The Beautiful Game, Americanized – A What If/Timeline scenario
By Jim James
Soccer, or known outside of Canada and the USA (maybe Ireland) as football, is the world’s most popular sport. Part of the reason that it is so popular is that it is spread across the entire world. Let’s ruin that today. Football – Americanized. The scenario starts today.
October 15 2021 – The European Super Football League (ESFL) is founded
A new league is founded by Liverpool owner John Henry and PSG Chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi. The league aims to bring the best teams & players in the world into one league, and replicate leagues such as the NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL.
November 7 2021 – ESFL gets backing
Promising a revenue of leagues such as the Big 4 Sports Leagues, the ESFL gets backing from multi-billion dollar organizations such as ESPN, Adidas, and others.
November 12 2021 – ESFL starts pitch to Europe’s biggest teams
Following multi-billion dollar influxes, the ESFL starts its pitch to Europe’s big teams and their owners. Naturally, Liverpool and PSG go in the League, with John Henry and Nasser Al-Khelaifi. They pitch to the 14 other highest ranked teams in Europe – Bayern, Man City, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Atletico, Man U, Dortmund, Arsenal, Inter, Sevilla, Porto, and Spurs.
December 2 2021 – Club Teams accept
By Early December, all of the club teams pitched to have accepted. The 1-and-a-half month old operation is still under tight locks.
December 10 2021 – Format Determined
After long debates, the Format for the European Super League is determined; Two Conferences – Northern Europe and Southern Europe, and Nation-based divisions, and you play each team in the other conference twice (16 games), teams in your conference but not in your division 3 times (12 games), and teams in your division 4 times (16 games) for a total of 44 games in the regular season, the top 4 teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs, where it is seeded, and there are 2 legged ties, then we get to the one game finals. For the 8 teams that don’t make the playoffs, they go into the draft lottery with equal odds. That also means that there is a draft, with the best players not in the league potentially choosing to declare for the draft. There are 3 rounds. After the draft will be Free Agency, with all the players whose contracts are expiring being able to be picked up on the cheap, however, teams whose players are going into free agency can insert an up to 50m offer sheet to get the player.
December 13 2021: Branding and Sponsorships for seasons 1-3 put together
It is getting closer than ever. The branding, sponsorships and TV Deals have been put together for the teams. Also, Every club is now ultra rich with a bonus for becoming part of the ESFL.
January 10 2022: ESFL announced to public
2022 starts with a blockbuster, the ESFL is announced as a new breakaway league replacing leagues and european leagues, shocking the world. Since this is my scenario, the fans don’t riot, but FIFA and UEFA backlash, and are shushed with billions and billions of euros.
Northern Conference
Arsenal
Liverpool
Chelsea
Man U
Man City
Spurs
PSG
Dortmund
North English Division
Liverpool
Man U
Man City
Arsenal
Central Division
Spurs
Chelsea
PSG
Dortmund
Southern Conference
Barca
Real Madrid
Atletico
Sevilla
Porto
Juve
Inter
Bayern
West Iberian Division
Porto
Real
Atletico
Sevilla
Southern Division
Barca
Bayern
Juve
Inter
January 14 2022: ESFL Start date announced
Thierry Henry, commissioner of the ESFL, announces that the ESFL will start in Early August, weeks after the end of the olympics. He also announces that the ESFL will take a break for the rest of 2022 after November 5 2022 to make way for the World Cup.
March 26 2022: ESFL & FIFA partner
Although there was tensions when the ESFL was first announced, they and FIFA partner, making tournaments much easier.
April 11 2022: ESFL and EA Sports partner
ESFL agrees to showcase the brand new ESFL and agree on a 5-year deal, Starting in EA Sports FC 23 to EA Sports FC 28.
May 18 2022: Normal Leagues end for last time
In May, the normal European Big 5 Leagues and Liga NOS end for the last time before all ESFL clubs pull out and start in the ESFL.
August 24 2022: ESFL starts
The ESFL starts on August 24 2022, and immediately we start seeing some big upsets. Porto beats Barca, Juve, and ties with Chelsea to be tied for first after 3 games, while Juve lose 3-1 to Porto, 3-0 to Atleti, and 2-1 vs Sevilla and is the only team with 0 points from the first 3 games. Porto loses their form and it turns out to be Atletico Madrid and Liverpool the outliers, both first in their conferences, PSG and Sevilla 2nd, Madrid and United 3rd, with Dortmund with the lowest points tally with 2 and Juve with 3. A quarter way into the season, at around mid october, the conferences look much different.
10 games in
North
- Liverpool – 22 pts
- Man U – 21 pts
- PSG – 19 pts
- Spurs – 17 pts
- Chelsea – 14 pts
- Man City – 13 pts
- Arsenal – 9 pts
- Dortmund – 7 pts
South
- Atletico – 16 pts
- Barca – 15 pts
- Bayern – 14 pts
- Sevilla – 13 pts
- Real Madrid – 10 pts
- Juventus – 9 pts
- Porto – 8 pts (no joke, porto has got 1 point in their last 7 games)
- Inter – 7 pts
20 games in
North
- Man U – 41 Pts
- PSG – 39 Pts
- Liverpool – 37 Pts
- Spurs – 32 Pts
- Chelsea – 23 Pts
- Man City – 20 Pts
- Arsenal – 19 Pts
- Dortmund – 13 pts
South
- Bayern – 35 Pts
- Sevilla – 30 Pts
- Atletico – 29 Pts
- Barca – 28 Pts
- Inter – 25 Pts
- Porto – 25 Pts
- Real Madrid – 24 Pts
- Juventus – 16 Pts
After 30 Games
North
- Man U – 61 Pts
- PSG – 60 Pts
- Liverpool – 56 Pts
- Spurs – 46 Pts
- Chelsea – 34 Pts
- Man City – 32 Pts
- Arsenal – 30 Pts
- Dortmund – 28 Pts
South
- Barca – 46 Pts
- Bayern – 44 Pts
- Sevilla – 44 Pts
- Real Madrid – 42 Pts
- Inter – 38 Pts
- Atletico – 35 Pts (In 10 Games, Atletico got 6 points)
- Juventus – 33 Pts
- Porto – 26 Pts
After 37 Games
North
- Man U – 75 Pts
- PSG – 68 Pts
- Liverpool – 63 Pts
- Spurs – 58 Pts
- Man City – 46 Pts
- Chelsea – 44 Pts
- Dortmund – 36 Pts
- Arsenal – 32 Pts
South
- Bayern – 57 Pts
- Barca – 57 Pts
- Sevilla – 55 Pts
- Real Madrid – 53 Pts
- Atletico – 50 Pts
- Inter – 43 Pts
- Juventus – 37 Pts
- Porto – 31 Pts
After 40 Games
North
- Man U – 81 Pts
- PSG – 77 Pts
- Liverpool – 70 Pts
- Spurs – 60 Pts
- Man City – 48 Pts
- Chelsea – 45 Pts
- Dortmund – 40 Pts
- Arsenal – 33 Pts
South
- Bayern – 66 Pts
- Barca – 63 Pts
- Atletico – 59 Pts
- Sevilla – 57 Pts
- Real Madrid – 55 Pts
- Inter – 43 Pts
- Juventus – 40 Pts
- Porto – 33 Pts
Postseason
Bayern vs Sevilla 2-1, 2-3 (4*-4)
Barca vs Atletico 1-1, 0-1 (1-2)
Man U vs Spurs 3-4, 0-0 (3-4)
PSG vs Liverpool 2-0, 6-1 (8-1)
Atletico vs Bayern 2-1, 1-1 (3-2)
Spurs vs PSG 3-1, 1-1 (4-2)
Atletico Madrid vs Spurs
Luis Suarez 22’ (1-0)
Dele Alli 59’ (1-1)
Bergwijn off the bar 86’
End of 90’
Rodrigo De Paul 96’ (2-1)
FT
ATLETICO MADRID ARE CHAMPIONS!!!!!
May 20 2023 – Atletico Madrid crowned Champions
Yes, I simmed it on FIFA. After a long season, Atletico Madrid are crowned champions of the inaugural 1st Season of the ESFL.
May 27 2023 – Draft Lottery
The offseason officially begins with a Draft Lottery to determine the ranking of the teams in the first round of the draft (position for rest of the rounds determined on ranking)
The ranking is as follows
8th Man City (Lotto) /Real Madrid
7th Arsenal (Lotto) /Man City
6th Porto (Lotto) /Chelsea
5th Chelsea /Inter
4th Real Madrid /Dortmund
3rd Inter /Juventus
2nd Dortmund /Arsenal
1st Juventus /Porto
Rest of Order
- Sevilla
- Atletico Madrid
- Spurs
- Barca
- Bayern
- Liverpool
- PSG
- Man U
June 23 2023: Draft
The Draft happens on June 23 2023, the best players not in the league are chosen
Round 1
Pick 1, Juventus: Dani Parejo*
Pick 2, Dortmund: Koulibaly*
Pick 3, Inter: Leon Bailey
Pick 4, Real Madrid: Insigne*
Pick 5, Chelsea: Theo Hernandez
Pick 6, Porto: Immobile
Pick 7, Arsenal: Ginter
Pick 8, Man City: Vardy
Pick 9, Sevilla: Milinkovic-Savic
Pick 10, Atletico: Ndidi
Pick 11, Spurs: Kjaer*
Pick 12, Barca: Ricardo Pereira
Pick 13, Bayern: Acerbi*
Pick 14, Liverpool: Gerard Moreno
Pick 15, PSG: Kessie
Pick 16, Man U: Casteels
Pick 17, Porto: Schmeichel
Pick 18, Arsenal: Mario Fernandes*
Pick 19, Juventus: David Silva*
Pick 20, Dortmund: Manolas
Pick 21, Inter: Raphinha
Pick 22, Chelsea: Oyarzabal
Pick 23, Man City: Peter Gulasci*
Pick 24, Real Madrid: Portu*
Pick 25, Sevilla: Wissam Ben Yedder
Pick 26, Atletico: Spinnazola
Pick 27, Spurs: Luis Alberto
Pick 28, Barca: Youri Tielemans
Pick 29, Bayern: Lucas Digne
Pick 30, Liverpool: Nabil Fekir
Pick 31, PSG: Jerome Boateng
Pick 32, Man U: Allan
Pick 33, Porto: Ilcic
Pick 34, Arsenal: Pau Torres*
Pick 35, Juventus: Ryan Gosens*
Pick 36, Dortmund: Alex Isak
Pick 37, Inter: Dries Mertens
Pick 38, Chelsea: Alessio Romagnoli
Pick 39, Man City: Gaya
Pick 40, Real Madrid: Mikel Merino*
Pick 41, Sevilla: Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Pick 42, Atletico: Duvan Zapata
Pick 43, Spurs: Edmond Tapsoba
Pick 44, Barca: Gabriel Paulista*
Pick 45, Bayern: Zlatan*
Pick 46, Liverpool: Iker Muniain
Pick 47, PSG: Raul Jimenez
Pick 48, Man U: Andre Silva
July 1 2023: Free Agency Begins
Free Agents
Lionel Messi PSG -> 2yr Extension (300k p/w) Day 6, 8pm
Robert Lewandowski: Bayern Munchen -> Manchester City (3yr, 275k p/w, 50m compensation) Day 4, 8pm
Jan Oblak: Atletico Madrid -> 4 yr Extension (260k p/w) Day 6, 6pm
Cristiano Ronaldo: Man U -> Porto (2yr, 150k p/w, 30m compensation) Day 7, 11am
Kylian Mbappe: PSG -> Real Madrid (5yr, 550k p/w, 50m compensation) Day 2, 1pm
Ngolo Kante: Chelsea -> PSG (3yr, 300k p/w, 50m compensation) Day 7, 4pm
Manuel Neuer: Bayern -> 1yr Extension (200k p/w) Day 4, 5pm
Mo Salah: Liverpool -> Bayern (4yr, 400k p/w, 45m compensation) Day 3, 8am
Sadio Mane: Liverpool -> 3yr extension (200k p/w) Day 4, 4pm
Karim Benzema: Real Madrid -> PSG (2yr, 300k p/w) Day 1, 5pm
Raheem Sterling Man City -> Barcelona (4yr, 275k p/w) Day 7, 12am
Tony Kroos Real Madrid -> 4yr extension (200k p/w) Day 2, 9am
Luis Suarez Atletico Madrid -> PSG (2yr, 150k p/w, 30m compensation) Day 1, 3pm
Sergio Ramos PSG -> 2yr extension (250k p/w) Day 5, 8am
Paulo Dybala Juventus -> Barcelona (3yr, 200k p/w)******
Paul Pogba Man U -> PSG (3yr, 300k p/w, 30m compensation) Day 3, 8pm
Thomas Muller Bayern -> Man U (2yr, 200k p/w, 20m compensation) Day 7, 1pm
Angel DI Maria PSG -> Man U (1yr 275k p/w, 30m compensation) Day 3, 7pm
Luka Modric Real Madrid -> Spurs (2yr, 150k p/w, 15m compensation) Day 4, 3pm
Hugo Lloris Spurs -> 3yr extension (200k p/w) day 6, 5pm
Sergio Aguero Barcelona -> Dortmund (2yr, 250k p/w)*********
Riyad Mahrez Man City -> Barcelona (4yr, 300k p/w)*******
Kingsley Coman Bayern -> Man City (5yr, 250k p/w, 45m compensation) Day 4, 4pm
Samir Handanovic Inter -> Barcelona (2yr, 200k p/w, 25m compensation) Day 4, 9pm
Milan Skriniar Inter -> Chelsea (3yr, 150k p/w, 50m compensation) Day 4, 12am
Giorgio Chiellini Juventus -> 2yr extension (250k p/w) Day 5, 9am
P-E Aubameyang Arsenal -> Dortmund (3yr, 200k p/w) Day 4, 5pm
Sergio Busquets Barca -> 3yr Extension (175k p/w) Day 1, 12am
Thiago Silva Chelsea -> Bayern (4yr, 150k p/w) Day 1m, 9pm
Roberto Firmino Liverpool -> Bayern (3yr, 150k p/w, 20m compensation) Day 5, 12am
Ilkay Gundogan Man City -> 3yr extension (150k p/w) Day 3, 8pm
Marcus Rashford Man U -> Real Madrid (4yr, 175k p/w, 50m compensation) Day 2, 1pm
Edinson Cavani Man U -> Arsenal (3yr, 150k p/w, 15m compensation) Day 7, 5pm
Marco Reus Dortmund -> Bayern (2yr, 150k p/w) Day 7, 6pm Day 6, 9am
Stefan De Vrij Inter -> Spurs (3yr, 150k p/w) Day 6, 4pm
Lautaro Martinez Inter -> Juventus (6yr, 200k p/w) Day 6, 9am
Memphis Depay Barcelona -> Man U (2yr, 125k p/w, 30m compensation) Day 5, 1pm
David De Gea Man U -> Chelsea (1yr, 125k p/w) Day 2, 3pm
Luke Shaw Man U -> 3yr extension (125k p/w) Day 5, 1am
Raphael Guerrero Dortmund -> Barcelona (2yr, 125k p/w) Day 2, 8pm
Marcel Brosovic: Inter -> Liverpool (2yr, 100k p/w) Day 7, 5pm
Keiran Trippier: Atletico Madrid -> Bayern (3yr, 125k p/w)*******
Felipe: Atletico Madrid -> 3yr extension (125k p/w) Day 2, 11am
Fernando Sevilla -> Atlético Madrid (4yr, 125k p/w) Day 2, 8pm
Bernd Leno Arsenal -> PSG (3yr, 125 p/w) Day 1, 9am
Cesar Azpilicueta Chelsea -> Atletico Madrid (2yr, 100k p/w) Day 1, 10am
Antonio Rudiger Chelsea -> Real Madrid (5yr, 100k p/w) Day 2, 1pm
Fernandinho Man City -> Atletico Madrid (2yr, 100k p/w) Day 2, 3pm
Gabriel Jesus Man City -> 5yr extension (100k p/w) Day 2, 3pm
Axel Witsel Dortmund -> Juventus (1yr, 100k p/w) Day 4, 2pm
Juan Cuadrado Juventus -> Porto (4yr, 100k p/w) Day 3, 8am
Alex Sandro Juventus -> 4yr extension (100k p/w) Day 2, 12am
Edin Dzeko Inter Milan -> Arsenal (100k p/w) Day 4, 9am
Thomas Lemar Atletico Madrid -> 5yr extension (100k p/w) Day 2, 1pm
Ousmane Dembele Barcelona -> Juventus (5yr, 100k p/w)*****
Marco Asensio Real Madrid -> Atletico Madrid (3yr, 75k p/w) Day 3, 8pm
Gareth Bale Real Madrid -> Liverpool (2yr, 75k p/w) Day 4, 10am
Lacazette Arsenal -> Atletico Madrid (3yr, 75 p/w) Day 2, 7pm
Gollini Spurs -> 5yr extension (75k p/w) Day 1, 7pm
Sule Bayern -> Atletico Madrid (75k p/w) Day 6, 11am
Locatelli Juventus -> Arsenal (75k p/w) Day 6, 4pm
Gueye PSG -> Sevilla (75k p/w) Day 6, 11am
Coutinho Barcelona -> Man City (3yr, 100k p/w) Day 2, 9am
Neto Barcelona -> Sevilla (75k p/w) Day 5, 10am
Christensen Chelsea -> Spurs (75k p/w) Day 2, 8am
Fred Man U -> 2yr extension (65k p/w) Day 7, 3pm
Perisic Inter -> Barcelona (65k p/w) Day 5, 5pm
Vidal Inter -> Bayern (65k p/w) Day 7, 10am
Rabiot Juventus -> Atletico Madrid (65k p/w)
Hector Herrera Atlético Madrid -> Porto (65k p/w)
S.Roberto Barcelona -> PSG (65k p/w)******
Nacho Real Madrid -> 2yr extension (65k p/w)
Keita Liverpool -> Barcelona (3yr, 60k p/w)
Tolisso Bayern -> Real Madrid (4yr, 65k p/w)*******
Akanji Dortmund -> Man City (5yr, 60k p/w)
Burki Dortmund -> Porto (2yr, 60k p/w)
Alexis Sanchez Inter Milan -> Arsenal (3yr, 55k p/w)
Perin Juventus -> Man U (1yr, 55k p/w)
Ramsey Juventus -> Liverpool (2yr, 55k p/w)
Vrsaljko Atlético Madrid -> PSG (3yr, 55k p/w)
Umtiti Barcelona -> Arsenal (2yr, 55k p/w)
Marcelo Real Madrid -> Bayern (4yr, 55k p/w,)
Joan Jordan Sevilla -> 2yr extension (55k p/w)
Marcos Alonso Chelsea -> Atlético Madrid (2yr, 50k p/w)
Oxlade-Chamberlain Liverpool -> Chelsea (1yr, 50k p/w)
Milner Liverpool -> 3yr extension (50k p/w)
Matic Man U -> Inter (2yr, 50k p/w)
Bailly Man U -> Real Madrid (4yr, 50k p/w)
Lingard Man U -> Barcelona (5yr, 50k p/w)*****
Dahoud Dortmund -> 3yr extension (50k p/w)
D’Ambrosio Inter -> OUT OF LEAGUE
Bernardeschi Juventus -> Man City (50k p/w)
Rafinha PSG -> Barcelona (50k p/w)
Luuk De Jong Sevilla -> Real Madrid (50k p/w)
Gudelj Sevilla -> Juventus (50k p/w)
Munir Sevilla -> Juventus
Barkey Chelsea -> OUT OF LEAGUE
Mata Man U -> Porto (1yr, 50k p/w)*****
Hitz Dortmund -> Inter (2yr, 50k p/w)
Zagadou Dortmund -> Arsenal (3yr, 50k p/w)*******
Vecino Inter -> Man U (2yr, 45k p/w)
Kolarov Inter -> Man City (yr, 45k p/w)
Araujo Barcelona -> 5yr extension (60k p/w)
Elneny Arsenal -> Dortmund (45k p/w)******
Steffen Man City -> Dortmund (45k p/w)
Gagliardini Inter -> OUT OF LEAGUE
Rugani Juventus -> Dortmund (45k p/w)
Kehrer PSG -> Barcelona (45k p/w)****
*Anyone not shown, if not contradicted in the trades, got a 3 year extension.
Trades
Barcelona receive: Rights to No.2 Pick K.Koulibaly
Dortmund receive: Rights to No.44 Pick G.Paulista, Free Agency rights to S.Aguero, and Cash Considerations of around 35 million
Arsenal receive: Rights to No.11 Pick Simon Kjaer
Spurs receive: Rights to No.18 Pick Mario Fernandes, and Round 3 Pick 2024 & 2025 (Arsenal)
Arsenal receive: Rights to No.13 Pick Francesco Acerbi
Bayern receive: Rights to No.34 Pick Pau Torres, and Round 2 Pick 2024 (Arsenal)
Liverpool receive: Rights to No.4 Pick Lorenzo Insigne, No.24 Pick Christian Portu, No.40 Pick Mikel Merino, Rights to Real Madrid’s 1st round picks in 2024 and 2025, Rights to Real Madrid’s 2nd round pick in 2024, David Alaba, Cash Considerations of about 55m
Real Madrid receive: Virgil Van Dijk, Ben Davies +
Man City receive: Rights to No.1 Pick Dani Parejo, No.19 Pick David Silva, No.35 Pick Ryan Gosens, First Round Picks in 2024-26 (Juventus), Wojcech Szscezny, 2024 & 2025 2nd round pick (Barcelona), Clement Lenglet, Phillipe Couthinho
Juventus receive: Kevin De Bruyne, Rights to No.23 Pick Peter Gulasci, Free Agency rights to Ousmane Dembele
Barcelona receive: Free Agency rights to Paulo Dybala, Free Agency rights to Riyad Mahrez, 2024 1st round pick (Man City), 2025 2nd round pick (Juventus), 2024 3rd round pick (Juventus) +
Atletico Madrid receive: Rights to the No.45 Pick Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Bayern receive: Free Agent rights to Kieran Trippier +
Dortmund receive: Rob Holding, Free Agent rights to Mohamed Elneny, Round 2 Pick 2025 Swap Worst
Arsenal receive: Free Agency rights to Dan-Axel Zagadou Round 2 Pick 2025 Swap Best +
Sevilla receive: Free Agency rights to Sead Kolasinac, Cash Consideration of around 2m
Arsenal receive: Ludwig Augustinsson +
Man U receive: Ter Stegen, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Martin Braitwaite, 2024 1st round pick swap worst
Barcelona receive: Bruno Fernandes, Raphael Varane, Free Agent rights to Jesse Lingard and Tom Heaton, 2024 1st round pick swap best +
Man City receive: Sign rights to Dina Ebimbe, Xavi Simons, and Gharbi, Julian Draxler, Abdou Diallo
PSG receive: Sign rights to Jayden Braaf, Liam Delap, 2025 3rd Round pick +
Barcelona receive: Reece James, Signing rights to Charly Musonda
Chelsea receive: Sergino Dest, Riqui Puig +
Porto receive: Sign rights to Juan Mata and Phil Jones
Man U receive: Mehdi Taremi +
Bayern receive: Sign rights to Marvin Park, Marcelo 2024 & 2025 3rd round pick
Real Madrid receive: Free Agent rights to Oliver Bautista Meier, Corentin Tolisso +
Arsenal receive: Free Agent rights to Loris Karius and Adrian, 2024 3rd round pick
Liverpool receive: Alex Runar Runarson, Free Agent rights to Ainsley Maitland-Niles +
PSG receive: Free Agent rights to Sergi Roberto, 2025 3rd round pick
Barcelona receive: Free Agent rights to Thilo Kehrer, Ander Herrera, and Xavi Simons, and 2024 3rd round pick +
August 24 2023: Season 2 of the ESFL begins
Season 2 of the ESFL begins, with new rosters, all going after Atlético Madrid’s crown.
After 12 Games
North
- Man City – 22 pts
- Liverpool – 21 pts
- Man U – 21 pts
- Spurs – 20 pts
- Chelsea – 19 pts
- PSG – 14 pts
- Dortmund – 9 pts
- Arsenal – 5 pts (no wins)
South
- Real Madrid – 24 pts
- Atlético Madrid – 20 pts
- Juventus – 17 pts
- Bayern – 17 pts
- Barcelona – 14 pts
- Inter – 13 pts
- Sevilla – 11 pts
- Porto – 10 pts
After 24 Games
North
- Man City – 47 pts
- PSG – 45 pts
- Liverpool – 43 pts
- Man U – 41 pts
- Spurs – 35 pts
- Chelsea – 29 pts
- Dortmund – 20 pts
- Arsenal – 16 pts
South
- Atlético – 39 pts
- Real – 34 pts
- Sevilla – 34 pts
- Barca – 33 pts
- Bayern – 32 pts
- Juventus – 29 pts
- Inter – 26 pts
- Porto – 25 pts
After 30 Games
North
- PSG – 60 pts
- Man City – 55 pts
- Liverpool – 54 pts
- Man U – 49 pts
- Spurs – 47 pts
- Chelsea – 33 pts
- Dortmund – 28 pts
- Arsenal – 23 pts
South
- Atlético Madrid – 47 pts
- Barcelona – 44 pts
- Juventus – 40 pts
- Sevilla – 39 pts
- Real Madrid – 38 pts
- Bayern – 37 pts
- Porto – 32 pts
- Inter – 32 pts
After 37 Games
South
- Barcelona – 60 pts
- Atlético Madrid – 59 pts
- Sevilla – 51 pts
- Bayern – 49 pts
- Juventus – 47 pts
- Porto – 43 pts
- Real Madrid – 42 pts
- Inter – 34 pts
North
- Man City – 70 pts
- PSG – 69 pts
- Man U – 62 pts
- Liverpool – 61 pts
- Spurs – 56 pts
- Chelsea – 45 pts
- Dortmund – 32 pts
- Arsenal – 26 pts
After 44 Games
South
- Atlético – 68 pts (Won TB)
- Barcelona – 68 pts
- Bayern – 61 pts
- Porto – 58 pts
- Juventus – 57 pts
- Sevilla – 57 pts
- Real Madrid – 57 pts
- Inter – 34 pts
North
- PSG – 88 pts
- Man City – 75 pts
- Man U – 74 pts
- Liverpool – 68 pts
- Spurs – 67 pts
- Chelsea – 50 pts
- Dortmund – 39 pts
- Arsenal – 32 pts
Playoffs
North
PSG vs Liverpool 3-1, 3-3 (6-4)
Man City vs Man U 2-2, 3-1 (5-3)
South
Atlético vs Porto 5-5, 3-3 (8*-8)
Barcelona vs Bayern 0-1, 0-1 (0-2)
Semi Finals
Atlético Madrid vs Bayern 1-2, 1-0 (2*-2)
PSG vs Man City 0-1, 3-2 (3-3*)
Final
Atlético Madrid vs Man City
0-1 6’ Bernardo Silva
0-2 29’ Lewandowski
0-3 39’ Gabriel Jesus
Half-Time
Full Time
MANCHESTER CITY WIN THE TOURNAMENT!!!
All Star Teams – selected after 30 Games
Team North English Division
GK – Ederson
GK – Allisson
DEF – Ruben Dias
DEF – Joao Cancelo
DEF – John Stones
DEF – Andrew Robertson
DEF – Trent
DEF – Aaron Wan-Bissaka
DEF – Joe Gomez
MID – Thomas Muller
MID – Jadon Sancho
MID – Thiago
MID – Jack Grealish
MID – Mikel Oyarzabal
MID – Ferran Torres
MID – Fabinho
FOR – Gerard Moreno (C)
FOR – Robert Lewandowski
FOR – Andre Silva
FOR – Romelu Lukaku
FOR – Christian Portu
Central Division
GK – Gianluigi Donnarumma
GK – Zack Steffen
DEF – Sergio Ramos
DEF – Marquinhos
DEF – Presnel Kimpembe
DEF – Jerome Boateng
DEF – Edmond Tapsoba
DEF – Stefan De Vrij
DEF – Sergi Roberto
MID – Steven Bergwijn
MID – Luka Modric
MID – N’Golo Kante
MID – Marco Verratti
MID – Paul Pogba
MID – Gini Wijnaldum
MID – Manu Locatelli
FOR – Harry Kane
FOR – Neymar
FOR – Messi
FOR – Suarez
FOR – Haaland
West Iberian Division
GK – Tibo Courtois
GK – Jan Oblak
DEF – Virgil Van Dijk
DEF – Dani Carvajal
DEF – Felipe
DEF – Marcos Acuna
DEF – Leandro Spinnazola
DEF – Renan Lodi
DEF – Nacho
MID – Lucas Ocampos
MID – Toni Kroos
MID – Wilfrid Ndidi
MID – Marcos Llorente
MID – Thomas Lemar
MID – Marcus Rashford
MID – Fede Valverde
FOR – Luka Jovic
FOR – Kylian Mbappe
FOR – Antoine Griezmann
FOR – Wissam Ben Yedder
FOR – Ciro Immobile
Southern Division
GK – Manuel Neuer
GK – Samir Handovic
DEF – Raphael Guerrero
DEF – Raphael Varane
DEF – Kalidou Koulibaly
DEF – Reece James
DEF – Lucas Digne
DEF – Kieran Trippier
DEF – Lucas Hernandez
MID – Bruno Fernandes
MID – Frenkie De Jong
MID – Sergio Busquets
MID – Pedri
MID – Kevin De Bruyne
MID – Axel Witsel
MID – Raphinha
FOR – Paulo Dybala
FOR – Eric Choupo-Moting
FOR – Riyad Mahrez
FOR – Dries Mertens
FOR – Raheem Sterling
2024 Draft Lottery
8th: Arsenal/Spurs
7th: Real Madrid/Juventus
6th: Juventus/Sevilla
5th: Chelsea/Real Madrid
4th: Sevilla/Chelsea
3rd: Dortmund: Dortmund
2nd: Inter/Inter
1st: Spurs/Arsenal
2024 ESFL Draft
1 (Spurs)
2 (Inter)
3 (Dortmund)
4 (Sevilla) Antony (Ajax)
5 (Chelsea)
6 (Man City (Via Juventus))
7 (Liverpool (Via Real Madrid))
8 (Arsenal)
9 (Porto)
10 (Bayern)
11 (Barcelona (Swap Best))
12 (Liverpool)
13 (Atlético)
14 (Man U (Swap Worst))
15 (Man City)
16 (PSG)
17 (Bayern (Via Arsenal))
18 (Inter)
19 (Dortmund)
20 (Chelsea)
21 (Liverpool (Via Real Madrid))
22 (Sevilla)
23 (Man City (Via Juventus))
24 (Spurs)
25 (Porto)
26 (Bayern)
27 (Man City (Via Barcelona))
28 (Arsenal (Via Liverpool))
29 (Atlético)
30 (Man U)
31 (Man City)
32 (PSG)
33 (Spurs (Via Arsenal))
34 (Inter)
35 (Dortmund)
36 (Chelsea)
37 (Bayern (Via Real Madrid))
38 (Sevilla)
39 (Barcelona (Via Juventus))
40 (Spurs)
41 (Porto)
42 (Bayern)
43 (Barca)
44 (Liverpool)
45 (Atlético)
46 (Man U)
47 (Man City)
48 (Barcelona (Via PSG))
Tell me if you want to see a part two, and see you soon. This was a project over a week in the making. Jim James signing off.