With the 2023-24 campaign coming to a close in England, the Fantasy Premier League season is also over – with a new winner being crowned.
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- Man City crowned champions on the field
- Guardiola has made history at the Etihad
- Cause for celebration in the virtual world
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Manchester City took the spoils on the field, with Pep Guardiola overseeing a record-breaking fourth-consecutive top-flight triumph. Off the pitch, and first prize in the virtual stakes was claimed by an FPL veteran from Norway.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Jonas Sand Labakk has emerged victorious after picking up more points than the other 10.9m players to have pieced together a team in 2023-24. He has said: “Winning FPL… wow! I have no words. Don’t know what to say, but I have a bottle of champagne in the freezer! It means a lot to me. I have played this game since I was a little kid, winning is a dream that never even struck my mind!”
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DID YOU KNOW?
The name of the winning team was Onkel Blaa and it finished with a total points tally of 2,799. Labakk’s final selection for gameweek 38 saw him call upon Chelsea goalkeeper Dorde Petrovic, a defensive trio of Josko Gvardiol, Pedro Porro and Gabriel Magalhaes, Cole Palmer, Alejandro Garnacho, Phil Foden and Heung-min Son in midfield and Nicolas Jackson, Alexander Isak and Erling Haaland (who was captain) in attack. On the bench were Jordan Pickford, Bukayo Saka, Dan Burn and Diogo Dalot.
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WHAT NEXT?
As the winner of FPL, Labakk receives a seven-night break in the UK inclusive of two VIP hospitality tickets to two 2024-25 Premier League matches, a selection of experiences at popular UK tourist attractions, travel and seven nights’ accommodation, a Hublot connected watch, official Premier League Nike match ball, EA SPORTS FC game, laptop computer or SIM-free smartphone, noise-cancelling headphones (in-ear or on-ear) and personalised FPL bundle consisting of a rucksack, T-shirt, mug, thermal bottle, stress ball, pen, pad and key ring. The game will be back next season, with many new signings set to have been added to the ranks by then.