) LB: Nagatomo (JPN) RM: Beckham (ENG) CM: Xhaka (SUI) LM: Riise (NOR) CAM: Kaka (BRA) ST: Isak (SWE) ST: RVP (NETHERLANDS) Formation a bit iffy but I'm sure they'd make it work. No duplicates this time. Was going to pick Gerrard but had a feeling Heggie would. Likewise looking at positions left knew Odegaard would be picked hence for going for Riise.