What is sports without fantasy sports? How could we enjoy the real event if we didn't have made-up, hand-picked teams of our own to root for alongside the actual action from week to week?
Well, with the 2022-23 Premier League season upon us, we thought we'd try a fantasy league among some of our staff, except we'd do it a little differently and put a trophy at the end of the campaign for everyone to fight for, along with the eternal bragging rights and satisfaction that comes from humiliating and conquering your colleagues and friends.
ESPN writers Mark Ogden, Gab Marcotti, Julien Laurens, Tom Hamilton and Ryan O'Hanlon begrudgingly agreed to join the cause and throw down with ESPN editor James Tyler.