#3 The 'Fantasy Premier League'
The Fantasy Premier League (FPL) has become a smash hit among football fans. The online game has a dedicated website where players can create their own squads and leagues and compete with each other, gain scouting reports, get updates on injuries.
The game has helped create a Premier League community and fans feel a sense of belongingness towards it. Because of the FPL, fans don't only follow the big games between the top clubs, but also the ones with bottom table clubs to see if their FPL team players yield them any points.
Quite interestingly, Premier League fans seem to have a lot of information on bottom table clubs in England as opposed to bottom table clubs in other leagues.
This ensures that fans are interested in the overall league as a whole and not just a few star-studded teams. Much of the credit for this can be attributed to the success of the FPL.