Ian Mallon: Ireland's rise to top of the Fantasy table

TOP MAN: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool is the most expensive player in Fantasy Premier League this year. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

There are more Irish Fantasy Premier League Managers (FPL) – per head of population - than from any other country, globally, the Premier League has revealed to The Pitch.

The football strategy and statistics game resumes tomorrow, ahead of Arsenal’s league opener at Crystal Palace, with up to 10 million teams expected to be entered from around the world, by the 6:30pm deadline.