If there is one thing soccer enthusiasts could agree on it is this: There is not enough of it in DFS. Draftkings was the pioneer of making Daily Fantasy Soccer a reality and the userbase ran with it. Draftkings simply could not make enough slates to make, some of the most passionate sports fans in the world, satisfied. FanDuel recently stepped into the DFS soccer realm but did so minimally only offering slates for the English Premier League and UEFA Champions League games. About a month ago, DraftKings revolutionized fantasy soccer by creating their own kind of soccer slates called Interleague.
The Interleague slates are simply extraordinaire. These slates are comprised of some of the biggest soccer matches around Europe’s top five leagues. The leagues that have been featured so far are: Barclay’s Premier League (in England), La Liga (in Spain). Ligue 1 (in France), Bundesliga (in Germany), and Serie A (in Italy). This allows for some pretty awesome lineup construction and even harder fantasy analysis for the top plays of the slate. Imagine pairing Gigi Buffon in your goal with Lionel Messi at the Attack and David Alaba anchoring your defensive line. To have this much exposure to some of the greatest in the world translates into some of the most exhilarating one hundred and fifty minutes in Daily Fantasy Sports.
Although with this much exposure to all of these different leagues, these slates can be some of the hardest. Previously, the soccer novice could join a Champions League and/or a Barclay’s slate and comprise their team of the big name super stars (Cristiano Ronaldo and Alexis Sanchez) and fill their team around them with guys they have little knowledge about. Unfortunately in Interleague, that soccer strategy is doomed. With soccer being the world’s most popular sport, there are fanatics everywhere looking to get into any kind of fantasy action. Against these passionate and knowledge fans, it will be nearly impossible to compete in these slates without the proper fantasy soccer research, strategy, and analysis. Although Draftkings made fantasy soccer more accessible to everyone; they definitely upped the ante quite a bit thanks in part to this large increase in competition as more players than ever are playing fantasy soccer.
