Month: February 2026

  • Bayern back on top! After relinquishing the top power ranking spot to Hellas Verona last season, Bayern is back on top, with Chelsea also leapfrogging Verona. Holding down the basement for the 3rd year in a row is Stuttgart. Those…

  • Two strong favourites for promotion, who can join them? A division of contrasts to be sure.  Some ruinously bad teams, that are for some reason uncompetitive, despite higher rated players being freely available, this could cause some skewed stats in…

  • Solid agreement on the top 3 in this division. There is certainly a growing trend of 2 or 3 top teams followed by a close pack of teams. Napoli are favourites with the usual top and tail technique that works…

  • Who will win the battle for 3rd place. West Brom and Genoa, should both be in Division 1 and would probably win Division 2 at a canter. The only thin holding back Genoa is their keeper and for West Brom…

  • Arsenal to win the league, human and A.I. agree but could they be an outlier? Not as close at the top as D1, Arsenal has a clear division 1 squad and should get promoted with ease.  Stoke in addition there…

    Season 27 Division 2 Stats and Facts
  • I say Dortmund should win the league the A.I. says Chelsea (with a big caveat) who is correct. Usual preamble. I work out the average rating in each of the 4 key positions, the lowest player in the top 18…

    Season 27 Division 1 Stats and Facts
  • 64 teams registered, same as last season. Full tournament groups and fixture schedule on Challonge.com as usual. Scroll to bottom for screenshots of groups and fixtures. Seeds Format and Rules Group Stage starts 21 February. 16 groups, 4 teams in…

    S27 Youth Cup
  • A new season is approaching — and the World Club Cup is calling. First, congratulations to last season’s champions: Leicester, winners of the WCC, and São Paulo, champions of the WCS. True excellence, deserved success, and a benchmark for the season ahead.…

    THE ROAD TO GLORY STARTS NOW